According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, Kuwait is the fourth most obese country in the world. Kuwaitis suffer from high rates of obesity, diabetes, and cancer. Major upgrades to the country’s healthcare infrastructure and facilities are underway. Economic Development Organizations (EDO).Foreign Direct Investment Attraction Events.Facing a Foreign Trade AD/CVD or Safeguard Investigation?.Lee Nak-yeon said Wednesday the causeway would establish Kuwait as an international trade center. The opening ceremony was attended by Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah along with South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon and the leader of the French senate, Gerard Larcher. along with Kuwait’s Combined Group Contracting Co. The work was carried out by a consortium led by South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. The $3.6 billion causeway, designed by Paris-based engineering and consulting group Systra, took five years to build. Investment in the Silk City project is expected to top $100 billion, and a 5,000-megawatt power plant has already been built in Subbiya. It cuts the driving time between Kuwait City and Subbiya, close to both Iraq and Iran, from 90 minutes to less than half an hour.

The “Jaber” bridge, named after late ruler Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, spans 36 kilometers (22 miles), three-quarters of it over water. The 36-kilometer (22-mile) bridge connects Kuwait City to the northern desert area of Subbiya, where Kuwait aims to create the “Silk City” project linking the Gulf to central Asia and Europe.

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait on Wednesday inaugurated one of the world’s longest causeways, linking the oil-rich Gulf state’s capital to an uninhabited border region set to become a major free trade hub.

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