The Gulf financial system is increasing quicker than the worldwide common, whereas the GCC market has grown by practically 25 per cent in 4 years, in line with Secretary-Basic of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Albudaiwi.
Talking on the eleventh assembly of the Committee of Labour Ministers of the GCC nations, held in Kuwait Metropolis, Albudaiwi mentioned the expansion was pushed by the formidable improvement visions adopted by GCC states.
The session was chaired by Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs and Household and Childhood Affairs Dr. Amthal Hadi Haif Al Huwailah, President of the present session, with ministers of labour from all six member states in attendance.
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In the beginning of his remarks, the secretary-general thanked Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for internet hosting the assembly and for Kuwait’s ongoing assist for joint Gulf cooperation.
Albudaiwi highlighted optimistic financial indicators for the area, noting that the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) initiatives GCC economies to develop by 4.1 per cent in 2026, above the worldwide common.
He mentioned: “That is pushed by progress within the non-oil sectors, which have change into the primary engine of improvement due to formidable visions and improvement initiatives”.
The secretary-general underlined the area’s sturdy labour market efficiency, with the variety of employees throughout GCC nations rising from 27.9m in 2020 to 34.9m in 2024, a rise of 24.8 per cent.
“This displays the success of insurance policies aimed toward lowering unemployment charges and increasing the position of the personal sector, along with growing expertise and rising funding within the area,” Albudaiwi famous.
He added that Gulf societies, with their vitality and youthful vitality, signify an important supply of creativity and innovation. “Participation charges within the Gulf labour market have surpassed the worldwide common. This requires the event of labour insurance policies able to absorbing these energies and using them in the very best manner,” he mentioned.
Albudaiwi additionally praised advances in gender steadiness throughout the GCC. Feminine residents accounted for 40.2 per cent of the full nationwide workforce in Q2 2024, up from 36.4 per cent in 2019.
He described this progress as a transparent consequence of insurance policies designed to assist ladies within the office and foster gender equality.
