Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry “KCCI” … Six Decades of Excellence and Renewal
Introduction: Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry “KCCI”, like other Arab and International Chambers of Commerce, was established with objective factors and circumstances that led to the formation of an independent entity with a purpose to organize, represent, defend and promote the commercial and industrial interests. In the past, Kuwait›s economy depended on trade and the transport of goods. Given the importance of trade, the «Commercial Committee» was established in 1920, to be considered the nucleus of the emergence of the Chamber of Commerce.
A brief history: The “Temporary Committee of the Chamber of Commerce” was formed from a number of merchants with the aim of establishing the Chamber, as the later has been under consideration since 1952; hence it was discussed in the Municipal Council and reviewed by the concerned officials. The Foundation: Based on the Official Gazette, it appears that some of the procedures for establishing the Chamber began in early 1952, as it was stated in the tenth issue of the Official Gazette that 18
