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Annual Report 2011

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2011 Annual Report

As the World-Class
Egyptian Bank we are...
Banking on Egypt

Balance in Motion 
(sculpture, 2011)
CIB permanent collection

What’s  changed  in  the  12  months  since  we  last 
spoke?  Everything  —  and  nothing.  Not  the  economic 
fundamentals  that  made  Egypt  one  of  the  world’s 
fastest-growing  economies,  nor  the  aspirations  of 
more  than  80  million  citizens.  New  parents  still 
need  savings  products  to  secure  their  families’ 
futures. SMEs still need finance. Fresh grads still 
need  investment  solutions,  and  corporations  still 
need  world-class  advisory.  That’s  where  CIB,  the 
leading  private-sector  bank  in  the  Arab  world’s 
largest  nation,  comes  in.  As  we  build  this  new 
Egyptian century, we’re proud to be Banking on Egypt

ON OUR COVER
Balance in Motion - Amir Fikry

Despite the realistic 
approach in most details, 
the artist surprises with 
much exaggeration in the 
upper line of the bull’s 
back, amplifying its 
height and circular lines, 
striking a balance between 
grace and motion.

S CIB: An Introduction 04  A Word from Our 
Chairman 12  Board of Directors’ Report 14  
T
2011 in Review - Institutional Banking 26  
N
2011 in Review - Global Customer Relations 34  
E
2011 in Review - Consumer Banking 36  2011 
in Review - COO Area 38  2011 in Review - 
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Risk Group 44  2011 in Review - Compliance 49  
N
Strategic  Subsidiaries  52    Corporate 
O
Governance  62    Executive  Management  68  
Corporate  Social  Responsibility  72    The 
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CIB Foundation 75  Financial Statements 79

THE CIB PERMANENT COLLECTION 
The artwork bringing to life our 2011 Annual Report is drawn 
from Egypt: The Promise, a commemorative book we published 
late last year to mark the start of our new partnership to 
promote the collection of Egyptian art in association with 
the Egyptian Ministry of Culture’s Fine Arts Sector. All 
pieces in Egypt: The Promise and in this annual report are 
drawn from the 2011 Youth Salon, which took “Change” as 
its central theme. These pieces are the foundation of CIB’s 
permanent art collection.

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Mehana Yakout
(painting, 2011)
CIB permanent collection

CIB: An Introduction

What We Do

Banking on 
Industry

%17

Manufacturing accounted for 
nearly 17% of GDP in 2010-11. 
CIB is committed to helping 
Egyptian manufacturers of all 
sizes — who represent the 
most diverse industrial base 
in the MENA region — as they 
gear up to both penetrate 
export markets and serve the 
needs of more than 80 million 
citizens.

C ommercial 

International  Bank 
(CIB) is the leading private sector 
bank  in  Egypt,  offering  a  broad 
range of financial products and services 
to its customers which include enterpris-
es  of  all  sizes,  institutions,  households 
and high-net-worth (HNW) individuals. 
  In addition to traditional asset and 
liability  products,  CIB  offers  wealth 
management,  securitization,  direct  in-
vestment  and  treasury  services,  all  de-
livered through client-centric teams. 

  The Bank also owns a number of sub-
sidiaries, including CI Capital —  which 
offers  asset  management,  investment 
banking,  brokerage  and  research  ser-
vices  —  Commercial  International  Life 
Insurance Company, the Falcon Group, 
Egypt Factors, and CORPLEASE. 

CIB  strives  to  provide  clients  with 
superior  financial  solutions  to  meet  all 
of  their  financial  needs.  Management 
believes this enables the Group to main-
tain its leadership position in the mar-
ket, while providing a stimulating work 
environment  for  staff  and  generating 
outstanding value for shareholders. 

Our History
CIB  was  established  in  1975  as  Chase 
National Bank, a joint venture between 
Chase Manhattan and National Bank of 
Egypt (NBE). In 1987, Chase divested its 
ownership stake due to a shift in inter-
national strategy, and the stake was ac-
quired by NBE, at which point the Bank 
adopted the name Commercial Interna-
tional Bank. 

Over  time,  NBE  decreased  its  par-
ticipation  in  CIB,  which  eventually 
reached  19%  in  2006,  when  a  consor-
tium  led  by  Ripplewood  Holdings  ac-
quired NBE’s remaining stake. In July 
2009,  Actis,  an  emerging  market  pri-
vate  equity  specialist,  acquired  50% 
of  the  stake  held  by  the  Ripplewood 
Consortium.  Five  months  later,  Actis 
became  the  single  largest  shareholder 
in CIB with a 9.3% stake after Ripple-
wood sold its remaining share of 4.7% 
on the open market in December 2009. 
The emergence of Actis as the predom-
inant  shareholder  signalled  a  success-
ful  transition  in  the  Bank’s  strategic 
partnership. 

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A Snapshot Of Our Businesses

Corporate Banking
CIB is widely recognized as the best corporate bank in Egypt and is com-
mitted to being recognized as one of the best banks in the region, serv-
ing industry-leading corporate clients as well as small- and medium-sized 
businesses. 

Debt Capital Markets
CIB’s  global  product  knowledge,  local  expertise  and  capital  resources 
make the Bank an industry leader in project finance, syndicated loans 
and structured finance in Egypt. CIB’s project finance and syndicated 
loans  teams  provide  large  borrowers  with  better  market  access  and 
greater ease and speed of execution.

Consumer Banking 
CIB registered considerable progress in 2011 as it continues to build a 
full-service, world-class consumer bank, as underscored by our ability to 
serve clients in a challenging environment last year. We offer a wide array 
of consumer banking products, including:
•  Personal Loans focuses on employees of our corporate banking clients 

and offers fully-secured overdrafts and trade products.

•  Auto Loans is positioned to actively support this growing market in the 

coming years.

•  Deposit Accounts offers a wide range of account types to serve our cli-
ents’ deposit and savings needs, including tailored accounts for minors, 
youth and senior citizens as well as certificates of deposit and care ac-
counts. This is in addition to our standard range of current, savings 
and time deposit accounts. 

•  Residential Property Finance provides loans to finance home purchas-
es, as well as residential construction, refurbishment and finishing.
•  Credit and Debit Cards offers a broad range of credit, debit and prepaid 

cards.

Wealth Management 
CIB offers a wide array of investment products and services to the largest 
base of affluent clients in Egypt.

Global Transactional Services (GTS)
The Global Transactional Services (GTS) Group serves as a key product 
group within CIB, and oversees the product areas of cash management, 
trade and global securities services.

Mid-Cap Banking
This Division caters to medium-sized companies, deploying a dedicated 
team of certified officers who are highly specialized in providing advice 
and  assistance  to  entrepreneurial  businesses.  The  Department’s  role  is  to 
help these businesses grow to become large corporations in the future.

Treasury and Capital Markets Services
CIB delivers high quality services in cash and liquidity management, capital 
markets, foreign exchange and derivatives. 

Investment Banking Services
Through CI Capital, CIB offers existing and prospective clients a full suite of 
investment banking products and services, including investment banking ad-
visory and execution, asset management, brokerage and equity research. CI 
Capital offers both deep and broad market knowledge and expertise; the firm 
is consistently ranked as a leading brokerage house serving local and interna-
tional clients in Egypt.

Direct Investment
CIB  actively  participates  in  select  direct  investment  opportunities  in  Egypt 
and across the region.

An abstract impression 
that nonetheless 
reminds us of 
traditional Egyptian 
sculpture. Texture 
weakens the surface 
direction, reaching a 
more vital appearance. 
Mohamed Sabry Bastawy
(sculpture, 2011)
CIB permanent collection

Annual Report 2011

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CIB: An Introduction
Key Financial Highlights

FY 11  
Consoli-
dated

FY 10  
Consoli-
dated

FY 11 FY 10

FY 09

FY 08

FY 07

FY 06

FY 05

7.7

4.39

3.71

15.9

24.6

20.8

15.8

2.30

3.25

3,173
9

3,952
6

3,934
321

3,727
6

3,837
321

3.73
1.00
20.93

4.89
1.00
19.25

2.77
1.00
19.44

2.44
1.00
15.03

3.64
1.00
15.59

2.63
1.50
23.75

3.00
1.00
14.59

95.00
53.61
91.77
195

79.00
42.11
57.87
195

79.49
33.75
47.40
590.1

59.70
29.50
54.68
292.5

21.2
7.6
5.35% 2.11% 2.74% 2.69% 1.09% 1.73% 2.6%
33.9% 27.6% 24.6% 18.1% 15.8% 27.5% 21.3%
3.02
1.93
1.24

63.50
93.40
47.40
39.91
27.87
18.50
58.68
37.20
18.70
593.5
130
292.5
11,098 27,973 15,994 10,881 17,895 11,285 7,628

Common Share Information Per Share
Earning Per Share (EPS) *
Dividends (DPS)
Book Value (BV/No of Share)
Share Price (EGP)**
   High 
   Low 
   Closing 
Shares Outstanding (millions)  
Market Capitalization (EGP millions)
Value Measures
Price to Earnings Multiple (P/E)
Dividend Yield (based on closing share price)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Market Value to Book Value Ratio
Financial Results (EGP millions)
Net Operating Income
   Provision for Credit Losses - Specific
   Provision for Credit Losses - General
Total Provisions
Non Interest Expense 
Net Profits 
Financial Measures
Cost : Income 
Return on Average Common Equity (ROAE)
Net Interest Margin (NII/average interest earning assets)
Return on Average Assets (ROAA)
Regular Workforce Headcount
Balance Sheet and Off Balance 
Sheet Information (EGP millions)
Cash Resources and Securities (Non. Governmental) 18,990 16,325 19,821 16,854 16,125 14,473 21,573 13,061 10,537
41,065 35,175 41,065 35,175 27,443 26,330 20,479 17,465 14,039
Net Loans and Acceptances   
85,534 75,425 85,628 75,093 64,063 57,128 47,664 37,422 30,390
Assets 
71,468 63,364 71,574 63,480 54,843 48,938 39,515 31,600 24,870
Deposits 
8,740
Common Shareholders Equity 
2,527
6,946
80,480 69,840 80,361 69,578 60,595 52,396 42,543 33,906 29,183
Average Assets
70,913 62,007 70,549 61,624 53,431 44,602 36,603 29,277 25,619
Average Interest Earning Assets
8,654
Average Common Shareholders Equity
2,325
6,288
Balance Sheet Quality Measures
Equity to Risk-Weighted Assets
Risk-Weighted Assets (EGP billions)
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Adjusted Capital Adequacy Ratio
*  Based on net profit available to distribution (after deducting staff profit share and board bonus) 
** Unadjusted to stock dividends

39.50% 39.52% 34.84% 31.87% 32.80% 29.69% 27.82% 38.38% 32.72%
19.61% 28.66% 20.96% 30.47% 31.18% 36.31% 37.95% 31.58% 29.30%
3.71% 3.62% 3.81% 3.54% 3.12% 3.06% 3.50%
2.01% 2.89% 2.18% 3.08% 2.94% 3.08% 2.90% 2.37% 2.09%
4,867
2,301
4,162

15.79% 17.63% 16.11% 17.71% 17.01% 15.19% 13.70% 14.14% 13.83%
41
12.53% 15.66% 12.53% 15.66% 15.28% 13.74% 10.17% 9.59% 9.78%
13.78% 16.92% 13.78% 16.92% 16.53% 14.99% 14.70% 13.60% 13.10%

2,288
193
57
250
636
1,233

1,741
176
18
193
668
802

1,450
197
167
364
474
610

3,200
346
49
395
950
1,615

321
1,337
1,749

6
1,188
2,141

9
1,041
1,784

321
1,557
1,615

6
1,562
2,021

8,765

7,777

4,856

2,784

7,800

3,560

4,360

8,921

4,517

8,609

8,567

3,040

5,631

4,755

3,809

2,477

3,132

4,081

30

37

55

55

49

26

49

22

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Key Facts
#1 Bank in terms of:

Profitability, 
achieving EGP 
1.6 billion in net 
income

Our 4,845 

employees serve some 
567,134 customers.

Revenue 
among all Egyptian 
private sector banks
with EGP 3.9 billion in 
total revenues

EGP

 85.5 bn

 in total assets.

Net-worth 
among all 
Egyptian private 
sector banks

Market 
capitalization in the 
Egyptian banking sector

More than 103,486 

internet banking subscribers.

Loan and deposit 
market share 
among all Egyptian 
private sector banks

Over 500  of 

Egypt’s largest corporations 
bank with CIB.

The artist weaves contradicting color tones to create a 
surface alive with Ancient Egyptian symbols floating over 
color and textural tones suitable for a modern mural, 

Sherine Abdel Hakim
(sculpture, 2011)

CIB: An Introduction

Two pieces 
representing 
faces in profile, 
each giving a 
comprehensive 
expression despite 
the abstraction.

[this page and 
facing page]
Tamer Ragab Moussa
(sculpture, 2011)

CIB permanent 

collection

A Strategy that 
Delivers

C IB’s  outstanding  performance 

during the turbulent times in 2011 
reveals that at CIB, our customers 
are our top priority. Our continued suc-
cess depends not only on our ability to 
satisfy their evolving needs, but also to 
have  them  served  in  prime  time.  CIB 
prides  itself  on  its  remarkable  perfor-
mance  in  standing  hand-in-hand  with 
our clients during these unstable times. 
Our  unwavering  client  commitment  is 
the  basis  upon  which  we  will  continue 

to  provide  our  shareholders  with  con-
sistent and high-quality returns.

We  believe  a  key  component  of  our 
success is our skillful staff.  CIB’s abil-
ity to offer employees an attractive work 
environment,  myriad  career  opportu-
nities  and  comprehensive  training  and 
feedback allows us to attract and retain 
the  strongest  banking  professionals  in 
Egypt. Our employees reciprocate with 
dedication  to  our  customers,  and  the 
wider CIB community. 

An Outstanding Track Record

*

* Equity excludes payouts except for 2011

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Our Vision
To be the leading and most trusted financial institution in Egypt, admired for our 
people, strong core values and performance (PSP).

Our Mission
To create outstanding stakeholder value by providing best-in-class financial solu-
tions to the individuals and enterprises that drive Egypt’s economy. Through our 
innovative products, focus on superior customer service, development of staff, and 
commitment to our community we will realize our ambitions and pave the land-
scape of banking in Egypt for years to come.

Our Objective
To grow and help others grow.

Our Values
A number of core values embody the way in which CIB employees work 
together to deliver effective results for our customers and community.

Integrity: 
•  Exemplify the highest standards of personal and professional ethics in 

all aspects of our business.

•  Be honest and open at all times.
•  Stand up for one’s convictions as well as accept responsibility for 

one’s own mistakes.

•  Comply  fully  with  the  letter  and  spirit  of  the  laws,  rules  and 

practices that govern CIB’s business in Egypt and abroad.

•  Say what we do and do what we say.

Client Focus:
•  Our clients are at the center of our activities and their satis-

faction is our ultimate objective.

•  Our success is dependent upon our ability to provide the best 

products and services to our clients; we are committed to helping 
our clients achieve their goals and be the best at what they do.

Innovation:
•  Since our inception as the first joint venture bank in Egypt, CIB has been a pio-
neer in the financial services industry.  We believe innovation is a core competi-
tive advantage and promote it accordingly.

•  We  strive  to  lead  the  Egyptian  financial  services  industry  to  a  higher  level  of 
performance in serving the millions of Egyptians who remain underserved or 
unbanked.

Hard Work:
•  Discipline and perseverance govern our actions so as to achieve outstanding re-

sults for our clients and outstanding returns for our stakeholders.
•  Seeking service excellence guides our commitment to our clients.
•  We  work  with  our  clients  to  reach  their  current  goals  while  anticipating  and 

planning for their future objectives.

Teamwork:
•  We collaborate, listen and share information openly within CIB and with our 

partners, clients and shareholders.

•  Each one of us consistently represents CIB’s total corporate image.
•  There is only one CIB in the eyes of our clients.
•  We value and respect one another’s cultural backgrounds and unique perspectives.

Respect to the Individual:
•  We  respect  the  individual  whether  an  employee,  a  client,  a  shareholder  or  a 

member of the communities in which we live and operate.

•  We treat one another with dignity and respect and take time to answer questions 

and respond to concerns.

•  We firmly believe each individual must feel free to make suggestions and offer 

constructive criticism.

•  CIB is a meritocracy, where all employees have equal opportunity for develop-

ment and advancement based only on their merits.

Tamer Ragab 

Moussa
(sculpture, 2011)

CIB permanent 

collection

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Works based on the concept of a frame-within-

a-frame, a form that has been revisited by 
artists in numerous cultural contexts starting 
with the Japanese, who often referred to it as 
“contradicting frame within frame”. Such works 

integrate multiple frames — circular, oval, fan-
like, double circular and zigzagged, among others. 

Mostafa Mahmoud
(painting, 2011)
CIB permanent collection

A Word from Our Chairman

Banking on Egypt, 
Banking on Creativity

C reativity  in  art  brings  our  2011 

Annual  Report  to  life,  just  as 
creativity  allows  builders,  engi-
neers,  teachers,  surgeons  and  journal-
ists to tackle challenges large and small 
in their own domains. Creativity is also 
at the heart of an endeavor that has seen 
us transform CIB in less than a decade 
from  a  niche,  corporate-focused  bank 
into  the  nation’s  largest  private-sector 
financial  institution,  helping  individu-
als,  small  businesses  and  major  cor-
porations  alike  creatively  mobilize  the 
capital they need to grow. 

The  focus  on  more  than  87  million 
people  as  Egypt’s  most  precious  re-
source  underpinned  our  vision  three 
years  ago  when  we  made  the  strategic 
decision not to expand regionally, but to 
become  the  dominant  player  in  Egypt. 
Yes, our nation enjoys proximity to ma-
jor global markets. Yes, we have natural 
resources.  But  primarily,  we  have  peo-
ple.

We  are  fully  aware  of  the  challenges 
the Bank will face in choosing to prior-
itize growth in Egypt in the coming pe-
riod. Turbulence will be a natural part of 
our  landscape  in  the  short-to-medium 
term, before we start reaping the “change 
dividend”  inherent  in  more  transpar-
ency, stability and better accountability. 
Part  of  that  turbulence  will  be  a  nation 
learning  to  live  with  “the  other”  —  an-
other viewpoint, another vision for eco-
nomic growth, a religion or political out-
look that is not one’s own. This is natural 
and healthy, and we must at every turn 
remember that everyone — Islamist and 
secularist, activist and military leader — 
is doing what he or she thinks is best for 
the nation we share.

Looking  ahead,  we  see  that  toler-
ance of “the other” will steadily build in 
2012,  particularly  as  domestic  and  in-
ternational investors alike — who have 
been  resting  on  the  sidelines  —  rejoin 
the economy once the much-anticipated 
mid-year presidential elections are con-
cluded. 

As  these  investors  re-join  the  busi-
ness  of  building  tomorrow’s  economy, 

they will find that the rules of the game 
are  very  much  changed:  We  will  be 
taking  steps  toward  the  building  of  a 
meritocracy.  Slowly,  to  be  certain,  but 
steadily. It will no longer be “Who you 
know”  that  powers  the  growth  of  our 
businesses,  but  “What  you  know”  —  a 
development  that  is  already  giving  the 
advantage to those who prize creativity 
in their people and in the products and 
services they bring to the market. 

  Indeed,  the  successful  conclusion 
of the presidential elections will put in 
place the final pillar in a set of circum-
stances  that  should  give  business  lead-
ers of all forms the comfort they need to 
subscribe  to  a  long-term  outlook.  This 
will, in effect, mean that the second half 
of  2012  will  make  a  major  new  kickoff 
for the national economy.

The  Revolution  has  changed  noth-
ing — and everything. It has not made 
us  any  further  from  key  global  export 
markets. It has not un-done preferential 
trade agreements. It has not diminished 
our  natural  resource  wealth,  nor  has 
it  made  our  workers  less  interested  in 
earning skilled employment. It has not 
tarnished the Red Sea shores enjoyed by 
millions, nor has it dented the appeal of 
our  home-grown  brands.  Our  base  of 
critical  national  infrastructure  has  not 
been spirited to Mars.

What  the  change  has  done  is  em-
power  people  —  to  have  a  political 
voice, to be more creative in their work 
and in their thinking. It has redefined 
the  word  “accountability”  into  our 
national  dictionary.  Today,  we  know 
that whoever becomes president, who-
ever  forms  government  or  enjoys  a 
Parliamentary  majority,  will  be  held 
accountable  for  how  they  manage  our 
economy.

So, too, will business be held account-
able:  For  creating  jobs.  For  respecting 
the  law,  honoring  their  obligations, 
protecting  the  environment,  eliminat-
ing  corruption  and  playing  its  natural, 
creative  role  in  building  the  economy 
of  tomorrow.  As  millions  of  individu-
als across the workforce yoke creativity 

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to hard work, Egypt will become one of 
the  world’s  top  30  economies  by  2050. 
Where we once celebrated 6% economic 
growth, we can in the years ahead target 
10% and 12%. 

This  is  the  scenario  upon  which  we 
have built our plan for the coming five 
years, and we  have  spent the  last three 
years preparing for it.

In  this  respect,  the  first  year  of  the 
Egyptian Revolution was an acid test of 
our people and systems — of the ability 
of the Bank’s dedicated staff to be both 
disciplined and creative.

As the Revolution unfolded, our staff 
rose to the occasion. They paid salaries 
on 1 February 2011 — and worked night 
and day to make certain our corporate 
clients  had  the  resources  they  needed 
to  pay  their  staffs,  too.  Our  staff  safe-
guarded  branches  —  even  branches 
near their homes to which they were not 
assigned. As we prepared to formally re-
open, they worked around the clock to 
make certain that our systems were up, 
that our locations were secure, and that 
the few branches damaged at the height 
of  civil  unrest  were  brought  back  into 
service as quickly as humanly possible.

It was not easy. As those of you who 
lived through January and early Febru-
ary  2011  know,  we  had  no  phones,  no 
email,  nothing.  But  we  managed  not 
just to keep the ship afloat, but to hold 
daily management meetings and to en-
sure — from the bottom up, each day — 
that our staff was safe and sound. 

We  had  prepared  plans  in  2010  re-
garding  staff  development  last  year.  It 
would  have  been  tempting,  in  light  of 
the  trauma  we  had  just  been  through, 
to  postpone  implementation  to  a  “bet-
ter”  year.  To  have  done  so  would  have 

been a failure — a failure of leadership 
and  a  failure  of  creativity.  We  forged 
ahead with the extension of healthcare 
benefits  to  the  families  of  all  employ-
ees, with new training and development 
programs, with the adjustment of take-
home salaries so that all staff were more 
secure,  with  an  employee  engagement 
survey  that  won  an  outstanding  par-
ticipation rate — and which provided a 
blueprint for further staff development 
initiatives in 2011 and into 2012.

The  result?  Our  staff  today  is  more 
creative, more loyal and more challenge-
oriented than that of any other bank in 
our  nation.  The  quality  of  the  employ-
ment applications we receive every day 
proves the market understands this.

One  of  the  beautiful  things  about  a 
service  sector  such  as  ours  is  that  you 
can  have  literally  all  the  equity  in  the 
world, yet have nothing without the best 
people.  Immodestly, we believe we have 
the  best  people  in  our  business,  and 
they will be those driving our business 
in the coming 24 months as we ride out 
the turbulence and position ourselves to 
deliver innovative new products.

As  we  move  ahead  with  our  plans, 
we will reap the fruits of our focus and 
preparations  of  the  year  just  past.  We 
will continue to be receptive to change 
to  adapt  to  our  environment  and  to 
stand  by  our  clients.  Accordingly,  I 
would  like  to  invite  you,  my  fellow 
stakeholder, to join us on our journey 
during  2012,  a  journey  that  promises 
to be filled with creativity and the dis-
covery of our true mettle. As we work 
together  to  craft  the  next  chapter  of 
CIB’s story, our goal is clear: To have a 
lasting and constructive impact on the 
future of our nation. 

Mohamed Mahmoud
(sculpture, 2011)

The f irst year 
of the Egyptian 
Revolution was 
an acid test of 
our people and 
systems — of the 
ability of the 
Bank’s dedicated 
staff to be both 
disciplined and 
creative.  

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Rising to  
the Challenge

I n light of the events that our country 

has gone through, it would have been 
tempting to consider 2011 a lost year. 
That, however, would be a mistake. We 
cannot ignore the fact that the political 
and  economical  landscapes  of  Egypt 
have  changed.  There  would  be  two 
possible  scenarios  of  reaction  that  CIB 
could  have  taken:  To  take  to  the  side-
lines  and  wait  for  clarity;  or  to  realize 
that  with  change  comes  opportunities 
and focus our efforts to being receptive 
to this change. We chose the latter. We 
chose to grow; we chose to focus on the 
bigger picture, to be innovative, to think 
outside the box and continue to be the 
leading bank in Egypt. 

We at CIB value the culture of adapta-
bility that we have built over the last dec-
ade. This is not the first time that either 
the country or the Bank has faced chal-
lenges. It is how we face these challenges 
that  make  CIB  stand  out.  We  decided 
in  February  2011  to  focus  on  running 
our business, to stand by our clients, to 
ensure  that  our  focus  was  not  diverted, 
to  find  the  opportunities  available  and 
make full use of them. It is with immense 
pride  that  we  present  to  you  our  Board 
of  Directors  Report  detailing  how  we 
managed  to  work  through  the  unusual 
circumstances  and  come  out  yet  again 
even stronger.  

2011 Macroeconomic Overview
The first 60 days post-Revolution were the 
most  challenging  in  every  aspect,  owing 
to the significant disruption of core eco-
nomic  activity.  Nationwide  demonstra-
tions, labor action and a security vacuum 
(in  addition  to  the  curfew  in  effect  for  a 
time)  all  led  to  significant  slowdowns  in 
major  sectors  of  the  economy  and,  ac-
cordingly, in the banking sector. 

Real GDP contracted 4.3% in the pe-
riod January-March 2011, with tourism 
hardest hit. Tourism is a vital contribu-
tor to GDP and a top earner of foreign 
currency  that  generated  an  average  of 
USD  10.3  billion  annually  in  the  past 
four  state  fiscal  years  spanning  2006-
07 through 2009-10 while contributing 

c.3.6%  of  total  GDP.  Most  estimates 
suggest  tourism  directly  employs  c.10-
12%  of  the  labor  force  and  indirectly 
accounts  for  c.20-25%  of  employment. 
Activity  in  the  sector  bottomed  out  in 
February  2011  with  211,000  arrivals, 
the  lowest  level  since  November  2001. 
Moreover,  hotel  occupancy  rates  were 
below 5% during the Revolution and ex-
perienced a prolonged delay in recovery, 
with numbers beginning to pick up only 
in March. 

As have most emerging markets, Egypt 
has  been  characterized  by  chronic  infla-
tion,  hovering  around  the  12.6%  level 
in  the  past  four  state  fiscal  years.  In  the 
period  2006-07  through  2009-10,  Egypt 
recorded average annual imports of EGP 
313.9 billion. Headline inflation peaked at 
12.08% in April 2011 on the back of weak-
ening  economic  activity  and  rising  food 
prices  largely  attributed  to  distribution 
bottlenecks created by civil protests.

The  country  recorded  a  significant 
drop  in  net  international  reserves  as  a 
result of political tensions and economic 
pressure. Net outflows saw a nearly 48% 
decline in foreign reserves in the period 
January-December 2011, closing the year 
at USD 18 billion. 

Against  this  backdrop,  the  Egyptian 
Stock  Exchange  (EGX)  has  witnessed 
rollercoaster-like  climbs  and  falls  since 
its reopening after a 24-day closure dur-
ing  the  Revolution.  Trade  volumes  re-
mained  depressed  throughout  the  year 
and  share  prices  suffered  from  lack  of 
confidence on the part of investors, who 
largely opted to take a “wait and see” ap-
proach.  These  factors  saw  a  seesawing 
benchmark  index  close  the  year  down 
37.57% from its March re-opening.

That  said,  we  see  encouraging  early 
signs  of  stability  now  returning.  The 
Egyptian  economy  delivered  real  GDP 
growth of 1.82% for the fiscal year 2010-
11.  Suez  Canal  activity  was  not  dis-
turbed during the unrest and rose 11.9% 
on a full-year basis to USD 5.1 billion. In 
August,  the  gradual  return  of  security 
saw an increase in tourism. By Decem-
ber 2011, occupancy rates had recovered 

A mythical 
creature 
recalling pegasus 
and a seated 
Ancient Egyptian 
restores an old 
legend in a more 

modern form
Salah Shaaban
(sculpture, 2011)

CIB permanent 

collection

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significantly in key destinations includ-
ing Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh, for 
example.

The  Central  Bank  of  Egypt  (CBE) 
played  a  decisive  role  in  crisis  manage-
ment. The CBE’s announcements during 
the  Revolution  underscored  confidence 
in the sector’s liquidity with the system-
wide ratio of loans to deposits coming in 
at 49.1%. This ratio makes the Egyptian 
banking  sector  one  of  the  most  liquid 
in  the  Middle  East  and  North  Africa 
(MENA) region and allowed it to absorb 
liquidity shocks. 

Furthermore, the CBE announced that 
it guaranteed depositors’ money in banks. 
This  official  declaration  mitigated  panic 
that  could  have  resulted  in  a  significant 
run  on  deposits.  With  clear  directives 
from  the  CBE  throughout  the  15  days 
during which the banks were closed, the 
reopening  process  was  organized  and 
smooth. Due to security issues, the CBE 
coordinated with the Egyptian Army on 
having  cash  transported  to  feed  ATMs. 
Banks  took  a  measured  approach  to  re-

opening,  with  some  branches  open  for 
limited working hours at first. These ac-
tions helped prevent banknote shortages 
and avoided a deposit run that some had 
expected to occur at re-opening. 

Also  noteworthy  were  CBE  direc-
tives that saw the nation’s banks extend 
a  three-month  grace  period  to  support 
individual clients as well as institutions. 
The  containment  of  inflation  at  9.07% 
and  the  maintenance  of  dollarization 
rates within an expected range were ad-
ditional evidence of strong CBE manage-
ment of the sector.

2011 Highlights
CIB’s  management  and  staff  worked 
around  the  clock  through  the  Revolu-
tion and the period running up to and 
including the re-opening of the banking 
sector to safeguard the interests of our 
clients and shareholders. In everything 
we did, our emphasis was on protecting 
the Bank’s leading position as we looked 
to  draw  on  our  strong  operational  and 
financial performance in 2010. 

Banking on 
Tourism

%

10

The tourism industry di-
rectly employs 10-12% of all 
Egyptian workers and is a top 
earner of foreign currency. 
From cash management 
solutions to factoring, high-
quality advisory to financing 
of working capital needs, CIB 
helps fuel the growth of  this 
vital sector.

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2011 saw CIB 
capture new 
market share 
of loans and 
deposits while 
preserving asset 
quality, closing 
the f irst year 
of the revolution 
with the lowest 
ratio of NPLs to 
gross loans among 
its peer group 
and maintaining 
a healthy LDR of 

60.0%.

The pillars on which we focused in the 

year just-ended included:

Prudent Risk Management
The  Bank  is  known  for  its  conservative 
approach to risk management. Building 
on this track record, CIB took provisions 
of EGP 321 million for the full year. The 
Bank’s  world-class  risk  management 
framework is reflected in its best-in-sec-
tor asset quality and a high-class corpo-
rate loan book.

Preservation of Asset Quality
CIB  maintained  the  stability  of  its  asset 
quality  with  no  significant  deterioration 
despite  prevailing  circumstances  thanks 
to its effective credit culture and stringent 
risk  assessment  measures.  Having  the 
lowest ratio of NPLs to gross loans among 
its peer group, CIB reported a 2.81% NPL 
ratio in 2011, the result of a growth strat-
egy that was underpinned by an emphasis 
on maintaining quality standards.

Improved Market Shares
Our  customers’  trust  in  our  robust  de-
posit  structure  —  as  well  as  the  Bank’s 
ability to fulfill their lending needs — saw 
CIB  gain  market  share  of  both  deposits 
and loans. CIB’s market share of deposits 
grew  to  7.23%  as  of  November  2011,  up 
from 6.70% in January 2011 on the back 
of 12.8% growth in deposits YoY. Mean-
while, CIB’s market share of lending rose 
to  8.66%  as  of  November  2011,  up  from 
8.01% in the beginning of the year.

Healthy LDR
Despite prevailing economic conditions, 
CIB  maintained  a  healthy  LDR  ratio  of 
60.0%.  The  Bank  is  proud  to  have  at-
tracted  25%  of  all  new  deposits  in  the 
system in the first nine months of 2011. 
High  levels  of  market  intelligence,  ex-
pertise  and  knowledge  of  market  needs 
are cornerstones of our Asset and Liabil-
ity  Management  (ALM)  Group.  Having 
attracted  such  deposit  inflows  without 
significant increases to our cost of fund-
ing is a testament to the trust the market 
has in CIB as an institution. Having uti-
lized excess liquidity to increase our re-
turns through loans and sovereign notes 
without affecting the Bank’s asset quality 
was, management believes, an important 
accomplishment.

Consumer Banking Take-Off
The  events  of  25  January  were  the  ulti-
mate  stress  test  of  a  consumer  banking 

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strategy that was both customer-focused 
and driven by unrivaled insights into the 
dynamics of the local market. The Bank 
expects  growth  from  consumer  bank-
ing  to  be  substantially  higher  and  has 
positioned  itself  to  grow  this  untapped 
segment.  CIB  is  working  to  expand  its 
product offering as well as bridge client 
needs and our skills. Despite challenging 
conditions  in  2011,  the  Bank  recorded 
32%  growth  in  its  Consumer  Assets 
book with no significant deterioration in 
credit quality.

The Employer of Choice
CIB has been working in recent years to 
build  a  corporate  culture  that  is  recep-
tive to change. The foundation of this ef-
fort has been nurturing employee talent 
through significant investments in train-
ing and development programs. 

The 

In 2011, CIB continued providing su-
perior benefits to its employees, building 
on the name “Employer of Choice in the 
Banking Sector” which it had earned in 
2010  from  AC  Neilson.  CIB  prides  it-
self on having been considered the “Ivy 
League  banking  school”  of  the  Middle 
East  for  decades.  Notable  programs  in 
this  respect  include  the  Bank’s  Corpo-
rate  Credit  Training  Program,  which 
has become a key competitive advantage. 
The Bank has also launched a Consumer 
Leadership Training Program aiming to 
build the technical skills of our employ-
ees  as  we  strive  to  become  the  leading 
consumer bank in Egypt. 
recently 

launched  Manage-
ment  Associate  Development  Program 
(MADP)  was  designed  especially  for 
employees with high potential. The pro-
gram exposes staff to the organization’s 
various  departments  as  a  first  step  in 
building  their  careers  as  they  set  off  to 
become future leaders of the Bank. Also 
launched in 2011 was the Leadership and 
Development  Program  (LAMP)  for  50 
senior managers, aiming to develop their 
management skills and ensure that their 
leadership  capabilities  are  constantly 
upgraded.  Managers  are  divided  into 
groups and given specific topics on which 
they must design a strategy and formu-
late implementation plans. The program 
enhances cooperation across the organi-
zation and works in parallel with MADP 
to develop managers’ expertise.

 Through the Employee Stock Owner-
ship Plan (ESOP), the Bank grants up to 
1%  of  the  Bank’s  outstanding  shares  to 
top  performers  across  the  organization. 

We believe our competitive position de-
pends substantially on our ability to con-
tinue attracting, motivating and retain-
ing first-class caliber employees.

In a step to bring CIB’s compensation 
structure  in  line  with  its  peer  group  in 
the  sector,  the  Bank  decided  in  2011  to 
ensure a unified fixed compensation base 
across  the  different  job  families.  More-
over, the Bank’s medical system coverage 
was extended to include the spouses and 
children of staff within its continuously 
upgraded Human Capital Strategy.

Innovative Financial Solutions
CIB is constantly developing its product 
range  with  primary  objective  being  a 
“one-stop-shop” able to fulfill all of our 
clients’ financial needs as they arise. CIB 
has been the bank of choice for over 500 
of  Egypt’s  prime  corporations  through-
out  its  history  and  is  determined  to  ex-
tend the same leadership to the retail and 
mid-cap segments, where the Bank now 
has a special focus.

In this respect, CIB aims not just to be 
the best provider of conventional bank-
ing services to corporate clients, but also 
to retail customers and mid-cap compa-
nies in Egypt. This has resulted in a sus-
tained effort to improve the quality and 
breadth of products and services, which 
would  allow  the  Bank  to  penetrate  new 
segments.  

Our  unrivaled  market  expertise  and 
longstanding  relationships  on  the  insti-
tutional side of business ensure mutually 
beneficial  outcomes  for  clients  and  the 
Bank alike. CIB undertook a number of 
initiatives  in  2011  to  better  address  its 
clients’ financial needs and maintain its 
competitive edge as part of its strategy to 
retain its position as the leading bank in 
Egypt.

For  example,  the  Global  Transaction 
Services (GTS) Division launched a new 
trade  module  (named  “CIB  Trade  On-
line”),  which  allows  clients  to  perform 
all of their trade transactions through a 
web-based portal. CIB Trade Online not 
only  provides  greater  transparency  and 
visibility into trade transactions, but also 
saves  time  and  money  through  ease  of 
access,  streamlined  processing,  and  the 
elimination of paperwork.

Also  last  year,  the  Bank  rolled  out 
its  personalized  Relationship  Manager 
model  to  allow  the  Bank  to  keep  close 
contact  with  clients,  understand  their 
needs and offer creative and timely so-
lutions.

