«EGBANK», Suez Canal Bank, and Kuwait Finance House – Egypt are the fastest-growing private sector banks in retail lending during 2025

«EGBANK» tops the list, followed by Suez Canal Bank

Banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange secure 4 positions among the top ten

Gulf banking groups capture half of the positions among the fastest-growing 10 banks

Islamic banks secure 3 positions among the top ten

The «First Bank» list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in retail lending during 2025 revealed that the Egyption Gulf Bank «EGBank» topped the ranking, with a growth rate of 117.3%, as its retail loan portfolio increased to EGP 34.86 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 16.05 bn by the end of 2024.

Suez Canal Bank secured second place, with its retail loan portfolio growing by 110.2% during the past year, reaching EGP 11.55 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 5.49 bn by the end of 2024.

Kuwait Finance House – Egypt ranked third, with a growth rate of 99.5% during 2025, as its retail financing portfolio rose to EGP 9.88 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 4.95 bn by the end of 2024.

The «First Bank» list monitored total retail financing across 21 private sector banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data were available during 2025, and showed that all banks achieved positive growth rates.

The ranking revealed strong performance by Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, as they captured half of the positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks, namely: «Kuwait Finance House – Egypt», «Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt», «Al Baraka», «National Bank of Kuwait – Egypt», and «Emirates NBD».

The data also showed solid performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, which secured 4 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in retail lending during 2025, namely: «EGBANK», Suez Canal Bank, «ADIB – Egypt», «Al Baraka», and «saib».

Islamic banks captured 3 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in retail lending during 2025, as Kuwait Finance House – Egypt ranked third, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt ranked fourth, and Al Baraka Bank ranked sixth.

It is worth noting that private sector banks are those in which private ownership exceeds 50%, according to data from Egypt’s Ministry of Public Business Sector.