Kuwait taps Khalifa Abdullah Ajeel as new trade minister

Kuwait has appointed Khalifa Abdullah Ajeel (LinkedIn) as the country’s trade minister as part of a cabinet shuffle, Reuters reports. Ajeel’s experience includes serving as President of the Kuwait Bureau of Financial Controllers as well as the Capital Markets Authority Board Commissioner. Kuwait has also appointed Noora Suleiman Al-Fassasm (LinkedIn) as finance minister as well as economic and investment affairs minister. Al-Fassam served as Chief Strategy Officer at Boubyan Bank and the National Investments Company corporate finance sector executive VP.