Monday 16, April 2012 by Robin Amlôt

NBK reports Q1 net profit of $292 million

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), the largest Kuwaiti bank and the highest-rated in the Middle East, reported net profits of $292 million (KWD 81.0 million) for the first quarter of 2012 compared with $291 million (KWD 80.8 million) for the same period in 2011. First quarter 2012 net profits came 5.5 per cent ahead of the fourth quarter of 2011.

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