AUB is a fully-fledged commercial institution and investment bank providing wealth management, retail, corporate, treasury, offshore and private banking. Ahli United Bank - Bahrain : Ahli United Bank, the largest publicly traded commercial lender in Bahrain, was incorporated as a private company in May 2000. AUB's ordinary shares are listed on Bahrain Stock Exchange since August 2000, and the Kuwait Stock Exchange since June 2006. Ahli United Bank is geared towards growth through the development of a larger client base in the Gulf states. The evolution of future mergers and acquisitions in the Gulf region remains central to the bank's expansion strategy. AUB reported a consolidated net profit of USD 94.3 million for the three months period ended 31 March 2008, an increase of 37% compared to the same period last year. Ahli United Bank - Kuwait : Ahli United Bank (formerly Bank of Kuwait and Middle East) prides itself of the prestigious standing it has built among local banks, not only for having been the first bank ever inaugurated in Kuwait and the first building block in the edifice of the banking industry in Kuwait, but also for having the potential to position itself in the lead for over 75 years since it was affiliated to a British bank in 1941 under the name “Imperial Bank of Persia”, by virtue of a concession that was sanctioned by Kuwait’s ruler; H.H late Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. In 1971, the term of the concession awarded to the British Bank in the Middle East expired and the bank was ultimately owned by the Kuwaiti government and Kuwaiti citizens. Meanwhile, the name of the bank changed to Bank of Kuwait and Middle East (BKME). BKME kept on its outstanding performance achieving more accomplishments particularly after it has obtained its national birth certificate as a 100% Kuwaiti bank.