Kuwait Decree-Law No. 76 of 2025 amending Law No. 106 of 2013 — Council of Ministers' power to freeze, delist and prohibit dealings with designated parties, and fines of KD 10,000 to 500,000

Decree-Law No. 76 of 2025, published on 30 June 2025, amends Law No. 106 of 2013 on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

As reported: the Council of Ministers may issue binding decisions implementing international obligations, including freezing assets, delisting individuals and entities, and prohibiting financial transactions with designated parties, and such decisions take effect immediately on issuance; a breach is fined between KD 10,000 and KD 500,000 for each offence; a person affected may lodge a complaint, request a review and seek permission to cover necessary expenses.

This entry is written from the report; the decree-law's text in Kuwait Al-Youm has not been read for it.

It gives Kuwait its own legal route to apply sanctions designations at once — relevant when a Kuwaiti counterparty is designated and the question is whether a freeze applies in Kuwait.