National Bank of Kuwait
Ibrahim S. Dabdoub, CEO

Sheikh Salem Abdul Aziz Al-Sabah Governor, Central Bank of Kuwait

Foreign banks are arriving in Kuwait at last, just as the Bank of Kuwait and Middle East takeover signals the domestic market’s renewed attraction, writes Paul Melly.
On October 2, HSBC Middle East became the second foreign bank to open its doors in Kuwait under the pilot liberalisation programme developed by the authorities in the past year.