SC Bank, ADIB-Egypt, and ADCB Are the Fastest-Growing Banks in Egypt

SC Bank tops the list of fastest-growing banks on the First Bank Composite Growth Index with a growth rate of 48.4%, while ADIB ranks second with a rate of 43%.

ADCB secures third place with a growth rate of 41.9%, and Emirates NBD-Egypt and BANK NXT take the fourth and fifth places with rates of 40.5% and 38.9% respectively.

CIB, EGBANK, and Alex Bank rank among the top 10 fastest-growing banks on the index with growth rates of 34.3%, 33.6%, and 32.8% respectively.

The First Bank Composite Index for the fastest-growing banks in Egypt during the first half of 2025 revealed that Suez Canal Bank «SC Bank» topped the ranking, having recorded a composite growth rate of 48.4% during the first 6 months of the year, supported by a 70.6% surge in its net profit, a 29.3% increase in its deposit portfolio, in addition to a rise in its assets—excluding loans—by 28.8%, along with a 21.6% increase in its total loan portfolio, which reinforced its position at the top of the index.

The First Bank Composite Growth Index relied in its ranking of banks operating within the Egyptian banking sector on four key indicators that reflect the actual pace of growth during the first half of 2025. These include the growth of net profit, total loans, customer deposit portfolios, in addition to the growth of total assets excluding loans, given that loans are already included as a core indicator within the composite growth measure, each weighted differently.

The performance of each bank in these indicators was measured relative to the averages of the Egyptian banking sector, based on data issued by the Central Bank of Egypt, with the aim of providing a relative and objective assessment that reflects the strength of growth achieved across the sector as a whole.

Returning to the list, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank-Egypt «ADIB-Egypt» secured second place with a composite growth rate of 43% during the first 6 months of 2025, benefiting from notable growth in its financial and operational performance, as its net profit rose by 34.4%, its total customer financing grew by approximately 24.8%, and its deposit portfolio increased by 16.6%, while its assets excluding financing climbed by about 7.5%.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank-Egypt «ADCB» claimed third place, with its composite growth rate reaching 41.9% during the first 6 months of 2025, supported by a 38% jump in net profit during the same period, and growth of 22.6% in total loans, along with a 14% rise in deposits, in addition to a 12.6% increase in the bank’s assets excluding loans.

Emirates NBD-Egypt ranked fourth, after it achieved a composite growth rate of 40.5% during the first 6 months of 2025, driven by a 26.2% increase in assets excluding loans, a 16.9% rise in net profit, a 15.3% increase in total customer loans, and a 15.2% rise in customer deposits.

BANK NXT came in fifth, with a composite growth rate of 38.9% during the first half of 2025, resulting from a 26.1% increase in total customer loans, a 24% rise in net profit, and a 12% increase in its deposit portfolio, accompanied by a 1.3% increase in its assets excluding loans.

Commercial International Bank-Egypt «CIB» ranked sixth, with a composite growth rate of 34.3% during the first half of 2025, after recording a 20.7% increase in net profit, a 19.8% rise in customer loans, and a 7.5% growth in deposits, while its assets excluding loans rose by 3.1%.

Egyptian Gulf Bank «EGBANK» secured seventh place, with a composite growth rate of 33.6% during the first 6 months of 2025, supported by a 39.4% surge in net profit, a 22.8% increase in total loans, and a 5% rise in deposits, while the bank’s assets excluding loans declined by 8.7%.

Bank of Alexandria «Alex Bank» ranked eighth with a composite growth rate of 32.8% during the first 6 months of 2025, due to a 46.9% increase in net profit, a 13.4% rise in customer deposits, a 13.5% increase in assets excluding loans, and a 6.8% rise in its total customer loans.

Ninth came the United Bank, after its composite growth rate reached 32.6% during the first half of the year, supported by a 27% jump in net profit, an 11.6% rise in total loans, an 11% increase in deposits, in addition to a 5.8% rise in assets excluding loans.