Award confirms company's position in Kuwait market


Tariq Al-Shehab

KUWAIT: Watani Financial Brokerage Company (WFBC) was named the fastest growing brokerage company in Kuwait for the year 2018 by International Finance, one of the leading specialized institutions in the field of investment and financial companies, which aims to encourage and honor excellence in the financial sector.

Commenting on the award, Tariq Al-Shehab, Vice Chairman of Watani Financial Brokerage Company and Director of Brokerage at NBK Capital, said: "This award confirms the position of WFBC in the Kuwaiti market as a company. A financial brokerage licensed company by the Capital Market Authority and registered on the Kuwait Stock Exchange that provides the best service to its customers in Kuwait and in the region. We are delighted with this recognition for the quality of our services, the confidence of our customers and the trading solutions we provide. "He pointed out that this achievement achieved by the company has a good impact on all the distinguished employees of the company and contributes on motivating them to excel.

He also emphasized the company's continuous pursuit of development and innovation, in line with its keenness to trust its customers and to provide them with the most distinguished services and to focus on developing the company's position in the Kuwaiti market as a company capable of keeping abreast of developments on the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

The International Finance Awards program selects the winners based on an annual survey delivered by analysts and investors around the world as well as the technical analysis of the performance of companies that met the requirements of the nomination by a qualified and professional research team.

The National Brokerage Company is 93.3 percent owned by National Bank of Kuwait and is managed by Al-Watani Investment Company, NBK Capital. The company offers the sale and purchase of shares on the Kuwait Stock Exchange. The company's systems enable its customers to trade directly on the Kuwaiti stock exchange or through a number of professional financial intermediaries specialized in providing brokerage services Integrated Finance for customers trading on the Kuwait Stock Exchange. It also provides trading service through the branches of the company deployed in the branches of the National Bank of Kuwait.