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Middle EastMarch 27 2023

Kuwaiti banks reap the rewards of economic boom year

KFH’s long-trailed acquisition of Bahrain’s AUB has further concentrated banking in the hands of the country’s two largest institutions, writes Hassan Jivraj.
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Kuwaiti banks reap the rewards of economic boom year Image: Yasser Al-Zayyat/Getty Images

Two years after recording its worst performance since the first Gulf War, Kuwait’s economy rebounded and then some in 2022, reaping the benefit of a surge in oil prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The economic windfall provided a boon for the country’s lenders, which recorded their strongest credit growth since 2015, alongside healthy deposit rises and strong profitability.

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