NBE, Banque Misr and CIB lead corporate credit competitiveness index in H1 2026

NBE maintains its lead in First Bank’s corporate credit competitiveness index in H1 2026

Three banks account for 77% of total corporate loan growth across 27 banks

Foreign banks secure half of the top 10 positions, while Islamic banks claim one spot

First Bank’s corporate credit competitiveness index for H1 2026 revealed that the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) topped the ranking, recording an increase of EGP 651.46 bn in its corporate loans portfolio during the first six months of the year.

This accounted for approximately 61 per cent of the total increase recorded by the banks covered by the analysis.

Banque Misr ranked second, increasing its corporate loans portfolio by EGP 93.2 bn during H1 2026 to reach EGP 1.47 tn at end-June, compared with EGP 1.38 tn at end-2025.

Commercial International Bank (CIB) ranked third, as its corporate loans portfolio increased by EGP 78.86 bn during the first six months of the year, reaching EGP 527.99 bn at end-June 2026, compared with EGP 449.13 bn at end-2025.

The top three banks accounted for approximately 77 per cent of the total increase in corporate loans across the 27 banks included in the ranking during H1 2026.

Their combined portfolios increased by EGP 823.52 bn, out of a total increase of approximately EGP 1.07 tn.

First Bank’s corporate credit competitiveness index measures the ability of banks operating in the Egyptian market to expand their corporate loans portfolios by assessing the absolute increase in corporate financing balances over the measurement period.

This reflects the actual scale of each bank’s expansion in this segment.

The index tracked movements in corporate loans portfolios across 27 banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector. The data showed that 26 banks recorded positive growth, while one bank reported a decline during H1 2026.

Foreign banks maintained a strong presence among the top 10, with five foreign banks securing positions in the ranking, out of 13 foreign banks operating in Egypt covered by the analysis.

The foreign banks featured in the top 10 were QNB Egypt, ADIB Egypt, NBK-Egypt, Emirates NBD Egypt and ADCB Egypt.

Islamic banks secured one position among the top 10 in First Bank’s corporate credit competitiveness index for H1 2026, out of four Islamic banks included in the ranking.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt (ADIB) ranked sixth, recording an increase of approximately EGP 34 bn in its corporate financing portfolio.

It is worth noting that all figures and growth rates in this analysis are based on the standalone financial statements published by each bank for the period ended June 2026.

Rank	Bank name	Corporate loans at end-June 2026 (EGP bn)	Corporate loans at end-2025 (EGP bn)	Increase (EGP bn)
1	National Bank of Egypt (NBE)	5,044.86	4,393.39	651.46
2	Banque Misr	1,472.07	1,378.87	93.2
3	Commercial International Bank (CIB)	527.99	449.13	78.86
4	QNB Egypt	426.9	383.73	43.17
5	Arab African International Bank (AAIB)	250.32	209.72	40.6
6	ADIB Egypt	140.54	106.54	34
7	National Bank of Kuwait-Egypt (NBK)	116.79	97.24	19.55
8	Emirates NBD Egypt	88.56	73.78	14.78
9	Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Egypt (ADCB)	68.34	56.27	12.08
10	Housing and Development Bank (HDB)	44.75	32.78	11.97
11	Suez Canal Bank	127.18	115.49	11.68
12	Kuwait Finance House-Egypt (KFH)	105.88	94.91	10.98
13	The United Bank	38.66	28.85	9.8
14	Attijariwafa bank Egypt	65.88	56.14	9.74
15	Banque du Caire	146.19	136.98	9.21
16	Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank)	79.81	72.94	6.88
17	Al Baraka Bank Egypt	63.18	57.82	5.37
18	AlexBank	51.2	45.91	5.29
19	SAIB	56.21	50.98	5.22
20	BANK NXT	38.27	33.4	4.87
21	Credit Agricole Egypt	54.35	49.93	4.42
22	Bank ABC	37.71	33.63	4.08
23	EGBANK	34.7	31.36	3.33
24	HSBC	42.49	40.36	2.13
25	Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt	17.59	15.58	2.01
26	Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait-Egypt (ABK-Egypt)	62.46	61.2	1.26
27	FABMISR	137.68	164.7	-27.03