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Executive Interviews

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab: Period Of Transition

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab is CEO of Commercial International Bank (CIB), Egypt’s largest private sector bank. He discusses Egypt’s efforts to boost private-sector investment and how CIB helps clients navigate a changing global economy.

Transaction Banking

Shaping New Trade Corridors

War in Iran and US tariffs are destabilizing global trade. But commerce hasn’t slowed; it’s simply rerouting.

Executive Interviews

Iran Conflict Sparks Risk, And Opportunity, For Egypt: CIB CEO Hisham Ezz Al-Arab

As the regional conflict involving Iran escalates, business leaders across the Middle East are weighing both the risks and the unexpected opportunities.

Egypt’s CIB Eyes Another 50 Years of Leadership

Commercial International Bank (CIB) has built a legacy of shaping Egypt’s banking industry. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, chief executive officer, reflects on how the past 50 years have positioned CIB to lead the banking sector for the next 50 years through innovation, sustainability and financial inclusion.

Executive Interviews

Beltone’s Khalil El Bawab On Challenges And Growth In MENA Financial Services

Beltone is a financial services group with 24 diversified funds and more than 100,000 clients. Khalil El Bawab, CEO of the Local & Regional Markets Division, shares the firm’s growth plans and challenges with Global Finance.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

North Africa: On The Rise

North Africa is emerging as a growth engine, led by Egypt and Morocco. But structural challenges persist.

Banking

CIB Reflects On 50 Years Of Transformative Growth

At a roundtable at the bank’s headquarters in Cairo, CIB’s leadership team discusses expansion in Africa, commitment to sustainable finance, growing digital banking tools, and the future for the bank.

Executive Interviews

Governor Hassan Abdalla: At A Turning Point, Stability Restored

Hassan Abdalla, governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, speaks to Global Finance about attracting more investors and about the bank’s next steps.

Expanding In Africa: How Egypt’s CIB Is Pursuing Cross-Border Growth

Looking beyond its home market in Egypt, Commercial International Bank’s (CIB’s) Islam Zekry, Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive Board Member, reveals the bank’s vision to be a key financial partner for African economic expansion. To do this, it is leveraging Kenya as a strategic hub, while prioritising high-growth sectors and supporting SMEs, corporates and Egyptian exporters.

Banking

Egypt’s Cautious Comeback: IMF Support and Rising FDI Fuel Growth

One year after an eleventh-hour bailout, Egypt’s economy is brightening. Reforms are being implemented, inflation is declining, and FDI is up.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Green Flag For MENA Sports Investment

As part of their diversification and job-creation efforts, MENA states are turning themselves into a new global hub of professional...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Driving Economic Stability: Q&A With Union of Arab Banks’ Wissam Fattouh

Wissam Fattouh, secretary general of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) and the World Union of Arab Bankers, talks about...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Sustained Growth In MENA Despite Turmoil

Conflict aside, the Middle East is anticipating a period of economic growth. Here are some of the trends shaping the...

Egypt

Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Egypt economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Egypt best banks and safest banks are also available.