23/03/2017 06:49 AST

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) recently won the prestigious Best Retail Bank in Kuwait award from The Asian Banker for the second year in a row. The award, which is sought after in the banking industry, is given each year by one of Asia’s most highly regarded financial research organisations and follows a stringent evaluation, benchmarking process and assessment by an independent international expert panel.

The award was received by Stewart Lockie, General Manager of Retail Banking at ABK, who represented ABK at the International Excellence in Retail Awards ceremony held on March 17, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Ceremony Speaking after the ceremony, Lockie said: “At ABK we are extremely proud of this achievement. Winning ‘Best Retail Bank’ for a second consecutive year underlines the long-term and consistent progress the Bank has made in making banking simpler for its customers, while keeping focus firmly on service quality and product choice.

This award is a reflection of the hard work of the whole ABK team and is an endorsement which we are all very proud to receive.” During the past two years ABK has focused on enhancing services to its customers through investment in technology, innovative products and customer service refinements under the umbrella of ‘Simpler Banking’, creating a retail banking model which offers customers superior convenience, speed and security.

The Bank is committed to continuing to build on the success it has achieved to date and setting new benchmarks for retail banking customer service in the region. For more information about Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait please visit eahli.com or contact a customer service agent via ‘Ahlan Ahli’ at 1899899.


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