1974
Establishment of Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz”
1977
Establishment of the first merchant bank in South Korea in partnership with Hyundai Engineering and Construction
1978
Launch of real estate investment activity in Los Angeles, USA
1979
- Acquisition of a significant share in Lebanon and Kuwait Bank
- Establishment of the International Trade Finance Department
1982
Overcoming the crisis of the unofficial stock market – (Almanakh)
1983
- Launch of share and bond trading in Kuwait
- Commencement of Portfolio Management
1990
Surviving the Iraqi Invasion of the State of Kuwait
1997
- Public listing of Markaz on the Kuwait Stock Exchange
- Launch of Asset Management Function
- Launch of Investment Banking Function
1999
Foray into the management of investment funds, through the launch of the first Kuwaiti monetary fund and the first equity fund
2002
Establishment of the Risks and Compliance Department
2003
Launch of the real estate investment activity in Kuwait
2004
- Establishment of the Client Relations and Marketing Department
- Launch of the Atlas ETFs Portfolio, the first ETF product in Kuwait
2005
- Establishment of the options trading system on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, to become the Middle East’s first and only options market maker
- Launch and management of first-rated bonds in Kuwait
2006
- Establishment of the department for published financial and economic research
- Establishment of a representative office in Doha, Qatar
2007
Establishment of a representative office in Beirut, Lebanon
Establishment of a real estate investment subsidiary in KSA
Development of the Markaz Volatility Index (MVX)
2008
- Establishment of the Oil and Gas Department
- Development of luxury residential units in Lebanon
- Establishment of Aradi Development LLC
- Launch of joint projects in Syria
- Establishment of a subsidiary in Jordan
- Establishment of a representative office in Algeria to evaluate investment opportunities
2010
- Markaz started to operate in the UAE where it manages three residential projects in Abu Dhabi
- Marmore MENA Intelligence incorporated in India as a majority-owned subsidiary of Markaz
2012
Kuwait Investment Authority designates Markaz to establish and manage the authority’s local real estate portfolio with a maximum value of KD 250 million
2014
Launch of Markaz Gulf Real Estate Fund