Suez Canal Bank, BANK NXT, and CIB are the fastest-growing private sector banks in corporate loans during 2025

First Bank Ratings Center

4/20/2026 1:50:44 PM

Suez Canal Bank leads the list and BANK NXT comes in second

Listed banks take half of the spots among the top ten

Foreign groups dominate and secure 7 positions among the 10 fastest-growing banks

Islamic banks claim a single spot among the top ten

Corporate loans decline at two private sector banks

The First Bank list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in corporate loans during 2025 showed that Suez Canal Bank took the first place with a growth rate of 56.8%. Its corporate loan portfolio rose to 115.49 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 73.67 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

BANK NXT claimed the second place, as its corporate loan portfolio increased by 50.5% during last year to reach 33.40 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 22.19 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

Commercial International Bank (CIB) came in third place with a growth rate of 44.8% during 2025. Its corporate loan portfolio climbed to 449.13 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 310.20 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

The First Bank list tracked the total corporate loans of 21 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data for 2025. It showed that 19 banks achieved positive growth rates, while two private sector banks saw a noticeable decline.

The ranking showed a strong performance by foreign groups operating in Egypt, as they dominated 7 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, ABK Egypt, FABMISR, ADCB Egypt, QNB, Credit Agricole, and Bank ABC.

The data also showed a great performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, as they took half of the spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in corporate loans during 2025. These banks are: Suez Canal Bank, CIB, ADIB Egypt, QNB, and Credit Agricole.

Islamic banks secured a single position among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in corporate loans during 2025, with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank taking the fourth place on the list.

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.

Evolution of corporate loan portfolios for private sector banks at the end of 2025

#	Bank Name	Corporate Loans at the end of 2025	Corporate Loans at the end of 2024	Growth Rate (%)
1	Suez Canal Bank	115.49 EGP bn	73.67 EGP bn	56.77 %
2	BANK NXT	33.4 EGP bn	22.19 EGP bn	50.51 %
3	Commercial International Bank-CIB	449.13 EGP bn	310.2 EGP bn	44.78 %
4	Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank-ADIB Egypt	106.54 EGP bn	75.08 EGP bn	41.89 %
5	Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Egypt -ABK Egypt	61.2 EGP bn	46.19 EGP bn	32.49 %
6	First Abu Dhabi Bank Egypt-FAB	164.7 EGP bn	128.1 EGP bn	28.58 %
7	Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Egypt- ADCB	56.27 EGP bn	43.77 EGP bn	28.54 %
8	Qatar National Bank-QNB	383.73 EGP bn	298.9 EGP bn	28.38 %
9	Credit Agricole Egypt	49.93 EGP bn	41 EGP bn	21.79 %
10	Arab Banking Corporation- ABC	33.63 EGP bn	27.79 EGP bn	21.03 %
11	alBaraka Bank Egypt	57.82 EGP bn	48.08 EGP bn	20.26 %
12	Kuwait Finance House Bank Egypt	94.91 EGP bn	80.04 EGP bn	18.57 %
13	arab african international bank	209.72 EGP bn	177.61 EGP bn	18.08 %
14	Attijariwafa Bank Egypt	56.14 EGP bn	48.66 EGP bn	15.38 %
15	Bank of Alexandria-Alex Bank	45.91 EGP bn	40.82 EGP bn	12.48 %
16	NBK Egypt	97.24 EGP bn	86.5 EGP bn	12.42 %
17	SAIB BANK	50.98 EGP bn	46.15 EGP bn	10.47 %
18	Emirates NBD Egypt	73.78 EGP bn	67.16 EGP bn	9.85 %
19	Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt	15.58 EGP bn	14.94 EGP bn	4.26 %
20	EGBANK	31.36 EGP bn	31.99 EGP bn	-1.94 %
21	HSBC	40.36 EGP bn	42.16 EGP bn	-4.27 %