Kuwait finance minister urges public finance reform with oil price low
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait's finance minister on Tuesday called for reforms in the Gulf oil producer's public finances, which have been hit by a plunge in crude prices, but said its financial position was solid.The rating agency Fitch on Tuesday affirmed its AA rating for Kuwait's sovereign debt, citing strong fiscal and external balance sheets.But the government is finding resistance in parliament to a proposed debt law it needs in order to be able to borrow more and have additional tools at its..