Kuwait - Money

Currency & Money

Currency information:

Kuwait Dinar (KWD) = 1,000 fils. Notes are in denominations of KWD20, 10, 5 and 1, and 500 and 250 fils. Coins are in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 fils.

Credit cards:

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

Travellers cheques:

Widely accepted. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.

Banking hours:

Sun-Thurs 0800-1200/1230.

Currency restriction:

There are no restrictions on the import or export of local or foreign currency. However, amounts exceeding KWD3,000 or equivalent must be declared.

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