At the diplomatic forefront of efforts to resolve the ongoing GCC crisis and Saudi-led blockade of Qatar, Kuwait has taken a behind-the-scenes leadership role in shoring up the bloc.

TBY talks to Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, on further developing relations in a variety of fields, strengthening economic cooperation with Kuwait, and working together on the refugee crisis.

TBY talks to Sheikh Dr. Meshaal Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Director General of Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), on progress thus far, as well as continuing efforts for the year ahead.

The "New Kuwait" 2035 Development Plan was announced in January 2017 with the goal of revolutionizing Kuwait's economy in the next 20 years, diversifying it and making it competitive on the world stage. But revolutions do not come easy.

TBY talks to Mutlaq Mubarak Al-Sanei, General Manager of Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP), on potential projects and the role of PPPs in Kuwait and the region.

TBY talks to Dr. Osamah A. Alsayegh, Executive Director of the Energy and Building Research Center (EBRC), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), on increasing renewable energy generation capacity, improving energy security, and striving to align KISR with national development plans.

Banks are at the heart of Kuwait's financial services sector, and being disciplined and primed for lending are also juicy prospects in the capital markets.

TBY talks to Michel Accad, CEO of Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK), on its successful 2017, the reasons for setting up in DIFC, and its moves to reinvent how it does business.

Conservative, yet steady, growth and integration of technology have helped banks in Kuwait maintain a strong investment environment and support PPP projects.

TBY talks to Faisal Mansour Sarkhou, CEO of KAMCO, on signs of growth potential and regional expansion in asset management investment banking.