Kuwait, 13 November 2024: Kuwait International Bank (KIB) announced the winners of the weekly draw held under the Al Dirwaza account’s 2024 campaign, which is distinguished by the highest number of winners throughout the year. The second weekly draw, based on customers’ October deposits, recently took place in the presence of representatives from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, as well as representatives from the Bank. The KD 1,000 prize was awarded Deemah Khaled Saad Abdullah, Rashed Abdullah Sunaideh Almuwaizri, Awatef Khudhair Abdulrahman Alkhamees, Fadhila Shehab Ouda Alfadhli, Walid Ahmed Ali Abdelrehim, whilst the KD 500 prize was awarded to Ahmed Hanafy Hassan Elsayed, Ashraf Mohamed Elsouda Mohamed, Mariam Hussain Murad Alkandari, Abdulwahab Mustafa Mohammad Alkanderi, Haya Haneef Dhawi Alotaibi, Mansour Ayedh Mubarak Alobaidan, Shareefah Ahmad Ali Alkandari.

It serves to note that Al Dirwaza account is a savings account for individual customers, based on the Wakala investment principle, launched by KIB as one of its banking products for individuals. The account is currently the best of its kind in the sector, with annual expected profits of up to 2% disbursed on a monthly basis, where the customer gets an expected profit of 2% for the first 3 months from the account opening date and up to 1% expected rate onward. The expected profits are automatically deposited into the customer's account within the first day of the beginning of each month. 

Al Dirwaza account holders are eligible to enter the weekly, monthly and annual draws on the condition of maintaining at least KD 100 in their account. For the weekly and monthly draws, each KD 1 that has completed a full month’s cycle in the account will count for one chance, and chances are calculated based on the lowest monthly balance preceding the draw. As for the mega draw, chances are calculated for each KD 1 that completes a two-month cycle in the account – based on the lowest two monthly balances prior to the draw.

Al Dirwaza account is also in compliance with the provisions of Islamic Sharia and approved by the KIB’s Sharia Supervisory Board. Furthermore, the account comes with a wide range of benefits, including the ease of opening the account, which does not require a salary transfer, and the customer’s ability to open it remotely without visiting a branch through KIB Online on the Bank’s website or KIB Mobile application on smartphones.