{"version":"1","article":{"id":"kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin","slug":"kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin?lang=en","title":"Kuwait August M2 eases to KWD 42.77bn; official reserves at KWD 10.08bn","summary":"CBK’s monthly bulletin records a KWD 75 million monthly fall in M2 and KWD 10,081.6 million in official reserve assets at August-end.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T18:08:38+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T18:08:38+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Central Bank of Kuwait, Monthly Monetary Statistical Bulletin — August 2026","url":"https://www.cbk.gov.kw/en/redirects/download?compId=172557&esIndex=reports","checkedAt":"2026-10-08","publishedAt":"2026-09-22"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"august-money-and-reserves","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Ağustos 2026 para ve resmi rezerv varlıkları","en":"August 2026 money and official reserve assets","ar":"النقد والأصول الاحتياطية الرسمية في أغسطس 2026","fr":"Monnaie et réserves officielles en août 2026","es":"Dinero y reservas oficiales en agosto de 2026"},"description":{"tr":"CBK aylık bültenindeki ay sonu stokları; milyon dinar.","en":"End-month stocks in CBK’s monthly bulletin; million dinars.","ar":"أرصدة نهاية الشهر في نشرة البنك المركزي؛ بالمليون دينار.","fr":"Encours de fin de mois du bulletin CBK; en millions de dinars.","es":"Saldos de fin de mes del boletín CBK; en millones de dinares."},"methodology":{"tr":"M2 ve rezerv varlıkları ay sonu stoklarıdır. Resmi rezerv toplamı KIA dış varlıklarını içermez; M2 değişimi aylık fark olarak raporlanır. Ölçüler farklı kalemlerdir.","en":"M2 and reserve assets are end-month stocks. Official reserves exclude KIA external assets; M2 change is reported month-to-month. The measures are distinct.","ar":"M2 والاحتياطيات أرصدة نهاية الشهر. لا تشمل الاحتياطيات أصول الهيئة الخارجية؛ ويُعرض تغير M2 شهرياً. المؤشرات مختلفة.","fr":"M2 et réserves sont des encours de fin de mois. Les réserves excluent les actifs extérieurs de la KIA; la variation de M2 est mensuelle.","es":"M2 y reservas son saldos de fin de mes. Las reservas excluyen activos externos de KIA; la variación de M2 es mensual."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.cbk.gov.kw/en/redirects/download?compId=172557&esIndex=reports"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T00:00:00+03:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"M2, Ağustos 2026 sonu","en":"M2, end-August 2026","ar":"عرض النقد M2 في نهاية أغسطس 2026","fr":"M2 fin août 2026","es":"M2 a fin de agosto de 2026"},"value":42767.5,"unit":"million KWD","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"kuwait-m2-stock","unitCode":"million-kwd","geography":"kuwait","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"M2, Temmuz 2026 sonu","en":"M2, end-July 2026","ar":"عرض النقد M2 في نهاية يوليو 2026","fr":"M2 fin juillet 2026","es":"M2 a fin de julio de 2026"},"value":42842.5,"unit":"million KWD","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"kuwait-m2-stock","unitCode":"million-kwd","geography":"kuwait","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Resmi rezerv varlıkları, Ağustos 2026 sonu","en":"Official reserve assets, end-August 2026","ar":"الأصول الاحتياطية الرسمية في نهاية أغسطس 2026","fr":"Actifs de réserve officiels fin août 2026","es":"Activos de reserva oficiales a fin de agosto de 2026"},"value":10081.6,"unit":"million KWD","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"kuwait-official-reserve-assets-ex-kia","unitCode":"million-kwd","geography":"kuwait","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Resmi rezerv varlıkları, Temmuz 2026 sonu","en":"Official reserve assets, end-July 2026","ar":"الأصول الاحتياطية الرسمية في نهاية يوليو 2026","fr":"Actifs de réserve officiels fin juillet 2026","es":"Activos de reserva oficiales a fin de julio de 2026"},"value":10659.8,"unit":"million KWD","period":"2026-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"kuwait-official-reserve-assets-ex-kia","unitCode":"million-kwd","geography":"kuwait","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"august-money-and-reserves","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"august-money-and-reserves","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin/data/august-money-and-reserves?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kuwait-august-2026-monetary-statistical-bulletin/data/august-money-and-reserves?