Kuwait: MSCI EM inclusion should give Boursa ‘massive boost’


Issue 1084 - 05 Jul 2019 | 1 minute read

Global index compiler MSCI Inc on 25 June said it would upgrade Kuwaiti equities – currently limited to the MSCI Kuwait index – to its main emerging markets index in 2020. The move is expected to trigger billions of dollars of inflows from passive funds into Boursa Kuwait (formerly the Kuwait Stock Exchange). The Kuwaiti market has already outperformed its regional peers this year in anticipation of the MSCI move.

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