The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) secured leading positions in the syndicated loan markets of Egypt, Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, managing 29 financing deals worth a combined EGP 262.9 billion through the end of the third quarter of 2026, according to Bloomberg’s rankings.
NBE ranked first in Egypt in the roles of facility agent, mandated lead arranger, bookrunner, and documentation bank. It also topped African banks as bookrunner and documentation bank, ranking second as mandated lead arranger and third as facility agent across the continent.In the MENA region, the bank ranked first as documentation bank, fourth as facility agent and book runner, and seventh as mandated lead arranger for syndicated loans.
NBE CEO Mohamed El-Etreby said the rankings reflect international recognition of the bank’s leading position in syndicated lending across Egypt, Africa, and the wider Middle East.He added that they demonstrate the bank’s ability to meet major projects’ financing needs by arranging, managing, and syndicating creditworthy deals with sound economic feasibility.
Such deals support economic growth and investment across key sectors, including transport, education, petrochemicals, tourism, energy, real estate development, building materials, food industries, and agriculture.They also contribute to sustainable development, localizing industry, creating jobs, boosting exports, reducing reliance on imports, improving the trade balance, and increasing foreign currency inflows, El-Etreby said.
He noted that the bank achieved these results despite the economic challenges Egypt and the world have faced in recent periods.NBE Deputy CEO Soha El-Turky attributed the bank’s strong syndicated lending performance to its relationships with local and international financing institutions and its capital base, which supports tailored financing solutions.
She said the rankings would drive further improvements and strengthen the bank’s ability to serve local and foreign investors, including private-sector companies.Sherif Riyad, NBE’s CEO of Corporate Banking and Syndicated Loans, said the results reflect the bank’s ability to arrange syndicated loans across multiple sectors and support economic activity by providing liquidity.The bank managed 29 financing deals, acting as facility agent in 20, equivalent to 10.48% of Africa’s syndicated loan deals through the third quarter of 2026, according to the bank’s statement.
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