Economics
Kuwait Posts Record $36 Billion Deficit on Oil Price Drop, Virus
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Kuwait’s budget deficit swelled to a record in the year through March as oil prices plunged and the coronavirus pandemic negatively impacted the economy.
The gap climbed 175% to 10.8 billion dinars ($36 billion) in the last fiscal year, compared with a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.