<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>FirstBank</title><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/</link><description>First digital institution in Egypt for financial and banking ratings </description><language>ar</language><copyright>جميع الحقوق محفوظة © 2026 FirstBank</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:56:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/SiteImages/Logo.png</url><title>FirstBank</title><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/</link></image><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12883</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12883</link><title>«Wio Bank», «Bank El Etihad», and «Emirates Islamic» were the fastest-growing major Arab banks in customer deposits during 2025</title><description>The First Bank ranking tracking the development of customer deposit portfolios among major Arab banks during</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:52:21 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-05-07T11:52:21+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p data-end="317" data-start="0" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking tracking the development of customer deposit portfolios among major Arab banks during 2025 showed that &amp;laquo;Wio Bank&amp;raquo;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;topped the list after its customer deposits increased by 65.6% during the year, reaching USD 15.60 bn by the end of December 2025, compared to USD 9.42 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="510" data-start="319" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking covers major Arab banks, defined by &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; as banks with total assets exceeding USD 15 bn, with 60 banks included in the list of the top 100 Arab banks by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="750" data-start="512" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking methodology is based on customer deposit growth rates, with all figures converted into U.S. dollars to ensure comparability across banks, while excluding institutions that did not disclose sufficient official financial data.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="893" data-start="752" dir="ltr"&gt;The data showed that 59 banks achieved positive growth in customer deposits during 2025, while only one bank recorded a noticeable decline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1071" data-start="895" dir="ltr"&gt;Returning to the ranking, Bank El Etihad came in second place, with customer deposits rising by 46.9% during 2025 to USD 13.28 bn, compared to USD 9.04 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1243" data-start="1073" dir="ltr"&gt;Emirates Islamic Bank ranked third after customer deposits increased by around 33% during 2025, reaching USD 27.80 bn by year-end, compared to USD 20.91 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1448" data-start="1245" dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;laquo;Credit Immobilier et Hotelier&amp;raquo; secured fourth place, posting a growth rate of 30.9% during the year, with customer deposits reaching USD 10.91 bn by the end of 2025, compared to USD 8.33 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1631" data-start="1450" dir="ltr"&gt;Banque Misr ranked fifth after its customer deposit portfolio jumped by 29.2% during the same year, reaching USD 63.49 bn by the end of 2025, compared to USD 49.13 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1842" data-start="1633" dir="ltr"&gt;It was followed by&amp;nbsp;Dubai Islamic Bank in sixth place, with customer deposits totaling USD 87.18 bn by the end of 2025, compared to USD 67.68 bn in 2024, reflecting a growth rate of 28.8% during the year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2013" data-start="1844" dir="ltr"&gt;Gulf International Bank ranked seventh, posting a growth rate of 28% during 2025, as customer deposits increased to USD 36.09 bn, compared to USD 28.20 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2185" data-start="2015" dir="ltr"&gt;Mashreq Bank came in eighth place after customer deposits grew by 27.3% during 2025, reaching USD 55.78 bn by the end of December, compared to USD 43.82 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2355" data-start="2187" dir="ltr"&gt;In ninth place was Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;,&amp;nbsp;with customer deposits increasing by 25.4% to USD 62.38 bn by the end of 2025, compared to USD 49.74 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2549" data-start="2357" dir="ltr"&gt;The tenth position went to the National Bank Oof Egypt, after customer deposits grew by 24.5% during 2025, reaching USD 121.57 bn by the end of December, compared to USD 97.61 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2689" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="2551" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that the ranking includes parent banking groups across the Arab region and does not include their foreign subsidiaries.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/05/07/12883.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12868</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12868</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, HSBC, and Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt the fastest-growing banks in corporate deposits during 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank retained the top position for the second consecutive year, while Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:54:48 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-05-05T13:54:48+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Suez Canal Bank retained the top position for the second consecutive year, while Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt and Attijariwafa Bank Egypt ranked among the top 10 fastest-growing banks in corporate deposits in both 2025 and 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;A total of 15 banks exceeded the sector&amp;rsquo;s average growth rate of 8.9%, while 10 banks recorded growth rates below the average in 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks secured 3 positions among the top 10, out of a total of four Islamic banks included in the ranking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Corporate deposits declined in 6 banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &lt;span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA"&gt;&amp;raquo;&lt;/span&gt;First Bank&lt;span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA"&gt;&amp;laquo;&lt;/span&gt; ranking, which tracks the development of corporate deposit portfolios among banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector during 2025, revealed that Suez Canal Bank maintained its leading position for the second consecutive year, Its corporate deposit portfolio grew by approximately 50.2%, reaching EGP 171.73 bn by the end of last December, compared to EGP 114.34 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;HSBC ranked second, with its corporate deposits portfolio increasing by about 48.7% during 2025, reaching EGP 143.34 bn by year-end, compared to EGP 96.41 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt secured third place, achieving a growth rate of 38.6% during 2025. Its corporate deposits portfolio reached EGP 5.84 bn by the end of last December, compared to EGP 4.21 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;ldquo;First Bank&amp;rdquo; ranking monitored the development of corporate deposit portfolios for 25 banks operating in the Egyptian banking system for which financial data was available. It showed that 19 banks achieved positive growth rates, while 6 banks recorded a noticeable decline during 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Suez Canal Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt, and Attijariwafa Bank Egypt maintained their presence among the top 10 fastest-growing banks in corporate deposits during both 2024 and 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;At the sector level, data showed that 15 banks on the list achieved growth rates in their corporate deposit portfolios exceeding the sector average of 8.9%, according to central bank data. In contrast, 10 banks recorded growth rates below this average in 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Regarding Islamic banks included in the ranking, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt, Al Baraka Bank Egypt, Kuwait Finance House Egypt, and Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt recorded a combined growth of 15.6% in their total corporate deposit portfolios, reaching EGP 292.58 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 253.06 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned above are based on the standalone financial statements announced by each bank as of the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/05/05/12868.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12845</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12845</link><a10:author><a10:name>first bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, BANK NXT, and CIB Lead Fastest Growth in Corporate Lending in 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 14:49:20 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-05-03T14:49:20+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank Retains Top Spot for the Second Consecutive Year; CIB and ADIB Move Up to Third and Fourth from Fourth and Fifth in 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;BANK NXT, ABK, FABMISR, ADCB, and QNB Egypt Rank Among the Top 10 Fastest-Growing Banks in Corporate Lending in 2025 and 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;9 Banks Exceed the Sector&amp;rsquo;s Average Growth Rate of 24%, While 16 Banks Fall Below the Average in 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Private Sector Contributes 9 Banks Among the Top 10 out of 21 Private Banks Included in the Ranking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Public Banks Secure Only One Spot Among the Top 10 out of 4 Public Banks Included in the Ranking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;list, which tracks the development of corporate lending portfolios among banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector during 2025, revealed that Suez Canal Bank maintained its leading position for the second consecutive year. Its portfolio grew by 56.8%, reaching EGP 115.49 billion by the end of last December, compared to EGP 73.67 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;BANK NXT secured the second position, as its corporate loan portfolio increased by 50.5% خلال 2025, recording EGP 33.40 billion by year-end, up from EGP 22.19 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Commercial International Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (CIB) ranked third, with a growth rate of 44.8% 2025. Its corporate lending portfolio reached EGP 449.13 billion by the end of last December, compared to EGP 310.20 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;ldquo;First Bank&amp;rdquo; list monitored the development of corporate lending portfolios across 25 banks operating within the Egyptian banking system for which financial data was available. It showed that 23 banks achieved positive growth rates, while two banks recorded a noticeable decline during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking also highlighted the advancement of Commercial International Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (CIB) and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB-Egypt) to the third and fourth positions, respectively, compared to fourth and fifth in 2024, according to the &amp;ldquo;First Bank&amp;rdquo; classification.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;BANK NXT, ABK, FABMISR, ADCB, and QNB Egypt maintained their positions among the top 10 fastest-growing banks in corporate lending during both 2024 and 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;At the sector level, data showed that 9 banks in the list achieved growth rates in their corporate lending portfolios exceeding the sector&amp;rsquo;s average growth of 24%, according to Central Bank data. In contrast, 16 banks recorded growth rates below this average during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Private sector banks reinforced their presence within the top 10 list, capturing 9 spots out of 21 private banks included in the ranking. These include: Suez Canal Bank, BANK NXT, CIB, ADIB-Egypt, ABK, FABMISR, ADCB, QNB Egypt, and Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;On the other hand, public banks secured only one position among the top 10 fastest-growing banks in corporate lending, out of 4 public banks included in the list, with The United Bank ranking ninth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Regarding Islamic banks included in the ranking, ADIB-Egypt, Al Baraka Bank, Kuwait Finance House, and Faisal Islamic Bank recorded a combined growth of 26% in their total corporate lending portfolios, reaching EGP 274.84 billion by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 218.14 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned in the above analysis are based on the independently published financial statements of each bank as of the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/05/03/12845.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12822</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12822</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title> «EGBANK», Suez Canal Bank, and «Kuwait Finance House – Egypt» are the fastest-growing banks in retail lending during 2025</title><description>EGBANK tops the list for the second consecutive yearSuez Canal Bank, Kuwait Finance House, ADIB, BANK NXT, Al </description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:28:13 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-30T13:28:13+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 data-end="55" data-start="0" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;EGBANK tops the list for the second consecutive year&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="215" data-start="57" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank, Kuwait Finance House, ADIB, BANK NXT, Al Baraka, saib, and EBank are among the fastest-growing 10 banks in retail lending in 2024 and 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="350" data-start="217" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;The private sector strengthens its presence within the top 10, holding 9 positions out of 21 private banks included in the ranking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="457" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="352" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Public sector banks hold only one position within the top 10, out of 4 public banks included in the list&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="420" data-start="0" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list tracking the development of retail lending at banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector during 2025 showed that EGBank ranked first, with a growth rate of 117.3%, as its portfolio reached EGP 34.86 bn by the end of December 2025, compared to EGP 16.05 bn at the end of 2024. It maintained its leading position for the second consecutive year, after also topping the same ranking in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="591" data-start="422" dir="ltr"&gt;Suez Canal Bank ranked second, with retail loans increasing by about 110.2% during 2025, reaching EGP 11.55 bn by the end of the year, compared to EGP 5.49 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="766" data-start="593" dir="ltr"&gt;Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt ranked third, as its retail financing portfolio increased by 99.5% during the year, reaching EGP 9.88 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 4.95 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="976" data-start="768" dir="ltr"&gt;The report covered retail lending portfolios across 25 banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data were available, and showed that all banks recorded positive growth during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1170" data-start="978" dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;, Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;Kuwait Finance House&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;EBank&amp;raquo; maintained their presence among the fastest-growing 10 banks in retail lending during 2024 and 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1439" data-start="1172" dir="ltr"&gt;Private banks strengthened their presence within the top 10, capturing 9 positions out of 21 private banks included in the ranking, including: &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;, Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;Kuwait Finance House&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo;, National Bank of Kuwait, &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1607" data-start="1441" dir="ltr"&gt;Public sector banks held only one position within the top 10 out of 4 public banks included in the ranking, with the Export Development Bank of Egypt ranking tenth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1857" data-start="1609" dir="ltr"&gt;Islamic banks, including &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Kuwait Finance House&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo;, and Faisal Islamic Bank, recorded an average growth rate of 65.5% during 2025, with total retail financing reaching EGP 80.60 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 48.70 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2013" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1859" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that all figures and growth rates mentioned are based on the standalone financial statements published by each bank at the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/30/12822.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12821</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12821</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>«Wio Bank», «Bank al Etihad», and «Emirates Islamic» Lead as the Fastest-Growing major Arab Banks by Assets in 2025</title><description>The First Bankranking, which tracks the development of asset portfolios among major Arab banks in 2025, rev</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:13:51 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-30T13:13:51+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;section data-scroll-anchor="false" data-testid="conversation-turn-24" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-WEB:3754d4fe-f6ae-4585-a9ed-1af9a0836ab8-21" dir="auto"&gt;&lt;p data-end="539" data-start="255"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;ranking, which tracks the development of asset portfolios among major Arab banks in 2025, revealed that &amp;laquo;Wio Bank&amp;raquo; topped the list after its assets surged by 63.5% during the year, reaching 16.63 USD bn by the end of 2025, compared to 10.17 USD bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="738" data-start="541"&gt;The ranking covers major Arab banks, defined as institutions with total assets exceeding 15 USD bn. A total of 60 banks met this criterion, out of the top 100 largest Arab banks by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="901" data-start="740"&gt;Data showed that 59 banks recorded positive growth rates in their asset portfolios during 2025, while only one bank experienced a decline during the same period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1126" data-start="903"&gt;The methodology is based on ranking banks according to the growth rates of their reported asset portfolios, all evaluated in U.S. dollars. Banks lacking official disclosures were excluded to ensure accuracy and reliability.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1246" data-start="1128"&gt;&amp;laquo;Bank al Etihad&amp;raquo; ranked second, with assets rising by 49.2% in 2025 to 17.57 USD bn, compared to 11.78 USD bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1370" data-start="1248"&gt;&amp;laquo;Emirates Islamic&amp;raquo; ranked third after assets increased by 31.2% to 39.69 USD bn in 2025, compared to 30.26 USD bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1496" data-start="1372"&gt;&amp;laquo;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Immobilier et H&amp;ocirc;telier&amp;raquo; ranked fourth, with assets growing by 29% to 17.95 USD bn, compared to 13.91 USD bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1604" data-start="1498"&gt;&amp;laquo;Banque Misr&amp;raquo; ranked fifth, with assets rising by 27.8% to 90.75 USD bn, compared to 71.01 USD bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1740" data-start="1606"&gt;&amp;laquo;Commercial International Bank (CIB)&amp;raquo; ranked sixth, with assets increasing by 26.6% to 30.11 USD bn, compared to 23.79 USD bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1829" data-start="1742"&gt;&amp;laquo;Mashreq Bank&amp;raquo; ranked seventh, with assets reaching 91.11 USD bn, up from 72.82 USD bn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1949" data-start="1831"&gt;&amp;laquo;Local Development Bank&amp;raquo; ranked eighth, with assets rising by 24.9% to 16.88 USD bn, compared to 13.51 USD bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2058" data-start="1951"&gt;&amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank&amp;raquo; ranked ninth, with assets reaching 76.44 USD bn, compared to 61.51 USD bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2170" data-start="2060"&gt;&amp;laquo;Sohar International Bank&amp;raquo; ranked tenth, with assets rising to 23.71 USD bn, compared to 19.12 USD bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2295" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="2172"&gt;It is worth noting that the ranking includes parent banking groups across Arab countries and excludes foreign subsidiaries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/section&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/30/12821.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12812</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12812</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, «ADIB – Egypt», and «Emirates NBD» are the fastest-growing banks in customer deposits during 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank tops the list for the second year, while ADIB and Housing and Development Bank are among the f</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:45:16 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-29T13:45:16+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 data-end="165" data-start="0" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank tops the list for the second year, while ADIB and Housing and Development Bank are among the fastest-growing 10 banks in deposits in 2024 and 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="278" data-start="167" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;13 banks exceeded the sector&amp;rsquo;s average growth rate of 17%, while 12 banks fell below the average during 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="405" data-start="280" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;The private sector strengthens its presence in the top 10 with 8 positions out of 21 private banks included in the ranking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="506" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="407" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Public sector banks hold 2 positions within the top 10, out of 4 public banks included in the list&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="488" data-start="0" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list tracking the development of customer deposits at banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector during 2025 showed that Suez Canal Bank ranked first, with a growth rate of 54.3%, as its deposits reached EGP 209.04 bn by the end of last December, compared to EGP 135.47 bn at the end of 2024. It maintained its leading position for the second consecutive year, after also topping the same ranking in 2024, reflecting its ability to sustain strong and steady growth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="700" data-start="490" dir="ltr"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; ranked second, as its customer deposits increased by about 38.9% during 2025, reaching EGP 278.09 bn by the end of the year, compared to EGP 200.28 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="881" data-start="702" dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; ranked third, as its customer deposits rose by about 32.5% during 2025, reaching EGP 169.89 bn by the end of the year, compared to EGP 128.18 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1083" data-start="883" dir="ltr"&gt;The report covered customer deposits across 25 banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data were available, and showed that all banks recorded positive growth during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1247" data-start="1085" dir="ltr"&gt;Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, and Housing and Development Bank maintained their positions among the fastest-growing 10 banks in deposits in both 2024 and 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1441" data-start="1249" dir="ltr"&gt;At the sector level, 13 banks recorded deposit growth above the sector average of 17%, according to Central Bank of Egypt data, while 12 banks recorded growth below this average during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1692" data-start="1443" dir="ltr"&gt;Private banks strengthened their presence in the top 10, capturing 8 positions out of 21 private banks included in the ranking, including: Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo;, Banque du Caire, &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo;, and Kuwait Finance House.