In December the Kuwaiti government reminded their population that if they do not get fingerprinted by the end of 2024 they will be de-banked. It is now being reported that 7 percent of the country has failed to get fingerprinted and now risks being removed from the economy.

“Around 244,000 expatriates, 16,000 Kuwaitis and 90,000 Bidoons (those without official documents) have not shown up to undergo the fingerprinting procedure, according to official figures,” Gulf News said December 31, 2024.