Oil Money Cannot Buy Progress In Kuwait

Fatima Al-Sane joined an online protest after being driven off the road. She had not taken the complaints to an authority or railed against the government, she just put up a banned rainbow flag.

FIFA was raising its voice for LGBTQ rights, but Kuwait’s Gulf state remained silent. Here rallies are used not for rights but to impeach officials, to correct citizens. The country is missing progress because it is only focusing on gender segregation and not on economics or politics.

Al-Sane, 42, only conveyed the message that the city has many issues such as poor education, no medicine, or development. The region is falling apart, where other Gulf countries are going to the moon, and Kuwait is just protecting Hatred.

The politics are between blame games, and citizens are just waiting for development. Blame selfish politicians and a dysfunctional leadership for malaise at home and loss of clout abroad. And the problem is not lack of money.

Kuwait is a region that receives more funds. History says this country had a bank full of money and treasures. Because of oil in 2022, they earn a raise of 8% in the economy.

Women entrepreneurs of Reem Al-Eidan, she runs a life-coaching consultancy. She said that she is facing trouble in securing investment. As the world is trying to leave fossil fuels but it is an essential source in Kuwait.

Al-Eidan also said that the Kuwaitis are feeling jealous of the success of neighboring countries. Another Kuwaiti noted that the country needs to open for globalization. We want to improve.

Freeing Kuwait of the crude oil that has made it rich is a tough task. This is difficult however when life remains comfortable for most citizens with little incentive for immediate change.

Other Gulf countries have spent billions on non-energy economies but Kuwait had not done anything. They remained conservative on last all and many years. They closed the doors in the time of globalization it was the main mistake done by them by which they are fallen in the race from the other Gulf nation.

In recent months UAE and Saudi Arabia are coming to closure and maybe Kuwait is planning to come back on track