«Kuwait Finance House – Egypt», «BANK NXT» and «Arab African International Bank» were the fastest-growing banks in retail lending during Q1 of 2026

«Kuwait Finance House – Egypt» Tops the Ranking, Rising fromThird Place in the 2025 Classification

7 banks maintained their presence among the top ten fastest-growing banks in retail lending during both Q1 2026 and the 2025 classification.

Retail loan portfolios at 25 banks operating in the Egyptian market reached EGP 785 billion, recording a growth rate of 6.2% during Q1 of 2026.

Meanwhile, «CIB» continued to lead private sector, followed by «QNB» in second place

«The First Bank» ranking, which monitors the development of retail loan portfolios among banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector during Q1 2026, revealed that «Kuwait Finance House – Egypt» topped the list, climbing from third place in the 2025 classification. This performance was supported by a 22.7% increase in its retail lending portfolio, which reached EGP 12.12 billion by the end of March 2026, compared to EGP 9.88 billion at the end of 2025.

«BANK NXT» ranked second after its retail lending portfolio expanded by 16.8% during the first three months of 2026, reaching EGP 20.95 billion by the end of March, compared to EGP 17.93 billion at the end of 2025.

The Arab African International Bank «AAIB» secured third place, as its retail lending portfolio grew by approximately 12.8% on a quarterly basis, reaching EGP 34.92 billion by the end of March 2026, compared to EGP 30.96 billion at the end of 2025.

«The First Bank» ranking tracked the retail lending portfolios of 25 banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial statements were available. The results showed that 23 banks achieved positive growth rates, while only two banks recorded declines during Q1 2026.

At the sector level, total retail lending portfolios across the 25 surveyed banks reached EGP 785.03 billion by the end of March 2026, compared to EGP 739.17 billion at the end of 2025, reflecting a growth rate of 6.2% during Q1 of 2026.

The ranking further revealed that six foreign banks appeared among the top ten fastest-growing banks, out of 14 foreign banks included in the survey. These were «Kuwait Finance House – Egypt», «Emirates NBD-Egypt», «ADIB», «National Bank of Kuwait – Egypt», «QNB-Egypt» and «FABMISR».

«CIB» maintained its leadership of the Private banking sector in terms of retail lending volume, recording EGP 97.24 billion by the end of March 2026 Meanwhile, «QNB» ranked second with a retail banking loan portfolio totaling EGP 87.58 billion by the end of March 2026.

It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned in the above analysis are based on the standalone financial statements announced by each bank as of the end of March 2026.