National Bank of Kuwait

National Bank of Kuwait
Native name
بنك الكويت الوطني
Company typePublic
NBK
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1952 (1952)
FoundersConsortium of Kuwaiti merchants
HeadquartersKuwait City, Kuwait
Key people
Hamad Mohammed Al Bahar (Chairman) Isam Al Sager (Group CEO) Shaikha Al Bahar (Deputy Group CEO) Salah Al Fulaij (CEO - Kuwait)
ProductsCredit cards, consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, private equity, savings, Securities, asset management, wealth management
Revenue KWD 906.32 million (2021)
KWD 547.37 million (2021)
KWD 362.25 million (2021)
Total assets KWD 33.25 billion (2021)
Number of employees
6,058 (2017)
Websitewww.nbk.com

The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is a Kuwaiti multinational bank headquartered in Kuwait City and established in 1952. It is the largest financial institution in Kuwait. It operates 138 branches across 13 countries, seven of which are in the Middle East. It also offers alternative investments through its NBK Capital subsidiary, which, since its establishment in 2005, has allocated over $91 billion worth of investment banking mandates as of November 2022.