Our interpretation of the requirement for the said circular is that GCC nationals are neither Kuwaitis nor non- Kuwaiti because they are not registered under “Kuwaiti Public Institute For Social Security - PIFSS ”, they are not required to obtain a work permit, not sponsored by any employers in Kuwait and therefore they are not registered with MOSAL. Based on this, GCC nationals should not be counted in the bank’s total workforce for the purpose of calculating national manpower ratio and subsequent periodic reporting to Central Bank Of Kuwait.