The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority announced that its Capital Markets Academy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Harvard University’s Program on International Financial Systems (PIFS), establishing a framework for cooperation on training and research and the development of specialised executive education programmes aimed at financial and professional regulators. The MoU was signed by the Academy’s Director General, Abdulaziz Al-Rashid Al-Bader, and a representative of PIFS. The arrangement aligns with the Authority’s stated objective of raising the capabilities of capital markets participants in Kuwait by upgrading the Academy’s training offer through partnerships with leading universities, updated curricula, and the use of international methods and research. The Academy and PIFS indicated that a series of regulator-focused executive education programmes will be launched in the future, with PIFS also highlighting its broader executive education and seminar activities, including ad hoc programmes in the Gulf region and Cambridge-based training delivered in collaboration with Harvard Law School.
Kuwait Capital Markets Authority 2025-10-27
Kuwait Capital Markets Authority’s Capital Markets Academy signs MoU with Harvard University’s Program on International Financial Systems to develop executive education for regulators
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority's Capital Markets Academy signed an agreement with Harvard University’s Program on International Financial Systems to enhance training for financial regulators. This partnership aims to elevate capabilities in Kuwait by updating curricula and using international methods. Future initiatives include regulator-focused education and seminars in the Gulf and Cambridge.