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1883" data-start="1694" dir="ltr"&gt;Public sector banks held 2 positions within the top 10 out of 4 public banks included in the ranking, with Housing and Development Bank ranking eighth and Misr Digital Bank ranking ninth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2125" data-start="1885" dir="ltr"&gt;Islamic banks, including &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, Kuwait Finance House, Al Baraka, and Faisal Islamic Bank, recorded an average growth rate of 22.74% during 2025, with total deposits reaching EGP 737.64 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 601 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2281" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="2127" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that all figures and growth rates mentioned are based on the standalone financial statements published by each bank at the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/29/12812.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12809</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12809</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, «BANK NXT», and «ADIB – Egypt» are the fastest-growing banks in customer lending during 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank tops the list for the second year, while BANK NXT, ADIB, CIB, EGBANK, FABMISR, ADCB, and ABK a</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:09:28 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-29T10:09:28+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 data-end="192" data-start="0" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank tops the list for the second year, while &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;ABK&amp;raquo; are among the fastest-growing 10 banks in lending in 2024 and 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="307" data-start="194" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;12 banks exceeded the sector&amp;rsquo;s average growth rate of 23.9%, while 13 banks fell below the average during 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="498" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="309" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;The private sector dominates the list of the fastest-growing 10 banks in lending among 21 private banks included in the ranking, while public sector banks are absent from the top positions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="427" data-start="0" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list tracking the development of customer lending at banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector during 2025 showed that Suez Canal Bank ranked first, with a growth rate of 63.3%, as its portfolio reached EGP 122.37 bn by the end of last December, compared to EGP 74.94 bn at the end of 2024. It maintained its leading position for the second consecutive year, having also topped the same ranking in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="587" data-start="429" dir="ltr"&gt;BANK NXT ranked second, with a growth rate of 60.6%, as customer loans reached EGP 48.32 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 30.09 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="806" data-start="589" dir="ltr"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; ranked third, as its customer lending portfolio increased by about 53.4% during 2025, reaching EGP 147.48 bn by the end of the year, compared to EGP 96.11 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1012" data-start="808" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list covered customer loans at 25 banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data were available, and showed that all banks recorded positive growth during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1188" data-start="1014" dir="ltr"&gt;Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo;, ADCB, and &amp;laquo;ABK&amp;raquo; maintained their positions among the fastest-growing 10 banks in customer lending during 2024 and 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1426" data-start="1190" dir="ltr"&gt;At the sector level, data showed that 12 banks achieved growth rates in customer loans exceeding the sector average of 23.9%, according to the Central Bank of Egypt, while 13 banks recorded growth rates below this average during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1688" data-start="1428" dir="ltr"&gt;Private banks strengthened their presence within the top ten, capturing all 10 positions out of 21 private banks included in the ranking, namely: Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADCB, &amp;laquo;ABK &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;QNB&amp;raquo;, and Kuwait Finance House.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1867" data-start="1690" dir="ltr"&gt;Islamic banks recorded a growth rate of 35.68% during 2025, as their customer financing reached EGP 326.73 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 240.82 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2029" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1869" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned above are based on the independent financial statements announced by each bank by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/29/12809.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12840</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12840</link><title>«First Bank» Ranking of the largest 20 Banks in North Africa as of end-2025</title><description>National Bank of Egypt maintains its lead with total assets of 191 USD bn Banque Misr ranks secondMoroccan</description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:52:05 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-28T15:25:00+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&amp;laquo;National Bank of Egypt&amp;raquo; maintains its lead with total assets of 191 USD bn&amp;hellip; Banque Misr ranks second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Moroccan banks secure 8 spots in the ranking, accounting for 39% of total assets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Egyptian banks dominate with 51% of total assets of the top 20 banks in North Africa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Relatively limited presence of Tunisia and Algeria in the ranking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="734" data-start="434" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the top 20 banks in North Africa by the end of 2025 revealed that Morocco ranked first in terms of number of banks represented, securing 8 positions in the ranking, with total assets amounting to 270.43 USD bn, representing 39% of the list&amp;rsquo;s total assets.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="975" data-start="736" dir="ltr"&gt;Meanwhile, the Egyptian banking sector outperformed in terms of its share of total assets, as 7 Egyptian banks recorded a combined total of 354.13 USD bn, accounting for around 51% of the total assets of the top 20 banks in North Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1237" data-start="977" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking also showed a relatively limited presence for both Tunisia and Algeria. The Tunisian banking sector was represented by 3 banks, with total assets reaching 23.22 USD bn by the end of 2025, equivalent to approximately 3% of the list&amp;rsquo;s total assets.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1487" data-start="1239" dir="ltr"&gt;Algeria, on the other hand, was represented by only two banks, yet it surpassed Tunisia in terms of total assets, recording 42.29 USD bn by the end of the same year, accounting for about 6% of the total assets of the top 20 banks in North Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1763" data-start="1489" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking was based on banks&amp;rsquo; total reported assets denominated in USD, providing a unified comparison tool across different banking institutions. It also excluded banks lacking officially disclosed data to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the adopted methodology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1936" data-start="1765" dir="ltr"&gt;Regarding the top 10 banks in the ranking, National Bank of Egypt secured the first position, with total assets reaching 191.03 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2068" data-start="1938" dir="ltr"&gt;Banque Misr ranked second, with its asset portfolio reaching 90.75 USD bn by the end of the same year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2208" data-start="2070" dir="ltr"&gt;Attijariwafa Bank came in third place, recording total assets of approximately 87.23 USD bn by the end of last year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2325" data-start="2210" dir="ltr"&gt;Banque Centrale Populaire ranked fourth, with assets totaling around 62.64 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2458" data-start="2327" dir="ltr"&gt;Bank of Africa secured the fifth position, with total assets reaching 47.99 USD bn by the end of December.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2586" data-start="2460" dir="ltr"&gt;Commercial International Bank came in sixth place, reporting total assets of around 30.11 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2712" data-start="2588" dir="ltr"&gt;Credit Populaire d&amp;#39;Algerie ranked seventh, with total assets reaching 25.41 USD bn by the end of the same year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2820" data-start="2714" dir="ltr"&gt;Arab African International Bank came eighth, with assets totaling 20.01 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2954" data-start="2822" dir="ltr"&gt;Credit Agricole du Maroc ranked ninth, with total assets reaching approximately 19.27 USD bn by the end of last year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="3094" data-start="2956" dir="ltr"&gt;Credit Immobilier et Hotelier secured the tenth position, with total assets amounting to around 17.95 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="3234" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="3096" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that the ranking included parent banking groups across North African countries and excluded their foreign subsidiaries.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/05/03/12840.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12802</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12802</link><title>Banking Sector Performance at the Close of Trading on the Egyptian Exchange – Monday, April 27, 2026</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:30:40 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-27T18:30:40+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The banking sector on the Egyptian Exchange closed Monday&amp;rsquo;s session, April 27, 2026, with a 1.49% increase in market capitalization, reaching EGP 864.803 billion, compared to EGP 852.079 billion at the close of the previous session.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The sector accounted for 24.36% of the total market capitalization, the highest share among all listed sectors.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Trading value on banking stocks reached EGP 618.94 million, representing 7.72% of total market trading value for the day. Trading volume amounted to 7.74 million shares, accounting for 0.42% of the total market volume.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Egyptian Exchange ended the session with broad-based gains across its main indices, supported by net foreign buying of EGP 258.8 million.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The benchmark EGX30 rose by 0.57% to close at 52,421 points, while the EGX70 index increased by 0.43% to reach 13,882 points, and the EGX100 index also gained 0.43%, closing at 19,432 points.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/27/12802.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12796</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12796</link><title>«BANK NXT», «EGBANK», and «Housing &amp; Development Bank» Lead Fastest Profit Growth in 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:04:03 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-26T19:04:03+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;AlexBank&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;AAIB&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Banque du Caire&amp;raquo; Among Top 10 Fastest-Growing Banks in Profits Across 2024&amp;ndash;2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;15 banks exceeded the sector&amp;rsquo;s average growth rate of 12.5%, while 10 banks recorded below-average performance in 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private sector banks reinforced their presence within the top 10, securing 8 positions out of 21 private banks included in the ranking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Public sector banks captured 2 spots within the top 10 out of 4 public banks featured in the list.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking, tracking net profit growth of banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector during 2025, revealed that &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo; topped the list after recording a strong growth rate of 79.6%, with net profit rising to EGP 3.18 billion in 2025, compared to EGP 1.77 billion in 2024. This strong performance propelled the bank to first place, after ranking 23rd among the fastest-growing banks in profits in 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo; ranked second with a growth rate of 60.2%, reporting net profits of EGP 4.09 billion in 2025, up from EGP 2.56 billion in 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Housing &amp;amp; Development Bank&amp;raquo; came in third, with net profit increasing by 55.9% to EGP 17.21 billion in 2025, compared to EGP 11.04 billion in 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list monitored net profits for 25 banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector with available financial data. The results showed that 16 banks achieved positive growth rates, while 9 banks recorded noticeable declines during 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking also highlighted that several banks successfully maintained their positions among the fastest-growing in net profits across both 2024 and 2025, including &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;AlexBank&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Arab African International Bank (AAIB)&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Banque du Caire&amp;raquo;, reflecting stable financial performance and sustained profit growth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;At the sector level, data indicated that 15 banks included in the ranking achieved net profit growth rates exceeding the sector average of 12.5% in 2025, according to the Central Bank of Egypt, underscoring their strong performance relative to the market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In contrast, 10 banks recorded growth rates below the sector average during the same period, highlighting clear disparities in performance across banks operating in the Egyptian market.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private banks continued to dominate the top 10 list, capturing 8 positions out of 21 private banks included in the ranking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meanwhile, public banks secured 2 positions within the top 10 out of 4 public banks in the list, with &amp;laquo;Housing &amp;amp; Development Bank&amp;raquo; ranking third and &amp;laquo;Banque du Caire&amp;raquo; placing tenth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;All figures and growth rates mentioned above are based on the officially disclosed standalone financial statements of each bank as of year-end 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/26/12796.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12778</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12778</link><title>«First Bank» Reveals the Latest Edition of the Top 100 Arab Lending Banks </title><description>UAE dominates with 17 banks in the ranking.. Jordan contributes 12 banks 11 Egyptian banks make the list.. S</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:44:18 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-23T11:44:18+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;UAE dominates with 17 banks in the ranking.. Jordan contributes 12 banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;11 Egyptian banks make the list.. Saudi Arabia secures 10 positions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Kuwait captures 9 spots among the top 100 Arab lenders&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Balanced presence for Qatar, Morocco, and Bahrain with 8 banks each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Oman participates with 7 banks.. Tunisian sector holds 6 positions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Algerian banking sector secures only 2 spots&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Palestine and Iraq each represented by one bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking of the largest 100 lending banks in the Arab world by the end of 2025 revealed that the UAE ranked first in terms of number of banks, securing 17 positions and accounting for around 26% of the total loan portfolio within the list.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Jordanian banking sector held 12 positions; however, its contribution to total loans remained limited at around 3%. Egyptian banks secured 11 positions in the ranking, accounting for approximately 5% of total loans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Saudi banks stood out in terms of loan share, with 10 banks accounting for about 29% of total loans among the top 100 Arab lenders, while Kuwait was represented by 9 banks, contributing around 9% of total loans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Despite Qatar, Morocco, and Bahrain each having 8 banks in the ranking, Qatari banks accounted for around 15% of total loans, compared to approximately 6% for Moroccan banks and about 3% for Bahraini banks by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meanwhile, Oman recorded a presence with 7 banks, holding a share of around 2.7% of total loans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Among countries with limited contribution&amp;mdash;each accounting for less than 1% of total loans&amp;mdash;Tunisian banks appeared with 6 positions, Algeria was represented by only 2 banks, while Palestine and Iraq each had one bank in the ranking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking was based on banks&amp;rsquo; disclosed loan portfolios denominated in US dollars, providing a unified comparison tool across banking institutions. It excluded banks lacking official financial disclosures to ensure accuracy and reliability of the methodology.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking also indicated stability among the top 10 banks by the end of 2025, as they maintained their positions unchanged compared to the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the top 100 Arab lenders as of September 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Qatar National Bank Group ranked first with a loan portfolio of 278.54 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Al Rajhi Bank came in second with loans totaling 200.69 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Saudi National Bank ranked third with a loan portfolio of around 194.44 USD bn by the end of December.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Emirates NBD secured fourth place with loans of approximately 172.31 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;First Abu Dhabi Bank ranked fifth with a loan portfolio of about 167.81 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank came sixth with loans totaling 110.53 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Riyad Bank ranked seventh with a loan portfolio of approximately 99.53 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;National Bank of Egypt came eighth with loans reaching around 94.10 USD bn by the end of December.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;National Bank of Kuwait ranked ninth with a loan portfolio of approximately 87.09 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;SAB Bank took the tenth position with loans totaling 79.62 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that the ranking included parent banking groups across Arab countries and did not include their foreign subsidiaries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/23/12778.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12771</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12771</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, «ADIB», and «ADCB» are the fastest-growing private sector banks in net fee and commission income during 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank tops the list, while ADIB Egypt comes in second.Listed banks on the Egyptian Exchange secure 6</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:03:47 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-22T14:03:47+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank tops the list, while &amp;laquo;ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo; comes in second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Listed banks on the Egyptian Exchange secure 6 positions among the fastest-growing 10 private sector banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Foreign banking groups capture 7 positions within the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Islamic banks participate with 2 positions among the fastest 10 private sector banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Net fee and commission income declined at 4 private banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="318" data-start="0" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list tracking the development of net fees and commissions income among private sector banks operating in Egypt during 2025 showed that Suez Canal Bank ranked first, with a growth rate of 50.7%, as its net fee and commission income reached EGP 2.71 bn during the year, compared to EGP 979.9 mn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="506" data-start="320" dir="ltr"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB) came in second place, with net fees and commissions income rising by about 46.3% during 2025, reaching EGP 2.71 bn, compared to EGP 1.86 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="684" data-start="508" dir="ltr"&gt;Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADCB) ranked third, as its net fees and commissions income increased by 30.6%, reaching EGP 1.33 bn in 2025, compared to EGP 1.02 bn in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="929" data-start="686" dir="ltr"&gt;The list covered net fees and commissions income for 20 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data were available in 2025. It showed that 16 banks recorded positive growth, while 4 banks recorded a decline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1194" data-start="931" dir="ltr"&gt;Private banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange accounted for 6 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in net fees and commissions income during 2025, including: Suez Canal Bank, ADIB, CIB, Bank Al Baraka, EGBANK, and Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1394" data-start="1196" dir="ltr"&gt;Foreign banking groups operating in Egypt accounted for 7 positions within the top ten, including: ADIB, ADCB, Bank of Alexandria, FABMISR, Al Baraka, National Bank of Kuwait, and Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1516" data-start="1396" dir="ltr"&gt;Islamic banks accounted for 2 positions among the top 10, with ADIB ranking second and Al Baraka Bank ranking seventh.