Suez Canal Bank, BANK NXT, and CIB Lead Fastest Growth in Corporate Lending in 2025

Suez Canal Bank Retains Top Spot for the Second Consecutive Year; CIB and ADIB Move Up to Third and Fourth from Fourth and Fifth in 2024

BANK NXT, ABK, FABMISR, ADCB, and QNB Egypt Rank Among the Top 10 Fastest-Growing Banks in Corporate Lending in 2025 and 2024

9 Banks Exceed the Sector’s Average Growth Rate of 24%, While 16 Banks Fall Below the Average in 2025

Private Sector Contributes 9 Banks Among the Top 10 out of 21 Private Banks Included in the Ranking

Public Banks Secure Only One Spot Among the Top 10 out of 4 Public Banks Included in the Ranking

The «First Bank» list, which tracks the development of corporate lending portfolios among banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector during 2025, revealed that Suez Canal Bank maintained its leading position for the second consecutive year. Its portfolio grew by 56.8%, reaching EGP 115.49 billion by the end of last December, compared to EGP 73.67 billion at the end of 2024.

BANK NXT secured the second position, as its corporate loan portfolio increased by 50.5% خلال 2025, recording EGP 33.40 billion by year-end, up from EGP 22.19 billion at the end of 2024.

Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB) ranked third, with a growth rate of 44.8% 2025. Its corporate lending portfolio reached EGP 449.13 billion by the end of last December, compared to EGP 310.20 billion at the end of 2024.

The “First Bank” list monitored the development of corporate lending portfolios across 25 banks operating within the Egyptian banking system for which financial data was available. It showed that 23 banks achieved positive growth rates, while two banks recorded a noticeable decline during 2025.

The ranking also highlighted the advancement of Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB) and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt (ADIB-Egypt) to the third and fourth positions, respectively, compared to fourth and fifth in 2024, according to the “First Bank” classification.

BANK NXT, ABK, FABMISR, ADCB, and QNB Egypt maintained their positions among the top 10 fastest-growing banks in corporate lending during both 2024 and 2025.

At the sector level, data showed that 9 banks in the list achieved growth rates in their corporate lending portfolios exceeding the sector’s average growth of 24%, according to Central Bank data. In contrast, 16 banks recorded growth rates below this average during 2025.

Private sector banks reinforced their presence within the top 10 list, capturing 9 spots out of 21 private banks included in the ranking. These include: Suez Canal Bank, BANK NXT, CIB, ADIB-Egypt, ABK, FABMISR, ADCB, QNB Egypt, and Crédit Agricole Bank.

On the other hand, public banks secured only one position among the top 10 fastest-growing banks in corporate lending, out of 4 public banks included in the list, with The United Bank ranking ninth.

Regarding Islamic banks included in the ranking, ADIB-Egypt, Al Baraka Bank, Kuwait Finance House, and Faisal Islamic Bank recorded a combined growth of 26% in their total corporate lending portfolios, reaching EGP 274.84 billion by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 218.14 billion at the end of 2024.

It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned in the above analysis are based on the independently published financial statements of each bank as of the end of 2025.