Gulf Bank of Kuwait Gulf Bank of Kuwait Gulf Bank is one of the largest banks in Kuwait with a broad offering of consumer banking, wholesale banking, treasury, and financial services. Gulf Bank was founded in 1960, and listed as GBK on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) in 1984. The Bank has large network of 58 branches, with total assets of KD5,683 million for year ended 31 December 2017. Gulf Bank was founded in 1960, and commenced business operations in a rented flat on Fahad Al-Salem Street in Kuwait City with a total of 50 employees and a capital of 24 million rupees, equivalent
Legal system of Kuwait Legal system of Kuwait Kuwait follows the "civil law system" modeled after the French legal system, Kuwait's legal system is largely secular. Sharia law governs only family law for Muslim residents, non-Muslims in Kuwait have a secular family law. For the application of family law, there are three separate court sections: Sunni, Shia and non-Muslim. The court system in Kuwait is secular. Unlike other Gulf states, Kuwait does not have Sharia courts. Sections of the civil court system administer family law. Kuwait has the most secular commercial law in the Persian Gulf region. Kuwait is a constitutional emirate with a