On  the  consumer  banking  side,  CIB 
had completed an integrated and struc-
tured  program  to  put  in  place  all  the 
building blocks of a world-class consum-
er franchise. The launch of high-quality 
services  was  accordingly  a  priority  in 
2011,  which  witnessed  the  full-force 
launch of CIB Business Banking, a con-
stellation of services that address the fi-
nancial needs of small and medium en-
terprises that was originally presented to 
the market in 2010. 

CIB  Business  Banking  Services  pro-
vides  companies  with  the  opportunity 
to conduct a wide range of financial ser-
vices  including  money  transfers,  online 
transactions, trade financing, electronic 
payroll and overdraft with reduced time, 
effort and fees. Building on the concept 
of  partnership,  CIB  Business  Banking 
provides clients with professional finan-
cial  solutions  through  dedicated  rela-
tionship managers. 

Moreover,  CIB  engineered  in  2011 
several  creative  liability  and  mutual 
fund products for the market including 
our “CD El Kheir,” which is focused on 
philanthropic-minded  customers  who 
wish to donate the returns of their CDs 
to charity along with Thabat, a fixed-in-
come mutual fund product.

Safeguarding the Interests of 
Shareholders
CIB maintained a proactive investor re-
lations program throughout 2011 to keep 
shareholders abreast of developments on 
the  ground  that  could  have  had  an  im-
pact on the Bank’s performance. Along-
side the Investor Relations Team, senior 
management  invested  significant  time 
in one-on-one meetings, road shows, in-
vestor conferences, conference calls and 
a pro-active stream of disclosures while 
simultaneously  ensuring  analysts  had 
the information they needed to maintain 
balanced coverage of the Bank’s shares. 

Operations Platform with 
International Standards
The  COO  Area  played  a  leading  role  in 
maintaining stability in the Bank’s oper-
ations and financial position through the 
turmoil of 2011. This extended from spe-
cial emphasis on cost optimization cov-
ering all vendor contracts and a notable 
emphasis  on  reducing  use  of  consuma-
bles to eliminate both cost and waste. As 
noted above, the Group also took signifi-
cant steps on the human resources front 
to  enhance  the  quality  of  professional 

Recalling 
Giacometti’s 
extremely thin 
f igures, the 
artist maintains 
the ratio/mass 
law, making this 
freedom accepted 
and adding 
dramatic beauty. 

Maged Mikhael
(sculpture, 2011)

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services  within  the  Bank,  including 
reviews of key policies for staff, review 
of  compensation  and  benefits,  training 
programs for staff, and continuous up-
grading  of  performance  management 
within the organization.

Awards and Recognition
Extending  its  traditional  leadership  in 
the  international  awards  arena,  CIB 
won  17  awards  and  designations  in 
2011  from  six  international  institu-
tions. These included three exceptional 
awards from Global Finance, including 
‘Best  Bank  in  Egypt’  for  the  fifteenth 
time, ‘Best Sub Custodian Bank’ for the 
third consecutive year, and ‘Best Trade 
Finance Provider’, the fifth such win in 
CIB’s  history.  In  addition,  CIB  earned 
five  accolades  from  EMEA  Finance  in 
2011, including ‘Best Local Bank’ for the 
fourth  consecutive  year.  Moreover,  the 
Banker  named  CIB  ‘Bank  of  the  Year’ 
for the third time.

These  awards  came  in  recognition  of 
the  Bank’s  leadership  of  the  Egyptian 
banking  sector,  underpinned  by  the  in-
stitution’s deep understanding of its cus-
tomers’  needs  as  well  as  the  variables  in 
the  local  and  international  markets. The 
Bank  was  also  singled  out  for  its  adher-
ence  to  rational  credit  principles  and 
commitment  to  strict  policies  and  risk 
management standards. 

Noteworthy  in  this  respect  was  the 
Bank’s having captured c.25% of all new 
deposits in the Egyptian banking system 
in the first nine months of 2011. This re-
flects  both  the  trust  customers  have  in 
CIB’s  performance  as  the  Bank  contin-
ued  to  lead  the  Egyptian  institutional 
banking market and positioned itself as 
the  future  leader  in  the  retail  banking 
and SME sectors.

2011 Financial Position
CIB  recorded  total  consolidated  rev-
enues of EGP 3,934 million in FY’2011, a 
figure on par with the previous year.

From  an  operational  point  of  view, 
CIB’s  core  business  remains  both  safe 
and  sound.  Net  interest  income  rose 
19% YoY while net income from fees and 
commissions  showed  a  slight  decline  of 
1%, suggesting that a full market recov-
ery is almost complete.

Also, on a consolidated basis, the Bank 
recorded net profits after tax of EGP 1,615 
million  in  2011,  a  decline  of  only  20% 
compared  to  2010.  With  the  economic 
downturn  affecting  capital  market  ac-

tivities  in  2011  and  leading  companies 
adopting  cash-preservation  strategies, 
our  dividend  income  was  shortened  by 
EGP  104  million,  resulting  in  a  decline 
of  almost  63%  on  the  back  of  the  com-
panies’ decisions to retain their earnings. 
In addition, capital gains from the sale 
of  investments  (Available  for  Sale  and 
Held to Maturity Portfolios as well as In-
vestments in Associates) fell 80% to EGP 
39 million in 2011 from EGP 203 million 
the  previous  year.  In  a  strategic  deci-
sion,  management  opted  not  to  sell  in-
vestments at current market prices and, 
instead,  hold  them  until  prices  reflect 
true values. More to the point, as a pre-
emptive measure the Bank took EGP 321 
million in provisions for 2011, compared 
with just EGP 6 million in 2010.

If we thus set aside the impact of EGP 
583 million noted above, the Bank would 
have reported an impressive 10% growth 
in  bottom  line  despite  prevailing  eco-
nomic conditions.

Despite  ongoing  market  challenges, 
CIB’s gross loan growth stood at 16.93% 
at year end, the bulk of which was on the 
back of LCY working capital facilities.

Worth  noting  in  this  respect,  more 
than 50% of loan growth reported on a 
full-year  basis  was  achieved  in  Q4’2011 
alone, confirming that economic activity 
and confidence are improving.

Meanwhile,  CIB’s  conservative  risk 
management  culture  enabled  the  Bank 
to maintain its asset quality, with no ob-
servable deterioration. The Bank’s NPL-
to-gross loans ratio remained below the 
3% level, closing the year at 2.81% in De-
cember 2011. The decrease in NPLs from 
2.93%  in  Q3’2011  is  a  true  testament  to 
the  health  and  asset  quality  of  the  loan 
portfolio. This translates into CIB hold-
ing the best ratio in its peer group even 
after  a  slight  increase  to  2.73%  from  a 
year earlier.

For  FY’2011,  the  Bank  recorded  a 
Return  on  Average  Equity  (ROAE)  of 
19.61% and a Return on Average Assets 
(ROAA) of 2.01%.

Notably,  CIB’s  consolidated  cost-to-
income ratio continued to decline from 
Q1’2011  of  44.50%  to  reach  39.50%  in 
December 2011, same level of December 
2010,  reflecting  Management’s  strategic 
focus to keep the ratio below 40%.

On  a  standalone  basis,  net  interest 
margin (NIM) continued its upward tra-
jectory to reach a healthy 3.71% in 2011, 
up  from  3.62%  in  December  2010.  This 
rise  was  due  to  both  an  increase  in  T-

CIB maintained 
its drive for 
leadership of the 
consumer banking 
segment in 2011, 
having worked in 
recent years to 
set the stage 
for the launch 
of a world-class 
consumer banking 
franchise. 

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Bill rates (which prices-in gradually over 
time)  and  a  focus  on  Egyptian  pound 
lending versus FCY.

Appropriation of Income
The  Board  of  Directors  has  proposed 
the distribution of a dividend per share 
of EGP 1.0. In addition, CIB is increas-
ing  its  Legal  Reserve  by  EGP  87.3  mil-
lion, to reach EGP 318.6 million, and its 
General Reserve by EGP 743.0 million, 
to reach EGP 1,977.2 million, thus rein-
forcing  the  Bank’s  solid  financial  posi-
tion as evidenced by a Capital Adequacy 
Ratio  of  13.78%  and  an  Adjusted  CAR 
(including profits attributable to share-
holders) reaching 15.39%.

2011 Activities
CIB’s  primary  objective  is  to  enhance 
value  for  both  customers  and  share-
holders.  This  underpinned  the  Bank’s 
strategy and tactical implementation in 
a challenging 2011.

With  CIB’s  continued  eagerness  to 
fully  comply  with  the  Central  Bank  of 
Egypt’s  directives  on  Corporate  Gov-
ernance  —  and  in  keeping  with  inter-
national best practices — the Bank en-
gaged Mr. Hisham Ramez Abdel Hafez 
as CIB’s new Vice-Chairman and Man-
aging  Director.  This  move  segregates 
the roles of the Chairman and the Chief 
Executive Officer. 

Accordingly,  Mr.  Hussein  Abaza 
(who held responsibility as CEO Institu-
tional Banking in 2011), Mr. Mohamed 
El  Toukhy  (CEO  Consumer  Banking) 
and Mr. Omar Khan (who held respon-
sibility as Chief Operating Officer) now 
report to Mr. Ramez, creating space for 
Mr. Hisham Ezz El Arab to focus more 
on the Bank’s strategic direction.

Institutional Banking Activities
CIB prides itself on being the tradition-
al  Institutional  Banking  market  leader 
in Egypt. This segment is the backbone 
of the organization and the prime con-
tributor to its profitability. CIB’s leader-
ship  depends  on  the  Bank’s  reputation 
and the quality of products and services 
it offers to its clients. 

The  Bank  is  well-regarded  for  its  con-
servative  credit  culture,  which  backed 
management’s  prudent  decision  to  take 
EGP  321  million  in  provisions  for  2011. 
As a direct outgrowth of CIB’s risk man-
agement principles, management lowered 
its  appetite  for  certain  sectors  viewed  as 
high-risk,  a  development  that  cushioned 

performance amid the year’s turbulence.

Despite  the  impact  of  domestic  and 
turbulence  on  business 
international 
confidence and foreign currency inflows, 
Institutional  Banking  grew  its  portfo-
lio  by  12.06%  in  2011.  CIB  continued  to 
pursue mid-cap growth opportunities in 
the  belief  that  this  segment  is  the  cradle 
of future business players in the market. 
Our efforts to uphold our leading position 
in IB are derived from our relentless focus 
on this wide segment.

Also in 2011, IB put into practice sev-
eral  key  internal  organizational  changes 
to create synergies. Notable in this respect 
is that the Treasury and Capital Markets 
Group  now  includes  Asset  and  Liability 
Management under its umbrella. This al-
lowed  the  Bank  to  maintain  its  liquidity 
through turbulent times, a task that fell to 
a dedicated group of market professionals 
who  provide  clients  with  unique,  world-
class services.

Consumer Banking Activities
CIB maintained its drive for leadership 
of  the  consumer  banking  segment  in 
2011,  having  worked  in  recent  years  to 
set the stage for the launch of a world-
class consumer banking franchise. The 
year  2011  saw  rising  profitability,  the 
roll-out  of  new  products,  and  the  lev-
eraging of longstanding corporate rela-
tionships across the Consumer Division 
of our business. 

The Bank’s reputation for prudence and 
innovation  saw  it  earn  considerable  new 
clients, backed by:
•  The  launch  of  innovative  new  prod-
ucts in 2011 to energize our Customer 
Liability building capabilities, includ-
ing  the  first-in-market  “Double  Up” 
Saving  Account  as  well  as  “CD  El 
Kheir,” the first CD product aimed at 
encouraging benevolence through the 
donation of proceeds to charitable or-
ganizations of the customers’ choice.
•  Catering to high-net-worth individu-
als  (Wealth  customers),  the  unique 
“Wealth  Step  Up”  Saving  Account 
launched  last  year  to  deliver  person-
alized  products  and  services  tailored 
specifically to the specific needs, goals 
and  lifestyles  of  Wealth-segment  cli-
ents.

•  In the cards business, CIB took a com-
manding lead as the number-one pro-
vider  in  the  POS  segment,  becoming 
the largest POS acquirer in Egypt after 
just four years from its entry into this 
field. 

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•  CIB grew its Personal Loans portfolio 
by over 52% in 2011. The strong per-
formance  of  the  Bank’s  branches  in 
the  months  following  the  Revolution 
inspired market confidence in the CIB 
brand. 

•  The  year  just  ended  also  saw  the  ag-
gressive  pursuit  of  market  share  in 
the  payroll  program  for  companies. 
This program intends to acquire new 
customers to widen the client base and 
diversify customer segmentation.

•  Egypt witnessed unfortunate episodes 
of  vandalism  and  looting  during  the 
security  vacuum  in  the  early  days  of 
the Revolution. The bulk of the dam-
age to CIB assets was limited to three 
branches and was largely confined to 
some  furniture,  computers,  facades, 
and ATMs, while our vaults and their 
contents  were  unharmed.  Except  for 
the  Bank’s  branch  in  Arcadia  Mall, 
the damages were minor.

•  The  damaged  branches  and  ATMs 
were renovated in a speedy fashion to 
continue  meeting  the  daily  needs  of 
our clients in challenging times.

•  During 2011, CIB opened four branch-
es to bring its network to total of 154 
branches and units within its strategy 
of physical expansion to better serve its 
growing retail base.

Synergy Realization
CIB’s  businesses  provided  integrated 
and  diversified  products  and  services 
through  its  affiliation  with  CI  Capital 
and its subsidiaries, which hold numer-
ous  opportunities  for  CIB  and  will  ac-
celerate  our  ability  to  increase  product 
penetration  with  the  aim  of  generating 
incremental value through cross-selling. 
Notably,  CI  Capital  Investment  Bank-
ing  is  the  only  local  investment  bank 
in  Egypt  that  has  the  benefit  of  the  full 
backing  of  a  large  commercial  bank’s 
balance  sheet.  Also,  CI  Asset  Manage-
ment  (CIAM)  is  considered  the  leading 
private  institutional  asset  management 
firm in the Egyptian market. In addition, 
CI  Capital  Brokerage  business  managed 
to enhance its market share despite harsh 
market  retrenchment  and  turbulence 
where they continue to be ranked second 
among  all  investment  banks’  brokerage 
business in Egypt with a market share of 
7.1% YTD December 2011.

Corporate Social Responsibility 
Our  commitment  to  the  country  in 
which  we  live  and  operate  is  an  inte-

gral part of our business culture. It has 
been always among CIB’s top priorities 
and responsibilities to contribute to our 
country’s  prosperity  and  welfare.  At 
CIB,  we  are  immensely  proud  of  sup-
porting Egypt during the recent turbu-
lence and are proud of the wide impact 
our  investment  of  time,  effort  and  re-
sources has had on our community.

2011 Social Development 
CIB has been — throughout its history 
—  concerned  with  developing  all  as-
pects of society that will ultimately lead 
to  the  betterment  of  our  community. 
These  aspects  include  Human,  Child, 
Health and Economic development. 

Arising from the Bank’s strong belief in 
the  importance  of  education  in  shaping 
the future, CIB has been engaged in sev-
eral  educational  programs  which  aim  to 
build tomorrow’s national leaders. Spon-
soring  programs  including  Students  In 
Free  Enterprise  (SIFE)  and  the  Harvard 
Arab  Weekend  will  improve  Egypt’s  fu-
ture by creating new core leaders. 

The Bank is also honored to have sup-
ported local artists over the years within 
its  CSR  focus  on  the  promotion  of  arts 
and culture. In an exceptional year, CIB 
introduced the artistic work of Egypt’s fu-
ture artists, all of whom were inspired by 
the immense changes they witnessed. Re-
plete with creative endeavors in a variety 
of  media,  CIB  proudly  sponsored  Egypt: 
The Promise, a book in which it compiled 
the work of 79 talented artists, all below 
the age of 35. A number of works of art in 
this book bring to life the annual report 
you are now reading.

This  commitment  to  our  community 
extended  to  our  product  lineup  in  2011 
with the launch of “CD El Kheir” to fa-
cilitate  donations  to  charity  organiza-
tions  through  the  Bank.  As  part  of  its 
ongoing  charitable  responsibility,  CIB 
has moreover expanded its Fundraising 
Services to more than 30 NGOs with the 
aim  of  providing  them  with  financial 
services that will enable them to support 
those in need.

Furthermore,  CIB  has  been  proactive 
in supporting Egypt’s economy as it took 
part  in  the  “Buy  Egyptian”  initiative  in 
Q4’2011.  The  Bank  offered  a  50%  price 
cut on fees and commissions for LCs and 
ODCs in an attempt to support the export 
of  Egyptian  products.  In  addition,  and 
to  encourage  the  purchase  of  Egyptian 
products, the Bank offered discounts for 
clients when using credit cards.

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With the intention to further enhance 
the community health, CIB has a regular 
Blood Donation program to help grow the 
nation’s  blood  supply. This  program  had 
a  crucial  role  in  overcoming  the  blood 
shortage that was present during 2011.

CIB Foundation
As  an  expression  of  its  firm  commit-
ment  to  improving  the  quality  of  chil-
dren’s  health,  the  CIB  Foundation 
continued  to  extend  its  support  to  nu-
merous  organizations  throughout  2011 
with  a  particular  focus  on  health  and 
nutrition.

In  January  2011,  the  CIB  Foundation 
donated EGP 2 million to the Children’s 
Cancer  Hospital  57357,  which  has  been 
used  for  general  operational  purposes. 
This donation is part of a five-year part-
nership  that  began  in  2009  and  which 
sees the hospital receive EGP 2 million in 
funding per year.

In  addition,  the  same  month  saw  the 
second tranche payment of EGP 1.4 mil-
lion  to  the  Faculty  of  Oral  and  Dental 
Medicine at Cairo University, a donation 
equal  to  that  made  in  2010  for  the  pur-
chase of all 56 dental units for the Faculty’s 
Pediatric Ward. With the 2011 donation, 
the  Ward  underwent  major  renovations 
and  opened  its  doors  to  the  public  on  5 
December 2011, treating c.2,700 patients 
a month at zero cost.

The  Magdi  Yacoub  Heart  Foundation 
has been a long-standing partner of both 
CIB and the CIB Foundation. In January 
2011, a protocol of cooperation was signed 
between  the  two  foundations  which 
would see the development and outfitting 
of a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) 
in Building 2 of the Aswan Heart Centre. 
The new EGP 13 million PICU will pro-
vide  state-of-the-art  postoperative  care 
to  neonates,  infants  and  children  rang-
ing in age from newborn to 16 years free 
of charge. The CIB Foundation’s donation 
will  cover  the  costs  associated  with  the 
Unit’s  medical  and  non-medical  equip-
ment. The Foundation will also have ex-
clusive  naming  rights  to  the  Unit.  The 
PICU opened its doors in February 2012. 
In  addition,  the  Foundation  allocated 
EGP 3 million to the Magdi Yacoub Heart 
Foundation to cover the costs associated 
with 50 children’s open heart surgeries.

In  a  continuation  of  the  over  EGP  6 
million protocol of cooperation signed in 
November  2010  between  the  CIB  Foun-
dation and the Friends of Abou El Reesh 
Children’s  Hospitals  Organization,  the 

second tranche of the donation, amount-
ing  to  EGP  3,119,750,  was  transferred  in 
May  2011.  The  Foundation’s  donation 
was  used  to  develop  a  ten-bed  intensive 
care unit (ICU) at the Abou El Reesh El 
Mounira  Children’s  Hospital.  The  PICU 
opened its doors in February 2012. 

This  was  not  the  sole  donation  to  the 
Friends of Abou El Reesh Children’s Hos-
pitals Organization in 2011: The Founda-
tion also supported El Mounira Hospital’s 
blood  clinic  with  EGP  800,000  used  to 
upgrade  the  roughly  700-square-meter 
blood clinic. The donation included beds 
and chairs for blood transfusions, provid-
ing additional computers to the clinic to 
develop  an  electronic  patient  database, 
and  supporting  blood  donation  cam-
paigns  to  offset  the  current  short  supply 
of blood across Egypt. Also, the restruc-
turing of the clinic will streamline move-
ment  in  order  to  prevent  overcrowding 
and provide adequate waiting area space 
for family members.

The  CIB  Foundation  funded  the  out-
fitting of the Premature Pediatric Inten-
sive  Care  Unit  at  Mahmoud  Hospital 
through the Mahmoud Mosque Organi-
zation.  This  organization  provides  sub-
sidized  services  to  at  least  half  of  its 
patients  and  often  fully  funds  patients 
through  the  Mosque’s  zakka  board. 
Donating EGP 554,250 to  purchase five 
incubators, five heart monitors, five infu-
sion  pumps,  and  one  ventilator  allowed 
the staff to increase their operational ca-
pacity to 100% from 80%. Moreover, the 
donation allowed for an enhanced qual-
ity of care provided. 

The  CIB  Foundation  is  proud  to  part-
ner with Rotary Kasr El Nile on the Chil-
dren’s  Right  to  Sight  (CRTS)  program. 
The  Foundation  has  committed  EGP 
1,500,000  to  support  1,000  children  and 
infants  requiring  immediate  eye  surgery 
through this program. Through partner-
ships with the Dar El Oyoun Hospital in 
Mohandiseen  and  Eye  Care  Hospital  in 
Maadi, the CRTS team will oversee 1,000 
cataract and glaucoma operations on chil-
dren from low socio-economic levels. 

One  of  the  major  projects  of  the  Go-
zour Foundation is conducting eye exam 
caravans, in collaboration with Maghra-
bi  Hospital,  that  provide  disadvantaged 
children (5-12 years old) enrolled at pub-
lic  schools  in  poor  rural  and  urban  ar-
eas in Egypt with free eye-care services. 
The  CIB  Foundation’s  donation  of  EGP 
180,000  in  December  2011  will  cover 
the  costs  associated  with  six  one-day 

Two works in black 
and white serve 
as social symbols 
of modern life’s 
quest to regain 
humanity amid 
threat and constant 

surveillance.
Hady Mostafa Borai
(drawing, 2011)

CIB permanent 

collection

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eye exam caravans where a total of 2,700 
children will receive free eye exams and 
care  by  the  end  of  the  project.  These 
caravans are designed to provide public 
school students with eye exams, glasses 
frames  and  lenses,  eye  medication,  and 
further  investigations  in  private  hospi-
tals  for  complex  cases.  The  project  also 
presented a great volunteer opportunity 
for members of the CIB family to engage 
with  the  local  community  and  spend 
quality time with the less privileged.

The CIB Foundation strongly believes 
in ensuring the sustainability of its pro-
jects. Notable in that context is that the 
CIB Foundation donated EGP 1 million 
to  the  Yahiya  Arafa  Children’s  Char-
ity  Foundation  in  December  2011  for 
the  upkeep  of  the  three  pediatric  units 
at  the  Ain  Shams  University  Hospital. 
The Yahiya Arafa Foundation is a long-
standing partner of the CIB Foundation 
and has been instrumental in purchasing 
high-end  equipment  as  well  as  training 
nurses and doctors working in the units. 
The Foundation believes that supporting 
the  Yahiya  Arafa  Foundation  in  its  op-
erations will ensure the smooth running 
of the previously supported units as the 
donation  will  be  used  to  cover  human 
resources,  equipment  maintenance,  op-
erating costs, and academic research. 

To  support  their  work,  the  CIB 
Foundation has a dedicated account 
which  exclusively  accepts  dona-
tions  from  the  Bank’s  stake-
holders.  One  hundred  per-
cent of the donations made 
to the CIB Foundation’s 
account is put towards 
implementing  child 
development pro-
jects.  Through 
the  coordi-
nated  ef-
forts  of 
b o t h 

Foundation staff and dedicated CIB vol-
unteers,  the  Foundation  ensures  its  re-
sources are spent efficiently and reach the 
greatest number of beneficiaries. 

Corporate Governance
CIB’s  commitment  to  maintaining  the 
highest standards of corporate govern-
ance  is  supported  by  several  achieve-
ments, including:
1.  Segregation  of  Executive  Manage-
ment and Board of Directors roles.
2.  Formation of a highly skilled Investor 

Relations Team.

3.  Establishment of internal policies and 
manuals covering all business aspects, 
for  example:  credit  and  investment, 
operational  procedures,  staff  hiring 
and promotion.

4.  Formation of Board sub-committees: 
Audit Committee, Corporate Govern-
ance  and  Compensation  Committee, 
Risk Committee, Management Com-
mittee, High Lending and Investment 
Committee. 
The Board and its committees are gov-
erned  by  well-defined  charters  and  are 
tasked with assisting directors in fulfilling 
their responsibilities and obligations with 
respect to their decision-making roles. 

CIB’s Board consists of nine members, 
seven of which are Non-Executive mem-
bers  with  a  range  of  industry  expertise. 
CIB’s  Board  met  seven  times  over  the 
course  of  2011.  In  the  event  of  a  vacant 
Board seat, the Compensation and Gov-
ernance  Committee  is  responsible  for 
nominating  a  new  member.  Among  its 
defined set of responsibilities, CIB’s Board 
constantly monitors the Bank’s adherence 
to well-defined, stringently enforced, fully 
transparent corporate governance stand-
ards. The Board fulfills its commitment in 
the following manner:
•  Ensures  that  Board  Members  have  a 
clear  understanding  of  their  roles  in 
corporate  governance.  Annually  re-
views the size and overall composition 
of the Board and ensures it respects its 
independence criteria.

•  Through  its  Governance  and  Com-
pensation  Committee,  the  Board  en-
sures  that  an  appropriate  review  and 
selection process for new nominees to 
the Board is in place.

•  Establishes  the  strategic  objectives 
and ethical standards that will direct 
the  ongoing  activities  of  the  Bank, 
taking into account the interests of all 
stakeholders.

•  Establishes  an  internal  control  envi-

characters break 
loose of chains 
and burst out 
of gates in a 
direct theatrical 
composition, a nod 
to the Revolution.
Halim Khalil Moawad
(sculpture, 2011)

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ronment  which  comprises  systems, 
policies, procedures and processes that 
are in compliance with the regulatory 
requirements. These control measures 
safeguard  bank  assets  and  limit  or 
control  risks  as  the  Board,  manage-
ment  and  other  employees  work  to 
achieve the Bank’s objectives.

•  Ensures  that  senior  management  im-
plements  policies  to  identify,  prevent 
or  manage,  and  disclose  potential 
conflicts of interest. Oversees the per-
formance  of  the  Bank,  its  Managing 
Director, Chief Executive Officers and 
senior management to ensure that the 
affairs of the Bank are conducted in an 
ethical and moral manner and in con-
sistency with Board policies.

•  Reviews and approves material related 
to  disclosure  and  transparency  docu-
ments as may be required in conform-
ity  with  the  regulatory  requirements 
or  as  determined  by  the  Board  from 
time to time.

•	 Oversees  a  code  of  business  conduct 
for  the  Bank  that  governs  the  behav-
ior of directors, officers and employees 
through  an  independent  Compliance 
function reporting directly to the Au-
dit  Committee.  The  code  sets  CIBs 
core values as Integrity, Client Focus, 
Innovation,  Hard  Work,  and  Respect 
for  the  Individual.  These  values  en-
compass  CIB’s  commitment  to  create 
a  culture  that  adopts  ethical  business 
practices,  good  corporate  citizen-
ship,  and  an  equal  and  fair  working 
environment.  At  the  same  time,  it 
encourages  a  culture  of  transparency 
and encourages a whistle-blowing en-
vironment and provides protection to 
the whistle-blower.

The Central Bank of Egypt’s auditors 
and  controllers  conduct  regular  audit 
missions  and  review  reports  submitted 
to them periodically. During CBE audit 
missions,  CIB’s  management  ensures 
that  the  auditors  are  provided  with  all 
necessary  documents  to  fully  observe 
their  selected  audit  universe.  CIB’s  In-
ternal  Audit  team  closely  follows  up 
Bank’s  management  in  taking  all  cor-
rective  measures  with  regards  to  CBE’s 
comments.

It is worth mentioning that a high level 
of compliance was revealed when a com-
parison  with  the  new  CBE  guidelines 
of  Corporate  Governance  for  Egyptian 
Banks  (issued  in  August  2011)  was  con-
ducted.  

Key Figures 
from 2011

I.  Balance Sheet (in EGP billions):
a. CIB Stand-Alone

Balance as of 
31/12/2011

Total Assets
Contingent Liabilities and 
Commitments 
Loans and Advances to 
Banks and Customers
Investments
Treasury Bills and Other  
Governmental Notes 
Due to Customers
Other Provisions
Total Equity 

85.7 

12.6 

41.1 

17.0 

9.3 

71.6 
0.3 
9.0 

b. Consolidated CIB and CI-CH 

Balance as of 

31/12/2010 % Change
14.1% 

75.1 

11.9 

5.9 % 

35.2 

16.4 

16.8% 

3.7% 

8.9 

4.5%

63.5 
0.3 
8.7 

12.8 %
0.0% 
3.4% 

Total Assets
Contingent Liabilities and 
Commitments 
Loans and Advances to 
Banks and Customers
Investments
Treasury Bills and Other  
Governmental Notes 
Due to Customers
Other Provisions
Total Equity 

Balance as of 
31/12/2011
 85.5 

Balance as of 
31/12/2010
 75.4 

% Change

13.4%

 12.6 

 39.8 

 16.2 

 9.3 

 71.5 
 0.3 
 8.7 

 11.9 

5.9%

 35.2 

 15.6 

 8.8 

 63.4 
 0.3 
 8.6 

13.1%

3.8%

5.7%

12.8%
0.0%
1.2%

II.  Income Statement (in EGP millions):
a. CIB Stand-alone

Jan.1, 2011
to Dec.31, 
2011

Jan.1, 2010
to Dec.31, 
2010

% Change

Interest and Similar 
Income
Interest and Similar 
Expense
Net Income from Fee and 
Commission
Net Profit After Tax

5,460

(2,781)

779 

1,749 

4,522

20.7% 

(2,267)

22.7% 

751 

3.7%

2,142

-18.3%

b. Consolidated CIB and CI-CH

Interest and Similar 
Income
Interest and Similar 
Expense
Net Income from Fee and 
Commission
Net Profit After Tax
Net Profit After Tax and 
Minority Interest

Jan.1, 2011
to Dec.31, 
2011

Jan.1, 2010
to Dec.31, 
2010

% Change

5,471 

4,525 

20.9%

(2,781)

(2,268)

22.6%

843 

1,614 

1,615 

854 

-1.3%

2,022 

-20.2%

2,021 

-20.1%

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Sherouk Eid
(graphic, 2011)

2011 in Review

Institutional Banking

Corporate Banking Group

K nown  across  the  Egyptian  market 

for its strong credit culture, the Cor-
porate Banking Group is the Bank’s 
financing and underwriting arm and pro-
vides best-in-class structures and adviso-
ry services, calling on its extensive exper-
tise in a broad range of economic sectors 
while  promoting  products  and  services 
catering to high-quality customers.

The Group’s foremost goal is to advance 
the  nation’s  economic  development.  Ac-
cordingly, it is committed to closely mon-
itoring  the  performance  of  projects  and 
economic entities to ensure their viability. 
The Group believes that economic viabil-
ity on the micro level is certain to contrib-
ute to — and promote — macroeconomic 

CEO Institutional Banking

9.91% in June 2011, up from 9.29% at 
the end of 2010.

•  Efficiently managed loan portfolio, re-
sulting in growth of 11% by year-end 
despite a contracting market.

•  Maintained  confidence  of  corporate 
depositors, with a 2% rise in corporate 
deposits by year’s end.

•  Achieved  remarkable  growth  in  con-
tingent business, which closed 2011 up 
29% despite tough market conditions.
•  Originated innovative structures aim-
ing at maximizing customers satisfac-
tion, including:
-  Corporate desks to serve key cus-
tomers in key geographic areas.
-  Online trade and cash products.
-  Creation of the middle office unit.

Institutional Bank-
ing Credit Business

Treasury and 
Capital Markets

Strategic Relations

Institutional 
Banking Legal 
Advisor & Asset 
Protection

IB Business Auto-
mation Projects

Global Transaction 
Services

Direct Investment

Investor Relations

IB Chief of Staff

welfare. The Corporate Banking Group’s 
mission is to enhance its position as a top 
corporate and structured finance bank in 
the Egyptian market, with strong empha-
sis on the quality of our loan portfolio and 
maximizing shareholder value.

The  Corporate  Banking  Group’s  com-
petitive advantages include:
•  Strong corporate business model.
•   Highly experienced staff reinforced by 
continuous training to keep pace with 
latest  industry  and  technical  know-
how.

•   Strong  customer  base  with  a  healthy 
and  diversified  portfolio  that  is  well-
positioned in primary growth indus-
tries including power, building mate-
rials,  petrochemicals,  infrastructure, 
oil and gas, food, tourism, real estate, 
shipping and ports.

•   Ability to provide a wide and innova-

tive array of financing schemes.

In 2012, CIB’s Corporate Banking Group 
will  focus  on  and  pursue  the  following 
objectives:
•  Improve the corporate share of wallet 
through  the  optimum  utilization  of 
approved  limits  while  capturing  po-
tential  buyout  and  restructuring  op-
portunities.
•  Focus  on 

incremental  contingent 
business  via  multiple  distribution 
channels.

•  Introduce new debt instruments.
•  Increased emphasis on short-term fa-
cilities  (LCY  lending  and  contingent 
business).

•  Enhancing middle office unit through 
better utilization and marketing (hubs 
trade online and cash online) as well 
as distribution channels.

•  Further  drive  inter-group  synergies 
and cross-sell in partnership with sister 
companies, Global Customer Relations 
and Debt Capital Markets functions.

2011 Performance
•  Gained  additional  market  share  in 
contingent  and  auxiliary  business: 

Debt Capital Markets Division
The  Debt  Capital  Markets  Division  has 
an  unprecedented  track  record  and  un-

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paralleled  experience  in  underwriting, 
structuring  and  arranging  large-scale 
project  finance,  syndicated  loan,  bond 
issue and securitization transactions, all 
supported by a dedicated agency desk.

Amid the turbulence witnessed across 
the  market  in  2011,  the  Debt  Capital 
Markets team contributed the execution 
of deals worth an aggregate EGP 10 bil-
lion, primarily in power, commercial real 
estate,  petrochemicals  and  telecommu-
nications. Building on its reputation for 
excellence in the field of structuring and 
arranging deals, CIB played key roles as 
initial mandated lead arranger, agent, se-
curity agent and / or book runner in the 
majority of these transactions.

The  Debt  Capital  Markets  team  also 
continues  to  play  a  unique  role  in  the 
local market by structuring and placing 
complex  securitization  structures.  In 
2011, the Division structured and placed 
one  of  the  only  two  local  securitization 
deals for non-bank financial institutions 
in the market, with an issue size of EGP 
538 million, while working on two other 
mandated transactions worth a combine 
EGP  700  million  and  expected  to  close 
early in 2012. 

In  recognition  of  its  key  roles  in 
prime  project  finance  deals,  CIB  won 
two prestigious EMEA Finance Deal of 
the Year awards in 2011. These included 
Best Project Finance Deal in Africa for 
Egyptian  Refining  Company,  where 
CIB  acted  as  onshore  account  bank, 

Egyptian  security  agent  and  Egyptian 
pathfinder,  as  well  as  Best  Natural  Re-
sources Deal in Africa for Egyptian Hy-
drocarbons Company , where the Bank 
acted as initial mandated lead arranger, 
facility agent and account bank.  

CIB  was  also  awarded  EMEA  Fi-
nance’s Best Securitization Deal in 2010 
(an award issued in 2011) by EMEA Fi-
nance  for  CORPLEASE’s  EGP  538  mil-
lion  receivables  securitization  transac-
tion.

As  an  ongoing  strategy  Debt  Capital 

Markets aims to:
•  Continue  playing  a  vital  role  in  eco-
nomic  development  by  mobilizing 
funds  for  large  ticket  project  finance 
deals and syndication transactions.
•  Position  itself  to  raise  the  required 
debt  to  fund  Egypt’s  substantial  in-
frastructure  and  power  investments 
whether  implemented  by  public  sec-
tor companies or via IPP, or PPP pro-
gram.

•  Introduce  new  financial  tools  to  lead 
the development of capital markets in 
Egypt.

•  Continue  to  support  client  needs  for 
diversified  funding  sources  through 
innovation in asset backed securities.

Mid-Cap Group
The Mid-Cap Group caters to the financ-
ing  needs  of  mid-sized  companies  with 
annual  sales  figures  between  EGP  50 
and EGP 150 million and strong growth 

Banking on 
Exports

%

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CIB offers an innovative suite 
of online applications (includ-
ing CIB Trade Online and 
dedicated Trade Hubs) along-
side responsive in-person so-
lutions to help exporters of all 
sizes grow their businesses. 
Together, exporters account 
for nearly 21% of Egypt’s 
total gross domestic product.

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Banking on 
Small Business

%80

Small and medium-sized 
enterprises account for more 
than 80% of economic activ-
ity in Egypt and create more 
than 85% of all jobs. CIB is 
committed to supporting the 
SMEs that are building new 
Egypt through the innova-
tive products and services 
delivered by our Business 
Banking proposition.

potential.  The  Group’s  highly  trained  of-
ficers  seek  to  instill  an  understanding  of 
corporate  governance  in  their  customers 
and encourage the application of high re-
porting standards and fiduciary protocols.
By virtue of its mandate, the Mid-Cap 
Group has a wide development role, giv-
en  the  Egyptian  economy’s  reliance  on 
medium  sized  enterprises.  As  such  it  is 
considered  a  cradle  for  future  business 
players in the market.

2011 Performance:
•  Continued  focus  on  providing  guid-
ance  to  pave  the  way  to  convert  our 
clients  into  larger  corporate  custom-
ers with strong growth potential.

