| From Kuwaittimes.net: The Bank of Kuwait and the Middle East (BKME) has converted to an Islamic bank and changed its name to Al-Ahli United. The Bank will start transactions according to the new system by the beginning of the second half of 2010.
This announcement was made during the 43rd ordinary and the 22nd extraordinary general assembly meetings held yesterday at the BKME headquarters. This decision is a historical event for the Bank of Kuwait and the Middle East, which in 1941, was the first bank established in Kuwait........................................Full Article: Source
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