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Political tensions and public sector unrest threaten economic stability


Risk Management Reports
Issue 913 - 25 Nov 2011 | 1 minute read

On 16 November, opposition-led demonstrators stormed the parliamentary building, calling for prime minister Nasser Mohammed Al- Ahmed Al-Sabah to resign. Their anger was directed at the recent corruption and bribery scandals that have rocked the government, and an October constitutional ruling preventing the opposition from grilling the prime minister over the illegal money transfers.

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