Founded in 1971, the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) operates in India and the UAE as well as its birthplace namesakes. Its shareholders consist of a mix of Bahrain’s government, banks and investment companies in Kuwait and the general public.
The lender recently opened its first branch in Kerala, taking its total in India to three.
A joint venture between BBK and Geojit BNP Paribas is expected to launch soon, offering non-resident Indians acess to the Indian capital markets, the first Kuwaiti company to do so.