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1671" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1518" dir="ltr"&gt;Private sector banks are defined as banks in which private ownership exceeds 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/22/12771.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12767</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12767</link><a10:author><a10:name>first bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, «EGBANK», and «ADIB» are the fastest-growing private sector banks in terms of net interest income during 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:16:47 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-21T17:16:47+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank Tops the List, Followed by EGBANK in Second Place&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Listed Banks Secure 6 Spots Among the Top 10 Fastest-Growing Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Gulf Banking Groups Dominate with 6 Positions in the Top 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic Banks Claim 2 Spots Among the Fastest-Growing Top 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;ldquo;First Bank&amp;rdquo; list tracking the development of net interest income among private sector banks operating in Egypt during 2025 revealed that Suez Canal Bank topped the ranking, recording a growth rate of 56%, as its net interest income reached EGP 8.64 billion during the year, compared to EGP 5.54 billion in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;EGBANK secured second place, with its net interest income rising by 38.2% in 2025 to reach EGP 8.41 billion, compared to EGP 6.08 billion in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) ranked third, after its net interest income increased by 31.5%, recording EGP 19.69 billion in 2025, compared to EGP 14.98 billion in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;ldquo;First Bank&amp;rdquo; list monitored the net interest income of 21 private sector banks operating within the Egyptian banking sector, for which financial data was available during 2025. The data showed that 18 banks achieved positive growth rates, while 3 private sector banks recorded a noticeable decline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking also revealed that private sector banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange secured 6 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in terms of net interest income during 2025. These banks include: Suez Canal Bank, EGBANK, ADIB, Al Baraka Bank, QNB Egypt, and CIB.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Gulf-based banking groups operating in Egypt succeeded in capturing 6 spots within the top 10, including: ADIB, ABK-Egypt, Al Baraka Bank, QNB Egypt, NBK-Egypt, and ADCB.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;As for Islamic banks, they accounted for two positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in net interest income, with ADIB ranking third and Al Baraka Bank placing sixth in the classification.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are defined as banks in which private ownership exceeds 50% of total capital, according to data from Egypt&amp;rsquo;s Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/21/12767.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12764</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12764</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>BANK NXT, ADIB Egypt, and ADCB are the fastest-growing private sector banks in equity over the last 5 years</title><description>BANK NXT leads the list and ADIB Egypt comes in secondListed banks secure 4 spots among the top tenForeign gro</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:11:09 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-21T14:11:09+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;BANK NXT leads the list and ADIB Egypt comes in second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Listed banks secure 4 spots among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Foreign groups strengthen their presence and secure half of the spots among the 10 fastest-growing banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic banks claim a single spot among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;CIB strengthens its leadership as the largest in portfolio size and increase value over the last 5 years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3"&gt;The First Bank list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in equity over the last 5 years showed that BANK NXT took the first place. Its Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) reached 52.1%, as its equity portfolio rose to 15.41 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 1.89 billion EGP at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB) claimed the second place, with its equity portfolio growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 45.5% over the last 5 years to reach 33.65 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 5.16 billion EGP at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADCB) came in third place with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 44.5% over 5 years, as its equity portfolio climbed to 18.97 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 3 billion EGP at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5"&gt;The First Bank list tracked the total equity of 19 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data over the last 5 years. It showed that all the studied banks achieved positive growth rates. FABMISR and Bank ABC were excluded for the accuracy of the comparison.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6"&gt;The ranking showed a strong performance by foreign groups operating in Egypt, as they took half of the spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, ADCB Egypt, ABK Egypt, HSBC, and NBK.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7"&gt;The data also showed a great performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, as they took 4 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in equity over the last 5 years. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, Suez Canal Bank, CIB, and saib.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8"&gt;Islamic banks secured a single position among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in equity during 2025, with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank taking the second place on the list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9"&gt;On the other hand, Commercial International Bank (CIB) was the largest in terms of portfolio size and the value of increase during the period. Its equity portfolio grew by about 170.61 billion EGP over the last 5 years to reach 230.01 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 59.40 billion EGP at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are those where the total share of private ownership is more than 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/21/12764.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12758</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12758</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, BANK NXT, and CIB are the fastest-growing private sector banks in corporate loans during 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank leads the list and BANK NXT comes in secondListed banks take half of the spots among the top t</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:50:48 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-20T13:50:46+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank leads the list and BANK NXT comes in second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Listed banks take half of the spots among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Foreign groups dominate and secure 7 positions among the 10 fastest-growing banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic banks claim a single spot among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Corporate loans decline at two private sector banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3"&gt;The First Bank list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in corporate loans during 2025 showed that Suez Canal Bank took the first place with a growth rate of 56.8%. Its corporate loan portfolio rose to 115.49 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 73.67 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;BANK NXT claimed the second place, as its corporate loan portfolio increased by 50.5% during last year to reach 33.40 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 22.19 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Commercial International Bank (CIB) came in third place with a growth rate of 44.8% during 2025. Its corporate loan portfolio climbed to 449.13 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 310.20 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5"&gt;The First Bank list tracked the total corporate loans of 21 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data for 2025. It showed that 19 banks achieved positive growth rates, while two private sector banks saw a noticeable decline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6"&gt;The ranking showed a strong performance by foreign groups operating in Egypt, as they dominated 7 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, ABK Egypt, FABMISR, ADCB Egypt, QNB, Credit Agricole, and Bank ABC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7"&gt;The data also showed a great performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, as they took half of the spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in corporate loans during 2025. These banks are: Suez Canal Bank, CIB, ADIB Egypt, QNB, and Credit Agricole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8"&gt;Islamic banks secured a single position among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in corporate loans during 2025, with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank taking the fourth place on the list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are those where the total share of private ownership is more than 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/20/12758.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12751</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12751</link><a10:author><a10:name>first bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, «HSBC», and «Faisal Islamic Bank »Are the Fastest-Growing Private Sector Banks in Institutional Deposits in 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:18:08 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-19T14:18:08+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank Tops the List, HSBC Comes in Second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Stock Exchange-Listed Banks Secure 4 Spots in the Top 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Foreign Banking Groups Dominate, Capturing 8 Positions Among the Fastest 10 Growing Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic Banks Claim 3 Spots in the Top 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Institutional Deposits Decline at 6 Private Sector Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;laquo;The First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in institutional deposits during 2025 has revealed that Suez Canal Bank topped the list with a growth rate of 50.2%. The bank&amp;rsquo;s institutional deposits portfolio rose to EGP 171.73 billion by the end of 2025, up from EGP 114.34 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo; secured second place, with its institutional deposits portfolio growing by 48.7% over the past year to reach EGP 143.34 billion by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 96.41 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;laquo;Faisal Islamic Bank&amp;raquo; came in third with a growth rate of 38.6% during 2025, as its institutional deposits portfolio climbed to EGP 5.84 billion by the end of 2025, from EGP 4.21 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;laquo;The First Bank&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;list tracked total institutional deposits at 21 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which 2025 financial data were available. It showed that 15 banks recorded positive growth rates, while six banks posted notable declines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking highlighted a strong performance by foreign banking groups operating in Egypt, which dominated eight positions in the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks. These were: HSBC, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt, First Abu Dhabi Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt, Attijariwafa Bank, Emirates NBD &amp;ndash; Egypt, Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt, and Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The data also showed an outstanding performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, which captured four spots among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in institutional deposits during 2025. These were: Suez Canal Bank, Faisal Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, and Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Islamic banks claimed three positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in institutional deposits during 2025. Faisal Islamic Bank ranked third, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank placed sixth, and Kuwait Finance House secured ninth place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are defined as those in which private ownership exceeds 50% of total capital, according to data from Egypt&amp;rsquo;s Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/19/12751.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12750</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12750</link><title>Suez Canal Bank, «BANK NXT» and «CIB» are the Fastest-Growing Private Sector Banks in Customer Loans Over the Last 5 Years</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:41 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-19T13:00:41+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 data-end="204" data-start="130" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank tops the list.. &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo; comes in second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="525" data-start="206" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Listed banks capture 4 seats among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="525" data-start="206" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Gulf banking groups strengthen their presence.. securing 6 positions among the fastest 10 growing banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="525" data-start="206" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic banks seize 3 seats among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="525" data-start="206" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; reinforces its leadership in the sector.. largest in portfolio size and value increase over the last 5 years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="881" data-start="527" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in customer financing over the last 5 years revealed that Suez Canal Bank ranked first, with a compound annual growth rate of 47.1%, as its customer loan portfolio rose to EGP 122.37 billion by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 17.77 billion at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1087" data-start="883" dir="ltr"&gt;BANK NXT ranked second, with its customer loan portfolio growing at a CAGR of 37.3% over the last 5 years, reaching EGP 48.32 billion by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 9.92 billion at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1314" data-start="1089" dir="ltr"&gt;The Commercial International Bank &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; came in third place with a CAGR of 33.5% over 5 years, as its customer loan portfolio rose to EGP 503.36 billion by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 118.85 billion at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1641" data-start="1316" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list tracked customer financing across 19 private sector banks operating in the Egyptian banking system for which financial data was available over the last 5 years. It showed that all monitored banks achieved positive growth rates, while &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo;ABC&amp;raquo; were excluded to ensure accuracy of comparison.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2005" data-start="1643" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking highlighted strong performance by Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, as Gulf banks secured 6 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks, namely: &amp;laquo;Al Ahli Kuwait &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;National Bank of Kuwait&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka Bank&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2298" data-start="2007" dir="ltr"&gt;The data also showed strong performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange, as they secured 4 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in customer loans over the last 5 years, namely Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Al Baraka Bank&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2545" data-start="2300" dir="ltr"&gt;Islamic banks secured 3 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in customer financing during 2025, as Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank ranked sixth on the list, Al Baraka Bank came in ninth, and Kuwait Finance House ranked tenth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2724" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="2547" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are defined as banks in which private ownership exceeds 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/19/12750.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12745</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12745</link><title>Suez Canal Bank, «BANK NXT», and «ADIB – Egypt» Lead Private Sector Banks in Retail Deposit Growth During 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank tops the list followed by BANK NXT in second placeListed banks secure 4 spots among the top</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:21:57 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-16T15:21:57+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;section data-scroll-anchor="true" data-testid="conversation-turn-16" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-WEB:e2edc552-0bc1-47e8-8074-1bdd1442bf04-7" dir="auto"&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="368" data-start="116"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank tops the list&amp;hellip; followed by &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo; in second place&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="368" data-start="116"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Listed banks secure 4 spots among the top 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="368" data-start="116"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Arab banking groups dominate, capturing 7 positions among the fastest-growing banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 data-end="368" data-start="116"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic banks claim 3 spots within the top 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="700" data-start="370"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in terms of retail deposits during 2025 revealed that Suez Canal Bank ranked first with a growth rate of 76.6%, as its retail deposit portfolio increased to EGP 37.32 bn by end-2025, compared to EGP 21.13 bn at end-2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="883" data-start="702"&gt;BANK NXT secured second place, with retail deposits growing by 60.6% خلال 2025, reaching EGP 34.46 bn by year-end, compared to EGP 21.45 bn at end-2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1080" data-start="885"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt came third, recording a growth rate of 55% خلال 2025, with its retail deposit portfolio rising to EGP 134.57 bn by end-2025, versus EGP 86.80 bn at end-2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1316" data-start="1082"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking tracked total retail deposits across 21 private sector banks operating within the Egyptian banking system for which financial data were available in 2025, showing that all banks achieved positive growth rates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1695" data-start="1318"&gt;The ranking also highlighted the strong performance of Arab banking groups operating in Egypt, which dominated 7 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private banks. These include: &amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Attijariwafa Bank&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka Bank&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Ahli Kuwaiti &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;First Abu Dhabi Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1956" data-start="1697"&gt;In addition, listed banks on the Egyptian Exchange demonstrated solid performance, securing 4 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in retail deposits during 2025. These are: Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Al Baraka Bank&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2145" data-start="1958"&gt;Islamic banks captured 3 spots within the top 10, with &amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo; ranking third, &amp;laquo;Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo; in fifth place, and &amp;laquo;Al Baraka Bank&amp;raquo; in eighth place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2336" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="2147"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are defined as those in which private ownership exceeds 50% of total capital, according to data from Egypt&amp;rsquo;s Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/section&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/16/12745.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12733</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12733</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>«First Bank» reveals the latest edition of the Top 100 Arab Banks by customer’s Deposits </title><description>The UAE banking sector tops the list with 19 banks, while Egyptian banks secure 12 positions.The Jordanian ban</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:30:58 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-16T11:30:58+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;The UAE banking sector tops the list with 19 banks, while Egyptian banks secure 12 positions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;The Jordanian banking sector captures 11 spots in the ranking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Saudi banks hold 10 positions in the list&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Nine Kuwaiti banks are included, while Moroccan banks secure 8 spots&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Qatar and Bahrain are each represented by 7 banks, while Tunisia is represented by 6 banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Oman participates with 5 banks, while Algeria and Lebanon have limited representation with 2 banks each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Palestine and Iraq are each represented by only one bank &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="276" data-start="44" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking of the top 100 Arab banks by customer deposit size by the end of 2025 revealed that the UAE banking sector&amp;nbsp;topped the Arab landscape with 19 banks, accounting for 30% of the total deposits in the list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="498" data-start="278" dir="ltr"&gt;Egyptian banks secured 12 positions in the ranking, capturing about 8% of total deposits, while the Jordanian banking sector held 11 positions, although its contribution to total deposits remained limited at around 3%.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="624" data-start="500" dir="ltr"&gt;Saudi banks strengthened their presence in the ranking with 10 positions, controlling approximately 25% of total deposits.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="817" data-start="626" dir="ltr"&gt;In the same context, Kuwait participated with 9 banks, accounting for around 8% of total deposits, while Moroccan banks secured 8 positions, capturing about 6% of the list&amp;rsquo;s total deposits.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1069" data-start="819" dir="ltr"&gt;Despite Qatar and Bahrain having the same number of banks (7 each), Qatari banks accounted for around 10% of total deposits, compared to only about 3% for Bahraini banks. Oman was represented by 5 banks, with a share of around 2% of total deposits.