KUWAITI AUTHORITIES DEMANDED THE CLOSURE OF BANK ACCOUNTS OF DEPORTEES

  • 16/11/2021

Kuwait City: The Interior Ministry has asked banks to close deportees' bank accounts. The new directive was enacted after it was discovered that such accounts were widely used. Authorities stated that they had discovered the use of such cards in numerous online scams, and that cardholders were unaware of the transactions because they had been deported from the country.


Authorities stated that they were collaborating with various government agencies and banks to ensure that the deportees' bank accounts were not used for illegal purposes. Meanwhile, banking authorities cited the practical difficulties of cancelling the remaining foreigners' bank accounts in order to repay the loan or various credits, adding that such a system would be ineffective.

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