NBK's Guest-of-Honor and Keynote Speaker at the bank's International Symposium

Lee Kuan Yew concludes his three-day successful visit to Kuwait

National Bank of Kuwait's guest - of – honor and keynote speaker at the Bank's International Symposium entitled " Leveraging the GCC Boom: A view Towards Asia" which was organized by the bank, Singapore's Minister Mentor and former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who is  widely credited as the architect of Singapore's economic miracle and one of Asia's most influential political leaders, on Sunday left the country for Singapore along with his accompanying delegation  at the conclusion of his three-day successful visit to the  state of Kuwait.

During his stay in Kuwait, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew addressed a gathering of over 300-strong audience of political figure heads, business leaders and press representatives who attended the NBK International Symposium which was held at the headquarters of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development under the auspices of H.H the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al Mohammad Al Ahmad Al Sabah.

Together with an accompanying panel from Singapore and a host of other international distinguished speakers, NBK's guest – of – honor and spoke about the challenges he faced in transforming Singapore from a poor island city to a prosperous nation, urging GCC countries to derive lessons from the wealthy and thriving experience of Singapore in economic development.