•  Attracted  and  retained  a  significant 

number of new clients.

•  Aggressive  growth  resulting  in  the 
doubling  of  the  overall  lending  port-
folio.

The  Mid-Cap  Group’s  strategy  for  2012 
and beyond:
•  Attracting high-quality, new-to-bank 
customers.  We  will  help  them  grow 
their  businesses  and  institutionalize 
their performance.

•  CIB  Mid-Cap  aims  to  be  recognized 
as  a  market  leader  in  mid-cap  bank-

ing, providing advisory / financial so-
lutions tailored to customers’ needs.

Financial Institutions Group
The  Financial  Institutions  Group  pro-
vides  a  variety  of  quality  products  and 
services  through  four  divisions:  Cor-
respondent  Banking  Division  (CBD), 
Non-Banking  Financial  Institutions  Di-
vision  (NBFI),  Finance  Programs  and 
International Donor Funds Division (FP 
& IDFD), and Structured Trade Finance 
Division (STFD).

Correspondent Banking Division
CBD is the point of contact for local and 
foreign  banks  working  with  CIB.  The 
Division is responsible for securing out-
going business for CIB, monitoring and 
directing  business  to  banks  as  well  as 
attracting  trade  business  and  handling 
related negotiations. Moreover, the Divi-
sion assists in marketing and cross-sell-
ing CIB’s products and acts as a liaison 
for  solving  problems  (if  any)  between 
banks worldwide and CIB’s departments 
to facilitate and improve workflow. 

2011 Performance:
•  Despite facing a very difficult operat-
ing  environment  locally,  regionally 

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and  globally  in  2011,  CBD  grew  its 
contingent business 7.6% on the full 
year by establishing new correspond-
ent banking relationships with banks 
worldwide,  entering  new  markets 
and  strengthening  existing  relation-
ships.

•  CBD  also  established  a  dedicated 
Trade-Products desk to focus on spe-
cialized trade finance services includ-
ing  forfeiting,  trade  refinancing  and 
risk participations. 

forward, 

Going 
the  Correspondent 
Banking  Division  targets  support  of 
trade finance product activity.

Non-Banking Financial 
Institutions Division (NBFI)
NBFI  is  a  Credit  Lending  Division  un-
der  the  Financial  Institutions  Group.  It 
provides services, products and credit fa-
cilities to all types of non-bank financial 
institutions.  The  main  sectors  targeted 
include  leasing,  insurance,  brokerage, 
mortgage,  lending  against  shares,  car 
finance,  factoring  and  investment  com-
panies.

2011 Performance:
•  NBFI granted total loans of EGP 210 
million  in  2011,  accompanied  by  a 
71%  growth  in  investments  despite 
the current market conditions. Mean-
while, NBFI deposits increased by 31% 
over budget. 

In  2012  and  beyond,  NBFI  will  expand 
its share of leasing, brokerage and insur-
ance company business.

Finance Programs & 
International Donor Funds 
Division (FP & IDFD)
Finance Programs and International Do-
nor Funds is a unique division within the 
Bank  that  handles  development  funds 
and  finance  programs  and  manages 
CIB’s  microfinance  portfolio.  The  Divi-
sion  is  also  engaged  in  environmental 
friendly projects designed for the preser-
vation of natural resources. 

The  Division’s  products  include  an 
agency  function  that  sees  it  provide 
services  including  tailored  operational 
mechanisms  and  prudential  investment 
fund promotion. It holds a participation 
function  and,  on  the  micro  financing 
side,  supervises  a  strategy  that  saw  the 
Bank  penetrate  the  microfinance  mar-
ket  with  an  indirect  approach  through 

lending to an NGO. CIB’s direct micro-
finance  portfolio  reached  c.69,000  ben-
eficiaries with total disbursed amount of 
EGP 525 million by end of 2011.

2011 Performance:
•  As  an  APEX  bank,  FP  &  IDFD  sup-
plied  the  market  with  approximately 
EGP 2.7 billion through a network of 
11 participating banks.

•  Under  the  participation  function,  FP 
& IDFD provided CIB customers with 
concessional fund amounting to EGP 
83 million in the year ending Decem-
ber 2011. 

•  Regarding the microfinance function, 
CSR,  FP  &  IDFD  introduced  micro-
finance wholesale through approving 
the first loan amounting EGP 10 mil-
lion for an NGO in Upper Egypt. The 
Division has disbursed through a ser-
vice company c.118, 000 microfinance 
loans  with  an  average  outstanding 
portfolio of EGP 76.5 million partial-
ly  financed  by  the  Spanish  govern-
ment with an EGP equivalent of USD 
599,000. 

Going forward, FP & IDFD will main-
tain its position as the nation’s top Apex 
Bank  and  will  maximize  its  market 
share  of  microfinance  by  focusing  on 
the  microfinance  wholesale 
lending 
(through MFIs, banks, companies, and 
NGOs).

Structured Trade Finance 
Division (STFD)
Structured  Trade  Finance  offers  trade 
finance solutions that focus on the trans-
action itself (and not on traditional bal-
ance-sheet  financing)  by  covering  the 
closed  cycle  of  trade.  This  wide  range 
of  services  and  non-conventional  trade 
finance solutions is provided by a dedi-
cated  team,  with  a  deep  understanding 
of customers’ business needs.

CIB’s  diverse  approach  to  trade  fi-
nance,  whether  in  terms  of  tailor-made 
products  and  solutions  or  in  terms  of 
handling  traditional  trade  finance,  led 
CIB to win the “Best Trade Finance Pro-
vider”  award  by  Global  Finance  for  the 
last  five  consecutive  years,  indicating 
that  CIB  is  the  preferred  trade  finance 
bank  for  top-tier  corporate  and  institu-
tional clients.

2011 Performance:
•  STFD penetrated new markets in trade 
including  power  and  agri-business. 

 Marwa Abdel Fatah
(computer graphic, 

2011)

CIB permanent 

collection

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Two panels in black 
and white with 
intermediate grades 
of color formed 
through overlapping 
lines, dots, 
rectangles and 
triangles in the 
engraving process. 

Bassem Abd El Gelil
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The  Division’s  portfolio  grew  c.20% 
while  profitability  more  than  tripled 
against budget. 

•  STFD  enhanced  CIB’s  position  as  a 
leader in providing trade finance solu-
tions to top-tier corporate and institu-
tional clients. 

Going  forward,  STFD  will  aim  to  cap-
ture new trade finance business through 
tailored facilities capitalizing on syner-
gy and cross-selling with other depart-
ments as well as on the Egyptian trade 
bill.

Direct Investment Group
DIG is the investment arm of CIB, intro-
ducing  equity  finance  as  an  additional 
solution  to  existing  /  potential  clients. 
DIG’s main focus is to identify, evaluate, 
acquire,  monitor,  administer  and  exit 
minority equity investments in privately 
owned companies that possess commer-
cial value for CIB. 

Invested funds are sourced from CIB’s 
own balance sheet. The investment pro-
cess is governed by a clear and strict set 
of parameters and guidelines.

Our  primary  objectives  enclose  gen-
erating attractive risk-adjusted financial 
returns  for  the  Bank  through  dividend 
income and capital appreciation, as well 
as enabling CIB to offer a broader spec-
trum of funding alternatives to support 
client growth.

We commit to excellence by adopting 
industry  best  practices  and  creating  a 
“win-win” situation for all stakeholders. 
This  is  supported  by  our  unique  value 
proposition  and  wealth  of  experienced 
human capital.

2011 Performance
The year just-ended was very challeng-
ing  on  the  investment  front.  Political 
unrest and economic instability directly 
affected the overall investment environ-
ment,  prompting  DIG  to  weather  the 
storm by: 
•  Focusing on granting maximum sup-
port  to  existing  portfolio  companies 
so as to minimize the impact of eco-
nomic  conditions  and  accordingly 
preserve portfolio value.

•  In  light  of  a  solid  portfolio  quality, 
DIG  continued  its  healthy  contribu-
tion to CIB’s bottom line profitability, 
mainly through dividend income.
•  Leveraging  a  detailed  marketing  and 
deal sourcing strategy, DIG has devel-
oped a robust deal pipeline for 2012. 

Going  forward,  DIG  will  continue  pro-
viding  support  to  existing  portfolio 
companies.  Despite  the  prevailing  in-
vestment climate, DIG remains positive 
on the longer-term outlook given Egypt’s 
solid macro fundamentals. Accordingly, 
DIG will pursue growth in defensive sec-
tors  showing  relative  resilience  to  eco-
nomic turbulence.

Strategic Relations Group 
SRG is a small  “focus group” of profes-
sionals  dedicated  to  providing  person-
alized  quality  service  to  CIB’s  prime 
institutional depositors. This function is 
unique to CIB and is unrivaled amongst 
its peers in the local banking arena. 

SRG  focuses  on  a  market  segment 
that  includes  over  70  strategic  entities 
including the world’s leading donor and 
development agencies as well as the vast 
majority  of  their  sovereign  diplomatic 
missions.  SRG  works  to  build  and  sus-
tain a substantial portion of CIB’s fund-
ing base while providing each client with 
innovative tailor-made services that suit 
the unique nature of their various busi-
ness and operational needs. 

CIB  remains  committed  to  fostering 
these relationships by continuing to ren-
der  support  to  and  sponsorship  of  the 
SRG, to ensure client satisfaction as well 
as shareholder value.

Moreover, and during 2011, CIB spon-
sored projects in conjunction with select 
clients  to  underscore  its  commitment 
to  corporate  social  responsibility.  An 
outstanding  example  was  the  establish-
ment of the Italian Library in the Faculty 
of  Languages  (El-Alsson)  at  Ain  Shams 
University.

Treasury and Capital Markets 
CIB’s  TCM  Department  is  a  top  profit 
center  for  the  Bank,  providing  clients 
with  a  wide  range  of  products  and  ser-
vices.  The  Department  deals  primarily 
with large corporate clients and mid-cap 
companies as well as high-net-worth in-
dividuals. TCM also deals with business-
es  that  are  connected  to  CIB  branches 
as well as with financial institutions in-
cluding funds, insurance companies and 
others. 

TCM provides products including for-
eign  exchange  and  money  market  trad-
ing  activities,  primary  and  secondary 
government  debt  trading,  management 
of  interest  rate  gaps  (with  associated 
hedging), and pricing of foreign and lo-
cal currency deposits. 

Foreign  exchange  and  interest  rate 
products  are  used  by  our  customers  for 
both investment and hedging. Our wide 
range of products covers direct forwards 
and simple / plain vanilla options, in ad-
dition  to  a  wide  array  of  options  struc-
tures  such  as  premium  embedded  op-
tions,  participating  forwards,  zero-cost 
cylinders,  boosted  call  /  put  spread, 
interest  rate  swaps,  interest  rate  caps  / 
floors / structured products. 

The  team  provides  the  Bank’s  clients 
with an incomparable quality of service 
around the clock including Fridays and 
holidays with daily market commentary, 
weekly  technical  analysis  and  an  SMS 
service  that  presents  rates  of  our  main 
currencies.  TCM  promptly  accommo-
dates  customer  requests  to  help  clients 
avoid market fluctuations. 

2011 Performance
Throughout  2011,  the  Department  in-
troduced  a  new  front  office  system  to 
enhance  its  technology  aspect,  which 
increases efficiency, analysis of per client 
deal  volumes  and  finally  deal  informa-
tion  transformation  between  CIB  de-
partments.

Asset and Liability 
Management
ALM,  as  part  of  the  Treasury  Group, 
is  responsible  for  the  management  of 
liquidity  and  interest  rate  risk  with  ex-
ternal  and  internal  parameters  while 
complying  with  the  CBE  regulatory  ra-
tios and guidelines. The section also sets 
pricing of deposits and loans and man-
ages the proprietary book. ALM’s objec-
tives by priority are liquidity, profitabil-
ity and product development.

2011 Performance
Despite  market  conditions  prevailing 
post-Revolution  —  and  international 
market  volatility  —  ALM  preserved 
sound liquidity management through its 
proactive strategy, which has been dem-
onstrated by healthy regulatory ratios as 
well  as  internal  and  Basel  III  measures. 
ALM  actively  encouraged  and  partici-
pated in aggressive deposit gathering that 
resulted in the growth of the Bank’s total 
deposits  base. This  is  in  addition  to  the 
growth in the loans portfolio witnessed 
in the year ending 2011. Moreover, inter-
est  rate  management  has  been  prudent 
through effective duration management, 
as underscored by enhanced net interest 
income and net interest margin.

Looking  forward  to  2012,  local  and 
global  economic  turbulence  are  ex-
pected  to  continue  in  the  near  term. 
Accordingly, ALM’s strategic initiatives 
will  continue  to  include  maintaining 
prudent  sound  liquidity  and  interest 
rate  management  through  diversifying 
funding  options  and  investments  and 
assisting  in  the  introduction  of  new 
products.  Further  initiatives  will  in-
clude  enhancing  the  performance  and 
capital  management  framework  of  the 
Bank.

Global Transaction Services
An  accelerated  pace  of  technological 
change  is  significantly  impacting  the 
way business is conducted. By adopting 
new technologies, many businesses are 
looking to streamline and automate key 
processes  and  functions,  resulting  in 
improved controls and decreased inter-
nal costs.

The GTS Group within CIB has been 
formed to ensure that the ever-changing 
technological demands of our clients are 
addressed. Accordingly, the Group has a 
mandate to introduce new channels and 
products to the Bank’s clients. 

GTS  serves  as  a  key  product  group 
within the Bank and oversees the prod-
ucts  areas  (and  associated  delivery 
channels)  for  trade  finance,  cash  man-
agement and payments, and global secu-
rities services.

The  Group’s  primary  objective  is  to 
provide transparency, efficiency and val-
ue-added  services  to  CIB’s  business  cli-
ents  by  offering  a  comprehensive  range 
of  transactional  banking  products  and 
services  with  a  key  focus  on  superior 
customer  service  and  efficient  transac-
tion  processing  capabilities.  This  objec-
tive  includes  not  only  the  enhancement 
of existing products or the development 
of new ones, but also focuses on the de-
livery  channels  through  which  these 
products are offered and serviced.

GTS  is  responsible  for  the  product 
management,  development  and  support 
associated with the three key businesses: 

Trade Finance
CIB  is  a  market-leading  and  award-
winning  trade  finance  institution  and 
provides  both  standardized  trade  ser-
vice  products  (LCs,  LGs,  IDCs,  etc),  as 
well  as  non-conventional  trade  finance 
solutions, including forfeiting and struc-
tured trade finance. In addition, CIB of-
fers  a  range  of  channels  through  which 

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Global 
Transaction 
Servcices product 
launches in 2011 
included Trade 
Online, Dedicated 
Trade Hubs, CIB 
Cash online and 
CIB eACH, a 

f irst-of-its-

kind  web-enabled 
payables product 
in the Egyptian 
market. 

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clients  can  submit  applications  and  as-
sociated documents, including an inno-
vative  online  trade  channel  called  CIB 
Trade Online.

specifically  designed  to  provide  acceler-
ated turn-around times on trade finance 
transactions and to ensure a high level of 
service by well-trained trade specialists.

Cash Management & Payments
CIB  is  a  provider  of  both  standardized 
and tailored cash management products 
and solutions that improve the manage-
ment  of  incoming  and  outgoing  pay-
ments,  streamline  reconciliation  and 
information  management,  and  enhance 
working  capital  efficiency.  The  product 
offering includes a number of innovative 
payments and payables products, collec-
tion and receivables products, and stand-
ard  and  tailored  information  reporting 
delivered  via  a  variety  of  channels  in-
cluding  a  new  online  banking  channel, 
called CIB Cash Online.

Global Securities Services (GSS)
CIB GSS is a market-leading and award-
winning  custodian  bank  and  offers  a 
broad  range  of  custody  and  securities 
products and services to institutions, in-
dividuals  and  government  entities.  CIB 
is the sole sub-custodian for all Egyptian 
Depository  Receipt  programs  and  the 
leading provider of trustee services in the 
market.  The  offering  includes  local  and 
international custody services, local sub-
custody  services  for  GDR  programs  and 
trustee services for securitization transac-
tions.

2011 Performance
Launch of CIB Trade Online
CIB Trade Online is CIB’s market lead-
ing online trade channel. The team spent 
2011  analyzing  the  needs  and  require-
ments  of  CIB’s  clients  and  reached  two 
key  conclusions:  Clients  are  seeking 
more efficient ways to initiate their trade 
finance  transactions  and  want  faster 
turn-around  times.  CIB  Trade  Online 
addresses both of these requirements by 
allowing clients to submit all their trade 
finance transactions through a fully se-
cured online channel which is seamlessly 
integrated  with  CIB’s  trade  operations 
for immediate execution.

Introduction of 
Dedicated Trade Hubs
CIB’s  dedicated  Trade  Hubs  are  trade 
finance  centers  of  excellence  in  select 
zones  for  clients  not  interested  in  using 
an  online  channel  and  preferring  to  use 
branches for their primary dealings with 
the Bank. These dedicated Trade Hubs are 

Launch of CIB Cash Online
CIB Cash Online is the Bank’s new on-
line banking channel, offering customers 
a robust and comprehensive online view 
into  all  their  banking  activities  while 
also providing a channel to transact and 
communicate securely with the Bank.

Launch of CIB eACH 
CIB eACH is a market-leading payment 
product  and  the  first  of  its  kind  in  the 
Egyptian  marketplace.  A  web-enabled 
payables product, eACH allows clients to 
efficiently  and  automatically  issue  ACH 
payments (local EGP denominated elec-
tronic  payments)  through  a  secure  on-
line channel.

Maintained Custody Market 
Leadership
Maintained market leading custody po-
sition and increased CIB’s market share 
from 32% at the end of 2010 to 40% as of 
December 2011.

Prestigious Awards
CIB was once again declared “Best Trade 
Finance  Bank  in  Egypt”  by  Global  Fi-
nance; the Global Securities Service was 
also once more named “Best Sub Custo-
dian in Egypt” by the same publication. 

Institutional Banking 
Legal Advisor & Asset 
Protection Group
In May 2006, the Institutional Banking 
Legal Advisor Department was launched 
with  the  purpose  of  having  in-house 
legal  counsel  to  provide  targeted  legal 
advice for local and cross-border trans-
actions with a high level of professional 
legal service.

The function serves all the Institution-
al  Banking  Department  and  other  CIB 
subsidiaries and deals directly with local 
and international law firms with regard 
to any technical or complex legal issues.
The  Institutional  Banking  Legal  Ad-
visor Department provides the business 
area with support on escrow agreements, 
medium-term  loan  agreements,  syndi-
cated loans, project finance transactions 
and  the  conduction  of  legal  due  dili-
gence. The function also has a significant 
role in furnishing the business area with 
the  required  legal  opinion  for  any  spe-

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(sculpture, 2011)

CIB permanent 

collection

cialized  case  without  resorting  to  out-
sider legal counsel.

Having the aim of managing the com-
pletion  of  documentation  of  Corporate 
Banking Group clients (CBG I & CBG II) 
as well as ensuring that all documents for 
corporate  clients  are  valid  and  enforce-
able to protect the Bank’s rights, the As-
set Protection Group was established in 
2003 and was associated with the Insti-
tutional  Banking  Legal  Advisor  Group 
in 2007 while retaining its own separate 
workflow procedures.  

Since  the  association,  the  Asset  Pro-
tection  has  successfully  expanded  its 
scope  of  work  to  include  Suez  Canal 
Zone corporate documentation in 2008, 
Alexandria and Delta Zone in 2009 and 
finally a new division was established in 
2010 responsible for handling Mid-Cap 
documentation.

2011 Performance
•  Generated a gross income to the Bank 
in addition to legal fees through legal 
advisory  services  &  escrow  agree-
ments.

•  Contributed  effectively  and  profes-
sionally  in  finalizing  the  closure  of 
several major transactions.

•  Effectively  handled  critical  cases  re-

lating to CI Capital Group.

•  Handled  most  major  international 
contracts  relating  to  Institutional 
Banking customers.

•  Safeguarded  CIB’s  portfolio  during 
the  Revolution  and  ensuing  wave  of 
labor  action  and  civil  disobedience 
by  monitoring  and  speeding  up  re-
newal  of  insurance  policies  favoring 
the  Bank  prior  to  expiry  dates.  The 
function also assisted with rigid con-
trol  measures  implemented  to  man-
age  documentation  more  smoothly 
and efficiently.

•  Implemented the most effective tech-
nical tools needed for the documen-
tation cycle.

•  Effectively  absorbed  an  increase  in 
the  number  of  credit-customer  ac-
counts (new-to-bank-credit commit-
ments) received by Asset Protection, 
while  a  more  systematic  work-flow 
was implemented. 

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Global Customer 
Relations

T he  Global  Customer  Relations 

(GCR)  Group  is  a  relationship 
management  function  serving  the 
needs  of  select  CIB  clients.  GCR  rolled 
out in 2011 the Bank’s vision of becom-
ing  a  one-stop  shop  for  financial  solu-
tions rather than serving as an in-market 
provider of products. GCR’s emphasis in 
the  year  just-ended  was  accordingly  on 
the application of this philosophy to re-
lationships with exiting clients and new 
clients alike. 

Despite  turbulent  conditions  market-
wide in 2011, the Group worked to maxi-
mize  customer  satisfaction  and  deepen 
relationships  amid  the  state  of  flux  that 
prevailed  in  the  business  environment. 
GCR  provided  support  and  advisory  to 
clients  based  on  their  deep  knowledge 
of  client  operations  and  further  served 
as clients’ internal advocates within the 
Bank,  particularly  as  regarded  clients 
needing  flexibility  in  terms  or  struc-
turing.  Support  and  advisory  activity 
was  particularly  pronounced  in  sectors 

hardest-hit  by  the  economic  impact  of 
political developments, including clients 
in the real estate, construction and tour-
ism industries. 

GCR  also  maintained  its  traditional 
focus  on  acquiring  new  deals,  increas-
ing  the  Bank’s  penetration  and  the  uti-
lization  of  existing  accounts  by  solving 
problems  wherever  they  arose  and  put-
ting in place strategies to forestall issues. 
The  Group  enhanced  and  expanded  its 
relationships with the 50 groups (repre-
senting 198 accounts) under GCR man-
agement. 

2011 Performance
•  A representative example of GCR’s ap-
plication of the one-stop-shop philos-
ophy was the Kidzania Project. After 
heated  competition  involving  other 
major  financial  players,  GCR  signed 
an  exclusive  sponsorship  contract 
with the project owner, which has the 
exclusive  franchise  rights  in  Egypt 
to  the  international  brand  known  as 

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Kidzania.  Finance  was  provided  by 
CIB subsidiary CORPLEASE, in addi-
tion to CIB acquiring service and con-
sumer  banking  duties  for  the  whole 
project. 

•  Liaison  between  CIB  departments  to 
assist in eliminating the  “separate is-
lands” culture between the Consumer 
Banking  and  Corporate  Banking  to 
accelerate  the  development  of  new 
products for corporate clients. 

•  Working  between  multiple  IB  divi-
sions to maximize total benefits to the 
Bank with complex transactions such 
as  the  Saudi  Bin  Ladin  Group’s  USD 
71.5 million Shumasi Lodging Camp / 
Mashriq transaction.

•  Promotion of new services and areas 
within  the  Bank  in  transactions  in-
cluding: 
-  Global Transaction Services: OHD, 
ABB,  Alstom,  Egyptian-German 
Pipes, Schneider, Nile Linen.

-  Mid-Cap:  Rameda  Pharmaceuti-

cal Co.

•  In addition to activity within the GCR 
team’s core portfolio, the Group initi-
ated several deals within the CIB fam-
ily including:
-  New  corporate  banking  commit-
ments  and  transactions  totaling 
EGP 2.2 billion.

-  CI  Capital:  Al-Hokeir  and  Al-

Kharafi mandate.

-  Falcon:  Increase  penetration  with 
existing  clients  in  the  cash  ship-
ment  segment;  with  Coca-Cola, 
for  example,  we  expanded  to  in-
clude  all  38  branches,  up  from  17 
branches only. We added a further 
12 branches for Pepsico in addition 
to  winning  a  new  general  service 
contract for Egyptian Company for 
Mobile Services’ Corporate Towers.
-  Consumer  Banking:  Promoted 
payroll  services  for  strategic  ac-
counts including El-Sewedy Group, 
Accor, Kharafi National, Coca-Co-
la, Etisalat, Schneider and others.
-  Egypt  Factor:  Factoring  deals 

worth EGP 85 million.

The  GCR  Group’s  priorities  for  2012 

include:
•  Deepening  the  Bank’s  relationship 
with  existing  corporate  clients  under 
GCR  management  and  expanding 
coverage to new clients.

•  Focus on key performance indicators 
to ensure incremental economic value 
creation.

•  Continuous feedback assessment.
•  Expand  product  mix  and  create  new 

products based on client needs.

-  CORPLEASE:  Successful  transac-

•  Focus  aggressively  on  new  client  ac-

tion of EGP 182 million.

quisition and new deals. 

Drawing from the 
popular games 
“Snakes & Ladders” 
and “Liddo” for 
a take on the 
Egyptian Revolution 
in an expressive 

tryptich.
Ahmed Kassem
(painting, 2011)

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2011 in Review

Consumer Banking

B y the beginning of 2011, CIB Con-

sumer Bank had completed an in-
tegrated  and  structured  program 
to put in place all the building blocks of 
a  world-class  consumer  banking  fran-
chise. This involved addressing all skill 
gaps  at  the  head  office  level,  re-engi-
neering processes within the Consumer 
Banking domain, completing our prod-
uct  menu  and  centralizing  operational 
workload  to  free  up  our  branches  for 
superior  service  levels  and  aggressive 
sales focus. The year 2011 was intended 
to witness a rapid ramp-up in building-
out  all  product  portfolios,  further  re-
finement  of  our  segmentation  strategy 
and aggressive market share gains.

The  events  of  January  25th  and  the 
ensuing days proved to be the ultimate 
stress test of our readiness. The closure 
of  all  bank  branches  for  several  days 
and the highly volatile environment of 
February and March 2011 were deeply 
challenging in terms of our robustness 

Mahmoud Ali Ahmed
(sculpture, 2011)

CIB permanent 

collection

and efficiency. It is a mark of our very 
solid setup that we have come through 
this  period  with  our  reputation  not 
only  preserved  but  significantly  en-
hanced.  We  were  able  to  assure  our 
customers  that  we  were  confidently 
handling  their  finances  in  these  trou-
bled  times  by  providing  our  usual 
quality  customer  service  at  excellent 
turn-around times while ensuring that 
we  were  fully  compliant  with  all  CBE 
regulations.

Perhaps the best indicator of our suc-
cess  in  this  area  has  been  the  remark-
able growth in CIB Customer Liabilities 
recorded during these times. In the first 
nine  months  of  2011,  CIB  Consumer 
Bank  managed  to  grow  Customer  Li-
abilities  by  EGP  6.5  billion  while  the 
total  Consumer  Banking  Liabilities  of 
all  Egyptian  banks  grew  by  EGP  26.0 
billion. This translates to a 25% market 
share  of  new  growth  —  a  remarkable 
achievement in a market of 39 banks — 
and  helped  CIB  raise  its  market  share 
of  deposits  in  the  Egyptian  banking 
system  from  6.70%  in  January  2011  to 
7.23% in November 2011.

On  the  lending  side,  our  asset  port-
folio  experienced  an  expected  tempo-
rary  deterioration  in  credit  quality  in 
February  and  March  2011,  primar-
ily as customers did not have access to 
branches and ATMs to make payments. 
In  accordance  with  Central  Bank  of 
Egypt regulations, we ran several am-
nesty  activities  including  waiving  late 
payment charges for these periods and 
also  selectively  applied  an  installment 
deferment program for customers who 
expressed  difficulty  in  meeting  their 
obligations. 

Our Consumer Risk Department took 
pro-active  measures  to  restrict  lending 
policies  in  the  months  following  the 
January  25th  Revolution,  and  all  areas 
of the Bank worked closely together on 
regularizing all non-performing indica-
tors.  As  expected,  the  portfolio  credit 
quality  indicators  recovered  quickly 
to  pre-Revolution  levels,  reflecting  the 
very  sound  lending  practices  we  had 
been following. Policies were gradually 
re-opened in line with positive develop-
ments in the market. 

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These events have built up our confi-
dence in the credit quality of the portfo-
lio and the robustness of our credit cycle 
processes and we are poised for aggres-
sive  growth  in  2012  onwards.  Despite 
the  challenging  times  in  2011,  we  still 
managed to grow our Consumer Assets 
book  by  32%  to  EGP  5.2  billion  in  the 
12 months from December 2010 to De-
cember 2011.

In  2011,  CIB  expanded  its  product 
menu with launches of several key new 
products. At the forefront is the Business 
Banking  proposition,  which  presents 
creative  and  comprehensive  solutions 
to SMEs. This had been piloted in select 
branches in 2010 and was launched full-
force  to  the  market  in  2011.  Addition-
ally, CIB has engineered several creative 
Liability and Mutual Fund products for 
the market including 3- and 5-year Cu-
mulative Interest CDs, ‘El Kheir’ CD fo-
cused on philanthropic customers who 
wish to donate the returns of their CDs 
to  charity,  and  Thabat,  a  fixed-income 
mutual fund product.

On  the  people  front,  CIB  Consumer 
Bank continues to believe that our staff 
is our most prized asset and the source 
of  the  most  truly  sustainable  competi-
tive  advantage.  In  2011,  we  continued 
to  make  investments  in  our  people 

through  several  training  programs  in-
cluding the Consumer Leadership pro-
gram,  a  six-month  multi-module  pro-
gram where attendees are exposed to all 
aspects  of  the  Consumer  Bank.  This  is 
not only ensuring that we create a con-
tinuous supply of qualified talent for key 
positions  within  the  Consumer  Bank, 
but also builds better synergy across de-
partments as all employees have a better 
understanding of the bigger picture.

As  we  look  forward  to  2012,  we  are 
deeply  excited  by  the  opportunities 
available  to  our  Consumer  Bank.  As 
Egypt starts the journey of democrati-
zation,  one  key  expected  outcome  is  a 
fairer  distribution  of  income  and,  ac-
cordingly, a much larger tranche of the 
population will come into the banking 
sector.  As  the  market  size  rapidly  ex-
pands,  only  the  best  prepared  banks 
will be in a position to avail this oppor-
tunity without straining their internal 
setup. 

CIB has spent the last four years gear-
ing-up  for  this  and  is  very  well  poised 
to capture the lion’s share of the growth 
in Egypt’s banking sector. This past year 
provided the ultimate stress test, and we 
have come through this confident in our 
people and our processes — and ready 
for 2012 and beyond. 

Banking on 
Wholesale & Retail

%

12

From cash-management 
solutions to a Cards business 
that has seen CIB become 
the number-one provider in 
the POS segment just four 
years after entry to the mar-
ket, CIB supports the whole-
sale and retail businesses 
that account for nearly 12% 
of Egypt’s GDP.

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2011 in Review

The COO Area’s 
agenda in 2011 
was on change and 
sustainability 
as it worked to 
enhance customer 
experience 
through a focus 
on service 
quality, process 
reengineering, 
facility 
management 
services and 
business 

continuity.

COO Area

I n  2011,  the  COO  Area  continued  its 

progress on the agenda of change and 
sustainability. It continues to be a pro-
active  business  partner  and  has  an  am-
bition  to  be  one  of  the  leading  areas  in 
the region in terms of people, processes, 
controls, productivity and efficiency.

In  the  year  ending  December  2011, 
the  COO  Area  continued  its  focus  on 
enhancement  of  customer  experience 
through  focus  on  service  quality,  pro-
cess reengineering, facility management 
services and business continuity for the 
critical  services  being  provided  to  our 
customers. The COO Area also focused 
on  various  aspects  of  Human  Capital 
Management 
including  development 
of  staff  through  effective  training,  en-
hancement of performance management 
and employee engagement initiatives. 

As in previous years, the Bank contin-
ued  its  strategic  investment  in  develop-
ment of our staff, increase in head office 
space  as  well  as  renovations  for  better 
work environment for our staff and ad-
ditional branches for the convenience of 
our  customers.  Our  focus  on  cost  opti-
mization  continued  this  year  through 
detailed review of our contracts with our 
vendors,  initiatives  on  services  such  as 
printing  solutions  and  supplies,  proac-
tive  management  of  the  Bank’s  assets 
and  enhanced  productivity  of  staff  in 
various areas.

Noteworthy is that in the first quarter of 
the year, the COO Area ensured that the 
services to our customers were sustained 

Chief Operating Officer

eas such as payments, cash management, 
nostro management and trade. The matu-
rity of our business model allowed us to 
handle  these  challenges  extremely  well 
through  our  highly  skilled  officers-in-
charge. These challenges did not distract 
the Operations Group from maintaining 
its important role in regularizing and for-
mulating the business directives into tan-
gible  outcomes  and  taking  the  business 
agenda  to  the  next  level  while  focusing 
on operations controls and sustainability, 
process  standardization  and  improving 
both service and quality.

Building  on  our  customer-centric 
focus  and  achieving  service  excellence 
while  dealing  with  our  clients,  multiple 
initiatives  were  introduced  to  measure 
performance and enhance our customer 
experience, including key service indica-
tors (KSIs), voice of customer (VOC) and 
customer  satisfaction  (SAT)  surveys  as 
well as enhancement of complaints man-
agement  and  resolution  by  introducing 
complaints segmentation. 

An  Operational  Excellence  Depart-
ment  was  also  formed  to  work  on  total 
quality management (TQM) and process 
re-engineering.

As  part  of  our  continuing  strategy  to 
embed a controls culture bank-wide, our 
internal controls unit has reached a fully 
fledged  state  that  will  allow  the  unit  to 
extend  its  scope  outside  the  Operations 
Group during the coming year in moni-
toring and controlling operational activ-
ities  to  mitigate  risks  and  build  control 

Operations Group

Marketing and Com-
munications

Finance Group

Premises Projects

Human Resources

Corporate Services & 
Facility

Financial Institutions

while  meeting  all  regulatory  instruc-
tions  which  came  during  the  period  of 
upheaval. The branches and ATMs which 
were damaged were renovated in a speedy 
fashion to meet our customers’ needs. 

Operations Department
During 2011, Operations faced significant 
challenges  during  and  after  the  Revolu-
tion, including a number of directives re-
lated to regulatory bodies in different ar-

values. On another note, standardization 
of  the  operations  procedures  through 
well-defined, well-controlled and audita-
ble Standard Operating Procedures took 
place,  which  will  make  an  important 
contribution  to  enhancing  our  overall 
controls environment. 

The year just-ended has also been a turn-
ing point in formulating our business con-
tinuity  and  crisis-management  strategies 
and  capabilities.  The  main  pillars  of  the 

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short-term plan were put in place, a bank-
wide skeleton  team  was  identified  (repre-
senting all the key functions that support 
our  service  continuation  under  any  dis-
ruptions),  alternate  workspaces  were  pre-
pared  and  tested  for  viability.  Leveraging 
CIB’s aspiration of adopting international 
standards and best practices, a comprehen-
sive high-level policy was put in place with 
key performance metrics identified to take 
the  business  continuity  program  forward 
to a more advanced level.

Finally, the Operations Group earned 
again  this  year  the  Annual  Excellence 
Awards,  a  designation  conferred  by  J.P. 
Morgan  for  exceptional  quality  in  per-
formance  of  execution  and  transaction 
processing.

Premises Projects Department
In  2011,  CIB  established  its  first  owned 
Head  Office  building  in  Smart  Village, 
having  the  capacity  for  550  employees 
across  8,400  square  meters.  This  build-
ing  will  accommodate  our  back  office 
and  operations  staff  in  addition  to  an 
enhanced training facility and a disaster 
recovery  site.  Efforts  are  being  made  to 
optimize  space  and  enhance  the  envi-
ronment  for  our  staff  by  upgrading  fa-
cilities in the head office buildings. 

This  year,  four  new  branches  were 
added to CIB’s branch network, includ-
ing presences at Mall of Arabia, Miami, 
Mahala, and Sun City Mall, while work 
was  conducted  on  18  branches  to  en-
hance their image.

In  the  first  quarter  of  the  year,  two 
branches  badly  damaged  during  civil 
unrest  (Mohandessin  and  Shobra)  were 
renovated in less than two weeks. Based 
on  those  incidents,  protective  rolling 
shutters  were  installed  on  the  façades 
across the CIB branch network in a short 
period of time.

Finance Department
Finance is an important strategic partner 
with  the  key  stakeholders  in  the  bank. 
It  is  involved  in  activities  ranging  from 
regulatory  reporting,  taxation,  and  rec-
onciliation  to  involvement  in  planning, 
budgets,  strategic  projects,  and  new 
product  development.  Finance  works 
with  various  areas  to  provide  informa-
tion  necessary  for  decision  making  as 
well as options to stakeholders based on 
accounting,  taxation  and  strategic  un-
derstanding of the business.

In  2011,  Finance  was  involved  with 
detailed  financial  forecasts  for  manage-

ment,  shorter  and  longer  term  strategic 
plans  for  the  Bank  and  its  subsidiaries, 
new initiatives for regulatory reporting, 
reconciliation  and  payments  as  well  as 
further development of the Management 
Information Systems in the Bank.

In August 2011, a new Chief Financial 
Officer was appointed with strong busi-
ness experience to lead the next phase of 
the development of the Finance function 
at  CIB  and  its  subsidiaries.  This  is  part 
of a long-term plan to develop Finance’s 
role  in  strategic  decision  making  and 
business planning.

