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Articles & Analysis | National Bank of Kuwait (NBK): Banking from The Report: Kuwait 2012
THE COMPANY: Acknowledged as the leader in the local banking industry, NBK was established in 1952 as the first national bank and first joint stock company in Kuwait and the Gulf region. NBK is the largest financial institution in the country with total assets of KD13.7bn ($49.39bn) and enjoys the status...
Articles & Analysis | Mabanee: Real Estate from The Report: Kuwait 2012
THE COMPANY: Mabanee is a public shareholding real estate company that is widely recognised for owning The Avenues shopping mall. It was listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange in November 1999 and is currently the largest real estate company in the sector, representing around 27% of the total real estate...
Articles & Analysis | Jazeera Airways: Aviation from The Report: Kuwait 2012
THE COMPANY: Jazeera Airways was incorporated in 2004 as a Kuwait-based public shareholding company engaging in the business of air transportation and commercial passenger services. The airline provides a lowfare business model for passengers, and owns a fleet of Airbus A320 aircrafts flying to different...
Articles & Analysis | Prescribed stimulants: Wide-ranging action is being taken to help revive banks’ willingness to lend from The Report: Kuwait 2012
In the years since the 2008 economic crisis local lenders in Kuwait have expended much effort on restructuring loan portfolios, aided by a central bank keen on returning the domestic market to a position where it might lend productively and thereby stimulate the wider economy. High rates of provisioning and anaemic credit growth suggest this process...