• Confirming its firm support for women’s empowerment and sports and youth development

Kuwait: Burgan Bank announced its sponsorship of the first football league for young women under 18 organized under the supervision of the Women’s Committee of the Kuwait Football Association and in cooperation with Eighty Percent, the sports management firm. This sponsorship confirms the Bank's support to enhancing the sports culture in Kuwait and motivating youth to excel in various sports, as well as to encouraging the initiatives aimed at empowering women in all fields. The league started last January and will continue until March 30, and a closing ceremony will be organized to celebrate the winning teams.

Commenting on the sponsorship of this event, Mrs. Hessa Al-Najadah, Public Relations Manager at Burgan Bank said, "Burgan Bank continues through its social responsibility program to cooperate with organizations and institutions working in key areas of development and sustainability including environment, sports, education and health. The Bank also focuses on empowering and supporting women in all fields and attaches particular attention to women’s sports under its continuous support to Kuwaiti athletes and teams. This translates the Bank’s firm belief in the important role this sector plays and its positive impact on society as a whole. We are proud to sponsor the first women’s football league to support women’s sports in Kuwait and help develop young talented athletes so they can qualify to compete on a regional and international level.”

Ms. Hanan Al-Rashed, Assistant Coach for the U18 National Team -Women's Committee of the Kuwait Football Association said, "This first women's football league will be held at Kuwait Football Association Field in Al-Adiliya area, with the participation of 168 players in 6 teams from different clubs competing for the championship. One of the most important goals of organizing the league is to discover promising sports talents in preparation for the selection of the best players qualified to join the first women’s football team.”

On her part, Ms. Raba’a Al-Hajeri from Eighty Percent, expressed her happiness with Burgan Bank’s support for this league, adding, “This league is a milestone in the history of women’s sports in Kuwait, as it is the first competition dedicated to this age group. It will allow the discovery of young talented players to prepare them to represent Kuwait internationally in important competitions.”

Burgan Bank continues to sponsor many sports events and support Kuwaiti athletes in various fields, confirming its belief in the importance of sports in driving positive change and progress in society, and reaffirming the active role it plays in motivating young people, in particular, to practice and excel in sports.

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About Burgan Bank 

Established in 1977, Burgan Bank is the third largest bank by assets in Kuwait, with a significant focus on the corporate and financial institutions sectors, as well as having a growing retail and private bank customer base.

Burgan Bank has majority owned subsidiaries, collectively known as the “Burgan Bank Group”,  in the MENAT region supported by one of the largest regional branch networks, which includes Gulf Bank Algeria - AGB (Algeria), Bank of Baghdad - BOB (Iraq & Lebanon), Tunis International Bank – TIB (Tunisia), and fully owned Burgan Bank Turkey. Furthermore, Burgan Bank has a presence in the UAE through its corporate office, Burgan Financial Services Limited.

The Bank has continuously improved its performance over the years through an expanded revenue structure, diversified funding sources, and a strong capital base. The adoption of state-of-the-art services and technology has positioned it as a trendsetter in the domestic market and within the MENA region. Burgan Bank’s brand has been created on a foundation of real values – of trust, commitment, excellence and progression, to remind us of the high standards to which we aspire. ‘Driven by You’ is the foundation on which its products and services are developed.

The bank obtained the ISO/IEC 27001: 2013 Information Security Management Systems certificate (ISMS) and was re-certified with the prestigious ISO 9001:2015, making it the one of the few banks in the GCC and Kuwait to receive such certification for the Fifth consecutive time. The Bank also has to its credit the distinction of being the only Bank in Kuwait to have won the JP Morgan Chase Quality Recognition Award for twenty consecutive years.

Burgan Bank is a majority owned subsidiary of KIPCO (Kuwait Projects Company), one of the largest holding companies in the Middle East and North Africa.