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Gulf Insider
07-03-2025
- Business
- Gulf Insider
Kuwait Imposes 43,290 Travel Bans On Debtors In H1 2024
Kuwait has launched a massive crackdown on debtors, with authorities imposing seizures on assets and issuing thousands of travel bans just weeks after the government reinstated the arrest of individuals unable to repay their debts. The General Administration of Sentences Enforcement at the Ministry of Justice reported that 2,140,417 creditors filed requests in the first half of 2024 to seize debtor-owned assets held by third parties, following final court rulings in their favour. In the same period, officials seized 42,885 vehicles linked to unpaid debts and issued 43,290 travel bans to restrict defaulters from leaving the country. However, 25,149 travel bans were lifted after debtors collectively paid KD 6,183,290 to settle their obligations. A total of 4,460,069 legal procedures were carried out in the first half of the year, with 48 per cent related to executive seizure requests — making it the most common enforcement measure. Meanwhile, travel bans due to outstanding debts accounted for 43.2 per cent of all cases in the travel ban departments. Compared to the first half of 2023, debt-related travel bans surged by 31.7 per cent in 2024. The surge in debt-related legal proceedings follows recent amendments to Kuwait's Civil and Commercial Procedures Law and Bankruptcy Law.
Arab Times
02-03-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
No pay, no way as Kuwait issues 43,290 travel bans
KUWAIT CITY, March 2: Less than two weeks after the Cabinet approved two draft decrees amending provisions of the Civil and Commercial Procedures and Bankruptcy Laws to reinstate the system of arresting debtors who are unable to repay their debts, the General Administration of Sentences Enforcement at the Ministry of Justice revealed that a total of 2,140,417 creditors had submitted requests during the first half of 2024 to impose executive seizures on debtor properties held by others. These requests were made following final court rulings issued in favor of the creditors to recover their owed money. According to statistics issued by the General Administration of Sentences Enforcement, the number of cars seized for the same reason totaled 42,885 during the same period. There were a total of 43,290 travel ban cases, with 25,149 of these cases having their travel bans lifted after collecting a total of KD 6,183,290. The statistics also revealed that the total number of various procedures of the administration reached 4,460,069 during the first half of 2024. The procedures for requesting executive seizure of the debtor's assets held by others accounted for the largest percentage at 48%, while the procedures for opening an alimony file and the procedures for 'reopening a file' made up the smallest percentages at 0.01% and 0.02%, respectively. The statistics also indicated that the total number of procedures across various travel ban departments reached 100,323 during the first half of 2024. The travel ban order due to debt constituted the largest portion, making up about 43.2% with 43,290 procedures. Comparing the procedures of the travel ban departments between the first half of 2024 and the same period in 2023, the statistics revealed a 31.7% increase in the total number of procedures during the second period, due to the rise in procedures across most sections. The procedures for requesting executive seizure of the debtor's assets held by others accounted for the largest percentage at 48 percent, while the procedures for opening an alimony file and the procedures for 'reopening a file' made up the smallest percentages at 0.01 percent and 0.02 percent, respectively. The statistics also indicated that the total number of procedures in various travel ban departments reached 100,323 during the first half of 2024. The travel ban order due to debt constituted the largest portion, making up about 43.2 percent with 43,290 procedures. Comparing the procedures of the travel ban departments between the first half of 2024 and the same period in 2023, the statistics revealed a 31.7 percent increase in the total number of procedures during the second period, due to the increase in procedures in most sections.
