Gulf Consult in association with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Buro Happold, Happold Consulting, and DLA Piper, were engaged by the Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau for the “Feasibility study for Establishment of Kuwait Economics Zones”.
Kuwait Economic Zones
Full Master Planning and Feasibility Services
Location
Kuwait
Client
Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau
Services
Full Master Planning and Feasibility Services
Cost
Fees only
Data
Three Economic Zones:
Al-AbdaliAl-ShegayaAl-Wafra : ::6 km2 6 km26 km2
Status
Completed 2015
Associate
SOM (USA)
Buro Happold
Happold Consulting
DLA Piper
The establishment of Kuwait Economic Zones (KEZ) will provide a strategic, physical, legal and operational framework that will support the diversification of Kuwait’s economy via the growth of industrial sectors and support of Foreign Direct Investment. It will also create investment opportunities and result in physical development, new jobs and social benefits for Kuwait’s citizens.
The three KEZ zones are strategically located throughout Kuwait in accord with the Third Kuwait Master Plan Review National Physical Strategy, and includes Al-Abdali in the North, Al-Shegaya in the West, and Al-Wafra in the South.
The KEZ study includes:
- Market Assessment & Investor Demand Analysis
- Policy, Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Framework
- Site evaluation, Land Use/Physical Planning and Master Plan
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Financial and Economic Analysis
- Development Strategy and Implementation Plan
