Kuwait, 6 th June, 2007: Gulf Bank has launched a new industry-leading homepage offering customers fast and convenient access to online banking services. The website, at www.e-gulfbank.com, also provides the latest information about Gulf Bank's products, services and company information in an attractive and easy-to-use format.

"Gulf Bank is already acknowledged as the region's best retail bank," said Mr. Bassam Y. Alghanim, Chairman and Managing Director of Gulf Bank. "Now, we have taken another step further to strengthen our online relationships with both our retail and corporate customers. We believe the new website will be an important platform for building on Gulf Bank?s success into the future."

"The new website follows detailed research into the needs of our customers and other site users,? added Mr. Louis Myers, CEO & Chief General Manager of Gulf Bank. "We have made a major investment to create a significantly enhanced online presence. This is part of Gulf Bank's ongoing commitment to provide a superior customer service and to remain a leader in innovation"

Visitors to the website will find a customer-driven navigation menu with a separate home page for personal banking and corporate & institutional customers. It features a fast login access to a secure online banking portal while news releases, career opportunities and investor information are all within easy reach.

"More and more of our customers are conducting their banking transactions online," commented Mr. Nazem Al-Qenae, General Manager, Retail, for Gulf Bank. "They appreciate the convenience of being able to bank from the comfort of their homes or offices. With the new website Gulf Bank now offers the best in online banking services, available 24 hours a day."

Corporate and institutional customers can log in to Gulf Bank"s Corporate Online Banking service and access information about Commercial, International, Treasury, Investment and Financial Markets solutions.

The Gulf Bank site provides an online currency converter and, on every page, site users will be able to view a handy a "Did you know" quick guide to Gulf Bank's products and services and a Frequently Asked Questions section. Customers can apply for new services online and can interact with Gulf Bank by posting questions that will be responded to by a customer service representative.

The website will be continually updated with news of Gulf Bank's latest offers, customer promotions and company news.

"We believe customers will be delighted with the attractiveness, ease-of-use and the convenient new features of the website," Nazem Al-Qenae concluded. "We invite everyone to visit Gulf Bank online at www.e-gulfbank.com"