Founded in June 1898, NBE is Egypt's largest bank by assets, deposits, loans, bank-capital, branches, and employees. The bank is headquartered at 1187 Cornish El Nile Street, Cairo. NBE operates as a well-established commercial bank in the financial services industry. The bank offers bank accounts, debit and credit cards, personal and business loans, private and non-resident banking, insurance, and investment products.
As of March 2026, National Bank of Egypt's annual revenue is estimated to be $4.6B. As of March 2026, NBE has approximately 28,000 employees across 5 continents, including Africa, Asia, and North America. NBE currently controls 23.6% of the market share of total assets in the Egyptian banking sector, 25.8% of total deposits, and 21.8% of total loans.
NBE owns a large network of over 337 branches, offices and banking units across Egypt, alongside international presence through NBE (United Kingdom), NBE (Republic of Sudan), and NBE branches in New York (USA) and Shanghai (China), as well as representative offices in Johannesburg (South Africa), Dubai (UAE), and Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). National Bank of Egypt (UK) Limited (NBEUK) is a wholly owned subsidiary of NBE.
