General Information » Money » Banks

Kuwait has an excellent, internationally recognised banking system with a wide range of commercial and personal services including money exchanges and transfers. A number of the banks have first-class online facilities.

The majority of banks are located in the central area of Kuwait City, with branches throughout the country. Kuwait is in the process of granting licences to a number of international banks to open branches in Kuwait, including BNP Paribas, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Citibank and HSBC.

Banking hours are from 08:00 – 14:00, Sunday to Thursday. Some do open for one evening a week but this varies from bank to bank.