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1326" data-start="1071" dir="ltr"&gt;As for countries with limited contribution, whose shares did not exceed 1% of total deposits&amp;mdash;Tunisian banks held 6 positions, while Algeria and Lebanon were each represented by 2 banks, and Palestine and Iraq recorded minimal presence with one bank each.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1667" data-start="1328" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking was based on ordering banks according to the size of customer deposits announced by the end of 2025 and denominated in US dollars, providing a unified comparison tool across banking institutions. The ranking also excluded banks for which official data were not available to ensure accuracy and reliability of the methodology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1970" data-start="1669" dir="ltr"&gt;Regarding the top 10 Arab banks by customer deposits by the end of 2025, the first eight banks maintained their positions unchanged compared to the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the top 100 Arab banks by deposits at the end of September 2025, while the ninth and tenth positions witnessed a swap in rankings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2064" data-start="1972" dir="ltr"&gt;Qatar National Bank ranked first, with deposits of about USD 261.40 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2176" data-start="2066" dir="ltr"&gt;First Abu Dhabi Bank came in second place, with customer deposits of about USD 228.92 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2266" data-start="2178" dir="ltr"&gt;Emirates NBD ranked third, with deposits of USD 214.01 bn by the end of the same year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2360" data-start="2268" dir="ltr"&gt;Al Rajhi Bank secured fourth place, with deposits of USD 177.91 bn by the end of December.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2459" data-start="2362" dir="ltr"&gt;Saudi National Bank ranked fifth, with a deposit portfolio of USD 169.59 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2557" data-start="2461" dir="ltr"&gt;Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank held sixth place, with deposits of USD 136.07 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2650" data-start="2559" dir="ltr"&gt;National Bank of Egypt ranked seventh, with deposits of USD 121.57 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2751" data-start="2652" dir="ltr"&gt;Riyad Bank came in eighth place, with customer deposits of about USD 88.44 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="3006" data-start="2753" dir="ltr"&gt;Meanwhile, Dubai Islamic Bank and SAB swapped positions, as Dubai Islamic Bank moved up to ninth place with deposits of about USD 87.18 bn by the end of 2025, while SAB declined to tenth place with deposits of USD 86.19 bn by the end of the same year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="3154" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="3008" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that the ranking included parent banking groups across different Arab countries and did not include their foreign subsidiaries.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/16/12733.jpg"></enclosure><keywords>Top 100 Arab Banks</keywords></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12725</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12725</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>«EGBANK», Suez Canal Bank, and Kuwait Finance House – Egypt are the fastest-growing private sector banks in retail lending during 2025</title><description>EGBANK tops the list, followed by Suez Canal Bank.Banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange secure 4 positions amo</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:20:23 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-15T14:20:23+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;&amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo; tops the list, followed by Suez Canal Bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange secure 4 positions among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Gulf banking groups capture half of the positions among the fastest-growing 10 banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Islamic banks secure 3 positions among the top ten &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="382" data-start="44" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in retail lending during 2025 revealed that the Egyption Gulf Bank&amp;nbsp;&amp;laquo;EGBank&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;topped the ranking, with a growth rate of 117.3%, as its retail loan portfolio increased to EGP 34.86 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 16.05 bn by the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="580" data-start="384" dir="ltr"&gt;Suez Canal Bank secured second place, with its retail loan portfolio growing by 110.2% during the past year, reaching EGP 11.55 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 5.49 bn by the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="785" data-start="582" dir="ltr"&gt;Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt ranked third, with a growth rate of 99.5% during 2025, as its retail financing portfolio rose to EGP 9.88 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 4.95 bn by the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1026" data-start="787" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list monitored total retail financing across 21 private sector banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data were available during 2025, and showed that all banks achieved positive growth rates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1348" data-start="1028" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking revealed strong performance by Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, as they captured half of the positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks, namely: &amp;laquo;Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;National Bank of Kuwait &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1619" data-start="1350" dir="ltr"&gt;The data also showed solid performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, which secured 4 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in retail lending during 2025, namely: &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;, Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1867" data-start="1621" dir="ltr"&gt;Islamic banks captured 3 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in retail lending during 2025, as Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt ranked third, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt ranked fourth, and Al Baraka Bank ranked sixth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2030" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1869" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are those in which private ownership exceeds 50%, according to data from Egypt&amp;rsquo;s Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/15/12725.jpg"></enclosure><keywords>private sector Banks,retail lending</keywords></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12718</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12718</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>Attijariwafa Bank, ADIB Egypt, and ADCB are the fastest-growing private sector banks in corporate deposits over the last 5 years</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:54:34 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-14T15:54:34+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Attijariwafa Bank leads the list and ADIB Egypt comes in second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Listed banks secure 4 spots among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Foreign groups strengthen their presence and secure 8 positions among the 10 fastest-growing banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic banks claim a single spot among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;QNB Egypt strengthens its leadership as the largest in portfolio size and increase value over the last 5 years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3"&gt;The First Bank list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in corporate deposits over the last 5 years showed that Attijariwafa Bank Egypt took the first place. Its Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) reached 45.1%, as its corporate deposit portfolio rose to 86.65 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 13.47 billion EGP at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB) claimed the second place, with its corporate deposit portfolio growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 43.6% over the last 5 years to reach 143.52 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 23.48 billion EGP at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADCB) came in third place with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 42.6% over 5 years, as its corporate deposit portfolio climbed to 121 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 20.53 billion EGP at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5"&gt;The First Bank list tracked the total corporate deposits of 19 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data over the last 5 years. It showed that all the studied banks achieved positive growth rates. FABMISR and Bank ABC were excluded for the accuracy of the comparison.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6"&gt;The ranking showed a strong performance by foreign groups operating in Egypt, as foreign banks took 8 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks. These banks are: Attijariwafa Bank, ADIB Egypt, ADCB Egypt, NBK Egypt, ABK Egypt, QNB Egypt, HSBC, and Credit Agricole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7"&gt;The data also showed a great performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, as they took 4 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in corporate deposits over the last 5 years. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, Suez Canal Bank, QNB, and Credit Agricole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8"&gt;Islamic banks secured one position among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in corporate deposits over the last 5 years, with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank taking the second place on the list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9"&gt;On the other hand, QNB Egypt was the largest in terms of portfolio size and the value of increase during the period. Its corporate deposit portfolio grew by about 368.68 billion EGP over the last 5 years to reach 491.70 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 123.02 billion EGP at the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are those where the total share of private ownership is more than 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/14/12718.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12715</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12715</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, BANK NXT, and ADIB Egypt are the fastest-growing private sector banks in net customer loans during 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank leads the list and BANK NXT comes in second Listed banks take half of the spots among the top</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:10:15 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-14T14:10:15+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank leads the list and BANK NXT comes in second &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Listed banks take half of the spots among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Gulf groups dominate and secure 6 positions among the 10 fastest-growing banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic banks claim two spots among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;CIB strengthens its leadership as the largest in portfolio size and increase value during 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3"&gt;The First Bank list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in net customer loans during 2025 showed that Suez Canal Bank took the first place with a growth rate of 63.3%. Its net customer loan portfolio rose to 122.37 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 74.94 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;BANK NXT claimed the second place, as its net customer loan portfolio increased by 60.6% during last year to reach 48.32 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 30.09 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB) came in third place with a growth rate of 53.4% during 2025. Its net customer loan portfolio climbed to 147.48 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 96.11 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5"&gt;The First Bank list tracked the net customer loans of 21 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data for 2025. It showed that all the banks achieved positive growth rates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6"&gt;The ranking showed a strong performance by Gulf groups operating in Egypt, as they dominated 6 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, FABMISR, ADCB, ABK Egypt, QNB Egypt, and Kuwait Finance House.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7"&gt;The data also showed a great performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, as they took half of the spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in net customer loans during 2025. These banks are Suez Canal Bank, ADIB Egypt, CIB, EGBANK, and QNB Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8"&gt;Islamic banks secured two positions among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in net customer loans during 2025. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank took the third place on the list, while Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt came in eighth place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9"&gt;On the other hand, Commercial International Bank (CIB) was the largest in terms of portfolio size and the value of increase during the period. Its net loan portfolio grew by about 162.41 billion EGP during 2025 to reach 503.36 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 340.96 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are those where the total share of private ownership is more than 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/14/12715.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12707</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12707</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, ADIB Egypt, and Emirates NBD are the fastest-growing private sector banks in customer deposits during 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank leads the list and ADIB Egypt comes in secondListed banks take 3 spots among the top tenForeig</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:25:12 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-09T13:25:12+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank leads the list and ADIB Egypt comes in second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Listed banks take 3 spots among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Foreign groups dominate and secure 8 positions among the 10 fastest-growing banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic banks claim two spots among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;CIB strengthens its leadership as the largest in portfolio size and increase value during 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3"&gt;The First Bank list of the fastest-growing private sector banks in customer deposits during 2025 showed that&amp;nbsp;Suez&amp;nbsp;Canal Bank took the first place with a growth rate of 54.3%. Its customer deposit portfolio rose to 209.04 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 135.47 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB) came in second place with a growth rate of 38.9% during 2025. Its customer deposit portfolio climbed to 278.09 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 200.28 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Emirates NBD Egypt took the third place, as its customer deposit portfolio increased by 32.5% during last year to reach 169.89 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 128.18 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5"&gt;The First Bank list tracked the total customer deposits of 21 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data for 2025. It showed that 20 banks achieved positive growth rates, while one bank saw a noticeable decline.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6"&gt;The ranking showed a strong performance by foreign groups operating in Egypt, as they dominated 8 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, Emirates NBD Egypt, ADCB, FABMISR, Attijariwafa Bank, HSBC, Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt, and ABK Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7"&gt;The data also showed a great performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, as they took 3 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in customer deposits during 2025. These banks are Suez Canal Bank, ADIB Egypt, and saib.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8"&gt;Islamic banks secured two positions among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in deposits during 2025. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank took the second place on the list, while Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt came in eighth place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9"&gt;On the other hand, Commercial International Bank (CIB) was the largest in terms of portfolio size and the value of increase during the period. Its deposit portfolio grew by about 137.46 billion EGP during 2025 to reach 1.11 trillion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 967.90 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are those where the total share of private ownership is more than 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/09/12707.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12705</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12705</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>«First Bank» releases the latest edition of the Largest 100 banks in Arab countries</title><description>The UAE dominates the Arab banking scene with 18 banks and Jordan comes in second with 12 banksA balanced pres</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:09:58 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-09T10:09:58+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;The UAE dominates the Arab banking scene with 18 banks and Jordan comes in second with 12 banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;A balanced presence for Egypt and Saudi Arabia with 10 banks each and Kuwait strengthens its position with 9 spots&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco participate with 8 banks each and Oman secures 7 spots &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;4 Tunisian banks appear on the list and limited representation for Lebanon and Algeria with two banks each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Limited participation for Palestine and Iraq with only one bank each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3"&gt;The First Bank list of the top 100 banks in&amp;nbsp;Arab countries&amp;nbsp;at the end of 2025 revealed a clear dominance of the UAE banking sector, which led the scene with 18 banks in the ranking. This reflects the strength and regional spread of Emirati banks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Jordan came in second place with 12 banks, indicating the wide base of the Jordanian banking sector. Meanwhile, Egypt and Saudi Arabia had 10 banks each, with a noticeable difference in the size of assets between them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5"&gt;The Kuwaiti banking sector strengthened its presence with 9 spots. The list also showed a balanced presence for Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco with 8 banks each, with the Qatari banking sector leading in terms of asset size.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6"&gt;Oman recorded a presence of 7 banks, which is the lowest among Gulf countries in both number and asset size. Tunisia secured 4 spots in the ranking, compared to a limited representation for Lebanon and Algeria with two banks each.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7"&gt;As for the lowest representation, it went to Palestine and Iraq with one bank each, reflecting the limited participation of these two sectors in the ranking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8"&gt;The ranking was based on ordering banks according to their total assets announced at the end of 2025 in US dollars. This provides a unified tool for comparison between different banking institutions. The ranking excluded banks that did not have official data available to ensure the accuracy of the results and the reliability of the method used.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9"&gt;Regarding the most significant changes in the top ten Arab banks at the end of 2025, First Abu Dhabi Bank rose to the first place among Arab banks with assets reaching 382.23 billion dollars. Meanwhile, Qatar National Bank dropped to second place with an asset portfolio of 380.67 billion dollars.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10"&gt;The banks from third to eighth place kept their positions without change compared to the First Bank list at the end of September 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10"&gt;Saudi National Bank took the third place with assets of 322.61 billion dollars, followed by Emirates NBD in fourth place with an asset portfolio of 317.04 billion dollars.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11"&gt;Al Rajhi Bank controlled the fifth place with an asset portfolio of 278.15 billion dollars at the end of last December.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11"&gt;Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank occupied the sixth place with an asset size of about 210.64 billion dollars.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12"&gt;National Bank of Egypt took the seventh place with an asset portfolio of about 191.03 billion dollars, and National Bank of Kuwait took the eighth place with assets of about 148.14 billion dollars.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13"&gt;On the other hand, Kuwait Finance House and Riyad Bank swapped their positions. Kuwait Finance House rose to ninth place with assets of about 138.88 billion dollars, while Riyad Bank dropped to tenth place with assets of 138.50 billion dollars.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="14"&gt;It is important to mention that the ranking included the parent banking groups in different Arab countries and did not include their foreign subsidiary banks.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/09/12705.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12703</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12703</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, ADIB Egypt, and Emirates NBD are the fastest-growing private sector banks in assets during 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank leads the list and ADIB Egypt comes in secondListed banks take 3 spots among the top tenForeig</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:42:59 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-08T15:42:59+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank leads the list and ADIB Egypt comes in second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Listed banks take 3 spots among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Foreign groups strengthen their presence and secure 7 positions among the 10 fastest-growing banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic banks claim two spots among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;CIB strengthens its leadership as the largest in portfolio size and increase value during 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3"&gt;The First Bank list of the fastest-growing private sector banks in assets during 2025 showed that Suez Canal Bank took the first place with a growth rate of 49.9%. Its asset portfolio rose to 270.12 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 180.19 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB) came in second place with a growth rate of 33% during 2025. Its asset portfolio climbed to 344.15 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 258.84 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Emirates NBD Egypt took the third place, as its asset portfolio increased by 30.6% during last year to reach 207.53 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 158.93 billion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5"&gt;The First Bank list tracked the total assets of 21 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data for 2025. It showed that all the studied banks achieved positive growth rates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6"&gt;The ranking showed a strong performance by foreign groups operating in Egypt. Foreign banks took 7 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks, which are: ADIB Egypt, Emirates NBD Egypt, ADCB, ABK Egypt, HSBC, Attijariwafa Bank, and Kuwait Finance House.