Kuwait Investment Company (KIC) was established in 1961 as the first investment company in Kuwait and
the region; its creation came in the context of the comprehensive rising and development that the
State of Kuwait witnessed in the second half of the Twentieth Century in all aspects of life. KIC
played from its inception a vital role in supporting the economy of the State of Kuwait locally and
regionally, as one of the pioneering national companies on both the local and regional levels.
The establishment of KIC in the early sixty's of last century with the independence of Kuwait in the
same year came to represent an early vision of the political and economic leadership of the importance
of supporting the economic development process in the country. In recognition of the role the Kuwait
Investment Company was entrusted with since its creation, KIC sought and was successful to a large
extent in setting and implementing new standards for the emerging investment industry in Kuwait at the
time, thus becoming a role model in the establishment and management of financial institutions on a
sophisticated basis in line with the spirit of the times and implements the highest international
professional standards. Consequently, Kuwait Investment Company was listed as one of the pioneering
companies that have contributed to building the national economy and added momentum to its
development.
Over more than half a century of its existence, KIC laid down traditions and methodologies that left a
unique mark on the investment industry locally and regionally. KIC established a track record of
success over the past years, prevailing over a lot of crises and difficult circumstances experienced
by the national economy over the past fifty years, drawing on the solid foundations it established,
which gave it flexibility in the face of crises and enabled it to overcome it so ably, thus keeping
base with the development of the national economy, growing with it, influencing it and influenced by
it.
Since its establishment, KIC achieved remarkable paradigm steps in its performance, especially with
the adoption of its new strategic plan in 2013, and the implementation of it in 2014, which
contributed and shall contribute over the coming years to the rise of its performance into new record
levels, in the context of its focus on enhancing profitability indicators and shareholders equity and
risks reduction.
KIC engages in a wide range of investment and financial activities, based on asset management through
a variety of local, regional, and international funds and portfolios, in addition to providing a
diverse and integral set of investment and financial products and services, local and global, to its
local and international clients.
KIC offers these premium investment and financial products and services through specialized teams that
possess a high level of professionalism and long experience in such fields, and aims to attain the
best operational results for the shareholders and clients.