Suez Canal Bank, «EBank», and «CIB» Lead Listed Egyptian Banks in Corporate Lending Focus During 2025

Listed banks allocate 78% of total lending to corporates

Private sector listed banks direct 79% of their lending toward corporates

Public sector listed banks allocate 71% of total lending to corporates

Islamic listed banks channel 72% of their total financing to corporates

The «First Bank» ranking of corporate lending concentration among banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange by the end of 2025 revealed that Suez Canal Bank topped the list, with a concentration ratio of 90.91%, as its corporate loan portfolio reached EGP 115.49 bn, out of total loans of EGP 127.04 bn.

The Export Development Bank of Egypt «EBank» ranked second, with a concentration ratio of 84.08%, as its corporate lending portfolio stood at EGP 72.94 bn, compared to total loans of EGP 86.75 bn by the end of 2025.

The Commercial International Bank – Egypt «CIB» secured third place, with a concentration ratio of 82.96%, as its corporate loan portfolio reached EGP 449.13 bn, out of total loans of EGP 541.41 bn by the end of 2025.

The ranking tracks the lending composition of all banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange (12 banks), with a particular focus on corporate financing. It is based on the metric (Corporate Loans / Total Customer Loans), providing an indicator of how concentrated each bank’s lending portfolio is toward corporate clients.

Data showed that listed banks in Egypt (12 banks) directed 78% of their total lending toward the corporate sector by the end of 2025.

At the level of private sector listed banks, corporate lending accounted for 79% of total financing, with corporate loans reaching EGP 1.26 tn out of total customer loans of EGP 1.60 tn by the end of 2025.

Public sector banks allocated 71% of their total lending to corporates, as their corporate loan portfolios reached EGP 150.15 bn, out of total loans of EGP 210.63 bn by the end of 2025.

As for Islamic banks, they directed 72% of their financing toward corporates, with corporate lending reaching EGP 179.93 bn, out of total loans of EGP 250.65 bn by the end of 2025.

It is worth noting that all figures mentioned above are based on the standalone financial statements disclosed by each bank as of December 2025.