Suez Canal Bank, ADIB Egypt, and Emirates NBD are the fastest-growing private sector banks in assets during 2025

Suez Canal Bank leads the list and ADIB Egypt comes in second

Listed banks take 3 spots among the top ten

Foreign groups strengthen their presence and secure 7 positions among the 10 fastest-growing banks

Islamic banks claim two spots among the top ten

CIB strengthens its leadership as the largest in portfolio size and increase value during 2025

The First Bank list of the fastest-growing private sector banks in assets during 2025 showed that Suez Canal Bank took the first place with a growth rate of 49.9%. Its asset portfolio rose to 270.12 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 180.19 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt (ADIB) came in second place with a growth rate of 33% during 2025. Its asset portfolio climbed to 344.15 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 258.84 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

Emirates NBD Egypt took the third place, as its asset portfolio increased by 30.6% during last year to reach 207.53 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 158.93 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

The First Bank list tracked the total assets of 21 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data for 2025. It showed that all the studied banks achieved positive growth rates.

The ranking showed a strong performance by foreign groups operating in Egypt. Foreign banks took 7 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks, which are: ADIB Egypt, Emirates NBD Egypt, ADCB, ABK Egypt, HSBC, Attijariwafa Bank, and Kuwait Finance House.

The data also showed a great performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, as they took 3 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in assets during 2025. These banks are Suez Canal Bank, ADIB Egypt, and CIB.

Islamic banks secured two positions among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in assets during 2025. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank took the second place on the list, while Kuwait Finance House – Egypt came in ninth place.

On the other hand, Commercial International Bank (CIB) was the largest in terms of portfolio size and the value of increase during the period. Its asset portfolio grew by about 226.83 billion EGP during 2025 to reach 1.44 trillion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 1.21 trillion EGP at the end of 2024.

It is worth noting that private sector banks are those where the total share of private ownership is more than 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.