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Overview

One of the most prominent state-owned economic institutions in Egypt, and one of the most powerful banks in the MENA and Africa

Founded in 1952, Banque du Caire is one of the oldest and largest Egyptian banks. In seven decades of operation; it has succeeded in supporting the Egyptian economy and financial large number of national projects.

The bank is considered one of the largest banks in Egypt, ranking third in terms of business volume and number of branches and clients.puy

 Banque du Caire superbly combines its deep-rooted history of banking expertise with modern practices and technology.

The first Board of Directors had 12 members and was headed by the elected Chairman H.E. Abdel Shafie Abdel Motaal Pasha, who was the first Chairman of the Board of BDC.

Currently holding the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Banque du Caire is Tarek Fayed who has led the bank development plans and change of identity at the beginning of 2019.

The bank owns an asset portfolio exceeding 200 billion pounds, and loan portfolio exceeding 86 billion pounds, in addition to a deposit portfolio estimated at 163 billion pounds, according to the bank’s indicators at the end of 2020.

The bank services more than 3.8 million clients across the country through a network of branches and banking units estimated at 240 branches, in addition to nearly 1050 ATMs.

The bank is keen on taking a distinct position among competing banks in Egypt. It is also keen on becoming the engine of SMEs.

Tarek Fayed

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Bahaa El Shafie

Executive Vice Chairman

Amal Esmat

Non-executive Board Member

Ashraf Bakry

Non-executive Board Member

Hisham Sanad

Non-Executive Board Member

Leila Farah Mokaddem

Non-Executive Board Member

Hisham Hendi

Non-Executive Board Member

Wael Zeyadah

Non-ExecutiveBoard Member

Banque Du Caire-BDC

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EGP 32.8 bn
Total Shareholders’ equity by end of 2023
57.57%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio (LDR) by end of 2023
EGP 99.5 bn
Total corporate loans by end of 2023
EGP 74.4 bn
Total retail loans by end of 2023
17.35%
capital adequacy ratio by end of 2023
24.11%
Return on shareholders equity At 2023
1.84%
Return on assets during At 2023
46.83%
Composite index of growth At 2023
2021
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