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iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF

KWT tracks a market-cap-weighted index of all-cap stocks in Kuwait.

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iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

iShares MSCI UAE ETF

The Gulf Cooperation Council area has so far withstood global challenges, with year-on-year GDP growth accelerating to 6.9% in 2022, driven by high oil prices and stronger growth rates in non-oil sectors. Inflation rates in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries remain below the regional and global levels and are subsiding faster, expected to average about 2.7% in 2023, down from 3.2% in 2022.

The Arab Gulf States Defeat Global Slowdown

iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF

Late last year, MSCI upgraded Kuwait from a "Frontier" to an "Emerging Market" status, and iShares launched the iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF. Around seven years ago, we saw a similar upgrade and iShares launch on two neighboring markets: Qatar and the UAE, with both benchmarks delivering negative total returns since.

FM, KWT: Kuwait Upgrade From 'Frontier' To 'Emerging' Unlikely Bullish For Either Fund

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