Emirates NBD, ABK Egypt, and ADIB are the fastest-growing banks in financial investments during 2025

Emirates NBD rises from the last place in 2024 to lead the list, showing a clear strategy to invest its funds in financial securities

ADIB, Suez Canal Bank, and EBank maintain their positions among the top 10 fastest-growing banks in financial investments for the second consecutive year

Foreign banks shine and take half of the top ten spots out of 14 foreign banks included in the ranking

ADIB is the only Islamic bank among the top ten out of 4 Islamic banks in the ranking

The First Bank list tracking the evolution of financial investment portfolios in banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector during 2025 showed that Emirates NBD Egypt took the lead. Its growth rate reached 189% last year, recording 73.61 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 25.47 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK Egypt) secured the second place, as its total financial investment portfolio rose by about 164.8% during 2025, recording 47.03 billion EGP at the end of last December, compared to 17.76 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) took the third place with a growth rate of 145.4% during 2025. Its financial investments reached 102.97 billion EGP at the end of last December, compared to 41.97 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

The First Bank list monitored the development of financial investment portfolios at 25 banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data. The list showed that all banks achieved positive growth rates during 2025.

EBank, ADIB, and Suez Canal Bank maintained their spots among the 10 fastest-growing banks in financial investments for 2025 and 2024 respectively. Foreign banks claimed 5 spots among the top ten out of 14 foreign banks included in the ranking, which are: ADIB, Emirates NBD, ABK Egypt, NBK, and HSBC.

Regarding the Islamic banks in the ranking, ADIB Egypt, Al Baraka, Kuwait Finance House, and Faisal Islamic Bank recorded a growth of 48.51% in financial investments, reaching 334.92 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 225.52 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned in the analysis above are according to the separate financial statements announced by each bank at the end of 2025.