Al-Bahar: We continue to grow international operations to increase their contribution to the group’s bottom line

Al-Bahar: We continue to grow international operations to increase their contribution to the group’s bottom line

- We Are Investing Heavily in Positioning NBK for the Future of Digital Banking

- The improved economic outlook to generate more opportunities and specifically strengthen the demand for business credit

- The Bank’s dividend policy is stable thanks to strong capital ratios and solid financial position

- Our efforts in the ESG space are topping the Group’s agenda

- With our diversified and low cost funding base we afforded to defend our market share

- We focus on utilizing data analytics, robotics and machine learning to improve our operational efficiency

- Weyay achievements are way beyond the targets, and soon it will be a comprehensive platform for our clients

- We expect a bigger role for the private sector in Kuwait’s infrastructure development plan

Ronghe:

- The growth of our fees and commissions is driven by a well-diversified pool of geographies and lines of business

- Building precautionary provisions has been a feature of our provisioning regime since the global financial crisis

Ms. Shaikha Al-Bahar, Deputy Group CEO of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) emphasized that the Bank remains on course with its strategic priorities. “In Kuwait, we expect the improved economic outlook to generate more opportunities and specifically strengthen the demand for business credit, while we gradually see a