Data from the Central Bank of Egypt's (CBE) statistical bulletin show that bank credit facilities to the industrial sector reached EGP 1.77 trillion at the end of May 2026, accounting for 15.3% of total bank credit facilities to customers, which stood at EGP 11.6 trillion at the end of May.

According to the data, foreign-currency credit facilities to the industrial sector rose to more than the equivalent of EGP 396.6 billion at the end of May, from the equivalent of EGP 337.7 billion, growth of 17.4%. Local-currency loans to industry rose to EGP 1.37 trillion at the end of May 2026, compared with EGP 1.27 trillion at the end of 2025, growth of about 7.9%.

The bulletin also showed total bank credit facilities to customers rising to about EGP 11.6 trillion in May 2026, compared with EGP 10.4 trillion in December 2026, an increase of about EGP 1.18 trillion, or growth of about 11.4%.