Gulf Bank: Re-Building a Bank
In December 2009, about a year after it suffered a crisis when clients walked away from massive derivative losses, Gulf Bank’s new CEO is trying to change the governance and operation of Gulf Bank. This case focuses on a turnaround situation and provides students with insight into evolving corporate governance standards in Kuwait. After assessing the situation that the CEO faces, students have to decide what change he should pursue and how he should carry it out. From a broad industry governance perspective, students can examine the state of banking regulation and oversight in Kuwait and suggest ways that corporate governance can be strengthened.
Collection: Ivey Business School (Canada)
Ref: IVEY-9B11N008-E
Format: PDF
Number of pages: 22
Publication Date: Oct 31, 2011
Language: English
Review date: Oct 15, 2012
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Description
In December 2009, about a year after it suffered a crisis when clients walked away from massive derivative losses, Gulf Bank’s new CEO is trying to change the governance and operation of Gulf Bank. This case focuses on a turnaround situation and provides students with insight into evolving corporate governance standards in Kuwait. After assessing the situation that the CEO faces, students have to decide what change he should pursue and how he should carry it out. From a broad industry governance perspective, students can examine the state of banking regulation and oversight in Kuwait and suggest ways that corporate governance can be strengthened.
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Year: 2011
Geographic Setting: Kuwait
Industry Setting: Finance and Insurance;
Learning Objective
There are several topics that can be discussed with this case: ·What structures/mechanisms could have prevented the crisis at Gulf Bank? ·What was the impact of the government bailout at Gulf Bank? ·What can be done to lower the risk of bank crises in the future?
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