US EditionKuwait Signs $4.1 Billion Deal with China to Build Port
The $4.1 billion contract aims to develop Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port as a regional trade hub supporting Kuwait's economic diversification and 2035 vision, officials said.
- On December 22, 2025, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Public Works and China Communications Construction Company Limited signed a $4.1 billion EPC contract to build the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port, attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
- The Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project is central to Kuwait's economic diversification plan, and Kuwait and China signed seven memoranda of understanding in 2023 covering this port and other infrastructure projects.
- The State Audit Bureau reported the EPC contract will cost 1.28 billion Kuwaiti dinars, equivalent to $4.164 billion, and Chen Zhong, deputy general manager of CCCC, said the project is their first Middle East port built partially to Chinese standards.
- A Kuwaiti official said the project would enhance Kuwait's share in regional and international trade and the global supply chain, while Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Liu Xiang described the signing as a milestone symbolizing strong China-Kuwait bilateral cooperation.
- The deal positions Kuwait within China's Belt and Road expansion in the Middle East and follows the 2023 memoranda of understanding, signaling ongoing cooperation in ports, housing, water treatment, and renewable energy.
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The Kuwaiti Ministry of Public Works and China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) on Friday signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the first phase of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island
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Kuwait signs $4.1 billion deal with China to build port
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has signed a deal worth $4.1 billion with China to complete the construction of a major port, as the oil-rich country seeks to diversify its economy with a bigger role in global trade.The State Audit Bureau, a...
Kuwait seals $4.1bn China deal to build Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port
Kuwait has signed a $4.1 billion agreement with China to complete construction of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port, a flagship infrastructure project aimed at boosting the country’s role in global and regional trade. According to Kuwait’s State Audit Bureau, the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the port on Boubyan Island is valued at 1.28 billion Kuwaiti dinars. The deal was formally signed on Monday in the presence of Prime Mini…
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Kuwait has signed a $4.1 billion agreement with China to complete the construction of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port, a flagship infrastructure project aimed at diversifying the oil-rich nation’s economy and strengthening its role in regional and global trade. The State Audit Bureau, Kuwait’s government body responsible for overseeing public spending, announced on Monday that the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the port…
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