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7"&gt;The data also showed a great performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, as they took 3 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in assets during 2025. These banks are Suez Canal Bank, ADIB Egypt, and CIB.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8"&gt;Islamic banks secured two positions among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in assets during 2025. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank took the second place on the list, while Kuwait Finance House &amp;ndash; Egypt came in ninth place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9"&gt;On the other hand, Commercial International Bank (CIB) was the largest in terms of portfolio size and the value of increase during the period. Its asset portfolio grew by about 226.83 billion EGP during 2025 to reach 1.44 trillion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 1.21 trillion EGP at the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are those where the total share of private ownership is more than 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/08/12703.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12697</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12697</link><title>«BANK NXT», «EGBANK», and «CIB» Lead as Fastest-Growing Private Sector Banks in Net Profits During 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:37:15 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-07T15:37:15+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo; Tops the List&amp;hellip; &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo; Ranks Second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Foreign Groups Capture 6 Spots Among Top 10 Fastest-Growing Private Banks in Net Profits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic Banks Secure 2 Positions Within Top 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;8 Banks Record Noticeable Declines in Net Profits During 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; Maintains Leadership as Most Profitable Private Sector Bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Revealed &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in terms of net profits during 2025 showed that &amp;laquo;BANK NXT&amp;raquo; topped the list with a growth rate of 79.6%, after achieving net profits of EGP 3.18 bn in 2025, compared to EGP 1.77 bn in 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo; ranked second with a growth rate of 60.2%, recording net profits of EGP 4.09 bn in 2025, versus EGP 2.55 bn in 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meanwhile, &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; came in third place, posting net profits of EGP 81.81 bn during 2025, compared to EGP 55.43 bn in 2024, reflecting a growth rate of 47.6%, while continuing to lead as the most profitable private sector bank.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking tracked net profits of 21 private sector banks operating within the Egyptian banking sector, for which financial data was available for 2025. The results showed that 13 banks achieved positive growth rates, while 8 banks recorded notable declines, based on each bank&amp;rsquo;s standalone financial statements.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Data also highlighted the strong performance of foreign banking groups operating in Egypt, which captured 6 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in net profits during 2025, including: &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;AlexBank&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ABC&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking also confirmed the continued outperformance of &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; as the most profitable private sector bank.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;On the Islamic banking front, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo; secured positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in net profits, while other Islamic banks were absent from the leading ranks.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;A total of 8 private sector banks recorded noticeable declines in net profits during 2025 compared to 2024, including: &amp;laquo;HSBC&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Attijariwafa Bank&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;KFH &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ABK &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Faisal Islamic Bank&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are defined as those in which private ownership exceeds 50%, according to data from Egypt&amp;rsquo;s Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/07/12697.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12694</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12694</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>«ADCB», Suez Canal Bank, and Arab African International Bank are the fastest-growing private sector banks in customer deposits over the last five years</title><description>ADCB tops the list, followed by Suez Canal Bank.Banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange secure 4 positions among</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:45:30 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-07T12:45:30+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;&amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo; tops the list, followed by Suez Canal Bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange secure 4 positions among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Foreign banking groups strengthen their presence, capturing 7 spots among the fastest-growing 10 banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Islamic banks secure a single position among the top ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;&amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; reinforces its leadership in the sector, ranking as the largest in portfolio size and absolute growth over the past five years &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="418" data-start="44" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in customer deposits over the last five years revealed that Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;topped the ranking, with a compound annual growth rate of 38.9%, as its deposit portfolio increased to EGP 150.49 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 29.08 bn by the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="627" data-start="420" dir="ltr"&gt;Suez Canal Bank secured second place, with its deposit portfolio growing at a compound annual growth rate of 36.4% over the last five years, reaching EGP 209.04 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 44.34 bn by the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="827" data-start="629" dir="ltr"&gt;Arab African International Bank ranked third, with a compound annual growth rate of 34.8% over five years, as its deposit portfolio rose to EGP 687.08 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 154.30 bn by the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1140" data-start="829" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list monitored total customer deposits at 19 private sector banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data were available over the last five years. All banks under review recorded positive growth rates, while &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo;ABC&amp;raquo; were excluded to ensure comparability.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1435" data-start="1142" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking revealed strong performance by foreign banking groups operating in Egypt, as foreign banks captured 7 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks, namely: &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB-Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Attijariwafa&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ABK-Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;NBK-Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Emirates-NBD&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;QNB-Egypt&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1713" data-start="1437" dir="ltr"&gt;The data also showed solid performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, which secured 4 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in customer deposits over the last five years, namely: Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;ADIB-Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;QNB-Egypt&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1913" data-start="1715" dir="ltr"&gt;Islamic banks captured one position among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in customer deposits over the last five years, as Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt ranked third on the list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2245" data-start="1915" dir="ltr"&gt;On the other hand, Commercial International Bank &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; ranked as the largest in terms of portfolio size and absolute growth during the period under review, as its deposit portfolio increased by about EGP 765.27 bn over the last five years, reaching EGP 1.11 tn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 340.09 bn by the end of 2020.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2408" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="2247" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are those in which private ownership exceeds 50%, according to data from Egypt&amp;rsquo;s Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/07/12694.jpg"></enclosure><keywords>private sector Banks,customer deposits Portfolios</keywords></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12684</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12684</link><title>«Faisal Islamic Bank», «Al Baraka Bank», and «United Bank» Lead Retail Deposit Concentration Among EGX-Listed Banks by End-2025</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:04:09 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-06T13:04:09+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;EGX-listed banks allocate 48.5% of total deposits to retail segment by end-2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Retail deposits account for 49.2% of total deposits in listed private sector banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Retail deposits represent 43% of total deposits in listed public sector banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks listed on the EGX allocate 68% of their deposits to retail segment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;First Bank&amp;rsquo;s ranking of retail deposit concentration among banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange by the end of 2025 revealed that &amp;laquo;Faisal Islamic Bank&amp;raquo; ranked first, recording a concentration ratio of 97.01%, with retail deposits amounting to EGP 189.64 bn out of total customer deposits of EGP 195.47 bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Al Baraka Bank&amp;raquo; secured second place with a concentration ratio of 67.54%, as its retail deposit portfolio reached EGP 82.88 bn, compared to total deposits of EGP 122.72 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;United Bank&amp;raquo; ranked third, posting a concentration ratio of 62.96%, with retail deposits totaling EGP 47.73 bn out of overall deposits of EGP 75.82 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking tracks the deposit composition strategies of all 12 banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, with a focus on the diversification of retail products and savings instruments aimed at attracting individual customers. It is based on the ratio of retail deposits to total deposits, providing an indicator of the extent to which banks rely on retail funding.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Data showed that retail deposits across all listed banks&amp;mdash;totaling 12 institutions&amp;mdash;accounted for 48.5% of total customer deposits by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;At the private sector level, listed banks allocated 49.2% of their deposits to retail segment, with retail deposits reaching EGP 1.50 tn out of total deposits of EGP 3.05 tn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;For public sector banks listed on the exchange, retail deposits accounted for 43% of total deposits, with retail portfolios amounting to EGP 173.38 bn out of EGP 400.71 bn in total deposits by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;As for Islamic banks listed on the exchange, retail deposits represented 68% of total deposits, with retail portfolios reaching EGP 407.09 bn out of total deposits of EGP 596.29 bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that all figures mentioned above are based on the standalone financial statements announced by each bank as of December 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/06/12684.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12675</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12675</link><title>«ADCB», Suez Canal Bank, and «ADIB Egypt» Lead Fastest-Growing Private Sector Banks in Assets Over 5 Years</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:26:36 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-05T13:26:36+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo; tops the list&amp;hellip; Suez Canal Bank ranks second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listed banks secure 4 spots among the top 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Foreign banking groups strengthen their presence&amp;hellip; capturing 7 positions among the fastest-growing banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks secure a single position within the top 10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; reinforces its sector leadership&amp;hellip; recording the largest portfolio and an increase exceeding EGP 1 tn over 5 years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;First Bank&amp;rsquo;s ranking of the fastest-growing private sector banks in assets over the past five years revealed that Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo; ranked first, recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38.4%, with its asset portfolio rising to EGP 173.97 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 34.30 bn at the end of 2020.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Suez Canal Bank secured second place, with its asset portfolio growing at a CAGR of 37.8% over the past five years, reaching EGP 270.12 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 54.32 bn at the end of 2020.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;ADIB Egypt&amp;raquo; ranked third, recording a CAGR of 36.4% over five years, with its asset portfolio increasing to EGP 344.15 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 72.77 bn at the end of 2020.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The First Bank ranking covered total assets of 19 private sector banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector, for which financial data was available over the past five years. All banks under review recorded positive growth rates, while &amp;laquo;FABMISR&amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo;ABC&amp;raquo; were excluded to ensure comparability.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking highlighted the strong performance of foreign banking groups operating in Egypt, as foreign banks captured 7 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks. These included: &amp;laquo;ADCB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ABK Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Attijariwafa Bank&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;NBK Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Data also showed strong performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, which secured 4 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in assets over the past five years. These included: Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;ADIB Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks captured a single position within the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks, with &amp;laquo;ADIB Egypt&amp;raquo; ranking third on the list.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;On the other hand, Commercial International Bank &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; recorded the largest asset portfolio and the highest absolute increase during the period under review, with its assets rising by EGP 1.01 tn over five years, reaching EGP 1.44 tn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 426.14 bn at the end of 2020.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are defined as banks in which private ownership exceeds 50% of total capital, according to data from Egypt&amp;rsquo;s Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/05/12675.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12667</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12667</link><title>«First Bank» List of the Top 100 Most Profitable Banks in the Middle East and North Africa</title><description /><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:56:16 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-02T13:56:16+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="auto"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;The UAE Leads with 15 Banks.. Egypt Ranks Second with 13 Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="auto"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Turkey Records a Strong Presence with 12 Banks.. Saudi Arabia Strengthens its Position with 10 Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="auto"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;9 Banks for Both Qatar and Kuwait.. Jordanian Banks Secure 8 Seats&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="auto"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Balanced Representation for Bahrain and Morocco with 7 Banks Each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="auto"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;6 Omani Banks Appear in the Ranking.. Limited Presence for Iraq with Two Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="auto"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;One Bank Each for Palestine and Lebanon within the List of the Top 100 Most Profitable Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;&amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking of the top 100 most profitable banks in the Middle East and North Africa during the first nine months of 2025 revealed that Emirati banks topped the regional banking scene, securing 15 positions within the list, benefiting from their strong financial positions and the diversity of their operational activities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;Egyptian banks came in an advanced position with a strong presence of 13 seats, followed by Turkish banks which recorded a strong presence in the ranking with 12 positions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;Saudi banks secured 10 positions inside the ranking, while Qatar and Kuwait each obtained 9 seats.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;On the level of medium representation, Jordanian banks reserved 8 seats within the list, while Bahrain and Morocco recorded equal representation with 7 positions each, while the Sultanate of Oman participated with 6 banks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;In contrast, the representation was limited for Iraq with two seats, and Palestine and Lebanon with one seat each.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;The ranking was based on arranging the banks according to the announced net profits measured in US dollars, providing a unified comparison tool between different banking institutions. The ranking also excluded banks for which no official data is available, to ensure the accuracy of the results and the reliability of the adopted methodology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;On the level of the top 10 most profitable banks within the list, Emirates NBD bank topped the ranking with net profits of approximately USD 5.16 bn during the first nine months of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;The National Bank of Saudi Arabia secured the second place, after its net profits reached about USD 4.96 bn during the first nine months of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;Al Rajhi Bank seized the third place, as its net profits reached about USD 4.92 bn during the first nine months of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;First Abu Dhabi Bank &amp;laquo;FAB UAE&amp;raquo; captured the fourth place, with net profits of about USD 4.37 bn during the first nine months of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;Qatar National Bank &amp;laquo;QNB&amp;raquo; took the fifth place, recording net profits of approximately USD 3.59 bn during the first nine months of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;The National Bank of Egypt occupied the sixth place with net profits amounting to USD 2.76 bn during the first nine months of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;Ziraat Bankasi came in the seventh place, with net profits of about USD 2.73 bn during the first nine months of last year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank ranked eighth, after recording net profits of USD 2.21 bn during the first nine months of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;Riyad Bank occupied the ninth place, recording net profits of approximately USD 2.08 bn during the first nine months of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;As for the tenth place, it went to Kuwait Finance House bank, with net profits reaching USD 1.85 bn during the first nine months of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="auto"&gt;It is worth noting that the ranking included the parent banking groups in the various countries of the Middle East and North Africa and did not include the foreign subsidiary banks.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/02/12667.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12659</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12659</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>«EGBANK», «HD Bank», and «saib» are the banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange most concentrated in retail lending by end of 2025</title><description>Banks listed on the exchange allocate 21.9% of their total lending to individualsPrivate sector banks listed o</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:56:03 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-01T13:56:03+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Banks listed on the exchange allocate 21.9% of their total lending to individuals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Private sector banks listed on the exchange allocate 21% of their lending to retail loans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Retail loans account for 29% of total lending at public banks listed on the exchange&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Islamic banks listed on the exchange allocate 28% of their total lending to individuals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the concentration ratio of banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in retail lending by the end of 2025 revealed that the Egyptian Gulf Bank &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;topped the ranking, with a concentration ratio of 52.64%, as its retail loan portfolio reached EGP 34.86 bn, while its total loans recorded EGP 66.23 bn.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Housing and Development Bank secured second place, with a concentration ratio of 50.11%, as its retail loan portfolio reached EGP 28.21 bn, while its total loans portfolio recorded EGP 79.19 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The Arab International Bank &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo; ranked third, with a concentration ratio of 35.62%, as its retail loan portfolio reached EGP 28.21 bn, while its total loans recorded about EGP 79.19 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The list monitors the lending structure of banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange (12 banks), specifically at the level of retail lending, and is based on the ratio (Retail Loans / Total Customer Loans) to provide an indicator of how concentrated a bank&amp;rsquo;s loan portfolio is in retail lending.