Kuwait City, Kuwait — In celebration of Women’s International Day, Burgan Bank upheld its commitment to fostering a work culture of equity, inclusivity, and empowerment that attracts and retains the most aspiring national talents. On its mission to position itself as an employer of choice, Burgan, a certified Great Place to Work®, has successfully built an environment where all employees have numerous, equal-access opportunities for personal and professional growth, empowering the most driven and committed to advance to leadership roles within the institution and across the industry.

These yearlong, cross-departmental efforts echo the Bank’s commitment to investing in Kuwait’s professional calibers, empowering women in the workplace, and embedding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into all operations and initiatives.

“At Burgan, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of equity and inclusivity that continues to attract the most adept national calibers across Kuwait’s banking sector, allowing us to grow with confidence and resolve,” said Naqeeb Amin, General Manager – Human Resources and Development at Burgan Bank. “As we celebrate the remarkable women of our team and the invaluable insights they bring to the institution, we renew our commitment to adopting an equity-centered approach to empowerment, which recognizes the different forms of support our diverse employees need to realize their full personal and professional potential.”

Amin added: “Empowering employees to achieve their best and continue to grow is a year round project that demands a thorough and up to-date understanding of employees’ individual needs, aspirations, preferred learning styles, and unique challenges.” Among the most notable efforts for fostering an environment of equity and equal chances for success is the ‘Lean-In Circle for Women Empowerment’ program, which centers on discussing the unique challenges that women face in the workplace and providing them with dedicated mentorship and enabling them to grow past these hurdles.

“Addressing women’s unique challenges and aspirations, and ultimately achieving diversity in the workplace, isn’t merely a mandatory standard or a quota that businesses need to fulfill; fostering diversity and inclusivity is at the core of any culture’s sustainable growth, be it professional, social, or even ecological,” commented Ghalia Al-Saleh, Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition at Burgan Bank. “Nonetheless, we are honored to have achieved the highest percentage of female employment in the domestic banking sector in 2025, with women making up 46 percent of our staff.”

Al-Saleh underscored Burgan’s relentless efforts to acquire and develop the most aspiring Kuwaiti professional talents in line with its commitment to the nationwide Kuwaitization strategy in addition to Burgan’s strategy for investing in national human capital, which benefits both employees and undergraduate interns who aspire to build a career in banking and finance.

Besides programs such as the ‘Lean-In Circle’, Burgan Bank also organized its first ‘Empower Her’ summer internship, which hosted 18 young women, matching interns with mentors from the Bank’s most inspirational and established female leaders. The internship’s success was followed by the ‘Empower Her’ seminar, which was held under the auspices and sponsorship of Sheikha Danah Al-Sabah, with the participation of prominent figures and impactful female industry leaders in the Kuwaiti banking and finance sector.

Burgan Bank upholds its commitment to female representation in the workplace, underscoring its vital importance in achieving fundamental industry-wide change, which depends on female representation in leadership roles and equal opportunity for claiming decision-making positions within institutions and across the country’s various sectors.

It serves to note that Burgan Bank remains one of the most active contributors to achieving the ‘New Kuwait’ Vision 2035 goals through its dedicated strategy for investing in Kuwait’s national calibers and human capital. Throughout the year, the Bank continues to offer its staff the best learning and development opportunities that meet their various needs and aspirations across all employment grades.

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