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Central Bank of Kuwait’s August 2026 Monthly Monetary Statistical Bulletin, published on 22 September, records broad money M2 at KWD 42,767.5 million at the end of August. That compares with KWD 42,842.5 million at the end of July, a monthly decrease of KWD 75 million; the bulletin lists the change as minus KWD 75.0 million. M2 comprised M1 of KWD 10,653.1 million and quasi-money of KWD 32,114.4 million. These are end-month stocks, not new payments or credit flows generated during August.","A separate CBK table puts official reserve assets at KWD 10,081.6 million at August-end, compared with KWD 10,659.8 million in July. The table combines monetary gold, the reserve position at the IMF, Special Drawing Rights, foreign currency and deposits abroad, and foreign securities. A footnote says the total excludes external assets held by the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA). The measure therefore does not represent all sovereign assets or the KIA portfolio.","The bulletin covers much more than one money-supply table. CBK describes indicators for local bank balance sheets, public-debt instruments, investment and finance companies, exchange companies, card values and counts, ATMs and point-of-sale terminals, deposit interest rates and exchange rates. This breadth can help readers examine components of the financial system, but the tables cover different institution groups and use different units and definitions. Combining values without preserving their period and measurement basis, or treating every series as one measure of liquidity, would be misleading.","The KWD 75 million M2 decrease is about 0.18% of the previous month-end level, a simple comparison calculated from two month-end observations rather than a seasonally adjusted growth rate. The KWD 578.2 million fall in reserve assets is likewise the difference between reported stock levels. The bulletin does not by itself explain the causes of these movements. They can reflect public accounts, banks’ foreign assets, valuation and other balance-sheet items, whose contributions require separate examination in the detailed tables.","These figures provide a one-month snapshot of money and reserves; they do not establish future credit demand, household financing conditions or external-payment capacity. The CBK bulletin offers regular and detailed official statistics, while the reserve table’s exclusion of KIA assets and the distinction between stocks and flows are important for interpretation. Follow-up analysis should compare subsequent months using the same definitions and check for revisions or reclassifications. A single month remains a limited observation for identifying a trend."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"CBK’s monthly bulletin records a KWD 75 million monthly fall in M2 and KWD 10,081.6 million in official reserve assets at August-end.\n\nThe Central Bank of Kuwait’s August 2026 Monthly Monetary Statistical Bulletin, published on 22 September, records broad money M2 at KWD 42,767.5 million at the end of August. That compares with KWD 42,842.5 million at the end of July, a monthly decrease of KWD 75 million; the bulletin lists the change as minus KWD 75.0 million. M2 comprised M1 of KWD 10,653.1 million and quasi-money of KWD 32,114.4 million. These are end-month stocks, not new payments or credit flows generated during August.\n\nA separate CBK table puts official reserve assets at KWD 10,081.6 million at August-end, compared with KWD 10,659.8 million in July. The table combines monetary gold, the reserve position at the IMF, Special Drawing Rights, foreign currency and deposits abroad, and foreign securities. A footnote says the total excludes external assets held by the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA). The measure therefore does not represent all sovereign assets or the KIA portfolio.\n\nThe bulletin covers much more than one money-supply table. CBK describes indicators for local bank balance sheets, public-debt instruments, investment and finance companies, exchange companies, card values and counts, ATMs and point-of-sale terminals, deposit interest rates and exchange rates. This breadth can help readers examine components of the financial system, but the tables cover different institution groups and use different units and definitions. Combining values without preserving their period and measurement basis, or treating every series as one measure of liquidity, would be misleading.\n\nThe KWD 75 million M2 decrease is about 0.18% of the previous month-end level, a simple comparison calculated from two month-end observations rather than a seasonally adjusted growth rate. The KWD 578.2 million fall in reserve assets is likewise the difference between reported stock levels. The bulletin does not by itself explain the causes of these movements. They can reflect public accounts, banks’ foreign assets, valuation and other balance-sheet items, whose contributions require separate examination in the detailed tables.\n\nThese figures provide a one-month snapshot of money and reserves; they do not establish future credit demand, household financing conditions or external-payment capacity. The CBK bulletin offers regular and detailed official statistics, while the reserve table’s exclusion of KIA assets and the distinction between stocks and flows are important for interpretation. Follow-up analysis should compare subsequent months using the same definitions and check for revisions or reclassifications. A single month remains a limited observation for identifying a trend.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}