The credit facilities offered by Kuwaiti banks to the private sector, whether corporations or individuals, saw a major rise during the first half of 2006, hitting KD 13.3 billion, say a a 24.6 percent increase compared to the same period in 2005.
A report on Wednesday said that the credit facilities and personal loans saw the biggest share of these facilities amounting to about KD 5.3 billion, which is about a KD 1 billion rise compared to the same period last year.