Kuwait City is 8 hours ahead of New York. Kuwait City uses Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+3) while New York uses Eastern Time (EST/EDT). When it's 9:00 AM in New York, it's 5:00 PM in Kuwait City.
Kuwait does not observe daylight saving time, but the US does. The difference is 7 hours during US daylight saving time (March-November) and 8 hours during standard time.
Best calling time: 5:00 PM - 1:00 AM Kuwait City time. This corresponds to 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM in New York, covering US Eastern business hours.
Kuwait City and New York have significant business ties, particularly in oil and finance. Kuwait Investment Authority is one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds with significant US investments.