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The data revealed that banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange (12 banks) allocated about 21.9% of their total lending to the retail segment by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;At the level of private sector listed banks, retail lending accounted for 21.03% of total lending, with retail loan portfolios reaching EGP 335.78 bn out of total customer loans of about EGP 1.60 tn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;As for public sector banks, they allocated about 29.45% of their total lending to the retail segment, with retail loan portfolios reaching EGP 56.17 bn out of total loans of about EGP 190.75 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Regarding Islamic banks, they allocated about 28.21% of their total lending to individuals, with retail loan portfolios reaching EGP 70.72 bn out of total loans of EGP 250.65 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that all values mentioned in the above analysis are based on the independent financial statements announced by each bank by the end of December 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/01/12659.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12654</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12654</link><title>Suez Canal Bank, «EBank», and «CIB» Lead Listed Egyptian Banks in Corporate Lending Focus During 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:37:42 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-04-01T10:37:42+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Listed banks allocate 78% of total lending to corporates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private sector listed banks direct 79% of their lending toward corporates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Public sector listed banks allocate 71% of total lending to corporates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic listed banks channel 72% of their total financing to corporates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking of corporate lending concentration among banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange by the end of 2025 revealed that Suez Canal Bank topped the list, with a concentration ratio of 90.91%, as its corporate loan portfolio reached EGP 115.49 bn, out of total loans of EGP 127.04 bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Export Development Bank of Egypt &amp;laquo;EBank&amp;raquo; ranked second, with a concentration ratio of 84.08%, as its corporate lending portfolio stood at EGP 72.94 bn, compared to total loans of EGP 86.75 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Commercial International Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; secured third place, with a concentration ratio of 82.96%, as its corporate loan portfolio reached EGP 449.13 bn, out of total loans of EGP 541.41 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking tracks the lending composition of all banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange (12 banks), with a particular focus on corporate financing. It is based on the metric (Corporate Loans / Total Customer Loans), providing an indicator of how concentrated each bank&amp;rsquo;s lending portfolio is toward corporate clients.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Data showed that listed banks in Egypt (12 banks) directed 78% of their total lending toward the corporate sector by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;At the level of private sector listed banks, corporate lending accounted for 79% of total financing, with corporate loans reaching EGP 1.26 tn out of total customer loans of EGP 1.60 tn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Public sector banks allocated 71% of their total lending to corporates, as their corporate loan portfolios reached EGP 150.15 bn, out of total loans of EGP 210.63 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;As for Islamic banks, they directed 72% of their financing toward corporates, with corporate lending reaching EGP 179.93 bn, out of total loans of EGP 250.65 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that all figures mentioned above are based on the standalone financial statements disclosed by each bank as of December 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/04/01/12654.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12639</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12639</link><title>«CIB», «QNB Egypt», and Suez Canal Bank Lead Listed Egyptian Banks in Strengthening Their Financial Positions During 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:20:57 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-30T13:20:57+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; Tops the List, Followed by &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private banks capture 4 out of the top 5 positions among the most asset-growing listed banks, compared to only one position for public banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gulf banking groups secure two seats among the top five&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks are represented by one bank among the top five asset-growing listed banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; ranking of the most asset-growing listed banks on the Egyptian Exchange during 2025 revealed that the Commercial International Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; topped the list, as its asset portfolio increased by about EGP 226.83 bn, reaching EGP 1.44 tn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 1.21 tn at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;&amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo; secured second place, as its asset portfolio rose by approximately EGP 106.58 bn during the year, recording EGP 915.56 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 808.98 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Suez Canal Bank ranked third, after its asset portfolio increased by about EGP 89.93 bn during 2025, reaching EGP 270.12 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 180.19 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;The ranking tracks the increase in the financial positions of all listed banks on the Egyptian Exchange (a total of 12 banks) for which financial data were available for the analysis period, and showed that all banks recorded growth in their asset portfolios during 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;The list revealed the dominance of private sector banks, which captured 4 out of the top 5 positions among the most asset-growing listed banks in 2025, including &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo;, Suez Canal Bank, and &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Public sector banks accounted for only one position among the top five, with Housing and Development Bank ranking fifth in the list.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt secured two positions among the top five, with &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo; ranking second and &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; ranking fourth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;At the level of Islamic banks, one bank was represented among the top five asset-growing listed banks, as Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; ranked fourth, after its asset portfolio increased by about EGP 85.31 bn during 2025, reaching EGP 344.15 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 258.84 bn at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;It is worth noting that all the values mentioned in the above analysis are based on the standalone financial statements disclosed by each bank as of December 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/30/12639.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12633</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12633</link><title>«CIB», «QNB» Egypt and «Housing and Development Bank» Achieve the Highest Profits Among Listed Egyptian Banks in 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 14:42:36 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-29T14:42:36+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; Seizes the Top Spot.. &amp;laquo;QNB&amp;raquo; Egypt Comes in Second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private banks secure 4 seats among the top 5 listed banks in profit achievement, against only one seat for public banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Foreign banking groups reserve 3 positions among the top five &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks participate with one seat among the top 5 listed banks in profits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo;&amp;rsquo;s list of the listed Egyptian banks that achieved the highest profits during 2025 revealed that Commercial International Bank - Egypt &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; topped the list, after its profits reached approximately 81.81 EGP bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Qatar National Bank - Egypt &amp;laquo;QNB&amp;raquo; Egypt secured the second position, with net profits of approximately 29.12 EGP bn during 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Housing and Development Bank came in third place, recording net profits of approximately 17.21 EGP bn during the past year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo;&amp;rsquo;s list monitored the net profits of all listed banks on the Egyptian Exchange (12 banks) for which financial data was available during 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The list showed that private sector banks secured 4 seats among the top 5 listed banks in terms of profits achieved during 2025, including: &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;QNB&amp;raquo; Egypt, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Public banks, on the other hand, occupied only one seat among the top five, with Housing and Development Bank coming in third place in the list.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Regarding foreign banking groups operating in Egypt, they reserved 3 seats among the top 5 listed banks in profit achievement, represented by: &amp;laquo;QNB&amp;raquo; Egypt, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks secured one seat among the top five, as Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank - Egypt &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; took the fourth position with net profits of 12.22 EGP bn during 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that all values mentioned in the above analysis are according to the standalone financial statements announced by each bank as of the end of December 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/29/12633.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12617</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12617</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, «ADIB – Egypt», and Housing and Development Bank are the fastest-growing banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in deposits after neutralizing exchange rate effects during 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank tops the list and ADIB Egypt follows.Private banks capture 3 seats among the top five, co</description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:34:20 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-28T11:34:20+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;&lt;strong data-end="340" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="0"&gt;Suez Canal Bank tops the list&amp;hellip; and &amp;laquo;ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo; follows&lt;br data-end="63" data-start="60"&gt;
Private banks capture 3 seats among the top five, compared to 2 seats for public banks&lt;br data-end="153" data-start="150"&gt;
Gulf groups hold one position among the top 5 fastest-growing listed banks in deposits after neutralizing exchange rate effects&lt;br data-end="284" data-start="281"&gt;
Islamic banks secure a single seat among the top five&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="375" data-start="44" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the fastest-growing banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in customer deposits after neutralizing exchange rate effects during 2025 revealed that Suez Canal Bank&amp;nbsp;topped the ranking, with a growth rate after neutralization of 57.48%, bringing its deposit portfolio to EGP 209.04 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="610" data-start="377" dir="ltr"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;laquo;ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo; secured second place, with a growth rate after neutralizing exchange rate effects of 41.56% during the past year, bringing its customer deposits portfolio to EGP 278.09 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="813" data-start="612" dir="ltr"&gt;Housing and Development Bank ranked third, with a growth rate after neutralizing exchange rate effects of 23.84% during 2025, recording customer deposits of EGP 179.13 bn by the end of last December.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1100" data-start="815" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking reflects the real growth in customer deposit portfolios of banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange during 2025. It is worth noting that the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list included all banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange (12 banks) for which the required financial data were available.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1264" data-start="1102" dir="ltr"&gt;The list revealed the dominance of the private sector at the top, with private banks capturing 3 positions, namely: Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1378" data-start="1266" dir="ltr"&gt;Public banks, on the other hand, secured 2 positions, including: Housing and Development Bank and United Bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1680" data-start="1380" dir="ltr"&gt;Regarding Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, they captured a single position among the top 5 fastest-growing listed banks in deposits after neutralizing exchange rate effects, represented by &amp;laquo;ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, reinforcing its position as the only Gulf and Islamic bank to rank among the top five.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1850" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="1682" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that all values mentioned in the above analysis are based on the independent financial statements announced by each bank by the end of December 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/28/12617.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12609</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12609</link><title>«First Bank» List of the Top 100 Lending Banks in the Middle East and North Africa</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:09:46 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-25T17:09:46+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;UAE Leads the Ranking with 16 Banks&amp;hellip; Jordan Comes Second with 11 Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Saudi Arabia Strengthens Its Presence with 10 Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Kuwait and Turkey Maintain Strong Representation with 9 Banks Each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Balanced Representation for Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco with 8 Banks Each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Oman Records 7 Banks&amp;hellip; Egypt Represented by 6 Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Five Tunisian Banks Among the Top 100 Lenders in MENA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Limited Presence of Algerian Banks with Only Two Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Palestine Represented by One Bank in the Ranking&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the top 100 lending banks in the Middle East and North Africa by the end of September 2025 revealed that the UAE banking sector led the ranking, securing 16 positions, reflecting its regional leadership in lending activity and benefiting from strong economic momentum and diversified financing opportunities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Jordanian banks ranked second with 11 banks, maintaining solid credit momentum and demonstrating resilience in expanding loan portfolios despite surrounding geopolitical challenges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In the Saudi market, banks showed strong presence with 10 banks, highlighting their expanding lending activities and growing role in supporting economic growth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meanwhile, Kuwait and Turkey reinforced their positions with 9 banks each, while the list showed balanced representation for Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco, with 8 banks per country.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;On the other hand, Oman recorded 7 banks, while the Egyptian banking sector was represented by 6 banks within the ranking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tunisian banks accounted for 5 banks, whereas Algeria&amp;rsquo;s representation remained limited to only two banks, and Palestine was represented by one bank in the classification.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking was based on banks&amp;rsquo; total loan portfolios denominated in US dollars, providing a unified benchmark for comparison across banking institutions. It excluded banks lacking officially disclosed financial data to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the methodology.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Regarding the top 10 banks in the ranking, &amp;laquo;QNB Group&amp;raquo; secured first place with total loans reaching approximately 274.50 USD bn by the end of September 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Al Rajhi Bank&amp;raquo; ranked second, with a loan portfolio of around 201.59 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Saudi National Bank &amp;raquo; came third, recording loans of approximately 193.35 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Emirates NBD&amp;raquo; ranked fourth, with total loans of about 164.34 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;First Abu Dhabi Bank &amp;raquo; secured fifth place, with a loan portfolio reaching approximately 162.29 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank&amp;raquo; came sixth, with total loans of around 109.27 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Riyad Bank&amp;raquo; ranked seventh, with loans amounting to approximately 98.39 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Ziraat Bankası&amp;raquo; secured eighth place, recording total loans of about 94.13 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;National Bank of Egypt (NBE)&amp;raquo; came ninth, with total loans reaching approximately 91.54 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Finally, &amp;laquo;National Bank of Kuwait &amp;raquo; ranked tenth, with a loan portfolio of around 85.25 billion USD by the end of September 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that the ranking included parent banking groups across the MENA region, excluding their foreign subsidiaries.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/25/12609.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12606</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12606</link><title>«Suez Canal Bank», «ADIB-Egypt», and «Housing &amp; Development Bank» Lead EGX-Listed Banks in Asset Growth After Exchange Rate Adjustment in 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank Tops the List ADIB Comes SecondPrivate Banks Capture 3 Spots Among the Top Five, Versus Two</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:47:32 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-25T15:47:32+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Suez Canal Bank Tops the List&amp;hellip; &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; Comes Second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private Banks Capture 3 Spots Among the Top Five, Versus Two for Public Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic Banks Secure One Position Among the Top Five Fastest-Growing Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gulf Banking Groups Represented by One Bank Among the Top Five&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the fastest-growing banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in terms of total assets&amp;mdash;after adjusting for exchange rate effects during 2025&amp;mdash;revealed that &amp;laquo;Suez Canal Bank&amp;raquo; ranked first, recording a growth rate of 51.8%, with its total assets reaching 270.12 billion EGP by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB-Egypt)&amp;raquo; came in second place, with a growth rate of 34.9% after exchange rate adjustment during 2025, as its total assets reached 344.15 billion EGP by year-end.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Housing &amp;amp; Development Bank&amp;raquo; secured third place, recording a growth rate of 23.7% after exchange rate adjustment in 2025, with total assets reaching 229.8 billion EGP by the end of the year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking reflects the real growth in total asset portfolios of banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange during 2025. It is worth noting that the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list covered all 12 listed banks for which the required financial data were available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The list also highlighted the dominance of private sector banks, which secured three positions among the top five, including &amp;laquo;Suez Canal Bank&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB-Egypt&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meanwhile, public banks captured two positions, namely &amp;laquo;Housing &amp;amp; Development Bank&amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo;United Bank&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;At the level of Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, they secured one position among the top five fastest-growing banks, represented by &amp;laquo;ADIB-Egypt&amp;raquo;, reinforcing its position as the only Gulf and Islamic bank within the top five.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that all figures mentioned in the above analysis are based on the standalone financial statements disclosed by each bank as of December 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/25/12606.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12600</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12600</link><title>«Suez Canal Bank», «ADIB-Egypt», and «CIB» Lead EGX-Listed Banks in Loan Growth After Exchange Rate Adjustment in 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank Tops the List ADIB Comes SecondPrivate Banks Capture the Top Five Positions with No Presenc</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:32:06 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-24T16:32:06+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Suez Canal Bank Tops the List&amp;hellip; &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; Comes Second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private Banks Capture the Top Five Positions with No Presence of Public Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gulf Banking Groups Secure Two Spots Among the Fastest-Growing Top 5 Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic Banks Hold One Position Among the Top Five&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the fastest-growing banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in terms of customer loans&amp;mdash;after adjusting for exchange rate effects during 2025&amp;mdash;revealed that &amp;laquo;Suez Canal Bank&amp;raquo; ranked first, recording a growth rate of 64.6%, with its loan portfolio reaching 122.37 USD bnby the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB-Egypt)&amp;raquo; came in second place, achieving a growth rate of 55.6% after exchange rate adjustment during 2025, with total customer financing reaching 147.48 USD bnby year-end.