{"id":558422,"date":"2021-08-09T03:51:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T03:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/08\/09\/oil-price-drop-hits-kuwaits-finances-nike-and-adidas-face-supply-chain-crisis\/"},"modified":"2021-08-09T03:51:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T03:51:40","slug":"oil-price-drop-hits-kuwaits-finances-nike-and-adidas-face-supply-chain-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/08\/09\/oil-price-drop-hits-kuwaits-finances-nike-and-adidas-face-supply-chain-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil price drop hits Kuwait\u2019s finances + Nike and Adidas face supply chain crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-09\"><\/a> <strong>Kuwait in trouble after oil price drop:<\/strong> Kuwait\u2019s budget deficit almost tripled last year as the 2020 oil price crash and the covid-19 pandemic squeezed the oil-dependent nation\u2019s finances. The deficit climbed by 175% y-o-y reaching USD 36 bn during the fiscal year that ended in March, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOFKW\/status\/1423960918392811524\">official figures<\/a> released yesterday by the country\u2019s finance ministry. The figures come less than a month after Kuwait had its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-07-16\/kuwait-credit-rating-cut-for-second-time-in-two-years-by-s-p\">credit rating downgraded by S&P<\/a> for the second time in less than two years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nike and Adidas\u2019 supply chains are under threat amid factory closures in major <\/strong><strong>supplier Vietnam<\/strong> due to rising covid-19 infections. Two big footwear suppliers for the companies suspended operations last month, putting the footwear brands <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/marketintelligence\/en\/news-insights\/latest-news-headlines\/nike-may-run-out-of-vietnamese-sneakers-as-covid-19-accelerates-65536921\">at risk of running out of Vietnam-made sneakers<\/a>, where almost half of the two manufacturers' stocks were sourced last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/d6726026-e4ce-466f-975f-6e9983d33d72\">the Financial Times<\/a> reports. Only 1% of the country\u2019s population has been vaccinated, and covid-19 restrictions and flare ups have also hampered supply chains in the electronics and garments sectors.<\/p>\n<div class='stock-ticker-panel'>\n<table class='table stock-ticker-table table-striped markets-table'>\n<tbody>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>EGX30 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>10,739<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.14% (YTD: -1.0%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>USD (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buy 15.65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sell 15.75<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>USD at CIB<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buy 15.65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sell 15.75<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-none'>\n<td class='td-list-none'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Interest rates CBE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>8.25% deposit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>9.25% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>11,215<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.1% (YTD: +29.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7,501<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+1.1% (YTD: +48.7%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2,823<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.1% (YTD: +13.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>S&P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4,437<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.2% (YTD: +18.1%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7,123<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.04% (YTD: +10.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 69.49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-1.7%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Natural gas <\/strong>(Nymex)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 4.16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+0.6%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-down'>\n<td class='td-list-down'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets1'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets1'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 1,728.10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>-2.0%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class='tr-row-up'>\n<td class='td-list-up'>\n<p><svg class='e-icon e-TypeMarkets11'><use xlink:href='#e-TypeMarkets11'><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>BTC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>USD 44,211<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>+2.5% (as of midnight)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>THE CLOSING BELL-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The EGX30 rose 0.14% at yesterday\u2019s close<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 1.76 bn (26.7% above the 90-day average). 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