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CIB, QNB Egypt, and FABMISR top private sector banks strengthening their corporate loans portfolios in last 3 years

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First Bank index of the private sector banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector that have strengthened institutional financing portfolios in the last 3 years revealed that the Commercial International Bank - Egypt «CIB» topped the list, as its portfolio rose by EGP 188.18 billion in the last 3 years, reaching EGP 310.20 billion by the end of 2024, compared to EGP 122.02 billion by the end of 2021.

The «First Bank» Index for Strengthening Institutional Financing monitored the values of the increase in the total institutional financing portfolios of 21 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system for which financial data were available for the last 3 years (specifically from the end of 2021, until the end of 2024).

The index showed that all the banks under analysis achieved significant increases in the size of their financing portfolios for institutions in the last 3 years. It is worth noting that the banks «ABC» and «FABMISR» completed acquisitions during this period, which affected their increase values.

Returning to the list, Qatar National Bank «QNB» Egypt came in second place, as its institutional loan portfolio jumped by EGP 150.42 billion over the past 3 years, recording EGP 298.90 billion at the end of 2024, compared to EGP 148.49 billion at the end of 2021.

First Abu Dhabi Bank-Egypt «FABMISR» came in third place, after its institutional loan portfolio increased by EGP 110.59 billion over the past 3 years, recording EGP 128.09 billion at the end of 2024, compared to EGP 17.51 billion at the end of 2021.

The Arab African Bank dominated fourth place, as its institutional loan portfolio increased by about 105.23 billion pounds in the last 3 years, after recording 177.61 billion pounds at the end of 2024, compared to 72.38 billion pounds at the end of 2021.

The National Bank of Kuwait-Egypt «NBK-Egypt» came in fifth place, after its institutional loan portfolio recorded 86.50 billion pounds at the end of 2024, compared to 32.57 billion pounds at the end of 2021, with an increase value of 53.93 billion pounds in the last 3 years.

Suez Canal Bank ranked sixth, with an increase of EGP 49.78 billion over the past 3 years, as its institutional loan portfolio rose to EGP 73.67 billion at the end of 2024, compared to EGP 23.89 billion at the end of 2021.

Kuwait Finance House Bank - Egypt won seventh place, after its institutional financing portfolio reached 80.04 billion pounds at the end of 2024, compared to 36.23 billion pounds at the end of 2021, an increase of about 43.81 billion pounds in the last 3 years.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank-Egypt «ADIB-Egypt» took eighth place, after its institutional financing portfolio increased by about 40.41 billion pounds during the last 3 years, recording 75.08 billion pounds at the end of 2024, compared to 34.68 billion pounds at the end of 2021.

Emirates NBD came in ninth place, as its institutional loan portfolio increased by about 36.74 billion pounds in the last 3 years, after recording 67.16 billion pounds at the end of 2024, compared to 30.42 billion pounds at the end of 2021.

As for tenth place, it went to Attijariwafa Bank Egypt, after its institutional loan portfolio reached 48.66 billion pounds at the end of 2024, compared to 18.33 billion pounds at the end of 2021, with an increase value of 30.33 billion pounds in the last 3 years.

It is worth noting that private sector banks are banks whose total shareholding exceeds 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector

Top Banks in boosting corporate loans portfolio in last 3 years

# Bank Name Corporate loans by 2024-End Corporate loans by 2021-End Value increase
1 Commercial International Bank-CIB
Commercial International Bank-CIB
310.205 EGP bn 122.024 EGP bn 188.18 EGP bn
2 Qatar National Bank-QNB
Qatar National Bank-QNB
298.902 EGP bn 148.186 EGP bn 150.417 EGP bn
3 First Abu Dhabi Bank Egypt-FAB
First Abu Dhabi Bank Egypt-FAB
128.098 EGP bn 17.513 EGP bn 110.585 EGP bn
4 arab african international bank
arab african international bank
177.608 EGP bn 72.376 EGP bn 105.232 EGP bn
5 NBK Egypt
NBK Egypt
86.501 EGP bn 32.568 EGP bn 53.933 EGP bn
6 Suez Canal Bank
Suez Canal Bank
73.672 EGP bn 23.892 EGP bn 49.779 EGP bn
7 Al Ahli united bank Egypt
Al Ahli united bank Egypt
80.039 EGP bn 36.23 EGP bn 43.808 EGP bn
8 Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank-ADIB Egypt
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank-ADIB Egypt
75.084 EGP bn 34.678 EGP bn 40.406 EGP bn
9 Emirates NBD Egypt
Emirates NBD Egypt
67.161 EGP bn 30.416 EGP bn 36.745 EGP bn
10 Attijariwafa Bank Egypt
Attijariwafa Bank Egypt
48.659 EGP bn 18.33 EGP bn 30.329 EGP bn
11 Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Egypt- ADCB
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Egypt- ADCB
43.771 EGP bn 14.906 EGP bn 28.865 EGP bn
12 Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Egypt -ABK Egypt
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Egypt -ABK Egypt
46.189 EGP bn 17.649 EGP bn 28.541 EGP bn
13 alBaraka Bank Egypt
alBaraka Bank Egypt
48.077 EGP bn 21.729 EGP bn 26.348 EGP bn
14 Arab Banking Corporation- ABC
Arab Banking Corporation- ABC
27.785 EGP bn 3.738 EGP bn 24.047 EGP bn
15 SAIB BANK
SAIB BANK
46.153 EGP bn 24.863 EGP bn 21.289 EGP bn
16 Credit Agricole Egypt
Credit Agricole Egypt
40.999 EGP bn 20.909 EGP bn 20.09 EGP bn
17 EGBANK
EGBANK
31.986 EGP bn 16.664 EGP bn 15.322 EGP bn
18 BANK NXT
BANK NXT
22.191 EGP bn 7.51 EGP bn 14.682 EGP bn
19 Bank of Alexandria-Alex Bank
Bank of Alexandria-Alex Bank
40.817 EGP bn 28.259 EGP bn 12.558 EGP bn
20 HSBC
HSBC
42.16 EGP bn 29.648 EGP bn 12.511 EGP bn
21 Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt
Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt
14.941 EGP bn 12.161 EGP bn 2.78 EGP bn