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Commercial International Bank (CIB)&amp;raquo; ranked third, with a growth rate of 40.7% after exchange rate adjustment in 2025, as its customer loan portfolio reached 503.36 USD bn by the end of the year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking reflects the real growth in customer loan portfolios of banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange during 2025. It is worth noting that the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list covered 12 listed banks for which the required financial data were available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The list also highlighted the dominance of private sector banks, which occupied the top five positions, including &amp;laquo;Suez Canal Bank&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB-Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;At the level of Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, they secured two positions among the top five fastest-growing banks, namely &amp;laquo;ADIB-Egypt&amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;As for Islamic banks, they captured one position among the top five, with &amp;laquo;ADIB-Egypt&amp;raquo; ranking second.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that all figures mentioned in the above analysis are based on the standalone financial statements disclosed by each bank as of December 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/24/12600.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12594</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12594</link><title>«First Bank» List of the Top 20 Islamic Banks Globally</title><description /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:11:13 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-24T12:11:13+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Al Rajhi Bank&amp;raquo; Tops the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; List of the World&amp;rsquo;s Top 20 Islamic Banks&amp;hellip; &amp;laquo;Kuwait Finance House&amp;raquo; Comes Second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Dubai Islamic Bank&amp;raquo; Ranks Third&amp;hellip; While &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo;Qatar Islamic Bank&amp;raquo; Secure Fourth and Fifth Places Respectively&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the top 20 Islamic banks globally by the end of 2025 revealed that &amp;laquo;Al Rajhi Bank&amp;raquo; ranked first in the Islamic banking sector, with total assets reaching approximately 278.15 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking was based on banks&amp;rsquo; total assets, denominated in US dollars, providing a unified benchmark for comparison across Islamic banking institutions. The list excluded banks for which official financial data were unavailable, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the adopted methodology.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The classification covered parent Islamic banking groups across different countries, excluding their foreign subsidiaries.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;According to the ranking, &amp;laquo;Kuwait Finance House&amp;raquo; secured second place, with total assets amounting to approximately 138.88 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Dubai Islamic Bank&amp;raquo; ranked third, with total assets reaching around 113.25 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)&amp;raquo; came in fourth place, with assets totaling approximately 76.44 USD bn during the period under review.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Qatar Islamic Bank&amp;raquo; secured fifth place, with total assets of about 60.48 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Masraf Al Rayan&amp;raquo; ranked sixth, recording total assets of approximately 49.59 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Bank Albilad&amp;raquo; came in seventh place, with assets reaching around 46.12 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Bank Aljazira&amp;raquo; ranked eighth, with total assets amounting to approximately 44.24 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Emirates Islamic Bank&amp;raquo; secured ninth place, with total assets reaching about 39.69 USD bn.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Finally, &amp;laquo;Dukhan Bank&amp;raquo; ranked tenth, with total assets of approximately 33.87 USD bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/24/12594.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12587</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12587</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, «ADIB – Egypt», and «EGBANK» are the fastest-growing listed banks on the Egyptian Exchange in the retail banking sector during 2025</title><description>Suez Canal Bank tops the list, with ADIB Egypt in second place.The private sector dominates the top five, with</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:33:07 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-18T13:33:07+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 data-pm-slice="1 1 []" dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Suez Canal Bank tops the list, with ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt in second place.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;The private sector dominates the top five, with no presence of public banks.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Islamic banks secure two positions among the five fastest-growing listed banks in retail banking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Gulf banking groups claim two positions among the top five fastest-growing listed banks. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="461" data-start="0" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the fastest-growing listed banks in Egypt&amp;rsquo;s retail banking sector during 2025 revealed that Suez Canal Bank&amp;nbsp;topped the ranking, with its retail banking portfolio rising by an average of about 93.42% during 2025. This growth was driven by its individual loans portfolio, which increased by 110.2% to EGP 11.55 bn by the end of December, while its retail deposits reached EGP 37.32 bn, growing by 76.6% over the past year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="809" data-start="463" dir="ltr"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; claimed second place, with its retail banking portfolio rising by an average of about 64.89% during 2025. Its individual loans portfolio grew by 74.8% to EGP 48.33 bn by the end of December, while its retail deposits reached EGP 134.57 bn, recording a growth rate of 55% during the same period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1142" data-start="811" dir="ltr"&gt;The&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Egyptian Gulf Bank &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo; secured third place, with its retail banking portfolio rising by an average of about 62.17% during 2025. Its individual loans portfolio increased by 117.3% to EGP 34.86 bn by the end of December, while its retail deposits reached EGP 26.35 bn, growing by 7.1% over the same period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1393" data-start="1144" dir="ltr"&gt;The list, which included all 12 banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, showed that all banks achieved positive growth rates in their total retail banking portfolios during 2025, based on the independent financial statements announced by each bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1562" data-start="1395" dir="ltr"&gt;The classification was based on a composite index developed by First Bank to measure the growth of banks in both individual loans and retail deposits portfolios.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1775" data-start="1564" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking revealed that private banks captured all positions among the top five fastest-growing listed banks in retail banking during 2025, namely: Suez Canal Bank, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;saib&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2076" data-start="1777" dir="ltr"&gt;Regarding Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, two banks secured positions among the top five fastest-growing listed banks: &amp;laquo;ADIB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo;, highlighting their presence not only as banks affiliated with Gulf groups but also as the only Islamic banks to appear among the top five.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2254" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="2078" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned in the analysis above are based on the independent financial statements announced by each bank by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/18/12587.jpg"></enclosure><keywords>Exchange in the retail banking sector</keywords></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12582</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12582</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>«EBank», «EGBANK», and «Crédit Agricole» are the best banks listed in terms of the assets-to-deposits coverage ratio by the end of 2025</title><description>EBank tops the list and EGBANK ranks second.Private banks capture 3 seats among the top five, compared to 2 se</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:55:12 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-17T12:55:12+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;&amp;laquo;EBank&amp;raquo; tops the list&amp;hellip; and &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo; ranks second.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Private banks capture 3 seats among the top five, compared to 2 seats for public banks.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Islamic banks secure a single seat among the top 5 listed banks in terms of the assets-to-deposits coverage ratio.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;Foreign groups hold one seat among the top 5 listed banks. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="443" data-start="44" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the best banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in terms of the assets-to-deposits coverage ratio by the end of 2025 revealed that the Export Development Bank of Egypt &amp;laquo;EBank&amp;raquo; topped the ranking, as its assets-to-deposits coverage ratio reached 141.97%, with its total assets amounting to EGP 206.93 bn, while its total deposits recorded EGP 145.76 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="678" data-start="445" dir="ltr"&gt;The Egyptian Gulf Bank &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo; secured second place, as its assets-to-deposits coverage ratio reached 132.46%, with its total assets amounting to EGP 141.24 bn, while its total deposits recorded EGP 106.64 bn by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="897" data-start="680" dir="ltr"&gt;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole &amp;ndash; Egypt ranked third, with a coverage ratio of 132.16% by the end of 2025, as the bank&amp;rsquo;s total assets reached EGP 145.64 bn, while its deposit portfolio recorded EGP 110.20 bn during the same period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1081" data-start="899" dir="ltr"&gt;The list, which included all banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange (numbering 12 banks), showed that all banks enjoyed strong assets-to-deposits coverage ratios by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1389" data-start="1083" dir="ltr"&gt;The assets-to-deposits coverage ratio reflects banks&amp;rsquo; ability to cover customer deposits using their asset portfolios. It is calculated based on the ratio (Assets / Deposits) &amp;times; 100, and the higher the ratio, the higher the level of safety provided by the bank to its depositors across different segments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1630" data-start="1391" dir="ltr"&gt;The ranking revealed that private banks captured 3 seats among the top 5 banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in terms of the assets-to-deposits coverage ratio during 2025, namely: &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Faisal Islamic Bank&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1770" data-start="1632" dir="ltr"&gt;Public banks, on the other hand, secured 2 positions among the top five, as &amp;laquo;EBank&amp;raquo; ranked first, while United Bank came in fifth place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1933" data-start="1772" dir="ltr"&gt;At the level of foreign banking groups operating in Egypt, they succeeded in capturing one seat among the top 5 listed banks, represented by &amp;laquo;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2120" data-start="1935" dir="ltr"&gt;As for Islamic banks, Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt appeared among the top 5 banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in terms of the assets-to-deposits coverage ratio by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2298" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="2122" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned in the above analysis are based on the independent financial statements announced by each bank by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/17/12582.jpg"></enclosure><keywords>assets-to-deposits coverage ratio</keywords></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12577</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12577</link><title>«CIB», «QNB Egypt», and «ADIB» Lead EGX-Listed Banks on the «First Bank» Depositors’ Confidence Index in 2025</title><description>CIB Tops the List QNB Egypt Comes SecondPrivate Sector Dominates 4 of the Top 5 Positions Compared to On</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:00:21 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-16T13:00:21+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; Tops the List&amp;hellip; &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo; Comes Second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private Sector Dominates 4 of the Top 5 Positions&amp;hellip; Compared to One Seat for Public Banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gulf Banking Groups Secure Two Spots Among the Top 5 Banks on the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; Depositors&amp;rsquo; Confidence Index&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic Banks Capture One Position Among the Top Five&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Customer Deposits Decline at Only One Listed Bank in 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the best banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange according to the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; Depositors&amp;rsquo; Confidence Index for 2025 revealed that &amp;laquo;Commercial International Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (CIB)&amp;raquo; ranked first, after its customer deposit portfolio increased by about EGP 137.46 billion, reaching EGP 1.11 trillion by the end of 2025, compared with EGP 967.90 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo; ranked second, as its customer deposit portfolio rose by around EGP 97.45 billion during 2025, reaching EGP 779.31 billion by the end of last December, compared with EGP 681.86 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB)&amp;raquo; secured third place, with an increase of EGP 77.81 billion during 2025, after its customer deposit portfolio reached EGP 278.09 billion by the end of 2025, compared with EGP 200.28 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; Depositors&amp;rsquo; Confidence Index monitored the value of increases in customer deposit portfolios across all banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, totaling 12 banks, for which financial data were available during 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The data revealed that 11 banks succeeded in increasing the size of their customer deposit portfolios, while one bank recorded a noticeable decline during the period under analysis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; Depositors&amp;rsquo; Confidence Index was launched to measure savers&amp;rsquo; trends and their confidence in placing deposits and certificates with Egyptian banks during a specific period. The index is based on the value of the increase in banks&amp;rsquo; deposit portfolios, meaning that the bank attracting the largest volume of new deposits during 2025 ranks first on the index.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The data also showed that private sector banks captured four of the top five positions in the ranking. These private banks include &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Suez Canal Bank&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meanwhile, public sector banks secured only one position among the top five, with &amp;laquo;Housing &amp;amp; Development Bank&amp;raquo; ranking fifth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Regarding Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, they secured two positions among the top five banks on the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; Depositors&amp;rsquo; Confidence Index, namely &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;As for Islamic banks, they captured one position among the top five, with &amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt (ADIB)&amp;raquo; ranking third.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Customer deposits declined at only one listed bank during 2025, as the deposit portfolio of &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo; decreased by around EGP 5.33 billion, reaching EGP 106.64 billion by the end of 2025, compared with EGP 111.97 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;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 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/16/12577.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12575</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12575</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>Housing and Development Bank, ADIB Egypt, and CIB are the best EGX listed banks in return on equity during 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:20:54 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-16T12:20:54+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Housing and Development Bank leads the list and ADIB Egypt is the runner up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Private banks capture 4 seats among the top five compared to a single seat for public banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic banks secure one seat among the top 5 listed banks in return on average equity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Gulf groups reserve a single seat within the top 5 listed banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="1"&gt;The First Bank list of the best EGX listed banks in return on equity during 2025 revealed that Housing and Development Bank topped the list with a rate of 55.69%, thanks to achieving net profits of 17.21 billion Egyptian pounds during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt (ADIB Egypt) ranked second with a return on average equity of 43.64%, thanks to achieving net profits of 12.22 billion Egyptian pounds during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3"&gt;Commercial International Bank (CIB) secured the third position with a return on average equity of 42.87%, thanks to achieving net profits of 81.81 billion Egyptian pounds during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;The list, which included all 12 banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, showed that they all achieved positive rates in return on average equity, due to their success in achieving varying levels of net profits and none of them incurring losses during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5"&gt;The return on average equity rate illustrates the ability of banks to invest owners equity to achieve appropriate profit levels during the period under analysis. The higher the return, the more it indicates the efficiency of banks in investing their shares to achieve suitable profit levels.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6"&gt;The ranking revealed that private banks captured 4 seats within the list of the top 5 EGX listed banks in return on average equity during 2025, represented by ADIB Egypt, CIB, Suez Canal Bank, and EGBANK.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7"&gt;As for public banks, they controlled a single seat among the top five, as Housing and Development Bank came in first place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8"&gt;Regarding Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt (ADIB Egypt) occupied the second position, reinforcing its status as the only Gulf and Islamic bank among the top five.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9"&gt;It should be noted that all values and growth rates mentioned in the analysis above are based on the standalone financial statements announced by each bank at the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/16/12575.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12572</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12572</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank</a10:name></a10:author><title>«CIB», «QNB – Egypt», and «ADIB» are the best banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange on the «First Bank» Credit Competitiveness Index during 2025</title><description>CIB captures the top of the list and QNB Egypt follows it.The private sector dominates the top five positions </description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:10:11 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-15T14:10:11+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; captures the top of the list&amp;hellip; and &amp;laquo;QNB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo; follows it. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The private sector dominates the top five positions on the list, with a complete absence of public banks. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gulf groups participate with two seats among the top 5 banks listed on the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; Credit Competitiveness Index.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-end="410" data-start="44" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of the best banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange on the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; Credit Competitiveness Index during 2025 revealed that the Commercial International Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo; topped the ranking, after its loan portfolio increased by about EGP 162.41 bn, reaching EGP 503.36 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 340.96 bn by the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="650" data-start="412" dir="ltr"&gt;Qatar National Bank &amp;laquo;QNB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo; controlled the second position, as its customer loan portfolio rose by about EGP 96.63 bn during 2025, reaching EGP 440.65 bn by the end of last December, compared to EGP 344.01 bn by the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="878" data-start="652" dir="ltr"&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; captured third place, with an increase of EGP 51.37 bn during 2025, after its financing portfolio reached EGP 147.48 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 96.11 bn by the end of 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1111" data-start="880" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; Credit Competitiveness Index monitored the value of increases in customer loan portfolios at all banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange (which number 12 banks), for which financial data were available during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1203" data-start="1113" dir="ltr"&gt;The data revealed that all of them succeeded in increasing the size of their portfolios.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1563" data-start="1205" dir="ltr"&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; Credit Competitiveness Index measures the ability of banks operating in Egypt to offer credit products or loan products to attract customers, whether individuals or companies. It relies in its measurement on the absolute value of growth in total customer loans, which reflects the bank&amp;rsquo;s success in increasing the balance of its portfolio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1802" data-start="1565" dir="ltr"&gt;The data also revealed the success of the private sector in capturing the top five positions on the list, with a complete absence of public banks. The private banks included: &amp;laquo;CIB&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;QNB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;, Suez Canal Bank, and &amp;laquo;EGBANK&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="1996" data-start="1804" dir="ltr"&gt;Regarding Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, they captured two positions among the top 5 banks listed on the &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; Credit Competitiveness Index, namely: &amp;laquo;QNB &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo; and &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2125" data-start="1998" dir="ltr"&gt;As for Islamic banks, they captured one position among the top five, as Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;ADIB&amp;raquo; ranked third.