Chaired by Sir John Major

NBK concludes its International Advisory Board focusing on Latest Regional Strategic & Geopolitical Developments

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), the leading and most highly rated bank in the Middle East, successfully winded up its inaugural International Advisory Board (IAB) meeting in Kuwait. The meeting was chaired by Sir John Major and attended by all IAB members as well as the members of NBK's Executive management.

Discussions during the closed sessions of the IAB meeting focused on NBK's strategies and approaches during the forthcoming period, as well as the Bank's aspirations and future plans in light of the current developments in the region.

The meeting also shed light on the increasing power of the worldwide Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) and its impact on the future of international financial markets, in addition to the world currency fluctuations, the US Dollar slump, the prospects of currencies in the region, as well as the geopolitical trends and looming risks in the region with the impact of the environmental changes on the various markets. 

The IAB members, headed by Sir John Major, expressed their extreme satisfaction for participation in the inaugural meeting of NBK's IAB and having the opportunity to tour Kuwait and get acquainted with the latest developments and challenges facing Kuwait and the region, in addition to exchanging views, experiences and ideas on the aspirations and expansions being initiated by NBK.

The Attendees, headed by Sir John Major, unanimously agreed that NBK is currently witnessing an unprecedented era of expansion and growth, indicating that NBK should enhance its regional status and presence as it is the only choice available in the forthcoming period.