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About KFH:
Kuwait Finance House
(KFH) was established in the State of Kuwait in 1977, as the first
bank operating in accordance with the Islamic Shari'a. KFH is listed
in Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE), with a market capitalization of KD
3.133 billion as of 31 December 2006. Assets total KD 6.314 billion
and deposits amount to KD 3.730 billion, representing 25% of the total
deposits in the Kuwaiti market as per the balance sheet of 2006.
KFH has been highly rated by prestigious international agencies.
Standard & Poor's rated KFH A-/A2 for short and long term investments,
respectively. Capital Intelligence rated KFH A/A1 for short and long
term investments, respectively. Fitch International also rated KFH A,
and Moody's rating was Aa3. KFH has been awarded by The Banker
magazine as the world's Best Islamic Financial Institution, and for
third successive year it has been awarded by EuroMoney magazine as the
best bank.
KFH provides a wide range of Islamic Shari'a compliant products and
services, covering banking, real estate, trade finance, investment
portfolios, and other products and services.
Since the 1980's, KFH has witnessed multi-activity in international
expansion. It has established independent banks in Turkey, Bahrain,
and Malaysia. Moreover, it has stakes in other Islamic banks. Its
investment activities in the US, Europe, South East Asia and the
Middle East contributed tremendously to achieving the ever-growing
profit of KFH, in collaboration with the world's leading companies and
banks, such as Citibank, Deutsche Bank JP Morgan, Chase, BNP Parisbas,
ABN Amro, HSBC, and Islamic Development Bank (IDB).
KFH has always endeavored to expand its local branch network, covering
42 branches, in addition to special sections for ladies. It adopts the
out-of-branch client concept. KFH has maintained its foothold as a
pioneering entity in utilizing the latest technologies to meet the
requirements of the various activities in which it operates, using
online, SMS, as well as phone service (Allo Baitak), which has
received the highest accreditation from the US Purdue University for
outstanding customer service level.
KFH is proud of its manpower skills. It employs a number of
outstanding human resources, and is a pioneer in manpower
Kuwaitization, where Kuwaiti manpower exceeded 52%.
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