Corporate Service Department
Corporate Services Department worked 
in 2011 with vendors to ensure that the 
detailed  SLAs  set  for  the  year  were  met 
in order to enhance service for internal 
and external customers. These  included 
facility  management  services,  mainte-
nance  quality  and  turn-around  time, 
travel  services,  fleet  management  and 
other services. 

Efforts  were  made  on  fire  and  safety 
standards  for  our  staff.  This  included 
the enhancement of our fire fighting sys-
tem  and  an  evacuation  plan  is  in  place 
for all Head Office premises. Additional 
cameras and alarm systems were added 
to  ensure  our  security  standards  were 
strengthened.

Other  activities  underway  include  fi-
nalization  of  project  for  microfilming 
and  digital  archiving,  detailed  risk  as-
sessment as part of insurance initiative, 
and centralization of all tendering activi-
ties in the bank.

Human Resources Department
In 2011, a number of initiatives were tak-
en to develop the Bank’s Human Capital. 
These included a review of the key poli-
cies for the staff, review of compensation 
and  benefits,  training  programs,  and 
continuous  upgrading  of  our  perfor-
mance management in the organization.

implemented 

Recruitment 
the 
The  Department 
newly  designed  summer 
internship 
and  Management  Associate  Develop-
ment  (MADP)  programs  to  attract  and 
develop  talent  at  the  entry  level.  In  ad-
dition, CIB participated in a number of 
employment  fairs  including  American 
University  in  Cairo  and  Harvard  Busi-
ness School. The conference at the Har-
vard  Business  School  was  arranged  by 
the  Harvard  Arab  Alumni  Association; 

A classic façade is 
brought to life by 
the subtle play of 

shadows.
 Noha Fikry
(photography, 2011)

CIB permanent 

collection

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 Abdel Rehim 

Mohamed
(drawing, 2011)

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CIB’s  participation  aimed  at  promoting 
the  Bank  as  the  employer  of  choice  for 
all Egyptian students studying at top tier 
universities abroad. 

New hires for 2011 totaled 295; the bulk 
of the strategic hiring agenda fell within 
the Consumer Banking – Branches arena. 

Training 
Despite the turbulent economic times the 
nation  witnessed,  the  Training  Depart-
ment  registered  considerable  achieve-
ments  in  2011.  We  had  a  wide  range  of 
managerial, 
interpersonal  skills  and 
technical  training  programs  through-
out the year provided by either internal 
trainers  or  external  suppliers. The  deci-
sion to proceed with all key strategic pro-
grams  and  to  continue  to  invest  in  our 
human  capital  supported  us  considera-
bly in implementing major achievements 
that catered for various staff levels. These 
achievements include:
•  Leadership  &  Management  Program 
(LAMP):  LAMP  is  a  high-level  spe-
cially-tailored program for CIB senior 
managers. The program is part of our 
strategy  to  continuously  develop  our 
management so that they are more ef-
fective in their leadership roles. 

•  Credit  Course:  CIB  took  the  decision 
to  revamp  the  Credit  Course  in  2011. 
A consultancy firm is currently work-
ing closely with CIB to review and up-
date credit course content and teaching 
methodology,  the  outcome  of  which 
will be implemented in the next Credit 
Course to begin in February 2012.

•  Management  Associate  Development 
Program  (MADP):  In  August  2011, 
the Bank launched the MADP, which 
is a perfectly designed rotational pro-
gram aiming to create the Bank’s fu-
ture  leaders.  The  program  starts  by 
selecting  high-potential  individuals 
and providing them with a wealth of 
knowledge and experience through a 
comprehensively structured program. 
•  Consumer  Leadership  Program:  This 
program aims to upgrade the knowl-
edge  base  and  managerial  skills  of 
middle  management  in  Consumer 
Banking through six modules spread 
over a six-month period. 

•  Summer  Internship  Program:  The 
Summer  Internship  program  was  re-
vamped  to  ensure  that  it  could  pro-
vide a selected pool of undergraduate 
talents  with  practical  experience  and 
identify future recruitment prospects. 
The program was a significant success 

this year, as trainees were ensured six 
weeks of being involved in hands-on, 
day-to-day activities based on specifi-
cally designed projects. At the end of 
their  programs,  trainees  in  each  de-
partment  provided  presentations  in 
groups in the presence of their desig-
nated Department Heads and HR. 

Other courses offered included Quality 
Service, Essential Selling Skills, Managing 
Operations for Productivity & Quality.

The Department also offered technical 
programs on Basel II, Equity Evaluation 
and  Derivatives,  Anti-Money  Launder-
ing, Forgery and Falsification, and Infor-
mation Technology, amongst other pro-
grams.  Officers  also  attended  training 
programs,  seminars,  and  conferences 
overseas on Advanced Management, FX 
Options, and other related subjects.

A  total  of  2,300  employees  received 

training in 2011. 

Unified Allowance
In 2011, CIB enhanced its compensation 
structure  by  ensuring  a  unified  fixed 
compensation  across  job  families.  This 
was  done  to  promote  the  self  develop-
ment of staff through interdepartmental 
transfers  as  well  as  to  make  CIB  com-
pensation  in  line  with  the  selected  peer 
group in the banking sector. 

Family Medical Coverage
In  line  with  the  CIB  Human  Capital 
Strategy  on  benefits,  the  medical  sys-
tem  coverage  was  increased  to  include 
the spouses and children of staff in 2011. 
Previously,  CIB  provided  medical  cov-
erage to staff only. CIB has always been 
one  of  the  best  providers  of  benefits  in 
the banking sector including staff loans, 
social insurance fund and now the medi-
cal system for staff and their spouses and 
children. 

Organizational Development
In 2011, CIB participated in a salary sur-
vey  with  KPMG  to  ensure  that  CIB  re-
mains competitive in hiring and retaining 
staff. A mid-year adjustment was executed 
by  conducting  the  annual  compensation 
survey with two international companies. 
An engagement survey, suggestion box 
and new committees were introduced to 
enhance  communication  with  the  staff. 
The  Employee  Engagement  Survey  was 
conducted by Hay Group with a partici-
pation rate of 82%, which is the above re-
sponse rate Hay Groups’ clients achieve. 

The analysis of the survey has resulted in 
a meaningful action plan to further en-
hance the high engagement and satisfac-
tion of our staff.

HR has updated and implemented new 
HR  modules  through  Oracle  to  ensure 
accuracy of information by using a sin-
gle  database.  The  integration  of  various 
Oracle modules has provided a complete 
and consistent stream of information on 
staff individually and by department.

Marketing & Communication
The  Department  made  a  sustained  ef-
fort to leverage CIB’s equity as it built a 
strong sense of loyalty with both external 
and internal customers.

A  tactical  advertising  campaign  was 
launched  in  November  this  year  to  ex-
hibit  the  strength  of  CIB’s  position  in 
view  of  the  current  economic  situation 
nationally.  The  TV  campaign  was  fol-
lowed up by full coverage in other media 
channels,  including  radio,  digital,  out-
door and print. 

the 

This year also witnessed the launch of 
a number of new products and services 
from  both  Assets  and  Liabilities  that 
further  cater  to  our  customers’  various 
needs. 
On 

internal  communications 
front, the launch of the new intranet was 
a key initiative in 2011 that now helps in 
communication  across  the  bank,  ena-
bling staff to have access to policies and 
procedures,  product  and  service  fea-
tures. It will also allow the delivery of on-
line training and videos at a later stage.

A dedicated market research function 
was established this year within the Mar-
keting  Department.  This  function  has 
been  recognized  of  major  importance 
the total business to further capture and 
understand  customers’  need  gaps  and 
triggers  in  an  ever-changing  market. 
This function is also in charge of meas-
uring  and  evaluating  CIB  performance 
versus the competition.

CIB once more earned global recogni-
tion with a series of awards that endorse 
the  Bank’s  exceptional  performance, 
garnering a total of 17 awards. The Bank 
earned five awards from EMEA Finance 
in the year just ended, including: 
1.  ‘Best Local Bank’ (fourth consecutive 

year).

2.  ‘Best Asset Manager in Egypt’ in rec-
ognition of its excellent management 
practices  during  the  launch  of  last 
year’s Hemaya Fund by CI Capital, the 
investment banking arm of CIB.

3.  ‘Best Project Finance Deal in Africa.’
4.  ‘Best  Natural  Resources  Deal  in  Af-

rica.’

5.  ‘Best  Securitization  Deal  in  2010’  for 
the  work  CIB  completed  for  COR-
PLEASE, a corporate leasing company 
and strategic subsidiary of the Bank.

CIB  was  selected  by  Global  Finance 
magazine  for  three  exceptional  awards, 
including ‘Best Bank in Egypt’ for the fif-
teenth time, ‘Best Sub Custodian Bank’ for 
the  third  consecutive  year  for  the  Bank’s 
high-quality service and competitive prices 
provided to its customers; and ‘Best Trade 
Finance  Provider’,  which  was  awarded  to 
the Bank for the fifth time in its history. 

The  Banker  institution  also  granted 
CIB two awards, including ‘Bank of the 
Year’  for  the  third  time  due  to  its  solid 
financial position and increased market 
share as well as its success in communi-
cating  with  the  customers  significantly 
better  than  its  rivals  during  the  events 
that  accompanied  the  revolution.  The 
Banker  also  named  CIB  winner  of  the 
‘Deal of the Year for Securitization’. 

The  global  institution  JP  Morgan 
recognized  CIB  last  year,  certifying  it 
for  STP  Performance  Level  for  MT  103 
Payments for the sixth year, STP Perfor-
mance Level for MT202 payments for the 
second year in a row, and ‘Quality Rec-
ognition Awards for Book Transfers’. 

The  Bank  was  moreover  named  ‘Best 
Asset Manager’ by Global Investor for its 
rational management principles adopted 
in  managing  these  assets  and  increas-
ing the revenues generated through this 
portfolio. 

Finally, CIB was named by MasterCard 
as  the  winner  of  three  awards  includ-
ing ‘Highest Growing Credit Card Issuer 
Bank in Egypt’, ‘Highest Growing Acquir-
ing Bank in Egypt’ and ‘Best Performing 
Debit Card Issuer Bank in Egypt’.

Information Technology
In  line  with  the  Bank’s  technology 
strategy,  CIB  continued  to  make  major 
investment  within  this  area.  Over  the 
course  of  2010,  2011  and  into  2012,  all 
of the key systems within CIB will either 
be significantly overhauled or, as in most 
cases, completely replaced. The focus has 
been to improve our overall customer ex-
perience by investing in systems, services 
and  resources.  In  addition  to  customer 
related services, CIB has also continued 
to improve its compliance- and regulato-
ry-related systems as well.

Moataz Saeid
(drawing, 2011)

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Although,  the  Revolution  resulted  in 
delays of at least a few months to project 
timelines,  through  extra  efforts  and  by 
compressing schedules, most of our key 
projects were completed and implement-
ed on time.

The project portfolio for 2011 covered a 
number of critical areas and also included 
the  implementation  of  key  core  system 
modules. As part of these activities, some 
of the areas that have been overhauled are:
•  Branch  Tellers:  With  the  increasing 
focus  on  meeting  our  customers’  ex-
pectations, and a mindset of improv-
ing  our  services,  a  completely  new 
system has been rolled out for branch 
tellers. The system is aimed at improv-
ing efficiency within the branches, the 
ability to meet the increasing volumes, 
as well as providing a state-of-the-art 
system that can meet our longer-term 
business strategy.

•  Treasury  Front  and  Middle  Office:  A 
brand-new system aimed at providing 
substantially  improved  functionality 
and services to our treasury area has 
been rolled out this year. The system is 
considered one of the leading packag-
es in the industry and will play a ma-
jor part in fulfilling both the tactical 
as well as the strategic requirements of 
the Bank.

•  Corporate  Online  Portals:  With  the 
continuing focus on bringing the best 
service  to  our  corporate  clients,  CIB 
finalized the roll-out of a new Trade Fi-
nance Portal and initiated a Cash Man-
agement portal as well. These products 
aim to provide self-service capabilities 
to our clients to directly improve their 
efficiency and effectiveness.

•  With the completion of the data ware-
house  implementation  this  year,  the 
Bank has now started to reap the ben-
efits of having a “single point of truth.” 
Already we have deployed CIB-Eye, a 
360º view of our retail customers, al-

lowing us to have a full picture of our 
customer  relationship,  and  provid-
ing us insight into additional services 
that the Bank could provide. The data 
warehouse  has  also  been  the  catalyst 
of providing huge analytic capabilities 
to a number of areas within the Bank.
•  In  line  with  CIB’s  priority  on  meet-
ing all compliance and regulatory re-
quirements, we have implemented the 
complete  Basel  II  functionality  over 
our data warehouse. Which makes us 
one of the first banks in Egypt to meet 
this regulatory requirement.

•  With a growing need for rapid deploy-
ment of new  applications  and a need 
to meet dynamic demands, one of the 
key projects implemented in 2011 was 
around  Infrastructure  On  Demand. 
This implementation is a critical piece 
in  the  Bank’s  ability  to  quickly  meet 
our  business’s  demands  in  terms  of 
infrastructure needs.

•  Another  important  project  that  con-
tinued  through  2011  was  the  IT  Op-
erations  Control  Center.  A  number 
of  key  elements  of  the  project  were 
finalized,  including  monitoring  of 
our  Retail  Online  System,  as  well  as 
Service Desk automation, and imple-
mentation of a number of IT functions 
such as Change Management, Release 
Management, etc.

Although,  clearly  this  year  there  was 
a  continued  focus  on  implementation, 
CIB’s  Technology  Group  has  continued 
its  mission  of  improving  our  existing 
services  as  well.  The  result  has  been  an 
overall  improvement  in  the  quality  and 
availability of all our services.

As we move into 2012, we are geared 
up  to  complete  the  massive  technology 
change aimed at bringing CIB IT up to 
date  with  the  latest  technology,  and 
primed  to  meet  our  business  objectives 
over the coming years. 

2011 in Review

Fatma Ali Salim
(sculpture, 2011)

CIB permanent 

collection

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a collective graphical work formed of geometric parts 
recalls popular myths with fantastical creatures, 
phobias, and hallucinations. The performance is 
strong and full of expression. strong carving blows 
are particularly obvious in the backgrounds, while 
the surface is filled with white lighting lines 

finding their way among the dark figures.
Sherine Abdel Gawad
(graphic, 2011)
CIB permanent collection

2011 in Review

Risk Group
C IB’s  commitment  to  internal  gov-

ernance and control is one of the key 
values that we offer to our investors 
and the community, in light of which one 
of  our  strategic  pillars  is  to  continuously 
enhance our Corporate Governance mod-
el.  As  such,  the  Bank  integrated  in  2011 
all risk functions from other areas — in-
cluding Operational Risk as well as asset 
and  liability  management  (ALM)  risk  — 
under  the  Chief  Risk  Officer  to  properly 
align  and  optimize  CIB’s  enterprise  risk 
management framework.

nomic  environment  presenting  numerous 
challenges that had to be immediately ad-
dressed by CIB. It was a year of consolida-
tion, with a focus on maintaining portfolio 
quality and ring-fencing potential high-risk 
segments.  The  Group  played  a  significant 
role and worked very cohesively with busi-
ness areas, rolling out mitigating measures 
to  limit  and  redress  the  potential  losses, 
given the deterioration in macro-economic 
indicators  including  GDP  growth  rate, 
inflationary  pressure,  and  increasing  un-
employment,  coupled  with  the  changing 
socio-political environment. 

The  portfolio  quality  remains  robust 
and the Risk Group is in position to sup-
port business growth via both a proactive 
and prudent risk strategy.

Risk Group Objectives
•  Implement  a  strong  Enterprise  Risk 
Management  Framework  that  meets 

Risk Organization
The  Chief  Risk  Officer  manages  Risk 
Group  functions  with  the  following  key 
areas:  Credit  and  Investment  Exposure 
Management,  Consumer  Credit  Risk, 
Credit  and  Investment  Administration  / 
Credit  Information,  Risk  Management, 
and Remedials and Recoveries.

Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

Risk Group

Credit & Investment Exposure 
Management

Credit & Investment 
Administration / Credit Information

Institutional Banking Credit 
Exposure Mnagement

Credit & Investment 
Administration

Remedials & Recoveries

Risk Management

Consumer Credit Risk

ALM Risk

Consumer Credit Policy

Non-Performing Exposure 
Management & Provisioning

IFRS Provisioning

Investment Exposure 
Management

Credit Information

Credit Risk & Risk Analytics

Strategic Analytics Unit

Market Risk

Account Fulfillment Unit

Operational Risk

Collection & Recovery

Basel II

Applications Fraud

Business Banking Policy

The  Risk  Group  (RG)  is  an  independent 
function, responsible for managing the en-
terprise  risk  management  (ERM)  frame-
work across the organization. The Group 
identifies,  measures,  monitors,  controls 
and  reports  risk  exposures  against  toler-
ance  levels  and  limits  to  senior  manage-
ment  and  the  Board  of  Directors.  The 
risk framework and governance structure 
provide  extensive  controls  and  manage-
ment of all risks. RG decisions are taken 
in  a  systematic  and  structured  manner 
based  on  the  best  available  information, 
while  maintaining  the  ability  to  respond 
dynamically to changes. 

In light of political events in the country, 
2011 was a very volatile year, with an eco-

both  regulatory  requirements  and  in-
ternational best practices with regards 
to policies and procedures.

•  Work closely with business and support 
groups  to  monitor  portfolios  and  op-
erations to provide an independent risk 
analysis.

•  Work on raising efficiency to reduce ex-

pected and unexpected losses. 

•  Maintain adequate provisioning cover-

age.

•  Provide  projections  for  unexpected 
losses to maintain capital adequacy.
•  Review  business  decisions  adjusted  for 
risk  in  order  to  optimize  both  capital 
utilization and return on shareholders’ 
value.

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A commitment 

to world-

class standards 
of internal 
governance and 
control is a key 
value CIB offers 
to investors 
and the broader 
community. 

•  Maintain  updated  policies  and  manu-
als related to credit, market, asset and 
liability  management,  and  operational 
risk functions.

Key Management Risk 
Committees
The Chief Risk Officer and other risk of-
ficers are key members of all Credit, As-
set and Liability Management, Consumer 
and Operational Risk Committees. 
•  The  High  Lending  and  Investment 
Committee  (HLIC)  is  composed  of 
senior executives of the Bank. The pri-
mary mandate is to focus on credit and 
investment  decisions. The  HLIC  regu-
larly reviews and decides on the Bank’s 
credit facilities and equity investments, 
as well as focusing on the asset quality, 
allocation and development.

•  The  objective  of  the  Asset  &  Liability 
Committee (ALCO) is to optimize the 
allocation of assets and liabilities, given 
its expectations of future and potential 
impact  of  interest  rate  movements,  li-
quidity  constraints,  foreign  exchange 
exposure and capital adequacy. ALCO 
monitors the Bank’s liquidity and mar-
ket risks, economic developments, mar-
ket fluctuations, and the risk profile to 
ensure  ongoing  activities  are  compat-
ible  with  the  risk  /  reward  guidelines 
approved by the Board of Directors. 
•  The  Consumer  Risk  Committee 
(CRC)’s  overall  responsibility  is  the 
managing,  approving,  and  monitor-
ing of all aspects related to the quality, 
as well as the growth of the Consumer 
Banking  portfolio.  CRC  decisions  are 
guided  first  and  foremost  by  the  cur-
rent  risk  appetite  of  the  Bank,  as  well 
as  the  prevailing  market  trends,  while 
ensuring  to  be  within  the  stipulated 
guidelines set by the Consumer Credit 
Policy Guide, as approved by the Board 
of Directors.

•  The  Operational  Risk  Committee 
(ORC)  supports  the  Bank  in  fulfilling 
its  responsibility  to  oversee  the  opera-
tional risk management functions and 
processes. The objective of the ORC is 
to oversee, approve, and monitor all as-
pects pertaining to the Bank’s compli-
ance  with  the  operational  risk  frame-
work and regulatory requirements.

Credit & Investment Exposure 
Management (Institutional 
Banking)
Credit  risk  is  a  loss  from  a  borrower  or 
counterparty that fails to meet its obliga-
tion. The Bank is exposed to credit risk via 
a diversified client base, consisting of large 
corporate,  mid-cap,  institutional  and  in-
dividual customers. Management and the 
Board  of  Directors  have  established  key 
committees to review credit risk and con-
cur on the overall polices. Under the Risk 
Group, credit risk is managed by the Cred-
it and Investment Exposure Management 
Group and Consumer Credit Risk Group. 
These  areas  actively  monitor  and  review 
exposure to ensure a well-diversified port-
folio in terms of customer base, geography, 
industry, tenor, currency and product.

The  Credit  &  Investment  Exposure 
Management  Department’s  primary  ob-
jective  is  to  evaluate  the  lending  and  in-
vestment portfolios, using qualitative and 
quantitative  analysis  to  properly  build  a 
quality portfolio, enhance the Bank’s sen-
iority,  establish  adequate  protection  and 
control, in addition to a solid provisioning 
process to ensure portfolios are adequately 
covered.  This  is  achieved  through  con-
tinuous  analysis,  monitoring  and  a  close 
follow up on the portfolios, in addition to 
conducting periodic assessment of perfor-
mance to detect early signals for possible 
distress or deterioration and set corrective 
measures for mitigation. 

In  2010,  the  local  economy  was  recov-
ering  from  the  aftermath  of  the  global 
economic  crisis,  setting  a  solid  base  for 
growth expectations. However, the events 
of  2011  created  an  environment  of  po-
litical and economic uncertainty, causing 
pressure  and  challenges  to  all  business 
activities.  Accordingly,  the  existing  port-
folio was thoroughly reviewed, effects on 
various industries and client performance 
were assessed, and internal ratings revisit-
ed. Distress scenarios were also conducted 
to  determine  portfolio  resilience  to  any 
shocks,  and  credit  criteria  as  well  as  risk 
tolerances were tightened.

The above measures, backed by the high 
portfolio quality, enabled the Bank to ma-
neuver  safely  through  a  difficult  period, 
reflected in a slight increase in default ratio 
to 2.81% in 2011 as compared to 2.73% in 

Cheif Risk Officer (CRO)

Risk Committees

Asset & Liability 
Committee (ALCO)

High Lending & Investment 
Committee (HLIC)

Consumrer Risk 
Committee (CRC)

Operational Risk 
Committee (ORC)

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2011 in Review

The Bank 
integrated in 2011 
all risk functions 
from other areas 
— including 
Operational Risk 
as well as asset 
and liability 
management (ALM) 
risk — under the 
Chief Risk Officer 
to properly align 
and optimize 
CIB’s enterprise 
risk management 

framework.

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2010, coupled by a coverage ratio of 136% 
in 2011, confirming the Bank’s solid finan-
cial position.   

On  the  Correspondent  Banking  side, 
turbulence across Europe continues. How-
ever, the Bank continues to adopt a strate-
gy of limiting exposures to counterparties 
in the affected countries, while confining 
exposures to financially strong and stable 
institutions  that  are  able  to  emerge  from 
the crisis. 

Going forward in 2012, we continue to 
support  business  growth  through  adop-
tion  of  a  prudent  strategy  built  on  risk 
mitigation and sound risk assessment.

Credit and Investment 
Administration / Credit 
Information
The Credit & Investment Administration 
function  ensures  administrative  control 
on  institutional  and  investment  expo-
sures  and  the  compliance  with  both  the 
Credit Policy Guide and Central Bank of 
Egypt  (CBE)  directives.  Credit  Admin-
istration  represents  a  strong  back  up  to 
Institutional  Banking  by  maintaining  a 
quality control system, which is processed 
through  robust  reporting  that  facilitates 
effective decision making. 

The  Credit  Information  Department 
prepares  comprehensive  market  research 
reports,  from  various  sources,  for  all  In-
stitutional  clients,  and  is  responsible  for 
extracting all regulatory reports, in order 
to assist in the approval decision. 

Consumer Credit Risk
Consumer  Credit  Risk  is  an  independ-
ent  governance  group  that  manages  the 
centralized risk function for all consumer 
asset  products.  The  purview  of  this  unit 
extends across the entire consumer credit 
cycle, including policy formulation, under-
writing  and  credit  assignment,  collection 
and repayment, portfolio monitoring and 
analytics and application fraud. The over-
all objective is to maintain a quality port-
folio, which is monitored through a robust 
analytics unit that facilitates effective deci-
sion making. The Group also ensures com-
pliance  with  the  Consumer  Policy  Guide 
and CBE directives. 

The  Bank’s  consumer  portfolio  con-
sists primarily of credit cards, auto loans, 
personal  loans,  secured  overdrafts,  and 
residential mortgages. There are multiple 
coincident and lagged indicators institut-
ed across the consumer credit-life cycle to 
monitor and maintain the optimal portfo-
lio quality. 

Portfolio  monitoring  begins  with  rig-
orous review of all early warning indica-
tors,  such  as  Through  The  Door  (TTD) 
analysis,  First  Payment  Defaults  (FPD), 
non-starters coupled with key coincident 
indicators, such as delinquencies, bucket 
movements  and  consequent  flow  rates, 
and Was-Is analysis  across key segments. 
Segmented vintages and Month-On-Book 
(MOB) analysis is also employed to iden-
tify  differentiated  customer  repayment 
pattern, which provides the fundamental 
base  for  all  policy  formulations  and  col-
lection strategies. 

Loss  recognition  and  provisioning 
methodologies  have  been  implemented 
along IFRS guidelines, which ensure that 
the Bank is pragmatic in current risk as-
sessment and forecasting future potential 
losses.

The 2011 environment required a pro-
active  risk-based  approach,  continuously 
adapting  in  myriad  ways  of  facilitating 
lending  in  low-risk  and  stable  segments 
to  stimulate  growth;  strict  underwrit-
ing  and  fraud  detection  that  focused  on 
increased  identity  and  employment  veri-
fication;  tightened  monitoring  of  all  key 
risk  indicators  (KRIs)  on  a  daily  basis  to 
ensure complete control on portfolio qual-
ity; and last — but most importantly — a 
very  strong  collection  strategy  to  reduce 
increased delinquencies.

The  robust  collection  strategy  encap-
sulated  all  available  tools  ranging  from 
resource reallocations to ensure adequate 
coverage across all  default  accounts, lev-
eraging strong wealth management, cor-
porate  and  payroll  relationships  to  drive 
mass  resolution  of  defaults;  operating 
during  non-banking  hours;  and  liaising 
with the extensive dealer networks to fa-
cilitate  and  increase  repayment  modes 
apart  from  the  regular  collection  tools. 
These new tools were instrumental in nor-
malizing most of the witnessed increased 
defaults  with  delinquencies  reverting  to 
2010 levels.

The encouraging signs of recovery in the 
recent months, coupled with the improved 
portfolio  quality,  have  facilitated  the  re-
turn  to  normal  policies  and  the  Bank  is 
poised to take a leadership position in the 
market  on  the  consumer  asset  business. 
The  consumer  asset  portfolio  grew  by 
EGP 1.3 billion (32%) in 2011, despite the 
slowdown in the first quarter. This growth 
was achieved while maintaining portfolio 
quality with loss rates of 0.6% (vs. 0.5% in 
2010). We continue to sustain good port-
folio quality to supplement the aggressive 

portfolio growth with non-performing as-
sets at 0.5% vs. 0.3% in 2010. 

Consumer Credit Risk, in conjunction 
with  the  Business  Units  have  deepened 
the  product  line  with  the  rolling  out  of 
multiple  programs  and  product  variants 
to  attract  the  target  segment  envisaged 
to  facilitate  the  growth.  Over  the  past 
three years, the Bank has built a sizeable 
consumer asset portfolio of over EGP 5.2 
billion, with an enviable portfolio quality 
carrying loss rates of 0.6%. This size and 
quality  provide  a  high  loss-absorption 
capacity to the consumer asset portfolio, 
which  is  well  positioned  for  aggressive 
growth in the coming years.  

Remedials & Recoveries 
The Remedials & Recoveries Department 
aims  to  achieve  the  maximum  recovery 
rate from the Bank’s institutional written-
off exposures via building solid remedial 
strategies. 

Comprehensive  analysis  is  conducted 
with  all  related  departments  to  avoid  re-
currence  (including  setting  guidelines  to 
avoid future write-offs) and to develop vi-
able  strategies  to  maximize  the  recovery 
prospects. The Department further man-
ages  and  reviews  the  remedial  accounts’ 
performance  and  financial 
standing 
through  a  framework  that  entails  active 
involvement  in  the  management  of  the 
turn-around potentials via committees or 
board representations. 

In  addition,  it  seeks  reactivation  of  re-
lationships  with  stagnant  accounts  and 
proposes  settlements  or 
turn-around 
plans. These tasks are accomplished while 
ensuring continuous update and renewal 
of the documentation, supports, and other 
collaterals to maintain CIB’s seniority and 
control.  Despite  of  the  difficult  market 
conditions,  recoveries  amounted  to  EGP 
15.7 million in 2011.

Consolidated Portfolio Quality & 
Provisioning 
Total  IFRS  based  Impairment  Charges 
reached  EGP  1.45  billion  in  December 
2011,  compared  to  EGP  1.26  billion  in 
2010, despite the write off of EGP 156 mil-
lion in 2011. The Bank’s General Ratio for 
Direct Exposure decreased from 2.19% as 
of  December  2010  to  1.77%  in  2011.  In-
stitutional  Banking  Recoveries  recorded 
a total of EGP 11.3 million in 2011 com-
pared to EGP 25.7 million in 2010.

The  Consumer  Banking  Unit  contin-
ues to make valuable contributions to the 
Bank’s  performance  with  aggregate  Re-

Key Metrics

coveries of EGP 4.4 million as of Decem-
ber 2011, against EGP 3.5 million in 2010 
despite the current market conditions.

Gross Loans (000’s of EGP)
NPL %
Charge Offs to Date (000’s of EGP)
Recoveries to Date (000’s of EGP)
General Ratio (Direct Exposure only)
Recoveries to Date / Charge-offs to Date

3.0%

2010

2009

2008

2.97%

2011
27,738,625 28,981,189 36,716,652 42,933,133
2.82%
1,543,638 1,609,105 1,714,960 1,870,898
383,835
1.77%
20.4% 21.06% 21.46% 20.52%

368,095
2.19%

338,928
2.32%

314,974
N.A

2.73%

Risk Management Department
identifies,  measures,  monitors 
RMD 
and  controls  asset  and  liability  manage-
ment, market and operational risk via the 
Bank’s policies, ensures that the Basel II 
project  and  risk  analytics  requirements 
are adequately managed and that the sta-
tus is regularly reported to management 
and the Board of Directors.

ALM Risk independently monitors and 
controls  liquidity  and  interest  rate  risks 
within Board of Directors-approved lim-
its. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Bank 
is unable to meet its normal business ob-
ligations and regulatory liquidity require-
ments.  The  Bank  has  a  comprehensive 
Liquidity Policy and Contingency Fund-
ing  Plan  that  supports  the  diversity  of 
funding  sources,  maintains  an  adequate 
liquidity buffer with a substantial pool of 
liquid assets, and has minimum reliance 
on wholesale funding. 

To  measure  and  control  liquidity,  the 
Bank  uses  gaps,  stress  testing,  net  stable 
funding and liquidity coverage ratios, and 
the regulatory and internal liquidity ratios. 
Based on the events of 2011, the liquidity 
stress  testing  was  enhanced,  however  no 
execution  of  the  Contingency  Funding 
Plan was required. In addition, during the 
year,  all  liquidity  ratios  were  in  compli-
ance, with more than adequate buffers. 

Interest  rate  risk  is  defined  as  the  po-
tential  loss  from  unexpected  changes  in 
interest rates, which can significantly al-
ter the Bank’s profitability and economic 
value  of  equity.  The  Bank’s  interest  rate 
risk  primarily  arises  from  the  re-pricing 
maturity  structure  of  the  interest  sensi-
tive  assets  and  liabilities  and  off-balance 
sheet instruments. The Bank uses a range 
of  complementary  technical  approaches 
to measure and control interest rate risk, 
including  gaps,  duration  of  equity,  and 
earnings-at-risk (EaR) and exposures are 
regularly reviewed by the ALCO and the 
Board  of  Directors.  Despite  a  challeng-
ing interest rate environment in 2011, the 
Bank  proactively  managed  interest  rate 
sensitivity  to  safeguard  against  adverse 
shocks to the balance sheet.

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Market  Risk  Management  is  an  inde-
pendent unit that identifies and monitors 
market  risks  throughout  the  Bank.  Mar-
ket risk is the risk of loss resulting from ad-
verse movements in the value of financial 
instruments, arising from changes in the 
level or volatility of interest rates, foreign 
exchange rates, commodities, equities and 
other  securities,  including  derivatives. 
The Bank classifies market risk exposure 
into traded and non-traded activities. The 
main strategy for traded market risk is to 
trade or make markets in the short term, 
while non-traded market risk arises from 
investments that are held for medium and 
long-term.  The  Bank  uses  various  meas-
urements  techniques  including  value-at-
risk (VaR), stress testing and non-techni-
cal measures, such as asset cap and profit 
and loss versus stop loss limits to monitor 
and  control  market  risks,  which  is  regu-
larly reported to ALCO and the Board of 
Directors. In 2011, volatility in some risk 
factors reached higher levels as compared 
to  the  2008  crisis;  the  Bank’s  proactive 
management  of  positions  and  stringent 
controls ensured there was no significant 
impact on the trading portfolios.

As per Basel II, the Bank defines opera-
tional risk as the loss resulting from inad-
equate  or  failed  internal  processes,  peo-
ple  and  systems  or  from  external  events. 
Operational  Risk  Management  Unit  has 
implemented  a  framework  across  the 
organization  and  initiated  risk  and  con-
trol  self-assessment  (RCSA)  and  key  risk 
indicator  (KRI)  processes  to  assess  risks 
against a set of controls. The objective of 
the framework is for effective operational 
risk  governance  aligned  with  the  Bank’s 
strategy,  with  a  clear  risk  appetite  and 
tolerance levels, using effective risk identi-
fication, assessment and evaluation meth-
odologies. Operational risks are regularly 
reviewed  by  the  Operational  Risk  Com-
mittee and the Board of Directors, while 
policies dictate that the functions of book-
ing, recording and monitoring are carried 
out  by  staff  that  are  independent  of  the 
individuals initiating the transactions.  In 
2011,  Operational  Risk  losses  were  expe-
rienced at minimum tolerance levels and 
dynamically monitored and managed. To 
complement the framework, a state-of-the 
art Operational Risk System was success-
fully implemented, enhancing the report-
ing and monitoring capabilities.

In  terms  of  Basel  II,  the  Bank  has  ac-
tively  participated  in  quantitative  impact 
studies  with  the  Central  Bank  of  Egypt 
task  force  in  2011,  and  is  well  positioned 

to be compliant, as soon as the accord is 
adopted  locally.  As  per  the  local  regula-
tory recommendations, the Bank will use 
a  standardized  approach  for  credit,  mar-
ket and operational risks. The Bank is also 
working  on  implementing  the  advanced 
approach for credit and market risks, with 
a strategy to enhance risk sensitive meas-
urements  for  capital  requirements.  The 
Bank has a dedicated Basel II Project and 
a risk analytics teams responsible for the 
implementation  of  all  regulatory  and  in-
ternal modeling requirements. 

In  2011,  an  enhanced  Risk  Adjusted 
Return  on  Capital  (RAROC)  model  was 
successfully  implemented  at  both  the 
transaction and portfolio levels. In 2012, 
the  Bank  will  continue  improving  and 
implementing  Basel  II  (Pillar  II)  initia-
tives, in order to improve the internal risk 
management capabilities.

2011 Performance
•  Assessed  and  quantified  the  possi-
ble  portfolio  effects  from  the  political 
events  and  recommended  appropriate 
action plans. 

•  Diligently monitored action plans that 
led to preservation of portfolio quality, 
evidenced  by  the  NPL  ratio  of  2.82% 
and a coverage ratio of 136% as of De-
cember 2011. 

•  Recoveries amounted to EGP 15.7 mil-

lion, despite difficult conditions.

•  Exceptional  consumer  portfolio  qual-
ity  with  non-performing  asset  rates  at 
0.5%.

•  Proactive and dynamic consumer risk 
management  to  address  the  increased 
delinquencies, which has since been re-
solved.

•  Instrumental  in  consumer  asset  port-
folio  growth  of  EGP  1.3  billion  (32%) 
through  launch  of  multiple  programs 
and campaigns to drive acquisition vol-
umes. 

•  Automated  the  consumer  portfolio 
monitoring and reporting through roll-
out  of  Concierge  Reporting  Tool  and 
collections  across  collection  agencies, 
being the only bank to automate agency 
collection activities.

•  Enhanced  Basel  II  infrastructure  to 
comply with future regulatory require-
ments.

•  Conducted Basel II Quantitative Impact 
Studies for the Central Bank of Egypt.
•  Enhanced  a  bank-wide  Risk  Adjusted 
Return on Capital (RAROC) model.
•  Enhanced Operational risk framework 

and related technology. 

Compliance

C IB’s Compliance Department was 

established  in  March  2007  as  an 
independent  entity  guarding  the 
Bank  and  all  its  stakeholders  against  a 
full  spectrum  of  compliance  risk,  in-
cluding  regulatory,  governance,  legal, 
fraud,  reputation  and  money  launder-
ing  and  terrorism  financing.  The  De-
partment works consistently to achieve 
the highest possible standard of compli-
ance. 

Due  to  recent  events  in  Egypt,  the 
Department  took  on  additional  func-
tions  including  the  application  of  new 
Central Bank of Egypt regulations and 
the monitoring of outgoing transfers to 
ensure  that  funds  were  legitimate  and 
transactions  genuine.  In  doing  so,  the 
Compliance  Department  has  guarded 
the Bank as well as the country against 
capital flight during a critical period. 

