Burgan Bank Participates in Kuwaiti Project for Special Needs Exhibition

Press release

Published February 28th, 2018 - 10:26 GMT

The exhibition was held to showcase Kuwait’s growing efforts to facilitate the overall requirements and comfort of the special needs segment.

Burgan Bank successfully concluded its sponsorship in the Kuwaiti Project for Special Needs Exhibition that took place on 22 February 2018. Burgan Bank representatives illustrated how the special needs segment are met with a full-fledged banking experience backed by improved accessibility and the latest world-class technological applications.

The exhibition was held to showcase Kuwait’s growing efforts to facilitate the overall requirements and comfort of the special needs segment. In support of the Central Bank of Kuwait instructions and regulations, Burgan Bank has deployed 6 fully-equipped branches at convenient locations, in Adaliyah, Bayan, Khaitan, Qurain, Riqqa and Al Qosour, allowing physically disabled, visually impaired and seniors’ to carry out their banking transactions proficiently, independently and with utmost ease. Each branch is managed by a number of highly proficient employees trained to communicate via sign language.

Part of Burgan Bank’s long standing mission is to ensure best in-class services for all segments of society and as one of the highest contributors to the wellbeing of the community, the bank has played an important role in being the first to develop innovative solutions that comprehensively serve the requirements of vulnerable groups in Kuwait.

Background Information

Burgan Bank

Established in 1977, Burgan Bank is the youngest conventional Bank and second largest by assets in Kuwait, with a significant focus on the corporate and financial institutions sectors, as well as having a growing retail, and private bank customer base. Burgan Bank has majority owned subsidiaries in the MENAT region supported by one of the largest regional branch networks. which include Gulf Bank Algeria - AGB (Algeria), Bank of Baghdad - BOB (Iraq & Lebanon),Tunis International Bank – TIB (Tunisia), and fully owned Burgan Bank – Turkey, (collectively known as the “Burgan Bank Group”). Furthermore, Burgan Bank has a present in the UAE through its corporate office (“Burgan Financial Services Limited) which had helped the bank to participate in multiple financing opportunities in the UAE.