Headquarters | Kuwait City |
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Coordinates | 29°22′39″N 47°58′17″E / 29.3774°N 47.9714°ECoordinates: 29°22′39″N 47°58′17″E / 29.3774°N 47.9714°E |
Established | 30 June 1969 |
Governor | Mohammad Al Hashel |
Central bank of | State of Kuwait |
Currency |
Kuwaiti dinar KWD (ISO 4217) |
Website | www.cbk.gov.kw |
The Central Bank of Kuwait offers a strict currency system on behalf of the State of Kuwait. The bank regulates Kuwaiti stock market along with the , the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Finance.
It was established on 30 June 1969. The bank launched Financial Intelligence Unit in 2003.
In August 2011, following reports that some members of the Kuwaiti National Assembly had received millions of dinars to their accounts, opposition MP Musallam Al-Barrak called for the bank's governor to resign.Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah served as the governor of the bank until February 2012. Dr. Mohammad Al Hashel succeeded Sabah as governor in March 2012 and Yousef Al Obaid as deputy governor in May 2012.