Al Sharekh, Alanoud2018-10-082018-10-08Al Sharekh, Alanoud. "SME Funds as Vehicles of Economic Reform in Kuwait and the GCC." (2018) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy: <a href="https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/sme-development-kuwait/">https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/sme-development-kuwait/</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/102806Kuwait’s economy has been stagnant over the past decade due to political instability, fluctuating oil prices, and endemic corruption. To combat this situation, Kuwait has attempted to develop a robust business sector through fundamental policy shifts away from monopolies and toward the creation of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Alanoud Al Sharekh explores Kuwaiti SME development in an issue brief and a longer research paper, which are part of a series on pluralism and inclusion in the Middle East after the Arab Spring. The project is generously supported by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.