The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is a Kuwaiti multinational bank headquartered in Kuwait City and established in 1952. It is the largest financial institution in Kuwait. It operates 138 branches across 13 countries, seven of which are in the Middle East. It also offers alternative investments through its NBK Capital subsidiary, which, since its establishment in 2005, has allocated over $91 billion worth of investment banking mandates as of November 2022.
For the year 2022, the National Bank of Kuwait posted a net profit of US$1.7 billion.