Kuwait Banks Listing
Central Bank of Kuwait
Apex bank of Kuwait; functions include issuing the Kuwaiti Dinar, directing credit policy, controlling the
banking system etc; site has monthly & quarterly monetary statistics, economic report, daily market
data, exchange rates etc.
The Industrial Bank of Kuwait
Financial institution that provides loans to industrial projects and agriculture
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK)
Provides retail banking, corporate banking (loans, letters of credit, payment services), treasury &
investment services (foreign exchange & interest rates services & advice); has a retail banking network
of 13 branches in Kuwait, and one in Dubai .
Gulf Bank
Safat-headquartered bank; activities include retail banking, corporate banking, treasury & investment
management and international banking; has branches in Hawalli, Al-Hajra, Ahmadi, Farwaniya, Mubarak
Al-Kabeer etc .
National Bank of Kuwait (NBK)
Commercial bank; services offered include retail banking, corporate finance, project finance,
underwriting, initial public offerings, advisory and financing services for BOT projects etc .
The Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East (BKME)
Bank headquartered in Safat; provides retail banking, corporate banking servicse etc; has branches all
over Kuwait .
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait
Bank with ebanking, retail, corporate & industrial banking facilities; operates mainly in Bahrain; Kuwait
headquarters are located in Safat .
Burgan Bank
Bank based in Kuwait catering to individuals and companies .
Citigroup Kuwait
Kuwaiti arm of the international financial services company, located in the Ahmed Tower in Kuwait City;
offers corporate and investment banking services
Commercial Bank of Kuwait
Bank offering personal banking, corporate banking, Tijari funds, investment services etc; operates the
second largest domestic network comprising 48 branches .
Jordan Kuwait Bank
Bank jointly set up in 1976 by Jordianian, Kuwaiti and other Arab investors; has branches in Jordan,
Algiers, Cyprus and Nablus; offers individual and corporate banking, and treasury services .
Kuwait Finance House
Bank based in Safat; involved in retail banking, project finance and corporate finance; also into real
estate; services: personal accounts, investment deposits, credit cards .
Boubyan Bank
Boubyan Bank was established in 2004 by Amiri Decree No. 88 with a paid-up capital of 100 million
Kuwaiti Dinars for the purpose of exercising all activities of the banking business (financial and
commercial) in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Central Bank of Kuwait (Law No. 30
passed in 2003).
Union of Kuwait Banks
an agreement signed by chairman of local banks, for the aim of enhancing cooperation amongst them
and fostering coordination in handling affairs of common interest.