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Kuwait public-private venture plan will allow foreign investment up to 44% in petrochemical projects
Kuwait is considering the creation of a joint public-private venture to carry out petrochemical projects in the Gulf emirate, a local newspaper said.
Foreigners could control between 26 and 44 percent of the venture while the rest will be held by private Kuwaiti investors and the government, the Kuwaiti Arabic language daily Alseyassah said, citing "senior oil sources" in the emirate.
A shareholding breakdown showed Kuwaiti citizens will own 50 percent of the entity while the government will have a shareholding of 6-24 percent.
"It [the venture] will be managed by the strategic partner while products of the projects will be sold to the government under contracts finalised between the two sides."
The paper said that venture could manage an $8-bln petrochemical complex to be built next to Al-Zour oil refinery in South Kuwait by the state-owned Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries.
Source: Thomson Reuters
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