KUWAIT: The newly-established Public Authority for Roads Transportation will soon take over the duties of issuing and renewing driver’s licenses, as well as car registrations, license plates and inspection.

Coordination is currently ongoing with the Interior Ministry’s Traffic General Department to complete the transition as soon as possible, an official at the authority said. —Al-Anbaa

Expats run SMEs

Around 98 percent of small and medium enterprises in Kuwait are managed by expatriates who are hired by Kuwaiti owners who receive substantial support from the government to run their businesses, political and economic analyst Fawaz Al-Shaibani said, adding that his conclusions were based on statistics obtained from the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program (MGRP). —Al-Qabas