Principal Activities
Provides commercial banking services including deposits, loans and credit cards; investment banking services including corporate finance and investment advisory on mergers and acquisitions, initial public offering and underwriting.
Date of Establishment Year
1960 (October)
No of Employees
1,503 Company, N/A Group (As of Feb 21, 2011)
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Acquistion
Status
Complete
Acquirer
Target
Announcement Date
26 Jan 2009
Closing Date
26 Jan 2009
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Major Shareholders  |
Section Updated: 17Jan12
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Foreign Ownership Limits
Section Updated: 01Mar10
49%
GCC Nationals
49%
Foreigners
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Direct Investments and Related Entities  |
| Investments |
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Auditors
| Deloitte and Touche Al Fahad, Al Wazzan and Company |
Ernst and Young Al Aiban Al Osaimi and Partners |
Law Firms
| Al Saraf and Al Ruwayeh Law Bureau |
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| Financial Results |
31-Dec-09 |
31-Dec-10 |
Yr on Yr |
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KWD'000 |
KWD'000 |
change (%) |
Total revenues  |
250,023
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259,538
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3.81 |
Net profit  |
(28,073)
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19,059
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167.89 |
| Total assets |
4,743,911
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4,599,777
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(3.04) |
| Paid-up capital |
250,770
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250,770
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0.00 |
| Shareholders' Equity |
407,853
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410,715
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0.70 |
| Shares outstanding |
2,455,249
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2,459,824
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0.19 |
| Market capitalization |
736,575
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1,402,099
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90.35 |
| Note: Current shares outstanding is 2,507,702,366 |
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