Compliance  also  participated  in  im-
plementing  sound  operational  controls 
to mitigate fraud risk during the period 
since January 2011. The team will contin-
ue in this role through 2012, with a focus 
on  the  Corporate  Governance  code.  Its 
aim is to ensure CIB remains a pioneer 
in setting new standards in compliance. 
Broadly  speaking,  the  Compliance 

Department includes four divisions:

1. Policies and Procedures
This  Division  is  responsible  for  ensur-
ing  the  Bank’s  compliance  with  poli-
cies,  regulations,  laws,  and  procedures 
(including  CBE  rules  and  regulations). 
This  entails  reviewing,  updating  and 
approving  policies  and  standard  oper-
ating procedures. The Division reviews 
new products and services, related ads, 
and  other  means  of  announcements  to 
ensure  compliance  with  CBE  in  terms 
of  transparency  and  proper  disclosure 
of  terms  and  conditions  of  products 
and services. It also assesses compliance 
risks and related tools of control to en-
sure that all business lines are comply-
ing with existing regulations. 

2. Anti-Money Laundering and 
Terrorism Financing
This  Division  is  directly  involved  in 
monitoring transactions with branches 
and  other  business  areas  and  ensures 
that  all  account  opening  requirements 

are obtained, Know Your Client (KYC) 
data  are  sufficient  for  new  clients,  and 
that KYC information is updated for the 
existing customer base. It is responsible 
for  screening  of  incoming  and  outgo-
ing  payments  for  individuals  and  enti-
ties that are negatively listed and those 
whose assets have been lawfully frozen 
by the authorities of the Arab Republic 
of Egypt.

3. Corporate Governance and 
Code of Conduct
This Division ensures that a sound Cor-
porate Governance Model is in place at 
the Bank. It is responsible for monitor-
ing CIB’s organizational charts against 
the  job  descriptions  of  different  posi-
tions  to  detect  and  escalate  cases  of 
conflict of interest. A Code of Conduct 
as well as Staff Petition and Staff Issues 
Committees  have  been  established  to 
create  proper  channels  for  the  resolu-
tion of such issues. 

In  2011,  the  Division  conducted  a 
gap  analysis  for  the  Bank’s  Corporate 
Governance  framework  after  receiving 
the CBE’s 4Q’2011 guidelines in this re-
spect. The outcome revealed a very high 
level  of  governance,  in  line  with  CIB’s 
proactive efforts in this direction since 
1998. 

Going  forward,  the  Department  is 
intended  as  the  point  of  contact  with 
CBE in terms of Corporate Governance 
issues  and  will  liaise  the  CIB  Board  of 
Directors’  Governance  Committee  in 
this respect. 

The  Division  continues  to  provide 
regular updates and awareness sessions 
of the Code of Conduct according to the 
Bank  standards  of  ethics  in  conjunc-
tion with the Bank’s set of core values, 
and  investigate  cases  related  to  breach 
of  code  of  conduct,  through  the  Chief 
Compliance Officer (CCO)

4. Complaints Investigation
This  Division  is  responsible  for  inves-
tigating  inquiries  and  complaints  re-
ceived  from  CBE  and  the  Chairman’s 
Office. It coordinates with the Custom-
er  Care  Unit  in  charge  of  all  customer 
complaints to investigate the root caus-
es of such complaints, client dissatisfac-
tion and initiate remedial action. 

Works full of 
vitality and 
passion combine the 
realistic (woman) 
with the religious 
(fish, crescent) 
and the childish in 
an expression free 
of logical ties.
Mohamed Moftah
(painting, 2011)

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Aly Said Mohammed
(drawing, 2011)

Strategic Subsidiaries

CI Capital Holding

S ince  its  100%  acquisition  by  CIB 

in  2008,  CI  Capital  has  operated 
as  CIB’s  full-fledged  Investment 
Banking Division, offering financial so-
lutions through its diverse platform for 
securities  brokerage,  investment  bank-
ing,  and  asset  management,  all  served 
by a strong research arm.

CI  Capital’s  experienced  manage-
ment  team  has  formulated  and  ex-
ecuted  many  of  the  landmark  invest-
ment  banking  and  brokerage  deals  in 
the Egyptian market, which helped the 
Group develop its reputation as the rela-
tionship investment bank in Egypt. 

Currently, CI Capital uses its network 
of shareholders, investors and manage-
ment  to  access  the  Egyptian  financial 
and business communities, which helps 
the  firm  identify  solid  and  sustainable 
growth  opportunities for  the Group  in 
order  to  meet  its  strategic  targets  over 
the coming years.

2011 Accomplishments
•  Developing  a  new  sales  unit  to  en-
hance business: A new sales unit was 
introduced  to  help  all  subsidiaries 
develop new business in cooperation 
with the business lines’ managing di-
rectors. The new sales unit is located 
in  the  Holding  Company  so  as  to 
serve all subsidiaries. Since its incep-
tion,  the  unit  has  developed  several 
deals  for  both  Investment  Banking 
and Brokerage.

•  Moving to new premises: CI Capital 
is  currently  in  the  final  stage  of  its 
preparations  for  moving  to  its  new 
premises.  This  relocation  will  result 
in having all business lines located in 
one area by the end of March 2012. 

Business Lines
Securities Brokerage
CI  Capital  has  two  fully-owned  local 
brokerage  companies:  Commercial  In-
ternational Brokerage Company (CIBC) 
and  Dynamic  Securities,  both  operat-
ing  through  one  of  the  widest  branch 
networks in the nation with 12 physical 
locations.

Through its brokerage arms, CI Capi-
tal  offers  a  wide  range  of  services  that 
cater to a variety of clients through sev-
eral desks, including:

•  International clients
•  GCC & HNWI
•  Retail
•  Local institutions
•  OTC
•  Fixed income 
•  e-trade
•  GDR
•  In addition to a new desk for interna-

tional securities

2011 Accomplishments
In 2011, CI Capital Securities added 70 
bps to its market share from both bro-
kerage  houses  (CIBC  and  Dyamic)  to 
reach 7.1%, as opposed to 6.4% in 2010. 
In  terms  of  trading  value,  CI  Capital 
brokerage  performance  during  2011 
recorded  a  total  trading  value  of  EGP 
16.73 billion.

It  is  worth  noting  that  CIBC’s  mar-
ket  share  reached  13.98%  during  the 
month  of  October  2011  with  a  trading 
value of EGP 1.947 billion. This enabled 
the company to secure the first position 
among  all  brokerage  houses  operating 
in Egypt in October rankings.

During 2011, new services were intro-
duced  to  Brokerage  clients,  including 
margin  trading  and  enhanced  online 
trading. 

Finally, in an attempt to diversify its 
revenues resources so as not to depend 
only on the Egyptian stock market, CI 
Capital  Securities  started  establishing 
regional  trading  platforms  in  coopera-
tion  with  other  brokerage  companies 
in the MENA region. The first regional 
platform  was  made  with  a  Qatari  bro-
kerage house, through which CIBC can 
trade in the Qatari market for its Egyp-
tian clients.

Asset Management
CI  Capital’s  asset  management  arm  — 
CI Asset Management (CIAM) — man-
ages  investment  portfolios  and  mutual 
funds. CIAM is considered the leading 
private  institutional  asset  management 
firm  in  Egypt,  with  total  assets  under 
management of over EGP 8.83 billion in 
December 2011.

The company now manages six funds, 
versus five at the end of last year, namely:
•  Osoul,  one  of  the  largest  and  best-
performing  money  market  funds  in 

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Egypt,  with  assets  under  manage-
ment of EGP 7.8 billion.

•  Istethmar, the company’s first equity 
fund  launched  in  April  2006,  with 
assets under management of EGP 117 
million as of December 2011.

•  Aman, a Sharia’a-compliant fund, in 
cooperation with both CIB and Fais-
al  Islamic  Bank  of  Egypt,  launched 
in  October  2006  with  assets  under 
management of EGP 27 million as of 
December 2011.

•  Blom, a money market fund launched 
in September 2009 with assets under 
management  of  EGP  125  million  as 
of December 2011.

•  Hemaya,  CIAMs  first  capital-pro-
tected fund, launched in August 2010 
in cooperation with CIB. Current as-
sets  under  management  amount  to 
EGP 69 million.

income 

•  Thabat,  CIB  fixed 

fund 
launched  in  September  2011,  with 
current  assets  under  management  of 
EGP 269 million as of December 2011.

sive  personalized  services,  which  are 
tailored to their investment and report-
ing requirements.

The  list  of  existing  and  targeted  cli-
ents  includes  Egyptian  banks,  insur-
ance  companies  and  financial  institu-
tions, as well as pension funds.

2011 Accomplishments
•  CIAM added a new fund to its prod-
ucts in 2011, the Thabat fixed-income 
fund,  which  was  launched  in  Sep-
tember 2011 and currently holds EGP 
269 million in AUM to be the biggest 
fixed income fund in Egypt.

•  Osoul  fund  was  ranked  first  among 
all money market funds in Egypt by 
Zawya in 2011 (an independent busi-
ness intelligence platform). 

•  CIAM was named “Best Asset Man-
ager  in  Egypt”  by  Global  Investor 
Awards for the second year in a row. 
Also,  CIAM  was  awarded  “Best  As-
set Manager in Egypt” by EMEA Fi-
nance.

CIAM also provides portfolio manage-
ment  services  to  a  wide  array  of  CIB 
and CI Capital clients, offering full-dis-
cretionary  services  to  high-net-worth 
individuals  and  institutional  investors. 
Clients  are  provided  with  comprehen-

•  Blom  fund  was  ranked  first  among 
all  money  market  funds  operating 
in  Egypt  based  on  its  performance 
by  the  Egyptian  Investment  Man-
agement  Association  (EIMA).  Blom 
fund  achieved  an  annual  return  of 
9.2% in 2011.

Banking on 
Agriculture

%15

Agriculture, from smallhold-
ers to major agribusiness 
ventures, accounts for some 
14.5% of Egypt’s GDP an-
nually. CIB is committed to 
helping businesses of all sizes 
grow, from major corporations 
served by Institutional Bank-
ing to the synergies offered 
by GCR, from our Busi-
ness Banking proposition to  
cutting-edge products across 
all lines of business.

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Strategic Subsidiaries

Investment Banking
Carrying  on  CIB’s  investment  bank-
ing tradition, which dates back to 1991, 
CI  Capital  Investment  Banking  offers 
some of the most focused, experienced 
and  professional  advisory  services  and 
execution capabilities in Egypt.

As  the  investment  banking  arm  of 
CIB,  CI  Capital  Investment  Banking 
(CIIB) enjoys a unique position in terms 
of access to deal flow; unparalleled sec-
tor,  industry  and  company  knowledge; 
and  access  to  and  ability  to  raise  and 
structure debt capital.

CIIB’s  investment  banking  services 

include:

Equity Capital Markets
•  Private placements
•  Initial public offerings (IPOs)
•  ADR / GDR listings
•  Valuation advisory

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
•  Buy-side advisory
•  Sell-side advisory
•  Asset  disposal  programs  and  divesti-

tures

•  Management and leveraged buy-outs

Mid-Cap Advisory Services
•  Egypt’s  first  dedicated  unit  providing 
corporate  financial  advisory  and  NI-
LEX listing services to mid-size enter-
prises.

Debt Restructuring

2011 Accomplishments
In  addition  to  having  advised  and  ex-
ecuted the sale of a 25% stake of Alpha 
Lab  to  Compass  Capital  in  June  2011, 
CIIB is currently co-managing a multi-
billion  Egyptian  pound  initial  public 
offering  (IPO)  with  a  leading  interna-
tional  investment  bank  and  advising 
on  several  buy-side  and  sell-side  M&A 
transactions  as  well  as  two  major  debt 
restructurings. 

CIIB  is  well  positioned  to  benefit 
from the expected successful presiden-

tial  elections  in  the  coming  months, 
with  an  accompanying  pick-up  in  eco-
nomic  activity.  The  re-opening  of  the 
IPO  window  and  investment  banking 
transactions are anticipated in the sec-
ond half of 2012.

CI Capital Research
CI Capital Research was established in 
2005 as an independent research house 
to  serve  the  Group’s  institutional  and 
retail clients. Having served as the Re-
search Department of CIBC since 1998, 
the company was later integrated with-
in CI Capital Holding. 

The  research  team  comprises  some 
of  the  most  experienced  industry  and 
equity  analysts  in  Egypt.  These  teams 
have been merged into sector groupings 
to cover a wide variety of industries and 
companies  in  the  Egyptian  and  other 
MENA  stock  markets  while  retaining 
the capacity for tailored research. 

This enables a wide range of research 
products, ranging from periodicals and 
short-term trading notes to longer term 
thematic pieces, as well as in-depth in-
dustry  studies.  In  addition,  the  macro 
research team tracks, analyzes and fore-
casts  macroeconomic  indicators,  while 
the  strategy  team  organizes  and  pre-
pares their research for the purposes of 
the equity analysts. 

Research  not  only  served  the  needs 
of  clients  looking  at  the  stock  market, 
but also assisted the building of strong 
relationships with CI Capital Holding’s 
local  and  international  clients  as  they 
study  investment  opportunities  in  the 
country.

2011 Accomplishments
The Research Department’s equity cov-
erage currently stands at 45 companies 
spanning  14  sectors,  offering  the  wid-
est  coverage  of  the  Egyptian  market. 
During 2011, the Research Department 
introduced  “Macro  Outlook,”  a  quar-
terly economic report looking at Egypt’s 
macroeconomic  KPIs  in  both  the  pre-
ceding and coming quarters. 

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Eman Fikry Osman
(computer graphic, 2011)

Strategic Subsidiaries

Egypt Factors

E gypt  Factors  (EGF)  is  a  joint  ven-

ture between Commercial Interna-
tional Bank (CIB) and Malta-based 
FIMBank  PLC.  Each  entity  holds  40% 
ownership,  while  the  International  Fi-
nance  Corporation  (a  member  of  the 
World  Bank  Group)  holds  the  remain-
ing  20%.  EGF  is  the  first  non-banking 
financial  institution  in  Egypt  that  spe-
cializes  wholly  in  factoring.  It  is  the 
top-ranked company in the Register for 
Factoring Companies.

Product Type
With  a  clear  focus  on  non-traditional 
trade  finance  instruments,  Egypt  Fac-
tors  is  committed  to  supporting  and 
promoting  cross-border  and  domestic 
trade in Egypt. To this end, Egypt Fac-
tors  provides  a  comprehensive  receiva-
bles  management  service  package  that 
consists of the following:
•  Administration  &  Commercial  Collec-
tion:  EGF  will  take  care  of  complete 
debtor  bookkeeping  as  well  as  moni-
toring  and  following-up  on  all  out-
standing invoices. All collection meas-
ures will be professionally taken care of 
by Egypt Factors, covering more than 
60 countries around the world includ-
ing  Egypt.  EGF  bridges  differences  in 
culture,  languages,  market  habits  as 
well as the legal environment through 
a  broad  correspondence  network  — 
more than 240 correspondents world-
wide. 

•  Funding: EGF will advance up to 90% 
of  all  covered  receivables.  This  turns 
sales  on  credit  terms  into  cash  sales. 
Clients’ cashflows improve, thereby in-
creasing their flexibility.

•  Bad  Debt  Protection:  EGF  guarantees 
100% payment up to a limit established 
on  each  buyer  and  will  settle  covered 
and undisputed receivables if not paid 
after a defined period past the due date. 

Buyers  are  under  periodic  evaluation 
to make sure that upcoming risks are 
recognized on time.

Target Market
The  company  targets  mid-cap  produc-
ers,  traders  and  service  providers  con-
ducting  transactions  based  on  short-
term  deferred  payments.  EGF  also 
caters to domestic buyers from local or 
foreign  sources,  increasing  their  pur-
chasing  power  without  their  banking 
facilities being tied up.

For  large  corporations,  factoring  is 
advantageous,  since  it  provides  them 
with  value  added  services  and  non-
recourse funding, protecting them and 
improving their efficiency and financial 
ratios. Meanwhile, factoring is still con-
sidered more beneficial to medium-size 
companies,  in  terms  of  liquidity  and 
growth.

2011 Accomplishments
Despite domestic challenges and global 
economic  turbulences,  Egypt  Factors 
was  able  to  successfully  maintain  its 
business  volume,  reaching  turnover  of 
EGP 700 million in 2011.
According  to  Factors  Chain  Interna-
tional  (FCI)  statistics,  EGF  achieved 
the  highest  volume  of  international 
trade handled through the FCI network 
among all Egyptian providers of factor 
services.

Forward Strategy
We  are  optimistic  that  2012  will  bring 
about  domestic  stability  and  a  general 
improvement  in  the  global  environ-
ment.  Egypt  Factors  will  aim  to  triple 
its  volume  of  business  with  a  focus  on 
providing  value-added  services  for  its 
clients, with an eye on becoming a lead-
ing trade-finance hub in the MENA re-
gion. 

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Commercial 
International Life 
Insurance Company

C ommercial  International  Life  In-

surance  Company  (CIL)  seeks  to 
meet  the  savings  and  protection 
needs of individual and corporate cus-
tomers  in  Egypt  with  insurance  prod-
ucts that offer excellent value-for-mon-
ey. CIL introduced unit-linked products 
to the Egyptian market and remains the 
leader in this segment today.

Leveraging  the  strength  of  its  two 
respected  shareholders,  Legal  &  Gen-
eral of the United Kingdom and Egypt’s 
Commercial  International  Bank,  CIL 
delivers  a  successful  banc-assurance 
sales  model. The  company  has  risen  to 
become one of the largest players in the 
Egyptian life insurance industry.  

2011 Performance
CIL currently insures the lives of more 
than  320,000  people  and  provides  re-
tirement  savings  programs  for  almost 
20,000.  Sales  increased  significantly  in 

2011  despite  turmoil  early  in  the  year, 
and  a  range  of  system  and  process  en-
hancements  were  implemented  to  im-
prove  customer  service  and  transpar-
ency.

Forward Strategy
In the future, CIL is determined to:
•  Build  a  strong  and  vibrant  company 
through  strong  and  sustained  growth 
in the sales of profitable products to in-
dividual and corporate customers.
•  Ensure  high  customer  satisfaction  by 
offering  competitive,  value-for-mon-
ey  products  using  a  transparent  and 
needs-based  sales  process,  supported 
by  exceptional  ongoing  customer  ser-
vice.

•  Contribute materially to CIB’s revenue 
base  with  strong  sales  growth,  high 
policy  persistency,  and  maximization 
of synergies with CIB affiliate compa-
nies. 

The artist uses 
bold explosions of 
color to leave an 
impression of the 
flow of events and 

memories.
Samar Ahmed Mohamed
(mixed media, 2011)

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Strategic Subsidiaries

Falcon Group

F alcon  Group  (F.G.)  is  a  joint  ven-

ture  between  Commercial  Inter-
national  Bank  (CIB),  the  Private 
Fund  of  the  Employees  working  at  the 
CIB,  and  other  partners.  The  Group’s 
shareholders  include  CIB  (40%),  the 
Private  Fund  of  the  Employees  (16%), 
and Al Ahly for Marketing and Services 
(6%), while other shareholders hold the 
remaining 38%.

Product Type
Falcon  Group  holds  seven  companies 
engaged in the provision of the following 
products and services:

1.   Falcon Security Services Co.
•  Properties and premises protection
•  Public event security
•  Personal protection
•  Security dogs
•  Corporate security training courses
•  Lady guards
•  Safety training

2.   Falcon for Money Transfer 

Services

•  Cash management and transit
•  ATM services
•  Money processing
•  Valuables transfer

3.   Falcon Tech. for Technical 
Services and Security
•  Security surveillance equipment
•  Counter-surveillance equipment
•  Access control equipment
•  Fire systems
•  Safety equipment
•  Securing fences

4.   Falcon for Public Services 
and Project Management

•  Cleaning and maintenance
•  Project management
•  Pest control
•  Planting and trimming
•  Commercial affairs
•  Cloth manufacturing
•  Car maintenance
•  Marketing,  delivering,  filling  and 

packaging services

•  Organizing  exhibitions,  conferences 

and events

•  Catering

5.   Falcon Blue for Touristic 

Services

•  Booking  international  and  domestic 

flights

•  Booking  international  and  domestic 

hotels

•  Visa handling
•  Meet and assist
•  Medical insurance for travel
•  Assistance in tracing lost baggage
•  Tour arrangement for groups and in-

dividuals

•  Hajj and Umrah arrangements

6.   Falcon for Appraisal and 

Debt Collection

•  Debt management services
•  Legal services
•  Concierge services

7.   F.I. for Labor Recruitment
•  Labor recruitment in foreign countries
•  Facilitation  of  visas  and  residency 

documents

Target Market
There  is  a  growing  market  for  superior 
managed service and security products. 
Companies in the tourism, banking and 
commercial  sectors,  as  well  as  NGOs, 
have bolstered demand for premier secu-
rity and property management services. 
With  its  classification  as  best-in-class 
from UN Department of Safety and Se-
curity and a broad suite of services, Fal-
con Group is uniquely positioned to sat-
isfy this demand.  
As the market for managed services con-
tinue to evolve, Falcon Group is growing 
and adapting its service portfolio to meet 
client  needs,  working  together  with  its 
sister  companies  to  build  its  reputation 
for high-quality tailored services. 

2011 Performance
•  Falcon Group demonstrated its trust-
recent  events 
worthiness  during 
in  Egypt,  a  key  factor  in  recording 
growth that was 50% above target for 
the year.

•  Falcon  Group  partnered  with  the 
Arab Contractors to establish Nahdet 
Misr for Environmental Services.

•  Group turnover increased 26% to EGP 

71.89 million.

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Forward Strategy
The events of January 2011 transformed 
consumer  behavior  and  market  condi-
tions in Egypt. In light of ongoing events, 
the Falcon Group will focus on develop-
ing the quality of its security services by 
enhancing  the  training  of  guards  and 
updating security equipment to offer our 
customers optimal solutions in line with 
the latest in global hi-tech innovation. 

Falcon Group plans to bolster Egypt’s 
tourism  industry  by  organizing  inter-

national  events  to  attract  visitors  to  the 
country. The Group will also continue its 
commitment to corporate citizenship via 
targeted initiatives in the Egyptian com-
munity. 

Our employees remain the foundation 
of our success, and we plan to honor their 
contribution by expanding our offerings 
in the areas of pension plans and death 
and  disability  insurance  to  ensure  that 
our  benefit  packages  remain  attractive 
to current and prospective employees. 

Corporate Leasing 
Company Egypt 
(CORPLEASE)

C ORPLEASE is a leading non-bank 

financial  institution  providing  a 
broad  range  of  financial  leasing 
products  to  the  corporate  sector.  The 
company  has  been  actively  operating 
since 2004 and now stands as one of the 
three leading companies by turnover in 
the sector. 

Since  inception,  CORPLEASE  has 
adopted conservative credit underwrit-
ing  and  risk  management  principles 
which have resulted in a well-diversified 
and high-quality portfolio that reacted 
well to the changes in the business envi-
ronment of 2011.

2011 Performance
The  political  and  economic  develop-
ments of 2011 had a significant impact 
on  the  operating  environment.  Nev-
ertheless,  CORPLEASE  was  able  to 
achieve significant new bookings of new 
lease  transactions  which  increased  the 
company’s  market  share  of  new  lease 

business in 2011 to c.30%. The quality of 
the  company’s  lease  portfolio  remains 
robust,  with  a  collection  rate  in  excess 
of 97%. 
The 

the 
strength  and  liquidity  of  its  balance 
sheet  during  2011  and,  as  a  matter  of 
prudence,  increased  its  paid-in  capital 
by EGP 45 million. 

emphasized 

company 

This year witnessed the inauguration 
of a CORPLEASE branch in Assiut, the 
company’s fourth. Assiut now operates 
alongside  offices  in  Cairo,  Alexandria 
and Mansoura. The addition of the As-
siut branch underscores the company’s 
confidence in the prospects of its mar-
ket. 

In  2011,  CORPLEASE  earned  an 
award  for  “Best  Securitization  Deal  in 
EMEA”  from  EMEA  Finance  for  its 
third  asset-backed  securitization,  an 
EGP 538 million instrument. The com-
pany is the first Egyptian institution to 
be so recognized. 

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Corporate Governance

Corporate 
Governance

C IB’s  Board  of  Directors  sets  the 

Bank’s  overall  strategy  and  en-
sures  that  controls  are  in  place 
to deliver maximum value to all stake-
holders,  including  shareholders,  cus-
tomers, employees and the community. 
It  has  been  demonstrated  over  and 
over that effective corporate governance 
in banks not only enhances investor con-
fidence in the Bank and provides it with a 
competitive advantage to attract domes-
tic and foreign capital, but also helps in 
withstanding economic downturns.

In  CIB,  corporate  governance  is  an 
issue  that  rates  high  on  our  list  of  pri-
orities,  both  in  terms  of  the  alignment 
of interests of shareholders and manag-
ers and the monitoring of management 
through the dissemination of informa-
tion and transparent reporting. In fact, 
corporate governance is the underlying 
framework  within  which  the  five-year 
plan  is  being  implemented.  Parting 
from our firm commitment to the con-
tinued steady implementation of corpo-
rate  governance  policies  and  practices, 
we  have  developed  a  sound  reporting 
system  that  guarantees  timely,  trans-
parent  and  accurate  disclosure  with 
respect  to  material  matters  regarding 
the Bank, its ownership, operations and 
financial  performance.  The  Bank  also 
advocates  the  equal  treatment  of  all 
shareholders and the protection of their 
voting rights.

We take pride in our strong corporate 
governance structures, which include an 
experienced team of professional execu-
tive  directors  and  senior  management, 
competent board committees, as well as 
a  distinguished  group  of  non-executive 
directors  who  truly  believe  that  while 
business  requires  mandated  laws  and 
rules, these can never substitute for ethi-
cal behavior and voluntary compliance. 
CIB’s  highly  qualified  Board  of  Di-
rectors is supported by internal and ex-
ternal auditors, as well as other internal 
control  functions  (Risk,  Compliance, 
and  Internal  Audit),  and  effectively  uti-
lizes the work carried out by those func-
tions to ensure that the Bank adheres to 

international best practices in corporate 
governance.  CIB  also  changes  auditors 
every five years to ensure objectivity and 
exposure to new practices.

In  line  with  new  CBE  directives  on 
corporate  governance  as  well  as  inter-
national  best  practices  that  have  seen 
many  companies  worldwide  increas-
ingly  separating  the  roles  of  chairman 
and chief executive officer, and in view 
of  the  Bank’s  upcoming  aggressive 
growth  plan,  CIB’s  Board  decided  to 
appoint  a  managing  director  to  be  re-
sponsible  for  managing  and  directing 
the Bank’s business lines and ensuring 
smooth day-to-day running of the Bank 
and  execution  of  strategy  approved  by 
the Board.

In  2011,  Mr.  Hisham  Ramez  Abdel 
Hafez was appointed as Vice Chairman 
and Managing Director of the Bank to 
carry  out  the  aforementioned  respon-
sibilities  creating  more  space  for  the 
Chairman  to  focus  on  the  strategic  di-
rection of the Bank.

The Board of Directors
One of our key strengths is our promi-
nent  Board  of  Directors  which  is  con-
sidered  the  ultimate  decision-making 
body  of  the  bank.  The  Board  is  com-
posed of nine members; two are execu-
tive  and  seven  non-executive  members 
with a diversified knowledge base and a 
balanced  skill  set  that  gives  CIB  a  dis-
tinct  competitive  edge.  The  Board  fo-
cuses  primarily  on  long-term  financial 
returns  for  the  best  interest  of  CIB’s 
stakeholders who are essential to a suc-
cessful business: customers, sharehold-
ers  and  employees  of  the  Bank  as  well 
as  the  community  in  which  the  Bank 
operates.  Moreover,  the  Board’s  role  is 
to  set  the  Bank’s  values,  strategy  and 
key  policies,  along  with  pursuing  and 
maintaining its long-term success. Such 
role  is  done  through  providing  entre-
preneurial  leadership,  sound  strategies 
and  risk  management  oversight  ensur-
ing that risks are assessed and properly 
managed. The Directors meet at least six 
times per annum for open discussion on 

effective 
governance not 
only enhances 
investor 
confidence in 
the Bank and 
provides it with 
a competitive 
advantage to 
attract domestic 
and foreign 
capital, but 
also helps in 
withstanding 
economic 

downturns.

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the  areas  that  are  important  to  share-
holders. Over the course of 2011, CIB’s 
Board has met seven times. CIB’s Board 
of Director’s has five standing commit-
tees  that  are  provided  with  all  neces-
sary  resources  to  enable  them  to  carry 
out their duties in an effective manner. 
Being  the  single  largest  shareholder  in 
CIB, Actis — an emerging market pri-
vate equity specialist — currently owns 
9.20%  of  CIB’s  shares  and  has  a  repre-
sentative on the Board.

Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab 
•	Chairman and Managing 

Director

•	Chairman of the Management 

Committee

Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab has been lead-
ing  CIB  since  2002  as  Chairman  and 
Managing Director. During these years, 
Mr.  Ezz  Al-Arab  has  accelerated  the 
Bank’s  strategic  progress,  positioning  it 
as  Egypt’s  most  profitable  financial  in-
stitution.

Mr. Ezz Al-Arab joined CIB as Dep-
uty  Managing  Director  in  1999  with  a 
vision  to  transform  CIB  from  a  niche 
corporate  bank  into  Egypt’s  leading 
financial  services  group  catering  to 
the  needs  of  both  retail  and  corporate 
customers.  He  has  been  a  member  of 
organizations including the Federation 
of  Egyptian  Industries  and  has  been 
a  principal  member  of  the  American 
Chamber  of  Commerce  in  Egypt.  Mr. 
Ezz Al-Arab is also a member of Master 
Card’s South Asia, Middle East and Af-
rica Region Advisory Board and serves 
as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of 
CIB Foundation.

Prior to joining CIB, Mr. Ezz Al-Arab 
led  a  distinguished  banking  career  as 
Managing Director in international in-
vestment  banks  in  London  (Deutsche 
Bank,  JP  Morgan  and  Merrill  Lynch), 
Bahrain, New York and Cairo.

Mr. Hisham Ramez Abdel Hafez
•	Vice Chairman and Managing 

Director

•	Chairperson of the High Lending 

and Investment Committee
•	Member of the Board Risk 

Committee

•	Member of the Management 

Committee

Mr.  Ramez  has  over  29  years  of  expe-
rience  in  international  banking  with  a 
strong track record in the areas of Asset 
and  Liability  Management,  Investment 

Banking  and  Risk  Management.  He 
joined  CIB  in  December  2011  as  Vice 
Chairman and Managing Director. Mr. 
Ramez  brings  to  his  new  role  a  wealth 
of knowledge that he has gained from a 
distinguished career with various local 
and international banks.

Prior to joining CIB, Mr. Ramez was 
most recently the Deputy Governor and 
Vice  Chairman  of  the  Central  Bank  of 
Egypt (CBE) from July 2008 to Novem-
ber 2011. 

His professional career began in 1982 
as a foreign exchange and money mar-
ket trader with Bank of America in Cai-
ro. From there he moved on to become 
a  senior  trader  with  Bank  of  America 
in  Bahrain  before  assuming  the  post 
of  Vice  President  of  the  Arab  Banking 
Corporation,  also  in  Bahrain.  In  1996, 
Mr. Ramez returned to Egypt, where he 
became  the  General  Manger  and  later 
CEO of the Egyptian Gulf Bank, a post 
he  held  until  2006.  From  December 
2006  until  June  2008  Mr.  Ramez  was 
the  Chairman  and  Managing  Director 
of the Suez Canal Bank. 

He  is  a  board  member  of  the  Arab 
Monetary  Fund,  the  Egyptian  Ameri-
can Business Council, Egyptian Finan-
cial  Supervisory  Authority,  the  Egyp-
tian Stock Exchange, National Bank for 
Investment,  the  Coordinating  Council 
of  the  Government  of  Egypt  and  CBE, 
Anti-Money-Laundering  Unit,  Na-
tional  Organization  for  Social  Insur-
ance,  Monetary  Policy  Committee  of 
the  CBE,  and  the  Egyptian  Banking 
Institute.  Mr.  Ramez  is  also  the  non-
executive Chairman of the Arab  Inter-
national Bank.

Mr. Essam El Wakil 
•	Non Executive Board Member 
•	Member of the Board Risk 

Committee

•	Member of the Governance & 
Compensation Committee

Mr.  El  Wakil  is  a  renowned  banker 
with over 36 years of experience in the 
financial  industry,  including  Treasury 
&  Capital  Markets,  Corporate,  Project 
& Trade Finance, Islamic Banking and 
Investment Banking. 

Mr.  El  Wakil  has  served  in  various 
prominent  banks  such  as  but  not  lim-
ited  to:  National  Bank  of  Egypt,  Arab 
International  Bank-Egypt  and  Arab 
Banking  Corporation  (ABC)  Group  in 
Egypt,  Singapore,  New  York,  London 
and  Bahrain  where  he  spent  almost 

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28  years.  Also,  he  held  several  senior 
banking positions and directorships in 
both  Islamic  and  Commercial  banks 
throughout the MENA region.

In 2008 Mr. El Wakil joined CIB fam-
ily as CEO for Institutional Banking. In 
May 2009, he was appointed to lead, as 
a Non Executive Chairman, CI Capital 
(the  CIB  Investment  Arm).  In  October 
2011,  Mr.  El  Wakil  became  a  Non  Ex-
ecutive Board Member.

Dr. William Mikhail 
•	Non Executive Board Member 
•	Chairperson of the Audit 

Committee

•	Member of the Governance & 
Compensation Committee

Dr. Mikhail is a professor of Economet-
rics at the American University in Cairo 
(AUC).  He  obtained  his  PhD  from  the 
London  School  of  Economics,  in  1969. 
He  served  as  an  associate  professor  of 
Statistics  and  Econometrics  at  Cairo 
University in 1970s. 

In addition to his academic career, Dr. 
Mikhail worked at the Ministry of Plan-
ning, London School of Economics, Dar 
Al-Handasah  Consultants  in  Rabat, 
Morocco and in Amman, Techno-Eco-
nomics Division of Kuwait Institute for 
Scientific  Research,  UN  Development 
Program,  and  UNDESD.  Dr.  Mikhail 
has published extensively on economet-
ric theory and applied econometrics in 
international  journals,  and  supervised 
many PhD and MA theses both at Cairo 
University and AUC.

Mr. Mahmoud Fahmy 
•	Non Executive Board Member 
•	Member of the Audit Committee
•	Member of the Governance & 
Compensation Committee

Counselor Fahmy is a renowned Egyp-
tian  lawyer,  an  international  arbitrator 
and an Attorney at Law admitted to the 
Bar of Civil, Commercial and Criminal 
Cassation Courts, the Supreme Admin-
istrative Court and the Supreme Consti-
tutional Court. He is also a member of 
the General Assembly of Public Sector’s 
Banks  at  the  Central  Bank  of  Egypt,  a 
member of the Egyptian Businessmen’s 
Association and head of its Investment 
and  Economic  Legislation  Committee, 
Chairman of the Egyptian Legal Asso-
ciation, Chairman of Corporate Leasing 
Co.  Egypt  (CORPLEASE),  and  Chair-
man of The Egyptian Leasing Associa-
tion. He previously served as the Chair-
man of the Capital Market Authority.

Currently  Mr  Fahmy  is  the  founder 
of Fahmy’s Law Office for Legal Profes-
sion,  Legal  Consultation,  Arbitration, 
Investment and Capital Markets. 

Dr. Nadia Makram Ebeid
•	Non Executive Board Member 
•	Chairperson of the Governance 
& Compensation Committee

Dr. Nadia Makram Ebeid is the Execu-
tive Director of the Centre for Environ-
ment  and  Development  for  the  Arab 
Region  and  Europe  (CEDARE),  an  in-
ternational  diplomatic  position  which 
she  has  held  since  January  2004.  For  a 

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period  of  five  years  beginning  in  1997, 
Dr. Ebeid served as Egypt’s first Minis-
ter of Environment, the first woman to 
assume this position in the Arab World. 
Early  in  her  career,  Dr.  Ebeid  held 
several  managerial  posts  with 
the 
United  Nations  Development  Program 
(UNDP), the United Nations Food and 
Agriculture  Organization’s  Regional 
Office for the Near East, and the Coun-
cil  for  Environment  and  Development 
Research.  In  recognition  of  her  role  in 
environmental  policy  and  advocacy, 
Dr. Ebeid has been awarded numerous 
awards and distinctions from local and 
international  NGOs,  leading  institu-
tions and associations.

Dr. Medhat Hassanein 
•	Non Executive Board Member 
•	Member of the Audit Committee
•	Member of the Governance & 
Compensation Committee

Dr.  Medhat  Hassanein,  Egypt’s  former 
Minister  of  Finance  (1999-2004),  is  a 
professor of Banking and Finance with 
the  Management  Department  of  the 
School of Business, Economics & Com-
munication at the American University 
in Cairo. 

Dr.  Hassanein  is  a  senior  policy  ana-
lyst with long experience in institutional 
building, macro-policy analysis, financial 
economic, corporate finance and interna-
tional financial management. He has pre-
viously served as advisor to government, 
high-level advisory bodies and the donor 
community. During his term as Minister 

of  Finance,  he  developed  and  instituted 
the second generation of fiscal public pol-
icy reforms for the Government of Egypt. 
Dr. Hassanein has also served as Chair-
man and Board Member in public hold-
ing companies, private corporations and 
many  respected  banks  in  Egypt,  last  of 
which was HSBC Egypt (2004-May 2009) 
where he chaired its Audit Committee.

