Largest Banks in Kuwait

The top largest banks of Kuwait are National Bank of Kuwait, Gulf Bank, Kuwait Finance House, to name a few.

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is the largest bank in Kuwait and one of the top leading banks in the Middle East. NBK also boasts the largest overseas branch network spanning many of the world financial and business centers. It was named the Best Bank in Kuwait (2002 - 2010) by Euromoney.

Gulf Bank is Kuwait's second largest and fastest growing commercial bank. It has been awarded the coveted ‘Best PR Campaign’ and the ‘Best Bank Customer Contact Centre’ by the Banker Middle East, the region’s leading banking industry magazine. Additionally it has been awarded the coveted 'Best Interactivity' award at the 2nd Annual Banking Web Awards Competition.

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) was the first Islamic bank established in the State of Kuwait and it is one of the foremost Islamic Financial Institutions in the world, providing a broad range of Shari’a compliant products and services covering banking, trade finance, real estate, investment portfolios and corporate, commercial and retail financial markets. KFH has been named the Best Islamic Bank in GCC from Global Finance.

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