List of banks in Kuwait explained

This is a list of banks in Kuwait. All the following local (11 nos.) & foreign (11 nos.) banks are registered with Kuwait Banking Association.^[1] The Central Bank of Kuwait supervises the 32 Exchange Companies that operate within Kuwait.

Central Bank

• Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK)^[2]

Local Banks

Conventional Banks

• National Bank of Kuwait (K.S.C) (NBK)^[3]
• Commercial Bank of Kuwait (K.S.C)(Al-Tijari CBK)^[4]
• Gulf Bank (K.S.C) (GBK)^[5]
• Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (K.S.C.P.) (ABK)^[6]
• Burgan Bank (K.S.C) (Burgan)^[7]

Islamic Banks

• Al Ahli United Bank (AUB)^[8] - February 2024 - AUBK merged with Kuwait Finance House (KFH).^[9]
• Kuwait International Bank (K.S.C) (KIB)^[10]
• Kuwait Finance House (KFH)^[11]
• Boubyan Bank (K.S.C) (Boubyan)^[12]

Specialized Bank

• The Industrial Bank of Kuwait (K.S.C) (IBK)^[13]

Foreign Banks

• Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (B.S.C) (BBK)^[14]
• Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and Paribas^[15]
• HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Bank Middle East Limited (HSBC Middle East)^[16]
• First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB Kuwait)^[17]
• Citibank N.A. Kuwait (Subsidiary of Citibank Europe, Middle East & Africa)^[18]
• Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C) (QNB)^[19]
• Mashreq Bank P.S.C (Mashreq)^[20]
• Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation (Rajhi)^[21]
• Bank Muscat^[22]
• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC)^[23]

See also

• List of banks in the Arab world

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kuwait Banking Association |. 13 January 2024.
2. Web site: Central Bank of Kuwait: Home .
3. Web site: National Bank of Kuwait | Online Banking Services. 24 May 2023 .
4. Web site: CBK. 13 January 2024.
5. Web site: Personal. www.e-gulfbank.com. 13 January 2024.
6. https://abk.eahli.com/ Al Ahli Bank website
7. Web site: Home. 13 January 2024.
8. https://www.ahliunited.com/ Al Ahli United Bank
9. Web site: Formerly AUB merged with KFH . 15 February 2024. 15 February 2024.
10. Web site: Bank.
11. Web site: Personal Banking.
12. Web site: Boubyan Bank- Kuwaits first full fledged Islamic Bank . boubyan.bankboubyan.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190625205638/https://boubyan.bankboubyan.com/en/ . 2019-06-25.
13. Web site: Industrial Bank of Kuwait.
14. Web site: BBK | Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait. 13 January 2024.
15. Web site: Bank BNP Paribas | the bank for a changing world.
16. Web site: HSBC Kuwait. www.business.hsbc.com.kw. 13 January 2024.
17. Web site: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) - Kuwait | Personal, Corporate & Private Banking.
18. Web site: Citi | Europe, Middle East & Africa | Kuwait.
19. Web site: Home. 13 January 2024.
20. Web site: Rise Everyday | Best Consumer Digital Bank Kuwait| Mashreq .
21. https://www.alrajhibank.com.kw/ Al Rajhi website
22. Web site: Bank Muscat - Better Everyday.
23. Web site: 欢迎光临中国工商银行科威特网站. www.icbc.com.kw. 13 January 2024.