Kuwait economic indexes remained largely positive despite COVID-19 KUWAIT: Various economic indices showed that Kuwait is in the safe zone with regards to repercussions of the new coronavirus on the economic sector, amid recurrent bonds’ issuance by the Central Bank of Kuwait in the year 2020. Following are some of the key economic news highlights at the economic and financial levels in 2020: Jan 5: Boursa Kuwait- the stock exchange – said that liquidity of trades in the first session of the year reached KD 71.4 million ($235.6 million). Jan 15: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) joined the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), becoming the 63rd member of the Switzerland-based institute.