HDB, ADIB Egypt lead EGX-listed banks in syndicated loan growth in H1 2026
Housing and Development Bank’s syndicated loans team drives the bank to the top of the fastest-growing EGX-listed banks in H1 2026
Four banks retain their positions among the top five in H1 2026 and 2025
Syndicated loans at EGX-listed banks reaches EGP 257.64bn, up 15.5% in H1 2026
First Bank’s ranking of the fastest-growing EGX-listed banks by syndicated loans in H1 2026 showed Housing and Development Bank (HDB) at the top of the list, rising from second place in the 2025 ranking, with growth of 54.6 per cent. Its syndicated loan portfolio reached about EGP 8.99 billion at end-June 2026, compared with EGP 5.81 billion at end-2025.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt (ADIB Egypt) ranked second, recording growth of 36.8 per cent in H1 2026, after its syndicated loan portfolio reached about EGP 4.53 billion at end-June 2026, compared with EGP 3.31 billion at end-2025.
Al Baraka Bank Egypt ranked third, with its syndicated loan portfolio rising by about 33.1 per cent in H1 2026 to EGP 15.94 billion at end-June 2026, compared with EGP 11.98 billion at end-2025.
The ranking showed that nine banks recorded positive growth rates in personal loans during H1 2026, while two banks recorded declines in growth rates: Suez Canal Bank and EBank.
The ranking also showed that four banks retained their positions among the top five in H1 2026 compared with 2025: HDB, ADIB Egypt, Al Baraka Bank Egypt and The United Bank. Meanwhile, CIB was a new entrant to the top five in H1 2026, replacing one of the banks that had ranked among the top five at end-2025.
The combined syndicated loan portfolio of 11 banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange rose to about EGP 257.64 billion at end-June 2026, compared with EGP 223.09 billion at end-2025, an increase of EGP 34.55 billion and growth of 15.5 per cent during H1 2026.
It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned in the analysis above are based on the standalone financial statements announced by each bank at end-June 2026.
