Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce and Industry Osama Boodai issued a decision on Monday prohibiting cash transactions worth over KD 10 in several activities and forcing relevant entities to use banking channels and e-payment methods.

This Ministerial Decision No. 32 of 2026 applies to institutions and companies operating in the areas of health institutes, salons for men, women and children, sports clubs, medical pest and rodent control firms, and public health pesticide import, export and storage, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement to KUNA.

Elaborating, the ministry explained that Article I of the Ministerial Decision stipulates that no cash transactions valued at over KD 10 may be conducted when concluding contracts, selling commodities or offering services.

Article II states that penalties enshrined in the Decree-Law 10/1979 shall be applied to lawbreakers, it said, citing shutdown and legal action as penalties.