Kuwait’s jewellery sector accounted for the majority of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing violations detected by authorities last year, a government official said on Wednesday.
Some 930 companies were seized in raids conducted last year after they were found to be violating anti-laundering rules introduced in early 2025, the Kuwaiti news agency (Kuna) reported.
Some 544 of these companies are involved in jewellery dealing, while the rest cover real estate brokerage and other activities, the report said. Most violators…