The Central Bank of Egypt's (CBE) monthly statistical bulletin shows notable growth in bank loans to individuals during the first 5 months of 2026. They rose to EGP 1.52 trillion at the end of last May, compared with EGP 1.41 trillion at the end of 2025, growth of about 7.8%.

The bulletin also shows that balances of loans extended to customers by banks (excluding the CBE) rose to EGP 11.49 trillion at the end of May 2026, compared with EGP 10.31 trillion at the end of December 2025.

According to the data, loans to the government sector rose to EGP 6.16 trillion at the end of May 2026, against EGP 5.48 trillion at the end of December 2025, growth of about 12.5%.

Local-currency loans to the government sector rose to EGP 3.22 trillion at the end of May 2026, compared with EGP 3.19 trillion at the end of 2025, while foreign-currency loans to the government sector stood at the equivalent of EGP 2.94 trillion at the end of last May.