OIL-RICH KUWAIT MOVES TO BAN SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES
December 1st, 2007
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Kuwait City
KUWAIT is set to follow Dubai by banning smoking in public places, a move that is expected to further hit local struggling non-premium tobacco distributors, who are still reeling from a hike in duty and advertising bans imposed five years ago.
The Emirate of Dubai banned smoking in public places earlier this year, and laws to do the same in Kuwait are pending, with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries attempting to unify policies among the six Arab Gulf states, along with abiding by UN Framework Convention on Tobacco ...
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