Kuwait – 25 March 2015: Gulf Bank today announced that it has been recognized as the ‘Best Retail Bank in Kuwait’ by The Asian Banker, one of Asia’s leading consulting companies in financial services research, benchmarking and intelligence. The awards ceremony was held on 19 March 2015 in Singapore.

Before being selected for the award, Gulf Bank was carefully assessed by an international panel of judges, who reviewed the bank’s overall performance and services against a stringent set of criteria and compared these results against its local banking competitors.

Vikram Issar, General Manager, Consumer Banking at Gulf Bank said: “We are proud to receive this prestigious award and recognition for the third time from The Asian Banker. It underlines our continued commitment and success in delivering the most versatile and innovative financial products and services. It also helps reinforce Gulf Bank’s position in Kuwait as a market leader in retail financial services, and operating at the highest standards of quality and excellence.

On behalf of Gulf Bank and all its employees, I would like to thank The Asian Banker and its panel of distinguished international judges for this prestigious endorsement of our efforts and for selecting Gulf Bank as the ‘Best Retail Bank in Kuwait’. I would like also to extend my gratitude to the Retail Banking Team for their hard work and dedication in providing our customers with the most efficient and best available banking services."

Gulf Bank continued to be acknowledged with prestigious awards and accolades including “Best Customer Experience Overall Branch” from Ethos Integrated Solutions, “Best Car Loan” and “Best Customer Service (Retail)”’ from Banker Middle East, “Bank of the Year”’ from Arabian Business, “Best Retail Bank in Kuwait” award from International Finance Magazine, “Best Domestic Payments and Cash Management Bank in Kuwait” from Asian Banker, “Best Domestic Retail Bank” and “Best Human Resources Development” awards from Banker Middle East, “HR Professional of the Year” award at the 6th Annual MENA HR Excellence Awards, and “STP” Award from Citibank.

To learn more about any of Gulf Bank’s awards, products and services, visit one of Gulf Bank’s 59 branches, call the Customer Contact Center on 1805805, or log on to www.e-gulfbank.com, Gulf Bank’s bilingual website.