Burgan Bank

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Native name
بنك برقان
Company typePublic
ISINKW0EQ0100077
Burgan Bank
Native name
بنك برقان
Company typePublic
KSE:BURG
ISINKW0EQ0100077
Founded27 December 1975; 50 years ago (1975-12-27)
HeadquartersKuwait City, Kuwait
Key people
Sheikh Abdullah Nasser Al-Sabah (Chairman)
Antoine Jean Daher (Group CEO)
Fadel Mahmoud Abdullah (CEO)
RevenueIncrease KWD 543.46 million (2023)
Increase KWD 34.49 million (2023)

Burgan Bank, established 27 December 1975, is a Kuwaiti bank headquartered in Kuwait City. It is Kuwait's second-largest conventional bank by assets.[1] A subsidiary of Kuwait Projects Company Holding, it operates a network of 24 branches and over 100 ATMs. In 2007, Burgan Bank recorded a profit of 74.8 million Kuwaiti dinars, up 34% since the previous year, where they had a profit of 55.7 million Kuwaiti dinar.[citation needed]

In December 2023, Burgan Bank obtained the approval of the Central Bank of Kuwait and appointed Fadel Mahmoud Abdullah as the new CEO.[2]

On 23 December 2012, Burgan Bank acquired, from Eurobank, a 70% stake in Tekfenbank, which is a Turkish bank in Cyprus. The deal was reached amid increasing interest by banks in Persian Gulf nations to expand operations in Turkey.[3]

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