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-end="2303" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="2127" dir="ltr"&gt;It is worth noting that all values and growth rates mentioned in the above analysis are based on the independent financial statements announced by each bank by the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/15/12572.jpg"></enclosure><keywords>credit competitiveness index</keywords></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12569</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12569</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>Housing and Development Bank, CIB, and Credit Agricole are the best EGX listed banks in return on average assets during 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:50:56 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-15T13:50:56+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Housing and Development Bank leads the list and CIB is the runner up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Private banks capture 4 seats among the top five compared to a single seat for public banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Islamic banks secure one seat among the top 5 listed banks in return on average assets &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Foreign groups reserve 3 positions within the top 5 listed banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3"&gt;The First Bank list of the best EGX listed banks in return on average assets during 2025 revealed that Housing and Development Bank topped the list with a rate of 8.41%, thanks to achieving net profits of 17.21 billion Egyptian pounds during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;Commercial International Bank (CIB) secured the second position with a return on average assets of 6.18%, thanks to achieving net profits of 81.81 billion Egyptian pounds during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5"&gt;Credit Agricole Egypt ranked third with a return on average assets of 5.1%, thanks to achieving net profits of 6.95 billion Egyptian pounds during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6"&gt;The list, which included all 12 banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, showed that they all achieved positive rates in return on average assets, due to their success in achieving varying levels of net profits and none of them incurring losses during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7"&gt;Return on average assets measures the efficiency of banks in investing their assets to achieve net profits during the period under analysis. The higher the return, the more it indicates the bank efficiency in investing its assets to achieve appropriate profit levels.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8"&gt;The ranking revealed that private banks captured 4 seats within the list of the top 5 EGX listed banks in return on average assets during 2025, represented by CIB, Credit Agricole, ADIB Egypt, and QNB Egypt.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9"&gt;As for public banks, they controlled a single seat among the top five, as Housing and Development Bank came in first place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10"&gt;Regarding foreign banking groups operating in Egypt, they succeeded in capturing 3 seats within the list of the top 5 listed banks, which are Credit Agricole, ADIB Egypt, and QNB.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11"&gt;On the level of Islamic banks, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt appeared within the list of the top 5 EGX listed banks in return on average assets during 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12"&gt;It should be noted that all values and growth rates mentioned in the analysis above are based on the standalone financial statements announced by each bank at the end of 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/15/12569.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12564</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12564</link><title>«Faisal Islamic», «AlexBank», and «Al Baraka» Lead Private Sector Banks in Retail Deposit Concentration by End-September 2025</title><description>Faisal Islamic, AlexBank, and Al Baraka Lead Private Sector Banks in Retail Deposit Concentration by End</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:53:40 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-12T15:53:40+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Faisal Islamic&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;AlexBank&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;Al Baraka&amp;raquo; Lead Private Sector Banks in Retail Deposit Concentration by End-September 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Faisal Islamic&amp;raquo; Tops the List&amp;hellip; Bank of Alexandria Follows&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;EGX-Listed Banks Capture Half of the Top 10 Private Banks in Retail Deposit Concentration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Strong Presence of Foreign Banking Groups&amp;hellip; 7 Spots Among the Top Ten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic Banks Secure 3 Positions Among the Top 10 Private Banks in Retail Deposit Concentration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &amp;laquo;First Bank&amp;raquo; list of private sector banks with the highest concentration in retail deposits by the end of September 2025 revealed that &amp;laquo;Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt&amp;raquo; ranked first, recording a concentration ratio of 97.02%, after its retail deposit portfolio reached approximately EGP 184.85 billion, compared with total customer deposits of EGP 190.52 billion by the end of last September.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Bank of Alexandria&amp;raquo; ranked second, with 81.67% of its total customer deposit portfolio concentrated in retail deposits, amounting to about EGP 141.61 billion, while its total customer deposits reached approximately EGP 173.40 billion by the end of September 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo;Al Baraka Bank Egypt&amp;raquo; came in third place, recording a concentration ratio of 66.95%, after its retail deposit portfolio reached about EGP 79.39 billion, compared with total customer deposits of EGP 118.57 billion by the end of September 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The list tracks the deposit composition strategies of 21 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data were available during the period under analysis. It particularly highlights banks&amp;rsquo; efforts to diversify certificates of deposit and retail banking products to attract more individual customers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking relies on the retail deposits-to-total deposits ratio, providing an indicator of the extent to which each bank&amp;rsquo;s deposit base is concentrated in retail deposits. The analysis is based on the standalone financial statements disclosed by each bank.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The list also revealed that banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange captured half of the top ten positions among private sector banks with the highest concentration in retail deposits. These include &amp;laquo;Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka Bank Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Commercial International Bank Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Foreign banking groups operating in Egypt also demonstrated a strong presence, occupying seven positions among the top ten banks. These include &amp;laquo;Bank of Alexandria&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka Bank Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;HSBC Bank Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;National Bank of Kuwait &amp;ndash; Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt&amp;raquo;, &amp;laquo;Emirates NBD Egypt&amp;raquo;, and &amp;laquo;QNB Egypt&amp;raquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks secured three positions among the top ten private sector banks with the highest concentration in retail deposits. &amp;laquo;Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt&amp;raquo; ranked first, &amp;laquo;Al Baraka Bank Egypt&amp;raquo; ranked third, while &amp;laquo;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt&amp;raquo; ranked seventh.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that private sector banks are defined as banks in which private ownership exceeds 50% of total capital, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/12/12564.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12560</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12560</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>Crédit Agricole, Suez Canal Bank, and EBank Lead Listed Banks on the Egyptian Exchange in Loan-to-Deposit Ratio by the End of 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:42:58 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-12T14:42:58+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole tops the list&amp;hellip; Suez Canal Bank ranks second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private sector banks capture four positions among the top five, compared with only one public bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Foreign banking groups secure two spots among the top five listed banks in loan-to-deposit ratio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The First Bank ranking of the best banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in terms of loan-to-deposit ratio by the end of 2025 revealed that Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole Egypt topped the list with a ratio of 58.541%, after its customer loan portfolio reached about EGP 64.51 billion by the end of 2025, while total customer deposits stood at EGP 110.20 billion during the same period.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Suez Canal Bank ranked second with a loan-to-deposit ratio of 58.536%, as its customer loan portfolio reached approximately EGP 122.37 billion by the end of 2025, while its customer deposits amounted to EGP 209.04 billion during the same period.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank) ranked third with a loan-to-deposit ratio of 57.75%, after its customer loan portfolio reached about EGP 84.17 billion by the end of 2025, while its customer deposits totaled approximately EGP 145.76 billion by the end of last December.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking, which included all 12 banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, showed that 11 banks recorded solid loan-to-deposit ratios ranging between 58.541% and 33.65%, while Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt continued to move in the opposite direction of most banks, recording the lowest loan-to-deposit ratio by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The classification also revealed that private sector banks captured four positions among the top five listed banks in loan-to-deposit ratio, namely: Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole Egypt, Suez Canal Bank, EGBANK, and QNB Egypt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meanwhile, public sector banks secured only one position among the top five, with the Export Development Bank of Egypt &amp;laquo;EBank&amp;raquo;&amp;nbsp;ranking third.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Regarding foreign banking groups operating in Egypt, they secured two positions among the top five, with Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole Egypt topping the list, while QNB Egypt ranked fifth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is worth noting that all values and ratios mentioned in the above analysis are based on the standalone financial statements announced by each bank at the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/12/12560.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12556</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12556</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>Suez Canal Bank, Faisal Islamic Bank, and ADIB Egypt Lead the Fastest Growth in Corporate Deposits Among Banks Listed on the Egyptian Exchange in 2025</title><description /><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:14:21 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-12T14:14:21+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Suez Canal Bank tops the list&amp;hellip; Faisal Islamic Bank ranks second&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private sector banks dominate the top positions, with four private banks among the fastest five growing listed banks, compared with only one public bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Foreign banking groups secure two spots among the fastest five listed banks in corporate deposits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks capture two positions within the top five&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The corporate deposit portfolios of two banks declined during 2025&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The First Bank ranking of the fastest-growing banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in corporate deposits during 2025 revealed that Suez Canal Bank topped the list with a growth rate of 50.2%, as its corporate deposit portfolio reached EGP 171.73 billion by the end of 2025, compared with EGP 114.34 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Faisal Islamic Bank ranked second, with its corporate deposit portfolio increasing by 38.6% during 2025 to reach EGP 5.84 billion by the end of last December, compared with EGP 4.21 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt &amp;laquo;ADIB Egypt&amp;raquo; secured third place with a growth rate of 26.5% during the past year, as its corporate deposit portfolio reached EGP 143.52 billion by the end of 2025, compared with EGP 113.48 billion at the end of 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking, which included all 12 banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange for which the required financial data was available, showed that 10 banks recorded positive growth rates in their total corporate deposit portfolios, while two banks recorded a noticeable decline during 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The list also revealed the dominance of private sector banks, which captured four positions among the fastest five growing listed banks in corporate deposits, namely: Suez Canal Bank, Faisal Islamic Bank, ADIB Egypt, and Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole Egypt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meanwhile, public sector banks secured only one position, with Housing and Development Bank ranking fourth on the list.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Regarding foreign banking groups operating in Egypt, two banks secured positions among the top five fastest-growing listed banks, namely ADIB Egypt and Cr&amp;eacute;dit Agricole Egypt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks captured two positions among the top five, with Faisal Islamic Bank ranking second, while Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank &amp;ndash; Egypt ranked third.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In contrast, two banks recorded a decline in their corporate deposit portfolios during 2025, namely EGBANK and Al Baraka Bank.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;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 at the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/12/12556.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12552</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12552</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>First Bank's list of the top 100 banks by deposits in the Middle East and North Africa</title><description>UAE Banking Sector Leads with 17 Banks Egypt Ranks Second with 11Saudi Banks Continue to Strengthen Regional</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:04:38 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-12T14:04:38+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;UAE Banking Sector Leads with 17 Banks; Egypt Ranks Second with 11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Saudi Banks Continue to Strengthen Regional Presence with 10 Spots&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Balanced Representation: Kuwait, Jordan, and Turkey Secure 9 Seats Each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Strong Showing for Morocco&amp;rsquo;s Banking Sector with 8 Rankings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Qatar and Bahrain Each Hold 6 Spots, While Oman Secures 5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;4 Tunisian Banks Featured; Limited Representation for Algeria and Lebanon with Two Each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Palestine and Iraq Join the List with One Bank Each&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="2"&gt;The First Bank list of the top 100 banks in the Middle East and North Africa region by volume of deposits as of the end of September 2025 revealed that the UAE banking sector leads the scene with 17 banks in the list, benefiting from a developed regulatory environment and a wide regional and international presence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="3"&gt;Egyptian banks came in second place with a representation of 11 banks, supported by the breadth of the local market and the continued growth of the deposit base. Saudi banks also strengthened their regional presence by including 10 banks in the ranking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="4"&gt;In the same context, the list showed a close representation for each of Kuwait, Jordan, and Turkey with 9 banks for each country, reflecting a degree of stability in their banking sectors despite the different nature of the markets and economic structures between them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="5"&gt;The Moroccan banking sector also maintained its strong presence with 8 banks in the ranking, while both Qatar and Bahrain recorded a presence of 6 banks each in the list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="6"&gt;On the other hand, the Sultanate of Oman was represented by 5 banks, while Tunisian banks secured 4 positions in the ranking, and the representation of Algeria and Lebanon was limited to two banks each.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="7"&gt;While the presence of Palestine and Iraq was limited to one bank for each country, which reflects the disparity in market sizes and operational conditions between the countries of the region.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="8"&gt;The ranking was based on ordering banks according to the volume of customer deposits announced and denominated in US dollars, providing a unified comparison tool between the various banking institutions. The ranking also excluded banks for which official data is not available, to ensure the accuracy of the results and the reliability of the adopted methodology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="9"&gt;Regarding the ranking of the top 10 banks in the list, Qatar National Bank occupied the first place with a deposit volume of about 264.09 billion dollars at the end of September 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="10"&gt;First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB UAE) came in second place, after recording customer deposits of about 230.94 billion dollars at the end of September 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="11"&gt;Emirates NBD came in third place, with a deposit volume of 207.01 billion dollars at the end of September 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="12"&gt;Al Rajhi Bank took fourth place, with a deposit volume of 178.71 billion dollars at the end of September 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="13"&gt;The Saudi National Bank (SNB) captured fifth place, with a deposit portfolio of 170.52 billion dollars as of September 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="14"&gt;Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) dominated the sixth place, with a deposit volume of 131.34 billion dollars at the end of September 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="15"&gt;Ziraat Bank occupied the seventh place, after recording a deposit volume of about 119.11 billion dollars at the end of September 2025, followed by the National Bank of Egypt in the eighth place with a deposit portfolio of 117.63 billion dollars at the end of the same period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="16"&gt;Riyad Bank obtained the ninth place, after the customer deposit portfolio reached about 86.66 billion dollars at the end of September 2025, followed by the Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB) in the tenth place with a deposit volume of 84.01 billion dollars at the end of the same period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-path-to-node="17"&gt;It should be noted that the ranking included the parent banking groups in various Middle Eastern and North African countries and did not include their foreign subsidiaries.&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/12/12552.jpg"></enclosure></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://en.firstbankeg.com/12544</guid><link>https://en.firstbankeg.com/12544</link><a10:author><a10:name>First Bank Ratings Center</a10:name></a10:author><title>United Bank, Faisal Islamic Bank, and Housing &amp; Development Bank Top EGX-Listed Banks in Leverage Ratio by End-2025</title><description /><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:39:48 +0200</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-03-11T19:39:48+02:00</a10:updated><a10:content type="html">&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;United Bank Leads the Ranking&amp;hellip; Followed by Faisal Islamic Bank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Private banks secure 3 spots among the top five, compared with 2 for public banks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gulf banking groups capture only one position among the top five listed banks by leverage ratio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;h3 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks hold a single seat among the top five listed banks by leverage ratio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The First Bank ranking of the best banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange in terms of leverage ratio by the end of 2025 revealed that United Bank topped the list, recording a leverage ratio of 14.21% by the end of last December.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt ranked second, posting a leverage ratio of 13.39% by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Housing &amp;amp; Development Bank came third, with a leverage ratio of 13.29% by the end of 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking, which included all banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange (12 banks) with available financial data, showed that 11 banks in the analysis succeeded in achieving a leverage ratio higher than the banking sector average of 7.7% as of September 2025, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Egypt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The leverage ratio reflects the relationship between Tier 1 capital used in the capital adequacy standard (after regulatory deductions) and the bank&amp;rsquo;s total exposures (on- and off-balance sheet) without risk weighting.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The leverage ratio is calculated as Tier 1 capital after deductions divided by total on- and off-balance sheet exposures without applying risk weights. Banks are required to disclose the leverage ratio and the components of both the numerator and denominator in their financial statements.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ranking also showed that private banks secured 3 positions among the top five listed banks on the Egyptian Exchange in terms of leverage ratio by the end of 2025, including Faisal Islamic Bank, QNB Egypt, and CIB.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Meanwhile, public banks captured two positions among the top five, with United Bank ranking first and Housing &amp;amp; Development Bank placing third.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Regarding Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, they held only one position among the top five listed banks by leverage ratio, represented by QNB Egypt, which ranked fourth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Islamic banks also secured a single position among the top five, represented by Faisal Islamic Bank, which ranked second.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;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 for the year ending 2025.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</a10:content><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://en.firstbankeg.com/UserFiles/News/2026/03/11/12544.jpg"></enclosure></item></channel></rss>