Dr.  Hassanein  obtained  his  BA  in 
Economics from Cairo University (with 
Honors).  Dr.  Hassanein  holds  an  MBA 
from New York University (with Distinc-
tion) and a PhD from Wharton School, 
University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Mr. Paul Fletcher 
•	Non Executive Board Member 
•	Member of the Governance & 
Compensation Committee

Mr. Fletcher is a Senior Partner of Actis, 
leading  the  firm  from  its  London  head-
quarters, which he joined in 2000. Origi-
nally a banker with Cargill, Banker’s Trust 
and  Swiss  Bank  Corporate,  Mr.  Fletcher 
transitioned into corporate finance in the 
early 1990s with a role at Citibank. 

At  Citibank,  he  led  the  East  African 
operations,  becoming  Head  of  Emerg-
ing  Markets  Strategic  Planning.  With 
two  decades  of  experience  in  emerg-
ing  markets,  Mr.  Fletcher’s  career  has 
spanned Kenya, Tokyo, New York, and 
London.

Mr. Fletcher is a Founding Director of 
the Emerging Markets Private Equity As-
sociation (EMPEA). He holds a Masters in 
Geography from Oxford University.

Banking on 
Infrastructure

bn40

Estimates suggest Egypt 
needs up to USD 40 billion 
in fresh investment in infra-
structure including roads, 
water, bridges and petroleum 
refining capacity in the next 
10 years. As the bank of 
choice for leading Egyptian 
corporations, we will play a 
role — from participation in 
syndicated facilities to inno-
vative quotidien solutions.

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Mr. Robert Willumstad
•	Non Executive Board Member 
•	Chairperson of the Board Risk 

Committee

•	Member of the Governance & 
Compensation Committee

Mr. Willumstad is the Co-founder and 
Partner of Brysam Global Partners since 
2007. He served as – in 2007 till 2008 - 
the  Non  Executive  Chairman  and  the 
CEO of American International Group 
(AIG).  In  October  1998  Mr.  Willum-
stad Joined Citigroup, where he played 
a critical role in its creation, named its 
president  in  2002,  joined  its  Board  of 
Directors and became Citigroup’s Chief 
Operating Officer till July 2005. 

Prior  to  Citigroup,  a  history  making 
combination  of  the  former  Travelers 
Group  and  Citicorp,  Mr.  Willumstad 
has spent 20 years with Chemical Bank 
and  11  years  with  Commercial  Credit 
and its successor companies. 

Mr.  Willumstad  is  a  Director  of  S.C 
Johnson  &  Son,  Inc.  and  a  trustee  in 
both the American Scandinavian Foun-
dation and Adelphi University. 

The Board of Directors’ 
Committees
The following sub-committees assist the 
Board  in  the  taking  over  and  fulfilling 
its responsibilities:

Audit Committee 
The  Committee’s  mandate  is  to  ensure 
compliance  with  the  highest  levels  of 
professional  conduct,  reporting  prac-
tices,  internal  processes  and  controls. 
Consistent with the interests of all stake 
holders,  the  Audit  Committee  also  in-
sists on high standards of transparency 
and strict adherence to internal policies 
and procedures. In performing its criti-
cal functions, the Committee is cogni-
zant of the important role CIB plays in 
the Egyptian financial sector as a leader 
in all of the aforementioned areas. The 
Audit  Committee  has  met  five  times 
throughout the course of 2011.

The Governance and 
Compensation Committee
The  Governance  and  Compensation 
Committee  (GCC)  is  an  integral  part  of 
the  overall  responsibilities  of  the  Board 
of  Directors.  As  such,  and  in  line  with 
CIB’s  corporate  governance  framework, 
the  GCC  is  responsible  for  establishing 
corporate  governance  standards,  pro-
viding  assessment  of  Board  effectiveness 

and  determining  the  compensation  of 
members  of  the  Board.  The  Committee 
also  determines  the  appropriate  com-
pensation levels for the Bank’s senior ex-
ecutives  and  ensures  that  compensation 
is  consistent  with  the  Bank’s  objectives 
and  performance,  strategy  and  control 
environment. The Governance and Com-
pensation Committee (GCC) has met two 
times throughout the course of 2011.

The Risk Committee
The primary mission of the Risk Com-
mittee is to assist the Board in fulfilling 
its oversight risk responsibilities by es-
tablishing,  monitoring  and  reviewing 
internal  control  and  risk  management 
systems  to  ensure  that  the  Bank  has 
the  proper  focus  on  risk.  It  also  rec-
ommends to the Board the Bank’s risk 
strategy  with  all  its  associated  limits. 
The Risk Committee has met four times 
throughout the course of 2011.

The Management Committee
The Management Committee is an Exec-
utive committee chaired by the Chairman 
and Managing Director and is composed 
of the Vice Chairman and Managing Di-
rector,  CEO  Institutional  Banking,  CEO 
Consumer  Banking  and  the  COO.  The 
Management  Committee  is  responsible 
to execute the strategy of the Bank which 
has been approved by the Board. It man-
ages the day-to-day functions of the Bank 
to  ensure  alignment  with  strategy,  effec-
tive controls, risk assessment and efficient 
use  of  resources  in  the  Bank.  The  com-
mittee adheres to  high ethical standards 
and  ensures  compliance  with  regulatory 
and internal CIB policies. The committee 
also provides the Board with regular up-
dates on the Bank’s financial and business 
activity reports as well as key issues. The 
Management Committee has met twelve 
times throughout the course of 2010.

The High Lending and 
Investment Committee 
The  committee  is  an  Executive  Com-
mittee  chaired  by  the  Vice  Chairman 
and  Managing  Director  and  members 
of the Bank’s key senior executives. The 
High  Lending  and  Investment  Com-
mittee  is  responsible  for  managing  the 
assets side of the balance sheet; keeping 
an  eye  on  the  assets  allocation,  qual-
ity  and  development.  As  per  its  man-
date, the High Lending and Investment 
Committee  has  convened  once  every 
week throughout 2011. 

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Executive Management

Chief Executive 
Officers 

Mr. Hisham 
Ezz Al-Arab 
Chairman and 
Managing 
Director
Mr.  Hisham  Ezz 
Al-Arab  has  been 
leading CIB since 2002 as Chairman and 
Managing  Director.  During  these  years, 
Mr. Ezz Al-Arab has accelerated the Bank’s 
strategic progress, positioning it as Egypt’s 
most profitable financial institution.

Mr. Ezz Al-Arab joined CIB as Deputy 
Managing Director in 1999 with a vision 
to transform CIB from a niche corporate 
bank into Egypt’s leading financial services 
group catering to the needs of both retail 
and  corporate  customers.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  organizations  including  the 
Federation of Egyptian Industries and has 
been a principal member of the American 
Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. Mr. Ezz 
Al-Arab is also a member of Master Card’s 
South Asia, Middle East and Africa Region 
Advisory Board and serves as Chairman of 
the Board of Trustees of CIB Foundation.

Prior to joining CIB, Mr. Ezz Al-Arab 
led  a  distinguished  banking  career  as 
Managing  Director  in  international  in-
vestment  banks  in  London  (Deutsche 
Bank,  JP  Morgan  and  Merrill  Lynch), 
Bahrain, New York and Cairo.

Mr. Hisham 
Ramez Abdel 
Hafez
Vice Chairman 
and Managing 
Director
Mr. Ramez has over 
29  years  of  experience  in  international 
banking with a strong track record in the 
areas of Asset and Liability Management, 
Investment  Banking  and  Risk  Manage-
ment. He joined CIB in December 2011 as 
Vice  Chairman  and  Managing  Director. 
Mr. Ramez brings to his new role a wealth 
of  knowledge  that  he  has  gained  from  a 
distinguished  career  with  various  local 
and international banks.

Prior  to  joining  CIB,  Mr.  Ramez  was 
most recently Deputy Governor and Vice 

Chairman  of  the  Central  Bank  of  Egypt 
(CBE) from July 2008 to November 2011. 

His  professional  career  began  in  1982 
as a foreign exchange and money market 
trader  with  Bank  of  America  in  Cairo. 
From  there  he  moved  on  to  become  a 
senior  trader  with  Bank  of  America  in 
Bahrain before assuming the post of Vice 
President of the Arab Banking Corpora-
tion, also in Bahrain. In 1996, Mr. Ramez 
returned to Egypt, where he became the 
General  Manger  and  later  CEO  of  the 
Egyptian Gulf Bank, a post he held until 
2006.  From  December  2006  until  June 
2008 Mr. Ramez was the Chairman and 
Managing  Director  of  the  Suez  Canal 
Bank. 

He  is  a  board  member  of  the  Arab 
Monetary Fund, the Egyptian American 
Business Council, Egyptian Financial Su-
pervisory  Authority,  the  Egyptian  Stock 
Exchange, National Bank for Investment, 
the Coordinating Council of the Govern-
ment  of  Egypt  and  CBE,  Anti-Money-
Laundering Unit, National Organization 
for  Social  Insurance,  Monetary  Policy 
Committee of the CBE, and the Egyptian 
Banking Institute. Mr. Ramez is also the 
non-executive Chairman of the Arab In-
ternational Bank.

Mr. Mohamed 
Abdel Aziz El 
Toukhy
Chief Executive 
Officer, 
Consumer 
Banking

Mr.  Mohamed  Abdel  Aziz  El  Toukhy  is 
leading the transformation of the organi-
zation into a modern Consumer Banking 
franchise. 

Mr.  Touhky  joined  the  Commercial 
International  Bank  in  1979  in  the  Trade 
Finance Department and has since risen 
through  the  ranks,  occupying  positions 
in Operations, Branch Management and 
Corporate Banking. In July 2006, he was 
promoted to General Manager (Consum-
er  Banking)  and  has  since  then  led  the 
CIB  Branch  Network  and  Retail  Bank-
ing  areas  to  unprecedented  success.  CIB 

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Chairman & Managing Director

Vice Chairman and Managing Director

CEO Consumer Banking

CEO Institutional Banking

Chief Operating Officer

branches  have  grown  in  number  to  154 
covering all key governorates of Egypt. 

Under  his  stewardship,  all  of  the 
Bank’s  Asset  and  Liabilities  businesses 
are on solid growth trajectories and CIB 
has  taken  leadership  positions  in  credit 
cards,  auto  loans,  personal  loans,  cur-
rent and saving accounts, time deposits, 
certificates  of  deposit  and  investment  / 
insurance products. 

In  bottom-line  terms,  the  Consumer 
Bank has grown from accounting for only 
10% of the Bank’s net income in 2006 to 
over 38% in 2011.

Under  Mr.  Toukhy’s  leadership,  CIB’s 
Branch  Network  and  Retail  Banking 
Group grew to close 2011 with a Consum-
er Banking balance sheet of over EGP 49.5 
billion in customer deposits.

Mr. Hussein 
Abaza
Chief Executive 
Officer, 
Institutional 
Banking
Mr.  Hussein  Abaza 
assumed his duties as CEO of Institutional 
Banking in October 2011. Prior to taking 
over Institutional Banking, Mr. Abaza was 
CIB’s  Chief  Operating  Officer,  Chairman 
of CIAM and a member of the High Lend-
ing and Investment Committee, the Board 
Risk Committee, and the Board of the CI-
Capital Holding Company. 

In  addition  to  those  positions,  he  has 
a  long  history  at  CIB  where,  as  General 

Manager  and  Chief  Risk  Officer,  he  was 
responsible  for  bank-wide  Credit,  Market 
and  Operational  Risk,  and  Investor  Rela-
tions. Outside of CIB, Mr. Abaza worked 
as  Head  of  Research  at  EFG-Hermes  As-
set  Management  from  March  1995  until 
October 1999. He holds a BA in Business 
Administration  from  the  American  Uni-
versity in Cairo (1984) and began his career 
at Chase National Bank of Egypt. He is a 
veteran  of  training  opportunities  in  Bel-
gium, Switzerland, London and New York.

Mr. Omar Khan
Chief Operating 
Officer
Mr.  Khan 
joined 
the  Commercial  In-
ternational  Bank  in 
2008  and  currently 
holds the position of Chief Operating Of-
ficer. Before joining CIB, Mr. Khan has had 
diversified  banking  experience  in  branch 
management, service and quality, treasury, 
asset liability management, market risk, as 
well as strategic planning and finance. He 
has worked in the Middle East, Europe and 
Asia  with  leading  institutions  including 
Citibank, ABN AMRO and Royal Bank of 
Scotland.

Mr.  Khan  has,  in  his  career  with  CIB, 
been responsible for Execution of Change 
Management,  Strategic  Management, 
Business  Support,  CFO,  Deputy  COO, 
Process  Reengineering  and  Enhancing 
Productivity,  Balance  Sheet  Management 
and improving the HR Agenda. 

Compliance

Legal

Risk Exposure Management

CBE Relations & Standard Operating 
Procedures

Audit

Global Customer Relations

Strategic Planning

Information Technology

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social 
Responsibility

Our commitment to corporate social responsibility 
(CSR) is based on a firm belief that businesses 
have a duty to give back to their communities. 
The broad footprint that CIB has established 
throughout Egypt gives us the unique opportunity 
to come into direct contact with millions of 
Egyptians. This presence has allowed us to devise 
a unique hands-on approach to CSR which 
directly addresses the needs of local communities. 
Our diverse programs are based on six key areas. 

Community Development
CIB’s approach to community develop-
ment  is  clearly  visible  across  its  vari-
ous lines of business and corporate ac-
tivities.  In  2011  the  Bank  launched  “El 
Kheir  Certificates  of  Deposit”  which 
give  clients  the  choice  to  donate  their 
returns to the CIB Foundation or one of 
CIB’s  listed  fundraising  organizations. 
We  have  also  expanded  our  Fundrais-
ing Service to include over 30 non-gov-
ernmental  organizations  (NGOs).  The 
main  role  of  the  fundraising  service  is 
to help charitable organizations support 
those who are in need by collecting do-
nations  through  CIB.  We  also  provide 
the  NGOs  with  services  to  help  them 
promote  themselves  through  our  com-
munication channels.  

For  the  sixth  consecutive  year,  CIB 
sponsored  Students  in  Free  Enterprise 
(SIFE),  an  international  organization 
that  mobilizes  university  students  to 
make a difference in their communities 
while developing the necessary skills to 
become  socially  responsible  business 
leaders.  To  further  strengthen  our  ties 
to  the  community  and  help  develop 
a  new  generation  of  business  leaders, 
CIB sponsored the fifth annual Harvard 
Arab  Weekend  and  the  American  Uni-
versity in Cairo’s Employment Fair to at-
tract and recruit young Egyptian talent 
living in Egypt and the United States. 

Supporting  arts  and  culture  has  al-
ways been a focus of CIB’s corporate so-

cial responsibility programs. This year, 
the Bank established the Italian Library 
at the Alson School in Ein Shams Uni-
versity. The project, an initiative of the 
Italian Cultural Center in collaboration 
with  the  University,  aims  to  promote 
the concept of “culture  and knowledge 
through reading” amongst students and 
faculty of the Alson School. As the sole 
benefactor  of  the  Italian  Library,  CIB 
financed the basic infrastructure, furni-
ture and the IT setup. The library now 
provides  students  with  a  place  where 
they can read and study Italian Litera-
ture in a modern setting. 

In 2011 CIB also developed a program 
with the Fine Arts Division at the Egyp-
tian  Ministry  of  Culture  to  support 
and  inspire  a  new  generation  of  young 
artists.  With  the  support  of  CIB,  a  na-
tional art competition was held and the 
featured  artwork  was  complied  into  a 
book sponsored by CIB under the name 
Egypt: The Promise.

CIB  also  participated  in  the  “Buy 
Egyptian  Products”  campaign  by  sup-
porting Egyptian exporters with a 50% 
discount  on  fees  and  commission  for 
Export LCs and ODCs as well as other 
discounts  for  clients  when  purchas-
ing  Egyptian  products  with  CIB  credit 
cards.

Employee Satisfaction 
Meeting  employee  expectations  and 
maximizing  levels  of  on-the-job  satis-

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faction was a critical component of our 
success this year. 

Our  Human  Resources  Division  suc-
cessfully  conducted  an  employee  en-
gagement  survey  based  on  Hay  Group’s 
employee  effectiveness  framework.  The 
survey includes: employee performance, 
employee  retention,  customer  satisfac-
tion and financial success. CIB achieved 
an 82% response rate — higher than the 
average  response  rate  achieved  by  Hay 
Group  clients.  All  Survey  results  were 
shared  with  the  relevant  lines  of  busi-
ness  and  accordingly  action  plans  were 
put in place to resolve staff concerns. CIB 
will  conduct  another  survey  in  2012  to 
measure  progress  against  2011  results. 
We  have  also  created  a  suggestion  box 
to address any staff concerns, which will 
subsequently be tackled by our newly es-
tablished Staff Issue Committee. 

In  the  area  of  training  and  develop-
ment we launched the Consumer Bank-
ing  Leadership  Program,  a  program 
specifically  designed  for  the  consumer 
banking  industry  to  bolster  new  talent 
in Egypt. This initiative is now running 
alongside our two pre-existing manage-
ment  trainee  programs  —  the  Leader-
ship and Management Program (LAMP) 
and  the  Management  Associates  De-
velopment  Program  (MADP).  All  three 
programs  are  proving  highly  effective 
in  developing  the  leadership  and  man-
agement skills of our employees across 
all areas of our organization. 

A  number  of  work-life  balance  ini-
tiatives were undertaken in 2011. These 
include  new  regulations  to  limit  the 
working hours of employees, as well as 
initiatives  encouraging  healthier  life-
styles,  including  special  discounts  for 
CIB  employees  at  sports  centers  and 
gyms.

During the January 25th Revolution 
senior management decided to provide 
staff members with a 15% social allow-
ance  increase  as  a  result  of  an  annual 
compensation  survey  which  was  car-
ried out with two international compa-
nies. Survey results revealed that some 
positions  had  low  take  home  salaries 
while the variable components of com-
pensation were much higher than mar-
ket  averages.  The  survey  also  revealed 
that CIB offers the best benefits in areas 
such  as  employee  loans  and  social  in-
surance funds. In addition, CIB’s medi-
cal  coverage  policies  were  revised  in 
2011 and broadened to include spouses 
and children. 

CIB’s  Code  of  Conduct  Policy  calls 
for  equal  opportunity,  a  level  playing 
field and fair treatment for all employ-
ees.  It  also  provides  protection  against 
any  form  of  harassment  and  intimida-
tion.  The  Bank  also  uses  a  “Whistle 
Blowing” policy whereby staff can con-
fidentially raise concerns about possible 
irregularities. 

Environmental Awareness

One  of  our  main  objectives  in  2011 
was  to  launch  the  CIB  Going  Green 
Program  in  our  head  offices.  Our  aim 
for  the  program  is  to  encourage  envi-
ronmentally-friendly  practices  and  at-
titudes  among  our  head  office  employ-
ees,  with  a  view  toward  extending  and 
rolling out the program throughout our 
branches. We also developed a new set 
of safety and security measures by cre-
ating a new unit dedicated to improving 
general  safety  levels  and  training  em-
ployees  in  this  area.  During  the  revo-
lution,  CIB  developed  a  Clean  Streets 
Campaign  to  encourage  employees  to 
participate  in  cleaning  and  decorating 
the streets of Cairo. 

CIB  has  started  a  strategic  initia-
tive to adopt the Equator Principles for 
determining, assessing and managing 
social and environmental risk in pro-
ject  finance  loans  and  investments  of 
USD 10 million or more. The Equator 
Principles  are  based  on  IFC  perfor-
mance  standards  on  social  and  envi-
ronmental  sustainability  and  on  the 
World  Bank’s  general  environmental 
and  health  and  safety  guidelines.  The 
fundamentals of a social and environ-
mental management  policy  have  been 
developed  and  the  necessary  training 
for  150  CIB  credit  officers  has  been 
conducted. We are currently undergo-
ing  the  testing  phase  of  the  program 
and  plan  to  go  live  in  2012  after  ob-
taining  approval  from  the  Equator 
Principles Association.

Outstanding Customer 
Experience
At CIB, our customer service standards 
set  us  apart  from  our  competitors.  We 
believe  that  industry-leading  customer 
service earns CIB the trust and loyalty 
of  our  customers.  Our  objective  is  to 
provide  best  in-class  levels  of  service, 
a  goal  that  the  Bank  has  been  focused 
on since 2007. In 2011, CIB focused on 
initiatives to improve our customer ex-
perience  by  first  listening  to  customer 

The free movement 
of poured colors 
produces the 
unexpected and is 
then formed with 
lines, shadows and 
surfaces. 

Walaa Helal
(graphic, 2011)

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Banking on 
People

mn87

CIB’s talented, creative staff 
of 4,845 deliver world-class 
service and innovative solu-
tions in Egypt — home to the 
Arab world’s largest popula-
tion with 87.4 million people. 
CIB serves 567,134 exist-
ing clients including SMEs, 
individuals and major enter-
prises, while bringing into the 
banking system the millions 
of un-banked citizens.

feedback  on  our  service  performance 
through  professional  customer  satis-
faction surveys, and secondly by devel-
oping  new  programs  that  improve  our 
levels of service. A “Service Super Star” 
competition  was  held  to  reward  out-
standing staff performance.   

Meeting Shareholder 
Expectations
CIB’s  Board  is  composed  of  a  majority 
of seven non-executives and two execu-
tive  directors.  The  diversity  of  back-
grounds  and  experience  among  mem-
bers  provides  a  distinct  added  value. 
The Board is continuously updated with 
the  Bank’s  performance  from  all  as-
pects and reviews it against the Bank’s 
strategic  plan.  Disclosure  of  financial 
as  well  as  non-financial  data  is  always 
taking place to ensure transparency and 
commitment  towards  CIB’s  sharehold-
ers, customers, employees and any other 
stakeholders.

Corporate Governance related issues 
demonstrated high levels of compliance 

with  the  new  CBE  Corporate  Govern-
ance Guideline for Egyptian Banks. The 
Bank  ensures  the  independence  of  its 
compliance and risk management func-
tions, reflecting a high level of internal 
control. 

Customer Satisfaction is a top priority 
for  CIB.  Complaints  are  handled  with 
the utmost care through our Customer 
Care  Unit  and  Complaints  Investiga-
tion  Division  under  Compliance,  with 
root causes identified and solved in the 
best  possible  timeframe,  ensuring  cus-
tomer satisfaction.

Community Health
CIB  sponsors  regular  blood  donation 
programs  to  help  increase  the  much-
needed supply of blood in the country. 
Due  to  political  circumstances  in  2011 
the  Bank’s  blood  donation  campaigns 
were  limited  to  only  one.  Under  the 
supervision  of  the  Ministry  of  Health, 
CIB  conducted  a  five-day  blood  dona-
tion campaign across select branches in 
Cairo, Giza and Alexandria. 

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The CIB Foundation

The  CIB  Foundation  is  a  non-profit 
organization  dedicated  to  enhancing 
health  and  nutritional  services  for  un-
derprivileged  children  in  Egypt.  It  was 
established in May 2010, after the Bank 
made  a  unanimous  decision  to  move 
towards  more  sustainable  development 
initiatives that would result in long-term 
positive change for the country. 

With  the  generous  support  of  CIB 
shareholders, the Bank channels an ongo-
ing allocation of 1% of its annual net profit 
to  the  Foundation.  In  2011,  this  amount 
amounted to over EGP 20 million. 

The  Foundation’s  short  and  long  term 
goals  include  purchasing  medical  equip-
ment  for  hospitals,  renovating  and  up-
grading hospital infrastructure, and pro-
viding surgical and medicinal treatment to 
underprivileged children. The Foundation 
also  aims  to  assist  with  school  nutrition 
programs,  support  children  with  special 
needs, and raise community awareness of 
health and nutrition-related issues.

To  support  ongoing  projects,  the  CIB 
Foundation has a dedicated account that 
may  accept  donations  from  the  Bank’s 
stakeholders. One hundred percent of the 
donations made to the account go towards 
the implementation of child development 
projects. Through the coordinated efforts 
of  both  Foundation  staff  and  dedicated 
CIB  volunteers,  the  Foundation  ensures 
its resources are spent efficiently to reach 
the greatest number of beneficiaries.  

CIB Foundation Programs in 
2011
In  2011  the  Foundation  partnered  with 
and  supported  numerous  organizations 
including:

Children’s Cancer Hospital 57357
In 2009, CIB entered into a five-year part-
nership with the Children’s Cancer Hos-
pital 57357 that has seen the Bank donate 
EGP  2  million  to  the  hospital  each  year. 
When  the  CIB  Foundation  was  subse-
quently established in 2010, it immediately 
assumed the role of donor to the Hospital. 
In January 2011, an EGP 2 million dona-
tion was made by the Foundation to cover 
the Hospital’s general operating expenses. 

Faculty of Oral and Dental 
Medicine – Cairo University
In 2010, CIB donated EGP 2.8 million to 
the Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine 

at Cairo University for the purchasing of 
56 dental units for the Faculty’s Pediatric 
Ward. The Pediatric Ward treats roughly 
2,700  patients  a  month  free  of  charge, 
and is one of the only dental care service 
providers in Egypt for children with spe-
cial needs. It is also on track to become 
a  center  of  excellence  where  practical 
training  programs  for  undergraduate, 
graduate, and continuing education level 
students can flourish. The donation was 
made  in  two  equal  tranches  of  EGP  1.4 
million, with the second made in Janu-
ary 2011. The Ward opened its doors to 
the public on December 5th, 2011. 

Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation 
The  Magdi  Yacoub  Heart  Foundation 
has been a long-standing partner of both 
CIB and the CIB Foundation. In January 
2011, a protocol of cooperation was signed 
between the two foundations for the de-
velopment  and  outfitting  of  a  pediatric 
intensive care unit (PICU) in Building 2 
of the Aswan Heart Centre. The new EGP 
13 million PICU will provide state-of-the-
art postoperative care to neonates, infants 
and  children  ranging  in  age  from  new-
borns to 16 years of age, completely free 
of charge. The CIB Foundation’s donation 
will  cover  the  costs  associated  with  the 
Unit’s  medical  and  non-medical  equip-
ment. The Foundation will also have ex-
clusive naming rights to the Unit, which 
is expected to open in mid-2012.

In  December  2011,  the  CIB  Founda-
tion also allocated EGP 3 million to the 
Magdi  Yacoub  Heart  Foundation  to 
cover the costs associated with 50 pedi-
atric open heart surgeries. The donation 
also provides opportunities for CIB staff 
members  in  Upper  Egypt  to  volunteer 
time  to  spend  with  patients  before  and 
after their surgeries. 

Friends of Abou El Reesh 
Children’s Hospitals Organization
In November 2010, a protocol of coopera-
tion  was  signed  between  the  CIB  Foun-
dation and the Friends of Abou El Reesh 
Children’s Hospitals Organization for the 
establishment  of  an  intensive  care  unit 
(ICU) at the Abou El Reesh El Mounira 
Children’s  Hospital.  The  Foundation’s 
donation was used to develop an eleven-
bed unit, doubling the number of critical 
patients  the  hospital  can  accommodate. 
This new unit  will  operate alongside the 

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existing ICU, and will provide quality ser-
vice and care to patients from across the 
country.  The  donation  was  made  in  two 
tranches, with the second tranche of EGP 
3,119,750 donated in May 2011. The PICU 
opened its doors in February 2012. 

The  Friends  of  Abou  El  Reesh  Chil-
dren’s  Hospitals  Organization  turned 
once again to the CIB Foundation for sup-
port in funding the El Mounira Hospital’s 
blood  clinic.  The  number  of  children  in 
Egypt with blood diseases is slowly climb-
ing, and the hospital currently treats be-
tween 150 and 200 patients per day. These 
children  include  roughly  3,350  children 
with  various  forms  of  anemia,  160  chil-
dren with hemophilia, 213 children with 
blood  platelet  deficiencies,  60  children 
with Gaucher’s disease, and 240 children 
with undiagnosed cases. Each child who 
visits  the  hospital  sits  on  a  dilapidated 
chair  for  approximately  four  hours  for 
every round of treatment they receive. The 
EGP 800,000 donated by the Foundation 
helped to upgrade the roughly 700 square 
meter  blood  clinic  by  restructuring  the 
clinic  to  streamline  movement  and  pre-
vent overcrowding; as well as purchasing 
beds and chairs, providing adequate wait-
ing areas for family members, providing 
additional computers to the clinic to de-
velop an electronic patient database, and 
supporting blood donation campaigns to 
offset  the  current  short  supply  of  blood 
across Egypt.

Mahmoud Hospital
The  CIB  Foundation  funded  the  out-
fitting  of  the  Neonatal  Intensive  Care 
Unit  at  Mahmoud  Hospital  through 
the  Mahmoud  Mosque  Organization. 
Mahmoud  Hospital  is  part  of  a  wider, 
well-known network of health care pro-
viders  and  offers  lost-cost  services  to 
large  numbers  of  patients  each  year. 
Mahmoud  Hospital  provides  subsidized 
services  to  at  least  half  of  its  patients, 
and  often  fully  funds  patients  through 
the  Mostafa  Mahmoud  Mosque’s  zakka 
board. The Foundation’s donation of EGP 
554,250 was used to purchase five incu-
bators, five heart monitors, five infusion 
pumps, and one ventilator. The upgrades 
have  allowed  the  staff  to  increase  their 
operational capacity from 80% to 100%, 
and  have  also  enhanced  the  quality  of 
care at the hospital. 

Gozour Foundation
The  Gozour  Foundation  is  the  non-
governmental  organization  (NGO)  arm 

of  the  Center  for  Development  Services 
(CDS).  One  of  their  major  projects,  in 
collaboration with the Magrabi Founda-
tion,  is  conducting  eye  exam  caravans 
that provide disadvantaged children (5-
12  years  old)  enrolled  in  public  schools 
in poor rural and urban areas in Egypt 
with  free  eye  care  services.  The  CIB 
Foundation’s  donation  of  EGP  180,000 
in December 2011 covered the costs as-
sociated with six of these caravans. The 
caravans are designed to provide public 
school students with eye exams, eyeglass 
frames  and  lenses,  eye  medication,  and 
further  investigations  in  private  hos-
pitals  for  complex  cases.    Each  caravan 
is  fully  equipped  with  exam  machines, 
25-30 doctors, nurses and coordinators. 
In  addition,  they  have  a  fully  equipped 
pharmacy and eyeglass shop. Each one-
day  caravan  will  target  450  children, 
with  a  total  of  2,700  children  receiving 
free eye exams and care by the end of the 
project. The project also presented many 
volunteer opportunities for members of 
the CIB family to engage with the local 
community and to spend time with the 
less fortunate.

Yahiya Arafa Children’s Charity 
Foundation
The  Yahiya  Arafa  Children’s  Charity 
Foundation is a long-standing partner of 
the CIB Foundation. In December 2011, 
the CIB Foundation donated EGP 1 mil-
lion to the Yahiya Arafa Foundation for 
the  upkeep  of  the  three  pediatric  units 
at  the  Ain  Shams  University  Hospital. 
The  Yahiya  Arafa  Foundation  has  been 
instrumental  in  purchasing  high-end 
equipment and training nurses and doc-
tors. The Foundation has recently high-
lighted  the  fact  that  there  is  a  constant 
need  for  financial  support  to  maintain 
equipment and train doctors and nurses 
working in the Pediatric ward. The CIB 
Foundation strongly believes in ensuring 
the sustainability of its projects, and be-
lieves  that  supporting  the  Yahiya  Arafa 
Foundation will ensure the smooth run-
ning  of  the  previously  supported  units. 
The Foundation’s donation will be used 
to  cover  the  costs  of  human  resource 
development,  equipment  maintenance, 
academic research and general operating 
expenses. 

To read more about the projects that the 
CIB Foundation has helped support and 
ways in which you can donate, please visit 
www.cibfoundationegypt.org. 

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Amany Nabil
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Marwa Adel Attiya
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Financial Statements
Separate Financials: Auditors’ Report 80  Balance 
Sheet 82  Income Statement 83  Cash Flow 84  Changes 
in Shareholder’s Equity 86  Appropriation Account 88  
Notes  89  Consolidated  Financials:  Auditors’ 
Report 136  Balance Sheet 138  Income Statement 139  
Cash Flow 140  Shareholder’s Equity 142  Notes 144

Financial Statements: Separate

Allied for Accounting & Auditing E&Y 
Public accountants & consultants 

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Public accountants & consultants

AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Shareholders of

Commercial International Bank (Egypt)

Report on the separate financial statements

We  have  audited  the  accompanying  separate  financial  statements  of  Commercial  Interna-

tional Bank (Egypt) S.A.E, which comprise the separate balance sheet as at 31 December 

2011  ,  and  the  separate  statements  of  income,  changes  in  equity  and  cash  flows    for  the 

financial year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other ex-

planatory notes.

Management’s Responsibility for the separate Financial Statements

These separate financial statements are the responsibility of Bank’s management. Management 

is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these separate financial statements in 

accordance with central bank of Egypt’s rules, pertaining to the preparation and presentation 

& the financial statements, issued on December 16, 2008 and in light of the prevailing Egyptian 

laws , management responsibility includes, designing, implementing and maintaining internal 

control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of separate financial statements that 

are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; management responsibility 

also includes selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting 

estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these separate financial statements based on 

our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Egyptian Standards on Auditing and 

in the light of the prevailing Egyptian laws. Those standards require that we comply with ethi-

cal requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the 

separate financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An  audit  involves  performing  procedures  to  obtain  audit  evidence  about  the  amounts  and 

disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judg-

ment,  including  the  assessment  of  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  of  the  financial  state-

ments, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers 

internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial state-

ments in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not 

for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. 

An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the rea-

sonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall 

presentation of the financial statements.

80 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a 

basis for our audit opinion on the separate financial statements.

Opinion

In our opinion, the separate financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material 

respects, the separate financial position of Commercial International Bank (Egypt) as of De-

cember 31, 2011 and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in 

accordance with central bank of Egypt’s rules, pertaining to the preparation and presentation & 

the financial statements, issued on December 16, 2008 and the Egyptian laws and regulations 

relating to the preparation of these financial statements.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

According to the information and explanations given to us – during the financial year ended 

December 31, 2011 no contravention of the central bank, banking and monetary institution law 

No. 88 of 2003.

The Bank maintains proper books of account, which include all that is required by law and by 

the statutes of the bank, the separate financial statements are in agreement thereto.

The separate financial information included in the Board of Directors’ report, prepared in ac-

cordance  with  Law  No.  159  of  1981  and  its  executive  regulations,  is  in  agreement  with  the 

Bank’s books of account.

Auditors

Cairo, 22 February 2012 

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81

Financial Statements: Separate

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Separate Balance Sheet as of Dec. 31, 2011

Assets
 » Cash and balances with central bank
 » Due from  banks
 » Treasury bills and other governmental notes
 » Trading financial assets
 » Loans and advances to banks
 » Loans and advances to customers
 » Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments
 » Available for sale
 » Held to maturity
 » Investments in subsidiary and associates
 » Real estate investments
 » Other assets
 » Deferred tax 
 » Property, plant and equipment
Total assets
Liabilities and equity 
Liabilities
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Derivative financial instruments
 » Other liabilities
 » Long term loans
 » Other provisions
Total liabilities
Equity
 » Issued and paid in capital 
 » Reserves
 » Reserve for employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
 » Retained earnings
Total equity
 » Net profit of the year after tax
Total equity and net profit for year
Total liabilities and equity
Contingent liabilities and commitments 
 » Letters of credit, guarantees and other commitments

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statements.

