Alexbank, NBK-Egypt and Banque du Caire lead financial investment growth in H1 2026

Alexbank takes the lead after climbing from 13th place in the 2025 ranking

Four banks retain their places among the top 10 between 2025 and end-June 2026

Financial investments across 25 banks reach EGP 3.07tn, up 9% in H1 2026

Foreign banks secure six top-10 positions, out of 13 included in the ranking

Alexbank topped First Bank’s ranking of the fastest-growing financial investment portfolios among banks operating in Egypt during H1 2026, after its portfolio rose 32.7 per cent to EGP 102.52bn at end-June, from EGP 77.27bn at end-2025.

National Bank of Kuwait – Egypt (NBK-Egypt) ranked second, with its financial investment portfolio rising by approximately 29.6 per cent during H1 2026 to EGP 80.54bn at end-June, from EGP 62.14bn at end-2025.

Banque du Caire came third after its financial investment portfolio jumped 23.5 per cent on a half-year basis to EGP 175.60bn at end-June 2026, compared with EGP 142.24bn at end-2025.

First Bank’s ranking tracked the financial investment portfolios of 25 banks operating in Egypt for which financial data were available. Of these, 20 recorded positive growth, while five reported declines during the first half of 2026.

The data showed that four banks retained their presence among the 10 fastest-growing banks by financial investments in both H1 2026 and 2025: NBK-Egypt, Banque du Caire, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait – Egypt (ABK-Egypt) and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt (ADIB-Egypt).

By contrast, six new banks entered the top 10, with Alexbank climbing to first place from 13th in the 2025 ranking and Attijariwafa bank Egypt advancing to fourth from 20th. QNB Egypt also broke into the top 10, rising to fifth from 24th.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt (ADCB Egypt) climbed to sixth from 17th in the 2025 ranking, while Egyptian Gulf Bank (EG BANK) advanced to seventh from 22nd. Arab African International Bank (AAIB) jumped to eighth from 25th in the previous year’s ranking.

At the sector level, financial investment portfolios across the 25 banks rose 9 per cent during the first half of 2026 to EGP 3.07tn at end-June, from EGP 2.82tn at end-2025.

Foreign banks secured six positions among the top 10, out of the 13 foreign banks included in the ranking: NBK-Egypt, Attijariwafa bank Egypt, QNB Egypt, ADCB Egypt, ABK-Egypt and ADIB-Egypt.

All figures and growth rates cited in this analysis are based on the standalone financial statements published by each bank at end-June 2026.

The published figures and growth rates are internally consistent: Bank of Alexandria’s growth calculates to 32.68 per cent, NBK-Egypt’s to 29.61 per cent, Banque du Caire’s to 23.45 per cent, while the aggregate increase from EGP 2.82tn to EGP 3.07tn is approximately 9 per cent.

Rank	Bank Name	Financial investments at end-June 2026 (EGP billion)	Financial investments at end-2025 (EGP billion)	Growth rate (%)
1	AlexBank	102.52	77.27	32.68%
2	National Bank of Kuwait – Egypt	80.54	62.14	29.61%
3	Banque du Caire	175.60	142.24	23.45%
4	Attijariwafa bank Egypt	40.16	32.82	22.35%
5	QNB Egypt	330.33	274.88	20.17%
6	Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt	52.98	44.23	19.77%
7	EGBANK	60.81	51.81	17.36%
8	Arab African International Bank	361.90	310.64	16.50%
9	Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait – Egypt	54.66	47.03	16.21%
10	Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt	119.12	102.97	15.69%
11	EBank	73.71	65.98	11.73%
12	Emirates NBD Egypt	81.25	73.61	10.39%
13	Housing and Development Bank	122.83	111.63	10.03%
14	Suez Canal Bank	71.30	66.56	7.11%
15	Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt	159.40	150.67	5.80%
16	Credit Agricole Egypt	28.20	26.91	4.82%
17	Kuwait Finance House – Egypt	35.56	33.94	4.79%
18	HSBC	170.44	162.73	4.73%
19	Al Baraka Bank Egypt	48.87	47.35	3.20%
20	Commercial International Bank (CIB)	616.24	609.87	1.04%
21	Bank ABC	25.56	26.26	-2.64%
22	BANK NXT	28.51	29.72	-4.09%
23	The United Bank	39.44	42.64	-7.50%
24	saib	43.25	47.62	-9.19%
25	FABMISR	146.46	174.14	-15.89%