Burgan Bank supports the Economics Club’s activities at Kuwait University’s College of Business Administration

Press release

Published December 26th, 2011 - 11:53 GMT

Burgan Bank

Burgan Bank announced today that it has sponsored Kuwait University’s College of Business Administration’s Economics Club’s activities, which took place during the 18^th-22^nd of December.

The activities, which include understanding the dynamics of economics, seminars and speaking opportunities, a field trip to a financial institution as well as a varied number of collaterals, aim to provide an integrated module of knowledge that increases students’ understanding of the business and financial world. The bank‘s participation comes as part of its vision to continue to provide more support and development across the education sector.

With a strategic decision to focus its CSR initiatives on areas that are of greatest need for Kuwait which include providing an ideal platform for education, Burgan Bank continues to play a pivotal role in helping develop Kuwait’s next generation of professionals.

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.