Notes

Dec. 31, 2011
EGP

(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)

(23)
(24)
(25)
(33)
(26)

(27)
(28)
(21)
(30)
(29)
(31)

(32)
(32)

 7,492,064,510 
 8,449,298,705 
 9,213,390,067 
 561,084,273 
 1,395,594,609 
 39,669,785,864 
 146,544,656 

 15,412,566,069 
 29,092,920 
 995,595,778 
 12,774,686 
 1,518,509,876 
 95,141,726 
 636,775,294 
 85,628,219,033 

 3,340,794,517 
 71,574,047,530 
 114,287,990 
 1,313,785,436 
 99,333,376 
 264,625,909 
 76,706,874,758 

 5,934,562,990 
 1,085,472,868 
 137,354,419 
 15,105,920 
 7,172,496,197 
 1,748,848,078 
 8,921,344,275 
 85,628,219,033 

Dec. 31, 2010
EGP
Restated

 5,675,241,791 
 6,769,607,397 
 8,821,003,566 
 1,422,038,841 
 125,833,038 
 35,048,707,895 
 139,263,948 

 13,605,347,030 
 289,151,745 
 996,317,538 
 28,695,664 
 1,375,945,140 
 79,656,694 
 716,071,158 
 75,092,881,445 

 1,322,279,909 
 63,479,883,624 
 113,551,040 
 1,128,919,206 
 129,113,425 
 310,238,930 
 66,483,986,134 

 5,901,443,600 
 396,687,711 
 149,520,859 
 20,231,298 
 6,467,883,467 
 2,141,011,844 
 8,608,895,311 
 75,092,881,445 

(37)

 12,559,603,516 

 11,879,748,713 

Hisham Ramez Abdel Hafez
Vice Chairman and Managing Director

Hisham Ezz El-Arab
Chairman and Managing Director

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Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Separate Income Statement for the year ended on Dec. 31, 2011

 » Interest and similar income
 » Interest and similar expense
Net interest income 
 » Fee and commission income
 » Fee and commission expense
Net income from fee and commissions
 » Dividend income
 » Net trading income
 » Profit from financial investments  
 » Administrative expenses
 » Other operating (expenses) income
 » Impairment charge for credit losses
Net profit before tax
 » Income tax expense
 » Deferred tax 
Net profit of the year
Earning per share
Basic
Diluted

Notes

Dec. 31, 2011
EGP

 5,459,248,277 
 (2,780,703,161)
 2,678,545,116 
 865,620,940 
 (87,451,431)
 778,169,509 
 59,921,078 
 330,958,993 
 75,063,911 
 (1,336,701,608)
 (85,530,954)
 (320,648,863)
 2,179,777,182 
 (446,414,136)
 15,485,032 
 1,748,848,078 

(6)

(7)
(8)
(9)
(22)
(10)
(11)
(12)

(13)
(13) & (33)

(14)

Dec. 31, 2010
EGP
Restated
 4,521,390,287 
 (2,266,569,515)
 2,254,820,772 
 835,154,241 
 (84,876,559)
 750,277,682 
 184,309,092 
 433,251,040 
 102,559,206 
 (1,187,939,938)
 1,771,329 
 (6,163,496)
 2,532,885,687 
 (431,731,219)
 39,857,376 
 2,141,011,844 

2.44 
2.39 

3.00 
2.94 

Hisham Ramez Abdel Hafez
Vice Chairman and Managing Director

Hisham Ezz El-Arab
Chairman and Managing Director

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Financial Statements: Separate

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Separate cash flow for the year ended on Dec. 31, 2011

Cash flow from operating activities
 » Net profit before tax
Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash provided by op-
erating  activities   
 » Depreciation
 » Assets impairment charges
 » Other provisions charges
 » Trading financial investments revaluation differences
 » Financial investments impairment charge (release)
 » Utilization of other provisions 
 » Other provisions no longer used 
 » Exchange differences of  other provisions 
 » Profits from selling property, plant and equipment
 » Profits from selling financial investments
 » Profits from selling associates
 » Exchange differences of long term loans
 » Shares based payments
 » Investments in subsidiary and associates revaluation
 » Real estate investments impairment charges
Operating profits before changes in operating assets and liabilities 
Net decrease (increase) in assets and  liabilities
 » Due from banks
 » Treasury bills and other governmental notes
 » Trading financial assets
 » Derivative financial instruments
 » Loans and advances to banks and customers
 » Other assets
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Other liabilities
Net cash provided from operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities
 » Purchase of subsidiary and associates
 » Proceeds from selling subsidiary and associates
 » Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 » Redemption of held to maturity financial investments
 » Purchases of held to maturity financial investments  
 » Purchases of  available for sale financial investments
 » Proceeds from selling available for sale financial investments
 » Proceeds from selling real estate investments
Net cash generated from (used in)  investing activities

Dec. 31, 2011
EGP

Dec. 31, 2010
EGP
Restated

 2,179,777,182 

 2,532,885,687 

 185,074,214 
 322,276,483 
 4,217,707 
 61,887,578 
 (60,754,172)
 (3,412,238)
 (48,748,110)
 2,329,620 
 (2,716,747)
 (100,273,310)
 (1,873,813)
 164,818 
 77,459,887 
 17,721,760 
 400,000 
 2,633,530,859 

 (1,857,455,963)
 (1,729,254,403)
 799,066,990 
 (6,543,758)
 (6,213,116,023)
 (92,518,310)
 2,018,514,608 
 8,094,163,906 
 (261,547,906)
 3,384,840,000 

 (18,000,000)
 1,000,000 
 (153,108,029)
 270,175,192 
 (5,000,000)
 (4,535,816,258)
 2,181,325,960 
 15,520,978 
 (2,243,902,157)

 179,021,238 
 6,783,757 
 77,632,778 
 (76,970,503)
 84,837,159 
 (1,990,637)
 (178,037,726)
 7,340,620 
 (1,574,746)
 (209,478,369)
 96 
 141,768 
 66,356,519 
 158,363,395 
 7,800,000 
 2,653,111,036 

 1,114,664,704 
 492,012,203 
 (964,447,656)
 49,107,482 
 (7,776,687,046)
 (452,877,544)
 864,134,680 
 8,637,253,781 
 (436,811,802)
 4,179,459,838 

 (16,452,199)
 48,750 
 (179,733,400)
 311,446,590 
 (5,012,498)
 (9,474,625,202)
 3,492,400,008 
 5,989,700 
 (5,865,938,251)

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Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Separate cash flow for the year ended on Dec. 31, 2011

Cash flow from financing activities
 » Increase (decrease) in long term loans
 » Dividend paid
 » Capital increase
Net cash  generated from (used in) financing activities
 » Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalent
 » Beginning balance of cash and cash equivalent
Cash and cash equivalent at the end of the year
Cash and cash equivalent comprise 
 » Cash and balances with central bank
 » Due from banks
 » Treasury bills and other governmental  notes 
 » Obligatory reserve balance with CBE
 » Due from banks (time deposits) more than three months
 » Treasury bills with maturity more than three months
Total cash and cash equivalent

Dec. 31, 2011
EGP

Dec. 31, 2010
EGP

 (29,944,867)
 (841,922,204)
 33,119,390 
 (838,747,681)
 302,190,161 
 7,778,944,041 
 8,081,134,202 

 7,492,064,510 
 8,449,298,705 
 9,213,390,067 
 (3,014,779,811)
 (5,237,471,784)
 (8,821,367,485)
 8,081,134,202 

 35,734,615 
 (658,369,589)
 25,721,800 
 (596,913,174)
 (2,283,391,587)
 10,062,335,629 
 7,778,944,042 

 5,675,241,791 
 9,266,085,911 
 8,821,003,566 
 (2,496,478,514)
 (6,394,795,631)
 (7,092,113,081)
 7,778,944,042 

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87

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Statements: Separate

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Proposed appropriation account for the year ended on Dec. 31, 2011

 » Net profit after tax
Deduct:
 » Profits selling property, plant and equipment transferred 

to capital reserve according to the law

 » Bank risk reserve
Available net profit for distributing
Add:
 » Retained earnings
Total
To be distributed as follows:
 » Legal reserve
 » General reserve
 » dividends to share holders ( First tranche )
 » dividends to share holders ( Second tranche )
 » Staff profit sharing
 » Board members bonus
 » CIB's foundation
Total

Dec. 31, 2011
EGP
1,748,848,078 

Dec. 31, 2010
EGP

2,125,905,924 

 2,716,747 

 1,574,746 

 124,697,104 
 1,621,434,227 

 130,339,725 
 1,993,991,453 

 15,105,920 
 1,636,540,147 

 20,231,298 
 2,014,222,751 

 87,306,567 
 743,027,061 
 296,728,150 
 296,728,150 
 163,654,015 
 24,548,102 
 24,548,102 
 1,636,540,147 

 106,216,559 
 1,066,083,988 
 295,072,180 
 295,072,180 
 201,422,275 
 30,213,341 
 20,142,228 
 2,014,222,751 

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Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Notes on the Separate Financial Statements
For the Financial Year From January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011

1. General information
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. provides retail, corporate banking and investment banking services in 
various parts of Egypt through 110 branches, and 44 units employing 4495 employees at the balance sheet date.

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. was formed as a commercial bank under the investment law no. 43 of 
1974. The address of its registered head office is as follows: Nile tower, 21/23 Charles de Gaulle street-Giza.
The bank is listed in the Egyptian stock exchange.

2. Summary of accounting policies
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These poli-
cies have been consistently applied to all years presented, unless otherwise stated.

2.1 Basis of preparation
The separate financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Egyptian financial reporting standards 
issued in 2006 and its amendments and in accordance with the Central Bank of Egypt regulations approved by the 
board of directors on December 16, 2008.

The separate financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the 
revaluation of trading, financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss, available for sale invest-
ment and all derivatives contracts.

The separate and consolidated financial statements of the bank and its subsidiaries  have been prepared in accord-
ance with  the  relevant domestic laws and the Egyptian financial reporting standards, the affiliated companies are 
entirely included in the consolidated financial statements and these companies are the companies that the bank - 
directly or indirectly – has more than half of the voting rights or has the ability to control the financial and operating 
policies, regardless of the type of activity, the bank’s consolidated financial statements can be obtained from the 
bank›s management. The bank accounts for investments in subsidiaries and associate companies in the separate 
financial statements at cost minus impairment loss.

The separate financial statements of the bank should be read with its consolidated financial statements, for the 
period ended on December 31, 2011 to get complete information on the bank’s financial position, results of opera-
tions, cash flows and changes in ownership rights.

2.2 Subsidiaries and associates
2.2(a) Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries are all entities (including special purpose entities) over which the bank has owned directly or  indirectly 
the control to govern the financial and operating policies generally accompanying a shareholding of more than one 
half of the voting rights. The existence and effect of potential voting rights that are currently exercisable or convert-
ible are considered when assessing whether the bank has the ability to control the entity or not.

2.2(b) Associates
Associates are all entities over which the bank has significant influence but do not reach to the extent of control, 
generally accompanying a shareholding between 20% and 50% of the voting rights.

The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for the purchase of subsidiaries. The cost of an acquisi-
tion is measured at the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed, 
plus any costs directly related to the acquisition. The excess of the cost of an acquisition over the bank share of 
the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. A gain on acquisition is recognized in 

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profit or loss if there is an excess of the bank’s share of the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired over 
the cost of the acquisition. 

The cost method is applied to account for investments in subsidiaries and associates, whereby, investments are 
recorded based on the acquisition cost including any goodwill, deducting any impairment losses, and dividends 
are recorded in the income statement in the adoption of the distribution of these profits and evidence of the bank 
right to collect them.

2.3 Segment reporting
A business segment is a group of assets and operations engaged in providing products or services that are subject 
to risks and returns that are different from those of other business segments. A geographical segment is engaged 
in providing products or services within a particular economic environment that are subject to risks and returns dif-
ferent from those of segments operating in other economic environments.

2.4 Foreign currency translation
(a) Functional and presentation currency
The financial statements are presented in Egyptian pound, which is the bank’s functional and presentation currency.

(b) Transactions  and balances in foreign currencies
The bank maintains its accounting records in Egyptian pound. Transactions in foreign currencies during the year are 
translated into the Egyptian pound using the prevailing exchange rates at the date of the transaction.

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the end of reporting period at 
the prevailing exchange rates. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from settlement and translation of such 
transactions and balances are recognized in the income statement and reported under the following line items:
•	 Net	trading	income	from	held-for-trading	assets	and	liabilities.
•	 Other	operating	revenues	(expenses)	from	the	remaining	assets	and	liabilities.

Changes in the fair value of investments in debt instruments; which represent monetary financial instruments, de-
nominated in foreign currencies and classified as available for sale assets are analyzed into valuation differences 
resulting from changes in the amortized cost of the instrument, differences resulting from changes in the applicable 
exchange rates and differences resulting from changes in the fair value of the instrument.

Valuation differences resulting from changes in the amortized cost are recognized and reported in the income state-
ment in ‘income from loans and similar revenues’ whereas differences resulting from changes in foreign exchange 
rates  are  recognized  and  reported  in  ‘other  operating  revenues  (expenses)’.  The  remaining  differences  resulting 
from changes in fair value are deferred in equity and accumulated in the ‘revaluation reserve of available-for-sale 
investments’.

Exchange component of a gain or loss on a non-monetary item is recognized in equity if the gain or loss on the non-
monetary item is recognized in equity. Any exchange component of a gain or loss on a non-monetary item is recog-
nized in the income statement if the gain or loss on the non-monetary item is recognized in the income statement.

2.5 Financial assets
The bank classifies its financial assets in the following categories: 
•	 Financial	assets	designated	at	fair	value	through	profit	or	loss.
•	 Loans	and	receivables.
•	 Held	to	maturity	investments.
•	 Available	for	sale	financial	investments.
Management determines the classification of its investments at initial recognition.

(a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
This category has two sub-categories: 
•	 Financial	assets	held	for	trading,	
•	 Financial	assets	designated	at	fair	value	through	profit	and	loss	at	inception.	

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A financial asset is classified as held for trading if it is acquired or incurred principally for the purpose of selling 
or repurchasing in the short term or if it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that are managed 
together and for which there is evidence of a recent actual pattern of short term profit making. Derivatives are also 
categorised as held for trading unless they are designated as hedging instruments.

Financial instruments, other than those held for trading, are classified as financial assets designated at fair value 
through profit and loss if they meet one or more of the criteria set out below, and are designated by management. 
The bank may designate financial instruments at fair value when the designation:
•	 Eliminates	or	significantly	reduces	measurement	and	recognition	inconsistencies	that	would	arise	from	measur-
ing financial assets or financial liabilities, or recognizing gains and losses, on different bases. Under this criterion, 
an accounting mismatch would arise if the debt securities issued were accounted for at amortized cost, because 
the related derivatives are measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized in the income state-
ment. The main classes of financial instruments designated by the bank are loans and advances and long-term 
debt issues.

•	 Applies	 to	 groups	 of	 financial	 assets,	 financial	 liabilities	 or	 combinations	 thereof	 that	 are	 managed,	 and	 their	
performance evaluated, on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment 
strategy, and where information about the groups of financial instruments is reported to management on that 
basis.

•	 Relates	to	financial	instruments	containing	one	or	more	embedded	derivatives	that	significantly	modify	the	cash	

flows resulting from those financial instruments, including certain debt issues and debt securities held.

Any financial derivative initially recognized at fair value can›t be reclassified during the holding period. Re-classifi-
cation is not allowed for any financial instrument initially recognized at fair value through profit and loss.

(b) Loans and advances
Loans and advances are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted 
in an active market, other than: 
(a) Those that the bank intends to sell immediately or in the short term, which are classified as held for trading, or 

those that the bank upon initial recognition designates as at fair value through profit or loss; 

(b) Those that the bank upon initial recognition designates as available for sale; or
(c) Those for which the holder may not recover substantially all of its initial investment, other than credit deteriora-

tion. 

(c) Held to maturity financial investments
Held-to-maturity  investments  are  non-derivative  financial  assets  with  fixed  or  determinable  payments  and  fixed 
maturities that the bank›s management has the positive intention and ability to hold till maturity. If the bank has to 
sell other than an insignificant amount of held-to-maturity assets, the entire category would be reclassified as avail-
able for sale unless in necessary cases subject to regulatory approval.

(d)  Available for sale financial investments
Available-for-sale investments are those intended to be held for an indefinite period of time, which may be sold in 
response to needs for liquidity or changes in interest rates, exchange rates or equity prices.

The following are applied in respect to all financial assets:
Debt securities and equity shares intended to be held on a continuing basis, other than those designated at fair 
value, are classified as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. Financial investments are recognized on trade date, 
when the group enters into contractual arrangements with counterparties to purchase securities. 

Financial assets are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs for all financial assets not carried at fair 
value through profit and loss. Financial assets carried at fair value through profit and loss are initially recognised at 
fair value, and transaction costs are expensed in the income statement. 

Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or 
when the bank transfers substantially all risks and rewards of the ownership. Financial liabilities are derecognised 
when they are extinguished , that is, when the obligation is discharged, cancelled or expired. 

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Available-for-sale, held–for-trading and financial assets designated at fair value through profit and loss are subse-
quently measured at fair value. Loans and receivables and held-to-maturity investments are subsequently meas-
ured at amortized cost.

Gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of the ‘financial assets designated at fair value through profit 
or loss’ are recognized in the income statement in ‘Net income from financial instruments designated at fair value’. 
Gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of available for sale investments are recognised directly in 
equity, until the financial assets are either sold or become impaired. When available-for-sale financial assets are 
sold, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in equity is recognised in profit or loss. 

Interest income is recognized on available for sale debt securities using the effective interest method, calculated over the 
asset’s expected life. Premiums and discounts arising on the purchase are included in the calculation of effective inter-
est rates. Dividends are recognized in the income statement when the right to receive payment has been established.

The fair values of quoted investments in active markets are based on current bid prices. If there is no active market 
for a financial asset, or no current demand prices available the bank measures fair value using valuation models. 
These include the use of recent arm’s length transactions, discounted cash flow analysis, option pricing models 
and other valuation models commonly used by market participants. If the bank has not been able to estimate the 
fair value of equity instruments classified available for sale, value is measured at cost less any impairment in value.

Available for sale investments that would have met the definition of loans and receivables at initial recognition may 
be reclassified out to loans and advances or financial assets held to maturity. In all cases,  when the bank has the 
intent and ability to hold these financial assets in the foreseeable future or till maturity. the financial asset is reclas-
sified at its fair value on the date of reclassification, and any profits or losses that has been recognized previously 
in equity, is treated based on the following:
1- If the financial asset has a fixed maturity, gains or losses are amortized over the remaining life of the investment 
using the effective interest rate method. In case of subsequent impairment of the financial asset, the previously 
recognized unrealized gains or losses in equity are recognized directly in the profits and losses.

2- In the case of financial asset which has infinite life, any previously recognized  profit or loss in equity will remain 
until the sale of the asset or its disposal, in the case of impairment of the value of the financial asset after the 
re-classification, any gain  or loss previously recognized in equity is recycled to the profits and losses.

If  the  bank  adjusts  its  estimates  of  payments  or  receipts  of  a  financial  asset  that  in  return  adjusts  the  carrying 
amount of the asset (or group of financial assets) to reflect the actual cash inflows, the carrying value is recalculated 
based on the present value of estimated future cash flows at the effective yield of the financial instrument and the 
differences are recognized in profit and loss.

In all cases, if the bank re-classifies financial asset in accordance with the above criteria and increases its estimate 
of the proceeds of future cash flow, this increase adjusts the effective interest rate of this asset only without affect-
ing the investment book value.

2.6 Offsetting financial instruments
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the balance sheet if, and only if, there is 
a legally enforceable right to offset the recognised amounts and there is an intention to be settled on a net basis.

2.7 Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting
Derivatives  are  recognized  initially,  and  subsequently,  at  fair  value.  Fair  values  of  exchange  traded  derivatives 
are obtained from quoted market prices. Fair values of over-the-counter derivatives are obtained using valuation 
techniques, including discounted cash flow models and option pricing models. Derivatives are classified as assets 
when their fair value is positive and as liabilities when their fair value is negative.

Embedded derivatives in other financial instruments, such as conversion option in a convertible bond, are treated 
as separate derivatives when their economic characteristics and risks are not closely related to those of the host 
contract, provided that the host contract is not classified as at fair value through profit and loss. These embedded 
derivatives are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in income statement unless the bank 
chooses to designate the hybrid contact as at fair value through net trading income in profit or loss.

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The timing of recognition in profit and loss, of any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of deriva-
tives, depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument, and the nature of the item being 
hedged. The bank designates certain derivatives as:
•	 Hedging	instruments	of	the	risks	associated	with	fair	value	changes	of	recognized	assets	or	liabilities	or	firm	

commitments (fair value hedge).

•	 Hedging	of	risks	relating	to	future	cash	flows	attributable	to	a	recognized	asset	or	liability	or	a	highly	probable	

forecast transaction (cash flow hedge).

Hedge accounting is used for derivatives designated in a hedging relationship when the following criteria are met. 
•	 At	the	inception	of	the	hedging	relationship,	the	bank	documents	the	relationship	between	the	hedging	instru-
ment and the hedged item, along with its risk management objectives and its strategy for undertaking various 
hedge transactions. Furthermore,

•	 At	the	inception	of	the	hedge,	and	on	ongoing	basis,	the	bank	documents	whether	the	hedging	instrument	is	
expected to be highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values of the hedged Item attributable to the hedged 
risk.

2.7.1 Fair value hedge
Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualified as fair value hedges are recognized in 
profit or loss immediately together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attribut-
able to the hedged risk. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps and the changes 
in the fair value of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in the ‘net interest income’ line 
item of the income statement. Any ineffectiveness is recognized in profit or loss in ‘net trading Income’.

When the hedging instrument is no longer qualified for hedge accounting, the adjustment to the carrying amount 
of a hedged item, measured at amortized cost, arising from the hedged risk is amortized to profit or loss from that 
date using the effective interest method.

2.7.2 Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting
All gains and losses from changes in the fair values of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are rec-
ognized immediately in the income statement. These gains and losses are reported in ‘Net trading income’, except 
where derivatives are managed in conjunction with financial instruments designated at fair value , in which case 
gains and losses are reported in ‘Net income from financial instruments designated at fair value’. 

2.8 Interest income and expense
Interest income and expense for all financial instruments except for those classified as held-for-trading or desig-
nated at fair value are recognized in ‘Interest income’ and ‘Interest expense’ in the income statement using the 
effective interest method. 

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset or a financial liability 
and of allocating the interest income or interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the 
rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts through the expected life of the financial in-
strument or, when appropriate, a shorter period to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or financial liability. 
When calculating the effective interest rate, the bank  estimates cash flows considering all contractual terms of the 
financial instrument (for example, prepayment options) but does not consider future credit losses. The calculation 
includes all fees and points paid or received between parties to the contract that represents an integral part of the 
effective interest rate, transaction costs and all other premiums or discounts.

Once loans or debts are classified as nonperforming or impaired, the revenue of interest income will not be rec-
ognized and will be recorded off balance sheet, and are recognized as income subsequently based on a cash 
basis. When it is collected after redeeming all dues of consumer loans, personnel mortgages and micro-finance 
loans . Cash basis is also applied for corporate loans , as the calculated interest is capitalized according to the 
rescheduling agreement conditions until paying 25% from rescheduling agreements payments for a minimum 
performing period of one year, if the customer continues to perform the calculated interest is recognized in in-
terest income (interest on the performing rescheduling agreement balance) without the marginalized before the 
rescheduling agreement which will be recognized in interest income after the settlement of the outstanding loan 
balance.

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2.9 Fee and commission income
Fees charged for servicing a loan or facility that is measured at amortized cost, are recognized as revenue as the 
service is provided. Fees and commissions on non-performing or impaired loans or receivables cease to be rec-
ognized as income and are rather recorded off balance sheet. These are recognized as revenue, on a cash basis, 
only when interest income on those loans is recognized in profit and loss, at that time, fees and commissions that 
represent an integral part of the effective interest rate of a financial asset, are treated as an adjustment to the effec-
tive interest rate of that financial asset.

Commitment fees and related direct costs for loans and advances where draw down is probable are deferred and 
recognized as an adjustment to the effective interest on the loan once drawn. Commitment fees in relation to facili-
ties where draw down is not probable are recognized at the maturity of the term of the commitment. 

Fees are recognized on the debt instruments that are measured at fair value through profit and loss on initial rec-
ognition and syndicated loan fees received by the bank are recognized when the syndication has been completed 
and the bank does not hold any portion of it or holds a part at the same effective interest rate used for the other 
participants portions. 

Commission and fee arising from negotiating, or participating in the negotiation of a transaction for a third party 
such as the arrangement of the acquisition of shares or other securities or the purchase or sale of properties are 
recognised upon completion of the underlying transaction in the income statement . 

Other management advisory and service fees are recognised based on the applicable service contracts, usually on 
accrual basis. Financial planning fees related to investment funds are recognised steadily over the period in which 
the service is provided. The same principle is applied for wealth management, financial planning and custody ser-
vices that are provided on the long term are recognised on the accrual basis also. 

2.10 Dividend income 
Dividends are recognised in the income statement when the right to collect is established. 

2.11 Sale and repurchase agreements
Securities may be lent or sold subject to a commitment to repurchase (repos) are reclassified in the financial state-
ments and deducted from treasury bills balance. Securities borrowed or purchased subject to a commitment to 
resell them (reveres repos) are reclassified in the financial statements and added to treasury bills balance. The dif-
ference between sale and repurchase price is treated as interest and accrued over the life of the agreements using 
the effective interest method. 

2.12 Impairment of financial assets
(a) Financial assets carried at amortised cost
The bank assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group 
of financial assets is impaired. A financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired only if there is objective 
evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset (a 
‘loss event(s)’) and that loss event (or events) has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset 
or group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated. 

The criteria that the bank uses to determine that there is objective evidence of an impairment loss include:
•	 Cash	flow	difficulties	experienced	by	the	borrower	(for	example,	equity	ratio,	net	income	percentage	of	sales);
•	 Violation	of	the	conditions	of	the	loan	agreement	such	as	non	payment;
•	 Initiation	of	bankruptcy	proceedings;
•	 Deterioration	of	the	borrower’s	competitive	position;
•	 The	bank	for	reasons	of	economic	or	legal	financial	difficulties	of	the	borrower	by	granting	concessions	may	not	

agree with the bank granted in normal circumstances;

•	 Deterioration	in	the	value	of	collateral;	or
•	 Deterioration	of	the	creditworthiness	of	the	borrower.

The objective evidence of impairment loss for a group of financial assets is observable data indicating that there is 
a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows from a portfolio of financial assets since the initial rec-

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ognition of those assets, although the decrease cannot yet be identified with the individual financial assets in the 
portfolio, for instance an increase in the default rates for a particular banking product.

The bank estimates the period between a losses occurring and its identification for each specific portfolio. In gen-
eral, the periods used vary between three months to twelve months. 

The bank first assesses whether objective evidence of impairment exists individually for financial assets that are 
individually significant, and individually or collectively for financial assets that are not individually significant and in 
this field the following are considered:
•	 If	 the	 bank	 determines	 that	 no	 objective	 evidence	 of	 impairment	 exists	 for	 an	 individually	 assessed	 financial	
asset, whether significant or not, it includes the asset in a group of financial assets with similar credit risk char-
acteristics and collectively assesses them for impairment according to historical default ratios. 

•	 If	the	bank	determines	that	an	objective	evidence	of	financial	asset	impairment	exist	that	are	individually	as-
sessed for impairment and for which an impairment loss is or continues to be recognized are not included in a 
collective assessment of impairment.

The amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of 
estimated future cash flows (excluding future credit losses that have not been incurred) discounted at the financial 
asset’s original effective interest rate. The carrying amount of the asset is reduced through the use of an allowance 
account and the amount of the loss is recognised in the income statement. If a loan or held to maturity investment 
has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective interest rate 
determined under the contract when there is objective evidence for asset impairment. As a practical expedient, the 
bank may measure impairment on the basis of an instrument’s fair value using an observable market price.

The calculation of the present value of the estimated future cash flows of a collateralised financial asset reflects 
the cash flows that may result from foreclosure less costs for obtaining and selling the collateral, whether or not 
foreclosure is probable.

For the purposes of a collective evaluation of impairment, financial assets are grouped on the basis of similar credit 
risk characteristics (i.e., on the basis of the group’s grading process that considers asset type, industry, geographi-
cal location, collateral type, past-due status and other relevant factors). Those characteristics are relevant to the es-
timation of future cash flows for groups of such assets by being indicative of the debtors’ ability to pay all amounts 
due according to the contractual terms of the assets being evaluated.

For the purposes of evaluation of impairment for a group of a financial assets according to historical default ratios 
future cash flows in a group of financial assets that are collectively evaluated for impairment are estimated on the 
basis of the contractual cash flows of the assets in the bank and historical loss experience for assets with credit risk 
characteristics similar to those in the bank. Historical loss experience is adjusted on the basis of current observable 
data to reflect the effects of current conditions that did not affect the period on which the historical loss experience 
is based and to remove the effects of conditions in the historical period that do not currently exist.

Estimates of changes in future cash flows for groups of assets should reflect and be directionally consistent with 
changes in related observable data from period to period (for example, changes in unemployment rates, property 
prices, payment status, or other  indicative factors of changes in the probability of losses in the bank and their mag-
nitude. The methodology and assumptions used for estimating future cash flows are reviewed regularly by the bank.

(b) Available for sale investments
The  bank  assesses  at  each  balance  sheet  date  whether  there  is  objective  evidence  that  a  financial  asset  or  a 
group of financial assets classify under available for sale is impaired. In the case of equity investments classified 
as available for sale, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is considered 
in determining whether the assets are impaired. During periods start from first of January 2009, the decrease con-
sider significant when it become 10% from the book value of the financial instrument and the decrease consider to 
be extended if it continues for period more than 9 months, and if the mentioned evidences become available then 
any cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in equity are recognized in the income statement , in respect 
of available for sale equity securities, impairment losses previously recognized in profit or loss are not reversed 
through the income statement.

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If,  in  a  subsequent  period,  the  fair  value  of  a  debt  instrument  classified  as  available  for  sale  increases  and  the 
increase can be objectively related to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognised in the income 
statement, the impairment loss is reversed through the income statement to the extent of previously recognized 
impairment charge from equity to income statement.

2.13 Real estate investments 
The real estate investments represent lands and buildings owned by the bank in order to obtain rental returns or 
capital gains and therefore do not include real estate assets which the bank exercised its work through or those 
that have owned by the bank as settlement of debts. The accounting treatment is the same used with property, 
plant and equipment.  

2.14 Property, plant and equipment
Land and buildings comprise mainly branches and offices. All property, plant and equipment are stated at historical 
cost less depreciation and impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to 
the acquisition of the items.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it 
is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the bank and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All 
other repairs and maintenance are charged to other operating expenses during the financial period in which they 
are incurred.

Land is not depreciated. Depreciation of other assets is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate their 
residual values over estimated useful lives, as follows:

•	Buildings
•	Leasehold	improvements
•	Furniture	and	safes
•	Typewriters,	calculators		and	air-conditions
•	Transportations
•	Computers	and	core	systems
•	Fixtures	and	fittings

20 years,
3 years, or over the period of the lease if less
5 years.
8 years
5 years
3/10 years
3 years

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date. 
depreciable  Assets  are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the 
carrying amount may not be recovered. An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable 
value  if  the  asset’s  carrying  amount  exceeds  its  estimated  recoverable  amount.  The  recoverable  amount  is  the 
higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the selling proceeds with the asset carrying amount 
and charged to other operating expenses in the income statement.

2.15 Impairment of non-financial assets
Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not amortised -except goodwill- and are tested annually for impairment. 
Assets that are subject to amortisation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by 
which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.

The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell or value in use. Assets are tested for 
impairment with reference to the lowest level of cash generating unit(s). A previously recognized impairment loss 
relating to a fixed asset may be reversed in part or in full when a change in circumstances leads to a change in the 
estimates used to determine the fixed asset’s recoverable amount. The carrying amount of the fixed asset will only 
be increased up to the amount that it would have been had the original impairment not been recognized.

2.16 Leases
The accounting treatment for the finance lease is complied with law 95/1995, if the contract entitles the lessee 
to purchase the asset at a specified date and predefined value, or the current value of the total lease payments 

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representing at least 90% of the value of the asset. The other leases contracts are considered operating leases 
contracts.

(a) Being lessee
Finance lease contract recognizes the lease cost, including the cost of maintenance of the leased assets in the 
income statement for the period in which they occurred. If the bank decides to exercise the right to purchase the 
leased asset  the leased assets are capitalised and included in ‘Property, plant and equipment’ and depreciated 
over the useful life of the expected remaining life of the asset in the same manner as similar assets.

Operating lease payments leases are accounted for on a straight-line basis over the periods of the leases and are 
included in ‘General and administrative expenses’.

(b) Being lessor
For finance lease, assets are recorded in the property, plant and equipment in the balance sheet and amortized over 
the expected useful life of this asset in the same manner as similar assets. Lease income is recognized on the basis 
of rate of return on the lease in addition to an amount corresponding to the cost of depreciation for the period. The 
difference between the recognized rental income and the total finance lease clients› accounts is transferred to the 
in the income statement until the expiration of the lease to be reconciled with a net book value of the leased asset. 
Maintenance and insurance expenses are charged to the income statement when incurred to the extent that they 
are not charged to the tenant.

In case there is objective evidence that the bank will not be able to collect the of financial lease obligations, the 
finance lease payments are reduced to the recoverable amount.

For assets leased under operating lease it appears in the balance sheet under  property, plant and equipment, and 
depreciated over the expected useful life of the asset in the same way as similar assets, and the lease income re-
corded less any discounts given to the lessee on a straight-line method over the contract period.

2.17 Cash and cash equivalents
For the purposes of the cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents comprise balances with less than three 
months’  maturity  from  the  date  of  acquisition,  including  cash  and  non-restricted  balances  with  central  banks, 
treasury bills and other eligible bills, loans and advances to banks, amounts due from other banks and short-term 
government securities.

2.18 Other  provisions
Provisions for restructuring costs and legal claims are recognised when the bank has present legal or constructive 
obligations as a result of past events; where it is more likely than not that a transfer of economic benefit will be 
necessary to settle the obligation, and it can be reliably estimated.

In case of similar obligations, the related cash outflow should be determined in order to settle these obligations as 
a group. The provision is recognized even in case of minor probability that cash outflow will occur for an item of 
these obligations. 

When a provision is wholly or partially no longer required, it is reversed through profit or loss under other operating 
income (expenses). 

Provisions for obligations, other than those for credit risk or employee benefits, due within more than 12 months 
from the balance sheet date are recognized based on the present value of the best estimate of the consideration 
required to settle the present obligation at the balance sheet date. An appropriate pretax discount rate that reflects 
the time value of money is used to calculate the present value of such provisions. For obligations due within less 
than twelve months from the balance sheet date, provisions are calculated based on undiscounted expected cash 
outflows unless the time value of money has a significant impact on the amount of provision, then it is measured 
at the present value. 

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2.19 share based payments
The bank applies an equity-settled, share-based compensation plan. The fair value of equity instruments recog-
nised as an expense over the vesting period using appropriate valuation models, taking into account the terms and 
conditions upon which the equity instruments were granted. The vesting period is the period during which all the 
specified vesting conditions of a share-based payment arrangement are to be satisfied. Vesting conditions include 
service conditions and performance conditions and market performance conditions are taken into account when 
estimating the fair value of equity instruments at the date of grant. At each balance sheet date the number of op-
tions that are expected to be exercised are estimated. Recognises estimate changes, if any, in the income state-
ment, and a corresponding adjustment to equity over the remaining vesting period.

The proceeds received net of any directly attributable transaction costs are credited to share capital (nominal value) 
and share premium when the options are exercised.

2.20 Income tax
Income tax on the profit or loss for the year and deferred tax are recognized in the income statement except for 
income tax relating to items of equity that are recognized directly in equity.

Income tax is recognized based on net taxable profit using the tax rates applicable at the date of the balance sheet 
in addition to tax adjustments for previous years.

Deferred taxes arising from temporary time differences between the book value of assets and liabilities are rec-
ognized in accordance with the principles of accounting and value according to the foundations of the tax, this is 
determining the value of deferred tax on the expected manner to realize or settle the values of assets and liabilities, 
using tax rates applicable at the date of the balance sheet.

Deferred tax assets of the bank recognized when there is likely to be possible to achieve profits subject to tax in the 
future to be possible through to use that asset, and is reducing the value of deferred tax assets with part of that will 
come from tax benefit expected during the following years, that in the case of expected high benefit tax, deferred 
tax assets will increase within the limits of the above reduced.

2.21 Borrowings
Borrowings  are  recognised  initially  at  fair  value  net  of  transaction  costs  incurred.  Borrowings  are  subsequently 
stated at amortised cost also any difference between proceeds net of transaction costs and the redemption value 
is recognised in the income statement over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method.

2.22 Dividends
Dividends on ordinary shares and profit sharing are recognized as a charge of equity upon the general assembly 
approval. Profit sharing includes the employees’ profit share and the board of directors’ remuneration as prescribed 
by the bank›s articles of incorporation and the corporate law.

2.23 Comparatives
Where necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation in the current 
year.

3. Financial risk management
The bank’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks and those activities involve the analysis, evaluation, ac-
ceptance and management of some degree of risk or combination of risks. Taking risk is core to the financial business, 
and the operational risks are an inevitable consequence of being in business. The bank’s aim is therefore to achieve an 
appropriate balance between risk and rewards and minimize potential adverse effects on the bank’s financial perfor-
mance. The most important types of financial risks are credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk and other operating risks. 
Also market risk includes exchange rate risk, rate of return risk and other prices risks. 

The bank’s risk management policies are designed to identify and analyse these risks, to set appropriate risk limits and 
controls, and to monitor the risks and adherence to limits by means of reliable and up-to-date information systems. 
The  bank  regularly  reviews  its  risk  management  policies  and  systems  to  reflect  changes  in  markets,  products  and 
emerging best practice.

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Risk management is carried out by risk department under policies approved by the board of directors. Bank treas-
ury identifies, evaluates and hedges financial risks in close co-operation with the bank’s operating units.

The  board  provides  written  principles  for  overall  risk  management,  as  well  as  written  policies  covering  specific 
areas, such as foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, use of derivative financial instruments and non-
derivative financial instruments. In addition, credit risk management is responsible for the independent review of 
risk management and the control environment.

3.1 Credit risk
The bank takes on exposure to credit risk, which is the risk that counterparty will cause a financial loss for the 
bank  by  failing  to  discharge  an  obligation.  Management  therefore  carefully  manages  its  exposure  to  credit  risk. 
Credit exposures arise principally in loans and advances, debt securities and other bills. There is also credit risk in 
off-balance sheet financial arrangements such as loan commitments. The credit risk management and control are 
centralised in a credit risk management team in bank treasury and reported to the board of directors and head of 
each business unit regularly.

3.1.1 Credit risk measurement
(a) Loans and advances to banks and customers
In measuring credit risk of loans and facilities to banks and customers at a counterparty level, the bank reflects 
three components (I) the ‘probability of default’ by the client or counterparty on its contractual obligations (II) cur-
rent exposures to the counterparty and its likely future development, from which the bank derive the ‘exposure at 
default’; and (III) the likely recovery ratio on the defaulted obligations (the ‘loss given default’).

