Investing in Egypt (October 2025)

Egypt’s banking landscape is being reshaped by accelerated digital adoption, rising financial inclusion and closer sector integration. Services are moving rapidly towards e-wallets and contactless payments, supported by national payment rails such as Instapay and the Instant Payment Network.

Egypt has taken some painful decisions to unlock faster economic growth, such as allowing the pound to float. It is now beginning to reap the rewards, with an improving balance of trade and growing foreign exchange reserves. Even better, private sector investment is accelerating, and has overtaken public investment. With technical education expanding, Egypt is poised to establish itself as a regional trading hub

Islam Zekry, group chief finance and operation officer and executive board member of CIB, reflects in an interview with GlobalMarkets on the bank’s achievements in supporting Egypt’s economic growth and social development — and looks ahead to how CIB plans to serve future generations

Egypt has put in place a comprehensive set of regulations to support green finance, and bond and loan deals are starting to appear, furthering the country’s ambition to be a regional leader in this field. Meanwhile, Egypt is engaging actively with international development partners to finance action on the nexus of water, food and energy challenges.

HE Dr Rania A. Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, and also the country’s governor at the World Bank Group, shares her perspective on Egypt’s efforts to mobilise sustainable finance