Central Bank of KuwaitKWeconomicsAug 21, 2026, 3:15 PMImpact 36

A Press Statement on: Establishing the New Kuwait Financial Intelligence Unit

23.06.03 A Press Statement on: Establishing the New Kuwait Financial Intelligence Unit H.E. the Governor of CBK, Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz Al-Sabah, in a press release to KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) stated that he has issued a decision to establish within CBK a special Kuwait Financial Intelligence Unit (KFIU). This unit shall be an independent unit headed by H.E. the Governor and shall assume the tasks of receiving money laundering reports from the Public Prosecution Office, study them and provide its technical advice in compliance with the provisions of Law No. 35/2002 (concerning combating money laundering operations) and the ensuing ministerial decisions issued in execution of the Law. More