Kuwait - April 2nd, 2013: Gulf Bank has been named the 'Best Retail Bank in Kuwait' for the third consecutive year by The Asian Banker, one of Asia's leading consultancies in financial services research, benchmarking and intelligence. The awards ceremony was held on 21 March in Seoul-South Korea during The Asian Banker's annual international awards dinner.

In selecting Gulf Bank for the 2013 award, The Asian Banker and an international panel of judges carefully assessed the Bank's overall performance and services it provides its customers against a stringent set of criteria and compared these results against those of its local banking competitors.

Accepting the award on behalf of Gulf Bank was Khaled Al-Mutawa, General Manager, International Banking and Investments at Gulf Bank, who said: "The Asian Banker is a renowned and much respected title, and we are very honored to have been selected by it to receive this award once again. For Gulf Bank, this is a great achievement, as it underlines our long term commitment and success in delivering to our customers the range and standards of product and services they are looking for. This award helps to endorse the Bank's position as a leader in the Kuwaiti market and reinforces its reputation as a provider of high quality and innovative financial services. We will continue to maintain our commitment towards our customers with energy and enthusiasm, and on behalf of everyone at Gulf Bank, I would like to thank The Asian Banker and its panel of distinguished international judges for this prestigious endorsement of our efforts."

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