Alok Chugh

Alok is a partner with EY’s Middle East practice, based in Kuwait and is the Kuwait market segment leader. He has lived and worked in Kuwait for over 25 years and has detailed knowledge of business and taxes in Kuwait. He has considerable experience in advising entry-level strategies for foreign multinationals wishing to do business in Kuwait. Alok has been involved in a number of consulting assignments (including cross-border planning, application of double tax treaties and the efficient handling of tax and commercial affairs) for project due diligence, business paper preparation or review, and structuring operational activities).

Alok is also the MENA Government and Public Sector Tax Leader and therefore, is consulted by various Government Organisations in Kuwait, including the Ministry of Finance, former National Offset Company, Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) and a number of other government institutions, on fiscal and regulatory matters.

EY and Alok Chugh in particular, have been involved in Kuwait government initiatives, including Vision 2035, Kuwait Investment Forum, the 5th Kuwait Oil & Gas summit, World Bank initiatives of Ease of Doing Business, the OECD initiative on review of regulatory framework in Kuwait for attracting foreign investments into Kuwait.

EY has been operating in Kuwait since 1952. EY is the largest accounting and consulting firm in the country and enjoys the premier position as tax advisers in Kuwait, with two specialist tax partners, four directors and a team of 50 tax specialist staff, including specialised team in Value Added Tax (VAT) and International Tax Services.

Our integrated structure is an important differentiator and it facilitates seamless services and consistent performance everywhere in the world. While EY works across various verticals, our main clients in Kuwait are from the Oil & Gas sector and Engineering & Construction sector. The other major clients are from Technology, Government and Public sector.