KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait hosted women’s empowerment and equal opportunities Initiative, in partnership with the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GSSCPD), Women’s Studies and Research Center (WSRC), the United Nations and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDPCommenting on the initiative, Mr. Khaled AlKhaled, Chief Executive Officer at Boursa Kuwait, said: “Boursa Kuwait is honored to implement one of the key goals of the United Nations, for women empowerment, on this momentous occasion of International Women’s Day. As a member of the World Federations of Exchanges, we are committed to the implementation of its initiatives and proud to be the first country in the GCC to join this initiative, and become one of the 60 countries around the world to implement it. This initiative also shows how Boursa Kuwait is keen on promoting His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah’s vision of Kuwait 2035 and the National Development Plan. I am a firm believer in the role of the private sector to promote women’s empowerment and create a more sustainable development plan that benefits all Kuwaiti citizens.”
Dr. Khaled Mahdi, Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, said “We honour this initiative as a symbol of the integration of women into the national economy, recognizing this partnership in word and deed and as an affirmation of the policies of the National Development Plan and its pillars to promote socioeconomic integration in the economic and political components.”