These credit risk measurements, which reflect expected loss (the ‘expected loss model’) are required by the Basel 
committee on banking regulations and the supervisory practices (the Basel committee), and are embedded in the 
bank’s daily operational management. The operational measurements can be contrasted with impairment allow-
ances required under EAS 26, which are based on losses that have been incurred at the balance sheet date (the 
‘incurred loss model’) rather than expected losses (note 3/a). 

The bank assesses the probability of default of individual counterparties using internal rating tools tailored to the 
various categories of counterparty. They have been developed internally and combine statistical analysis with credit 
officer judgment and are validated, where appropriate. Clients of the bank are segmented into four rating classes. 
The bank’s rating scale, which is shown below, reflects the range of default probabilities defined for each rating 
class.  This means that, in principle, exposures migrate between classes as the assessment of their probability of 
default changes. The rating tools are kept under review and upgraded as necessary. The bank regularly validates 
the performance of the rating and their predictive power with regard to default events.  

Bank’s rating Description of the grade

1
2
3
4

Performing loans
Regular watching
Watch list
Non-performing loans

Loss given default or loss severity represents the bank expectation of the extent of loss on a claim should default 
occur. It is expressed as percentage loss per unit of exposure and typically varies by type of counterparty, type and 
seniority of claim and availability of collateral or other credit mitigation.

(b) Debt instruments and treasury and other bills
For debt instruments and bills, external rating such as standard and poor’s rating or their equivalents are used for 
managing of the credit risk exposures, and if this rating is not available, then other ways similar to those used with 
the credit customers are uses. The investments in those securities and bills are viewed as a way to gain a better 
credit quality mapping and maintain a readily available source to meet the funding requirement at the same time.

3.1.2 Risk limit control and mitigation policies
The bank manages, limits and controls concentrations of credit risk wherever they are identified − in particular, to 
individual counterparties and banks, and to industries and countries. 

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The bank structures the levels of credit risk it undertakes by placing limits on the amount of risk accepted in relation 
to one borrower, or groups of borrowers, and to geographical and industry segments. Such risks are monitored on 
a revolving basis and subject to an annual or more frequent review, when considered necessary. Limits on the level 
of credit risk by individual, counterparties, product, and industry sector and by country are approved quarterly by 
the board of directors.

The exposure to any one borrower including banks and brokers is further restricted by sub-limits covering on- and 
off-balance sheet exposures, and daily delivery risk limits in relation to trading items such as forward foreign ex-
change contracts. Actual exposures against limits are monitored daily.

Exposure to credit risk is also managed through regular analysis of the ability of borrowers and potential borrowers 
to meet interest and capital repayment obligations and by changing these lending limits where appropriate. Some 
other specific control and mitigation measures are outlined below.

(a) Collateral
The bank employs a range of policies and practices to mitigate credit risk. The most traditional of these is the taking 
of security for funds advances, which is common practice. The bank implements guidelines on the acceptability 
of specific classes of collateral or credit risk mitigation. The principal collateral types for loans and advances are:
•	 Mortgages	over	residential	properties;
•	 Mortgage	business	assets	such	as	premises,	and	inventory;
•	 Mortgage	financial	instruments	such	as	debt	securities	and	equities.

Longer-term finance and lending to corporate entities are generally secured; revolving individual credit facilities are 
generally unsecured. In addition, in order to minimize the credit loss the bank will seek additional collateral from the 
counterparty as soon as impairment indicators are noticed for the relevant individual loans and advances. 

Collateral held as security for financial assets other than loans and advances is determined by the nature of the 
instrument. Debt securities, treasury and other governmental securities are generally unsecured, with the exception 
of asset-backed securities and similar instruments, which are secured by portfolios of financial instruments. 

(b) Derivatives
The bank maintains strict control limits on net open derivative positions (i.e., the difference between purchase and 
sale contracts), by both amount and term. At any one time, the amount subject to credit risk is limited to the cur-
rent fair value of instruments that are favourable to the bank (i.e., assets with positive fair value), which in relation 
to derivatives is only a small fraction of the contract, or notional values used to express the volume of instruments 
outstanding. This credit risk exposure is managed as part of the overall lending limits with customers, together 
with potential exposures from market movements. Collateral or other security is not usually obtained for credit risk 
exposures on these instruments, except where the bank requires margin deposits from counterparties. 

Settlement risk arises in any situation where a payment in cash, securities or equities is made in the expectation of 
a corresponding receipt in cash, securities or equities. Daily settlement limits are established for each counterparty 
to cover the aggregate of all settlement risk arising from the bank market transactions on any single day.

(c) Master netting arrangements
The bank further restricts its exposure to credit losses by entering into master netting arrangements with counter-
parties with which it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. Master netting arrangements do not gener-
ally result in an offset of balance sheet assets and liabilities, as transactions are usually settled on a gross basis. 
However, the credit risk associated with favourable contracts is reduced by a master netting arrangement to the 
extent that if a default occurs, all amounts with the counterparty are terminated and settled on a net basis. The 
bank overall exposure to credit risk on derivative instruments subject to master netting arrangements can change 
substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the arrangement.

(d) Credit related commitments
The primary purpose of these instruments is to ensure that funds are available to a customer as required. Guar-
antees and standby letters of credit carry the same credit risk as loans. Documentary and commercial letters 
of credit – which are written undertakings by the bank on behalf of a customer authorizing a third party to draw 

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drafts on the bank up to a stipulated amount under specific terms and conditions – are collateralised by the 
underlying shipments of goods to which they relate and therefore carry less risk than a direct loan.

Commitments to extend credit represent unused portions of authorizations to extend credit in the form of loans, 
guarantees or letters of credit. With respect to credit risk on commitments to extend credit, the bank is potentially 
exposed to loss in an amount equal to the total unused commitments. However, the likely amount of loss is less 
than the total unused commitments, as most commitments to extend credit are contingent upon customers main-
taining specific credit standards. The bank monitors the term to maturity of credit commitments because longer-
term commitments generally have a greater degree of credit risk than shorter-term commitments.

3.1.3 Impairment and provisioning policies 
The internal rating system described in Note 3.1.1 focus on the credit-quality mapping from the lending and investment 
activities perspective. Conversely, for only financial reporting purposes impairment losses are recognized for that have 
been incurred at the balance sheet date when there is an objective evidence of impairment. Due to the different meth-
odologies applied, the amount of incurred impairment losses in balance sheet are usually lower than the amount deter-
mined from the expected  loss  model that is used for internal operational management and CBE  regulation purposes. 

The impairment provision reported in balance sheet at the end of the period is derived from each of the four internal 
credit risk ratings. However, the majority of the impairment provision is usually driven by the last two rating degrees. 
The following table illustrates the proportional distribution of loans and advances reported in the balance sheet for 
each of the four internal credit risk ratings of the bank and their relevant impairment losses: 

Bank’s rating

1-Performing loans
2-Regular watching
3-Watch list
4-Non Performing 
Loans 

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

Loans and
advances (%)
91.13
4.32
1.74

2.81

100.00

Impairment
provision (%)
42.26
4.70
3.70

49.34

100.00

Loans and
advances (%)
90.88
5.40
0.99

2.73

100.00

Impairment
provision (%)
54.59
5.30
2.56

37.55

100.00

The internal rating tools assists management to determine whether objective evidence of impairment exists under 
EAS 26, based on the following criteria set by the bank:
•	 Cash	flow	difficulties	experienced	by	the	borrower	or	debtor
•	 Breach	of	loan	covenants	or	conditions
•	 Initiation	of	bankruptcy	proceedings
•	 Deterioration	of	the	borrower’s	competitive	position
•	 Bank	granted	concessions	may	not	be	approved	under	normal	circumstances	due	to	economic,	legal	reasons	

and financial difficulties facing the borrower

•	 Deterioration	of	the	collateral	value
•	 Deterioration	of	the	credit	situation

The bank’s policy requires the review of all financial assets that are above materiality thresholds at least annually or 
more regularly when circumstances require. Impairment provisions on individually assessed accounts are determined 
by an evaluation of the incurred loss at balance-sheet date ,and are applied to all significant accounts individually. The 
assessment normally encompasses collateral held (including re-confirmation of its enforceability) and the anticipated 
receipts for that individual account. Collective impairment provisions are provided portfolios of homogenous assets 
by using the available historical loss experience, experienced judgment and statistical techniques.

 3.1.4  Pattern of measuring the general banking risk
In addition to the four categories of the bank’s internal credit ratings indicated in note 3.1.1, management classifies 
loans and advances based on more detailed subgroups in accordance with the CBE regulations. Assets exposed 
to credit risk in these categories are classified according to detailed rules and terms depending heavily on informa-

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tion relevant to the customer, his activity, financial position and his repayment track record. The bank calculates 
required provisions for impairment of assets exposed to credit risk, including commitments relating to credit on the 
basis of rates determined by CBE. In case, the provision required for impairment losses as per CBE credit worthi-
ness rules exceeds the required provisions by the application used in balance sheet preparation in accordance 
with EAS. That excess shall be debited to retained earnings and carried to the general banking risk reserve in the 
equity section. Such reserve is always adjusted, on a regular basis, by any increase or decrease so, that reserve 
shall always be equivalent to the amount of increase between the two provisions. Such reserve is not available for 
distribution.

Below is a statement of institutional worthiness according to internal ratings compared with CBE ratings and rates 
of provisions needed for assets impairment related to credit risk:
Categorization

Provision% Internal rating

Categorization

CBE Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Low risk
Average risk
Satisfactory risk
Reasonable risk
Acceptable risk
Marginally acceptable risk
Watch list
Substandard
Doubtful
Bad debts

0%
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
5%
20%
50%
100%

1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4

Performing loans
Performing loans
Performing loans
Performing loans
Performing loans
Regular watching
Watch list
Non performing loans 
Non performing loans 
Non performing loans

3.1.5 Maximum exposure to credit risk before collateral held

In balance sheet items exposed to credit risk
 » Treasury bills and other  governmental notes 
Trading financial assets
 » Debt instruments
Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to customers:
Individual:
 » Overdrafts
 » Credit cards
 » Personal loans
 » Mortgages
 » Other loans
Corporate:
 » Overdrafts
 » Direct loans
 » Syndicated loans
 » Other loans
Derivative financial instruments
Debt instruments
Investments in subsidiary and associates
Total
Off balance sheet items exposed to credit risk
 » Financial guarantees
 » Customers acceptances
 » Letter of credit
 » Letter of guarantee
Total

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 11,287,398,570 

 9,616,491,239 

 353,860,497 
 1,433,545,112 

 880,224,887 
 128,527,576 

 952,982,877 
 575,672,905 
 2,659,469,004 
 419,990,050 
 40,265,000 

 4,239,213,684 
 25,232,315,809 
 7,278,053,191 
 101,625,796 
 146,544,656 
 14,898,586,881 
995,595,778 
 70,615,119,810 

 2,219,596,241 
 542,833,642 
 753,154,858 
 11,263,615,016 
 14,779,199,757 

 695,995,810 
 530,877,533 
 1,960,327,857 
 432,348,843 
 84,424,581 

 3,331,087,693 
 21,584,681,502 
 7,758,798,180 
 209,582,685 
 139,263,948 
 13,355,786,433 
996,317,538 
 61,704,736,305 

 1,362,771,570 
 589,087,209 
 989,910,137 
 10,300,751,367 
 13,242,520,283

The above table represents the bank Maximum exposure to credit risk at 31 December 2011, before taking ac-

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count of any collateral held. For assets recognized on balance sheet, the exposures set out above are based on 
net carrying amounts as reported in the balance sheet.

As shown above, 61.01% of the total maximum exposure is derived from loans and advances to banks and 
customers while  investments in debt Instruments represents 21.60%

Management is confident in its ability to continue to control and sustain minimal exposure of credit risk resulting 
from both its loan and advances portfolio and debt Instruments based on the following:
•	 95.45%	of	the	loans	and	advances	portfolios	are	concentrated	in	the	top	two	grades	of	the	internal	credit	risk	

rating system.

•	 97.18%	of	loans	and	advances	portfolio	are	considered	to	be	neither	past	due	nor	impaired.
•	 Loans	and	advances	assessed	individualy	are	valued	EGP	1,208,909,123
•	 “The	bank	has	implemented	more	prudent	processes	when	granting	loans	and	advances	during	the	financial	

period ended in December.31.2011.

•	 86.01%	of	the	investments	in	debt	Instruments	are	sovereign	instruments.	

3.1.6 Loans and advances
Loans and advances are summarized as follows:

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

Loans and 
advances to 
customers
EGP
 39,842,142,236 
 478,696,381 
 1,178,749,623 
 41,499,588,240 
 1,419,409,102 
 40,080,179,138 

Loans and ad-
vances to banks
EGP

 1,403,385,688 
 -   
 30,159,500 
 1,433,545,188 
 37,950,503 
 1,395,594,685 

Loans and 
advances to 
customers
EGP
 35,086,911,191 
 527,270,370 
 973,943,123 
 36,588,124,684 
 1,255,187,888 
 35,332,936,796 

Loans and ad-
vances to banks
EGP

 99,503,076 
 -   
 29,024,500 
 128,527,576 
 2,694,538 
 125,833,038 

 » Neither past due nor impaired 
 » Past due but not impaired 
 » Individually impaired 
Gross
 » Less: impairment provision
Net

•		 Impairment	losses	for	loans	and	advances	reached	EGP	1,457,359,605	and	for	more	details	about	impairment	

provisions and loans for customers and banks see note 19 and 20

•	 During	the	year	the	bank’s	total	loans	and	advances	increased	by	16.93%	as	a	result	of	the	expansion	of	the	
lending business in Egypt. When accessing new markets or industries, in order to minimize the propable expo-
sure to credit risk, the bank focuses more on the business with large enterprises,banks or retail customers with 
good credit rating or sufficient collateral.

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105

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Statements: Separate

• Loans and advances restructured
Restructuring activities include reschaduling arrangements, obligatory management programs, modification and 
deferral of payments. The application of  restructuring policies are based on indicators or criteria of credit perfor-
mance of the borrower that is based on the personal judgment of the management, indicate that payment will most 
likely continue. These policies are reviewed frequantly. Restructuring is commonly applied to term loans, specially 
customer loans. Renegotiated loans totaled at the end of the year EGP 2,780,557,000

Corporate
 » Direct loans
Total

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

2,780,557,000
2,780,557,000

2,421,912,000
2,421,912,000

3.1.7 Debt instruments, treasury bills and other governmental notes
The table below presents an analysis of debt instruments, treasury bills and other governmental notes by rating 
agency designation at end of financial Year, based on Standard & Poor’s ratings or their equivalent:

Dec.31, 2011
 » AAA
 » AA- to AA+
 » A- to A+
 » Lower than A-
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Total

Treasury bills  and 
other gov. notes
EGP

Trading financial 
instruments
EGP

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9,213,390,067

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2,712,574
84,444,886
460,373,398
561,084,273

Financial invest-
ments
EGP
1,154,735,737
414,004,877
361,268,907
792,812,782
13,714,432,464
16,437,254,767

Total

EGP
1,154,735,737
427,558,293
363,981,481
877,257,668
23,388,195,929
26,211,729,107

3.1.8 Concentration of risks of financial assets with credit risk exposure
(a) Geographical sectors
Following is a breakdown of the bank’s main credit exposure at their book values categorized by geographical re-
gion. The bank has allocated exposures to regions based on the country of domicile of its counterparties.

Dec.31, 2011

 » Treasury bills and other governmental 

notes

Trading financial assets
 » Debt instruments
 » Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to customers:
Individual:
 » Overdraft
 » Credit cards
 » Personal loans
 » Mortgages
 » Other loans
Corporate:
 » Overdraft
 » Direct loans
 » Syndicated loans
 » Other loans
Derivative financial instruments
Debt instruments
Investments in subsidiary and associates

 EGYPT

Cairo

Alex, Delta & 
Sinai

Upper Egypt

Total

11,287,398,570

353,860,497
1,433,545,112

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353,860,497
1,433,545,112

607,884,297
436,946,905
1,748,477,064
342,140,551
27,836,000

232,270,999
115,701,000
721,768,479
68,951,499
12,429,000

112,827,581
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189,223,460
8,898,000
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2,659,469,004
419,990,050
40,265,000

3,587,293,684
18,349,809,809
6,904,555,191
86,090,192
146,544,656
14,898,586,881
995,595,778
61,206,565,187

620,292,000
6,284,431,000
373,498,000
15,535,604
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- 14,898,586,881
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963,677,041 70,615,119,810

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Financial Statements: Separate

3.2 Market risk
Market risk represnted as fluctuations in market factors, including foreign exchange rates and commodity prices, 
interest rates, credit spreads and equity prices will reduce the bank’s income or the value of its portfolios. The bank 
separates exposures to market risk into trading or non-trading portfolios.

“Market	risks	are	measured,	monitored	and	controlled	by	the	market	risk	management	department.	In	addition,	
regular reports are submitted to the Asset and Liability and the heads of each business unit.

Trading portfolios include positions arising from market-making, positiontaking and others designated as marked-
to-market. Non-trading portfolios include positions that primarily arise from the interest rate management of the 
group’s retail and commercial banking assets and liabilities, financial investments designated as available for sale 
and held-to-maturity.

3.2.1 Market risk measurement techniques
As part of the management of market risk, the bank undertakes various hedging strategies. The Bank also enters 
into interest rate swaps to match the interest rate risk associated with the fixed-rate long-term debt securities and 
loans to which the fair value option has been applied . 

(a) Value at Risk
The	Bank	applies	a	“Value	at	Risk”	methodology	(VaR)	to	its	trading	and	non-trading	portfolios,	to	estimate	the	
market risk of positions held and the maximum losses expected under normal market conditions, based upon a 
number of assumptions for various changes in market conditions. 

VaR is a statistically based estimate of the potential loss on the current portfolio from adverse market movements. 
It expresses the ‘maximum’ amount the Bank might lose , but only to a certainlevel of confidence (95%). There is 
therefore a specified statistical probability (5%) that actual loss could be greater than the VaR estimate. The VaR 
model assumes a certain ‘holding period’ until positions can be closed ( 1 month). The Bank is assessing the his-
torical movements in the market prices based on volatilities and correlations data for the past five years. The use of 
this approach does not prevent losses outside of these limits in the event of more significant market movements.

As VaR constitutes an integral part of the Bank’s market risk control regime, the Market Risk Management set Soft 
VaR limits, which have been approved by the ALCO, and are monitored and reported on a daily basis to the Senior 
Management. In addition, monthly limits compliance is reported to the ALCO. 

The internal models used to calculate VaR are not approved yet by the central bank as the regulator is still apply 
Basel I in parallel basis with standardize market risk approach in Basel II.

(b) Stress tests
Stress  tests  provide  an  indication  of  the  potential  size  of  losses  that  could  arise  under  extreme  market  condi-
tions. Therefore, bank computes on a daily basis Stress VaR, combined with Normal VaR to capture the abnormal 
movements in financial markets and to give more comprehensive picture of risk. The results of the stress tests are 
reviewed by the ALCO on a monthly basis and the Board Risk Committee on a quarterly basis.

3.2.2 Value at risk (VaR) Summary
•	Total VaR by risk type

1- Foreign exchange 
risk
2- Interest rate risk
 » For non trading pur-

poses

 » For trading purposes
3- Equities risk
4- Investment fund
Total VaR

Medium

Dec.31, 2011
High

Low

Medium

Dec.31, 2010
High

Low

275,822

798,293

22,715

335,428

1,021,367

47,251

19,970,380

25,574,668

15,047,233

64,862,911

81,655,436

53,996,397

9,752,494

11,883,218

7,638,408

48,257,686

63,983,903

38,055,532

13,919,605
1,659,204
921,509
20,406,187

16,474,199
1,762,596
1,057,998
26,002,691

11,866,315
1,488,630
798,571
15,490,695

13,970,809
6,140,352
1,218,674
66,470,692

17,970,757
6,714,030
1,617,940
83,020,106

4,319,514
3,478,929
1,080,322
55,788,545

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•	Trading portfolio VaR by risk type

1- Foreign exchange risk
2- Interest rate risk
 » For trading purposes
3- Equities risk
4- Investment fund
Total VaR

Medium

275,822

Dec.31, 2011
High
798,293

Low

Medium

22,715

335,428

Dec.31, 2010
High
1,021,367

Low

47,251

13,919,605
1,659,204
921,509
14,382,231

16,474,199
1,762,596
1,057,998
15,076,004

11,866,315
1,488,630
798,571
13,832,710

13,970,809
6,140,352
1,218,674
16,670,238

17,970,757
6,714,030
1,617,940
18,818,850

4,319,514
3,478,929
1,080,322
12,881,880

•	Non trading portfolio VaR by risk type

Medium

Dec.31, 2011
High

Low

Medium

Dec.31, 2010
High

Low

Interest rate risk
 » For non trading pur-

poses
Total VaR

9,752,494

11,883,218

7,638,408

48,257,686

63,983,903

38,055,532

9,752,494

11,883,218

7,638,408

48,257,686

63,983,903

38,055,532

The aggregate of the trading and non-trading VaR results does not constitute the bank’s  VaR due to correlations 
and consequent diversification effects between risk types and portfolio types.

3.2.3 Foreign exchange risk
The bank takes on exposure to the effects of fluctuations in the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates on its fi-
nancial position and cash flows. The Board sets limits on the level of exposure by currency and in aggregate for both 
overnight and intra-day positions, which are monitored daily. The table below summarizes the Bank’s exposure to 
foreign currency exchange rate risk and Bank’s financial instruments at carrying amounts, categorized by currency.

EGP

USD

EUR

GBP

Other

Equivalent 
EGP Total

Dec.31, 2011
Assets
 » Cash and balances with central bank
 » Due from banks
 » Treasury bills and other  governmen-

tal notes 

 » Trading financial assets
 » Loans and advances to banks
 » Loans and advances to customers
Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments
 » Available for sale
 »  Held to maturity
 » Investments in subsidiary and as-

sociates

Total financial assets
Liabilities
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Derivative financial instruments
 » Long term loans
Total financial liabilities
Net on-balance sheet financial 
position 

7,054,716,154

113,340,050
270,143,280
44,171,179 4,573,871,370 3,325,874,705

22,305,028
392,508,514

31,559,998 7,492,064,510
112,872,937 8,449,298,705

9,415,700,000 1,871,698,570

-

-

- 11,287,398,570

460,373,393

-
82,033,840
11,615,509
- 1,421,929,603
23,620,827,662 16,656,189,556 1,103,334,241
9,078,396

66,363,174

71,103,086

13,725,936,518 1,655,334,715
-

29,092,920

31,294,836
-

976,776,250

18,819,528

-

-
-
27,594,433
-

-
-

-

18,677,040

561,084,273
- 1,433,545,112
91,642,424 41,499,588,316
146,544,656

-

- 15,412,566,069
-
29,092,920

-

995,595,778

55,398,697,161 26,616,383,636 4,594,537,737

442,407,975

254,752,400 87,306,778,909

2,862,882,577
23,230,665
454,635,883
41,758,038,228 24,764,475,805 4,430,878,994
4,062,305
3,285,048
44,735,161,030 25,311,145,477 4,461,457,012

88,420,506
3,613,283

21,805,179
92,435,045

40,421
453,736,875
-
-
453,777,296

4,970 3,340,794,517
166,917,629 71,574,047,530
114,287,990
99,333,376
166,922,599 75,128,463,414

-
-

10,663,536,131 1,305,238,159

133,080,725

(11,369,321)

87,829,801 12,178,315,495

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3.2.4 Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk arises when the future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market 
interest rates. Fair value risk of interest rate is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due 
to movement of market rates The Bank takes on exposure to the effects of fluctuations in the prevailing levels of 
market interest rates on both its fair value and cash flow risks. Interest margins may increase as a result of such 
changes but may profit decrease in the event that unexpected movements arise.The board sets limits on the gaps 
of interest rate repricing that may be undertaken, which is monitored by bank’s Risk Management Department.

The table below summarizes the Bank’s exposure to interest rate risks. It includes the Bank’s financial instruments 
at carrying amounts, categorized by the earlier of repricing or contractual maturity dates.

Up to1 
Month

1-3 
Months

3-12 
Months

1-5 years

Over 5 
years

Non- In-
terest 
Bearing

Total

Dec.31, 2011
Assets
 » Cash and balances 
with central bank
 » Due from  banks
 » Treasury bills and 
other  govern-
mental notes (face 
value)

 » Trading financial 

assets

 » Loans and advanc-

es to banks

 » Loans and advanc-
es to customers
 » Derivatives finan-
cial instruments  
(including IRS 
notional amount)
 » Financial invest-

ments:-

 » Available for sale
 » Held to maturity
 » Investments in 

subsidiary and as-
sociates

Total financial as-
sets
Liabilities
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Derivatives finan-
cial instruments 
(including IRS 
notional amount)
 » Long term loans
Total financial li-
abilities
Total interest re-
pricing gap

-

-

-

4,432,500,279

3,352,211,834

514,598,879

333,625,000

1,532,625,000

9,421,148,570

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,492,064,510

7,492,064,510

149,987,713

8,449,298,705

- 11,287,398,570

188,546,741

-

-

271,826,657

82,033,840

18,677,035

561,084,273

868,156,935

108,692,080

456,696,097

-

-

-

1,433,545,112

23,770,575,079

8,227,397,230

5,781,107,993

3,331,849,309

388,658,706

- 41,499,588,316

571,536,732

434,968,077

124,348,038

4,135,178,024

115,299,768

75,441,571

5,456,772,210

3,467,059,003
27,512,500

366,420,380
-

1,794,316,073
215,000

8,541,251,632
1,365,420

759,740,859
-

483,778,122 15,412,566,069
29,092,920

-

-

-

-

-

-

995,595,778

995,595,778

33,659,512,269 14,022,314,601 18,092,430,649 16,281,471,042

1,345,733,172

9,215,544,728 92,617,006,462

2,942,477,189
30,210,643,267

-
6,718,255,908

-
7,405,534,484 15,651,100,850

-

398,317,328
3,340,794,517
733,000,495 10,855,512,526 71,574,047,530

-

1,856,259,648

2,514,491,686

159,347,534

277,158,566

524,775,299

92,482,811

5,424,515,544

125,931

1,521,504

82,756,941

14,929,000

-

-

99,333,376

35,009,506,034

9,234,269,098

7,647,638,959 15,943,188,416

1,257,775,794 11,346,312,666 80,438,690,967

(1,349,993,765)

4,788,045,503 10,444,791,690

338,282,626

87,957,378 (2,130,767,937) 12,178,315,495

110 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

3.3 Liquidity risk
•	 Liquidity	risk	is	the	risk	that	the	Bank		does	not	have	sufficient	financial	resources	to	meet	its	obligations	arises	

from its financial liabilities as they fall due or to replace funds when they are withdrawn. 

•	 The	consequence	may	be	the	failure	to	meet	obligations	to	repay	depositors	and	fulfill	lending	commitments.	

3.3.1 Liquidity risk management process
The  Bank’s  liquidity  management  process,  is  carried  by  the  assets  and  liabilities  management  department  and 
monitored independently by the risk management department, which includes:
•	 Projecting	cash	flows	by	major	currency	under	various	stress	scenarios	and	considering	the	level	of	liquid	assets	

necessary in relation thereto:

  The Bank maintains an active presence in global money markets to enable this to happen.
•	 Maintaining	a	diverse	range	of	funding	sources	with	back-up	facilities.
•	 Monitoring	 balance	 sheet	 liquidity	 and	 advances	 to	 core	 funding	 ratios	 against	 internal	 and	 Central	 Bank	 of	

Egypt regulations.

•	 Managing	the	concentration	and	profile	of	debt	maturities.	

Monitoring and reporting takes the form of cash flow measurement and projections for the next day, week and 
month respectively, as these are key periods for liquidity management. The starting point for those projections is 
an analysis of the contractual maturity of the financial liabilities and the expected collection date of the financial 
assets. Bank’s Risk Management Department also monitors unmatched medium-term assets

3.3.2 Funding approach
Sources of liquidity are regularly reviewed jointly by  the bank’s Assets & Liabilities Management Department and 
Consumer Banking to maintain a wide diversification within currencies, geographical area, depositors,products and 
tenors.

3.3.3 Non-derivative cash flows
The table below presents the undiscounted cash flows payable by the Bank under non-derivative financial liabilities 
by remaining contractual maturities and the maturities assumption for non contractual  products are based on there 
behavior studies.

Dec.31, 2011

Liabilities
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Long term loans
 » Derivatives financial 
instruments  (foreign 
exchange derivatives)

Total liabilities (con-
tractual and non 
contractual maturity 
dates)
Total financial assets 
(contractualandnon 
contractual maturity 
dates)

Up to
1 Month

One to Three
Months

Three to One 
Year

One Year to 
Five Year

Over Five 
Years

Total

3,340,794,517
- 3,340,794,517
-
12,876,722,334 8,576,616,724 17,868,791,406 30,859,028,066 1,392,889,000 71,574,047,530
99,333,376

14,929,000

82,756,941

1,521,504

125,931

-

-

-

3,674,914

4,125,343

14,004,922

-

-

21,805,179

16,221,317,695

8,582,263,570 17,965,553,270 30,873,957,066

1,392,889,000 75,035,980,602

14,753,504,167 11,100,069,868 20,844,934,425 28,478,165,923 10,614,870,781 85,791,545,163

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Dec.31, 2010

Liabilities
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Long term loans
 » Derivatives financial 
instruments  (foreign 
currency derivatives)
Total liabilities (con-
tractual and non 
contractual maturity 
dates)
Total financial assets 
(contractualandnon 
contractual maturity 
dates)

Up to
1 Month

One to Three
Months

Three to One 
Year

One Year to 
Five Year

Over Five 
Years

Total

837,570,759
17,816,915,547
12,114,272

49,341,650
9,151,941,806
19,773,440

435,367,500

-
8,604,334,536 19,192,725,470
27,657,416

69,568,298

- 1,322,279,909
8,713,966,264 63,479,883,624
129,113,426

-

46,109,376

10,090,483

8,806,258

163,196

-

65,169,313

18,712,709,954

9,231,147,380

9,118,076,592 19,220,546,082

8,713,966,264 64,996,446,271

11,299,649,630

5,289,093,053 16,798,436,292 28,143,692,012 13,446,756,522 74,977,627,508

3.3.4  Derivative cash flows
Derivatives settled on a net basis
The bank’s derivatives that will be settled on a net basis include: 
•	 Foreign	exchange	derivatives:	over-the-counter	(OTC)	and	exchange	traded	options,	forwards,	exchange	traded	

currency options

•	 Interest	rate	derivatives:	interest	rate	swaps,	forward	rate	agreements,	OTC	and	exchange	traded	interest	rate	

options, other interest rate contracts and exchange traded futures . 

•	 The	table	below	analyses	the	bank’s	derivative	undiscounted	financial	liabilities	that	will	be	settled	on	a	net	basis	
into maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the balance sheet to the contractual maturity. maturity 
date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows:

Dec.31, 2011

Liabilities 
Derivatives financial 
instruments
 » Foreign exchange 

derivatives

 » Interest rate deriva-

tives

Total

Off balance sheet items
Dec.31, 2011
 » Letters of credit, 

guarantees and other 
commitments

Up to
1 Month

One to Three
Months

Three to One 
Year

One Year to 
Five Year

Over Five 
Years

Total

3,674,914

4,125,343

14,004,923

-

-

21,805,179

-

85,520

1,177,707

11,757,121

78,592,077

91,612,426

3,674,914

4,210,863

15,182,630

11,757,121 78,592,077.26

113,417,605

Up to 1 year

1-5 years

Over 5 years 

Total

9,607,994,089

2,512,647,977

438,961,450

12,559,603,516

Total

9,607,994,089

2,512,647,977

438,961,450

12,559,603,516

112 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

3.4 Fair value of financial assets and liabilities
(a)  Financial instruments not measured at fair value
The table below summarizes the book value and fair value of those financial assets and liabilities not presented on 
the Bank’s balance sheet at their fair value.

Financial assets
 » Due from banks
 » Loans and advances to banks 
Loans and advances to customers: 
 » Individual
 » Corporate 
Financial investments:
 » Held to Maturity
Total financial assets
Financial liabilities
 » Due to banks 
 » Due to customers
 » Long term loans
Total financial liabilities

Book value

Fair value

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

8,449,298,705
1,433,545,112

6,769,607,397
128,527,576

8,449,298,705
1,433,545,112

6,769,607,397
128,527,576

4,648,379,836

3,703,974,624
36,851,208,480 32,884,150,060 36,851,208,480 32,884,150,060

4,648,379,836

3,703,974,624

29,092,920

289,151,745
51,411,525,053 43,775,411,402 51,411,525,053 43,775,411,402

289,151,745

29,092,920

3,340,794,517

1,322,279,909

1,322,279,909
71,574,047,530 63,479,883,624 71,574,047,530 63,479,883,624
129,113,425
75,014,175,423 64,931,276,958 75,014,175,423 64,931,276,958

3,340,794,517

129,113,425

99,333,376

99,333,376

Due from banks
The fair value of floating rate placements and overnight deposits is their carrying amount. The estimated fair value 
of fixed interest bearing deposits is based on discounted cash flows using prevailing money-market interest rates 
for debts with similar credit risk and remaining maturity.

Loans and advances to banks
Loans and banking advances represented in loans not from deposits at banks. The expected fair value of the loans 
and advances represents the discounted value of future cash flows expected to be collected. Cash flows are dis-
counted using the current market rate to determine fair value.

Loans and advances to customers
Loans and advances are net of provisions for impairment. The estimated fair value of loans and advances rep-
resents the discounted amount of estimated future cash flows expected to be received.Expected cash flows are 
discounted at current market rates to determine fair value.

Financial Investments
Investment securities include only interest-bearing assets held to maturity; assets classified as available for sale 
are measured at fair value. Fair value for held-to-maturity assets is based on market prices or broker/dealer price 
quotations. Where this information is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for securities 
with similar credit, maturity and yield characteristics.

Due to other banks and customers, other deposits and other borrowings 
The estimated fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, which includes non-interest-bearing deposits, is the 
amount repayable on demand. The estimated fair value of fixed interest-bearing deposits and other borrowings 
not quoted in an active market is based on discounted cash flows using interest rates for new debts with similar 
remaining maturity.

3.5  Capital management
•	 For	capital	management	purposes,	the	bank’s	capital	includes	total	equity	as	reported	in	the	balance	sheet	plus	
some other non-equity elements that are managed as capital. The bank manages its capital to ensure that the 
following objectives are achieved.

•	 Compliance	with	the	legally	imposed	capital	requirements	in	Egypt.
•	 “Protecting	the	bank’s	ability	to	continue	as	a	going	concern	and	enabling	it	to	generate	yield	for	shareholders	

and	other	parties	dealing	with	the	bank.”

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•	 Maintaining	a	strong	capital	base	to	enhance	growth	of	the	bank’s	operations.
•	 Capital	adequacy	and	the	use	of	regulatory	capital	are	monitored	on	a	daily	basis	by	the	Bank’s	management,	
employing techniques based on the guidelines developed by the Basel Committee as implemented by the bank-
ing supervision unit in the Central Bank of Egypt. The required data is submitted to the Central Bank of Egypt on 
a quarterly basis.

•	 Central	bank	Of	Egypt	requires	the	following:

•	 Maintaining	EGP	500	million	as	a	minimum	requirement	for	the	issued	and	paid-in	capital.
•	 Maintaining	a	minimum	level	of	capital	adequacy	ratio	of	10%,	calculated	as	the	ratio	between	total	value	of	

the capital elements, and the risk-weighted average of the bank’s assets and contingent liabilities.

• Tier one: 
Tier one, comprised of paid-in capital (after deducting the book value of treasury shares), retained earnings and  
reserves resulting from the distribution of  profits except the banking risk reserve and deducting previously recog-
nized goodwill and any retained losses

• Tier two: 
Represents the gone concern capital which comprised of general risk provision according to the impairment provi-
sion guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Egypt for  to the maximum of 1.25% of risk weighted assets and con-
tingent liabilities ,subordinated loans with more than five years to maturity(amortizing 20% of its carrying amount 
in each year of the remaining five years to maturity) and 45% of unrealized gains arising on the fair valuation of 
available for-sale investments.

When calculating the numerator of capital adequacy ratio, The rules set limits of total tier 2 to no more than tier 1 
capital and also limits the subordinated to no more than 50% of tier 1. for half of the share capital.

Assets risk weight scale ranging from zero to 100% based on the counterparty riskt to reflect the related credit risk 
scheme, taking into considration the cash collatrals. Similar criteria are used for off balance sheet items after ad-
justing it to reflect the nature of contingency and the potential loss of those amounts. The bank has complied with 
all Capital adequacy requirements for the past two years. The table below summarizes the compositions of teir 1, 
teir 2 and the capital adecuacy ratio at the end of financial year:

Tier 1 capital
 » Share capital (net of the treasury shares)
 » General reserves
 » Legal reserve
 » Other reserve
 » Retained Earnings
Total qualifying tier 1 capital
Tier 2 capital
 » General risk provision
 » 45% of the Increase in fair value than the book value for A.F.S 

investments

Total qualifying tier 2 capital
Total capital 1+2
Risk weighted assets and contingent liabilities
 » In-balance sheet
 » Off-balance sheet
Total risk weighted assets and contingent liabilities
Capital adequacy ratio (%)

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 5,934,562,990 
 1,234,274,960 
 231,344,896 
 (477,244,971)
 15,105,920 
 6,938,043,795 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
Restated

 5,901,443,600 
 1,144,648,634 
 231,344,896 
 335,452,173 
 -   
 7,612,889,303 

 692,087,775 

 607,483,178 

 -   

 956,968 

 692,087,775 
 7,630,131,570 

 608,440,146 
 8,221,329,449 

 50,175,824,604 
 5,191,197,357 
 55,367,021,961 
13.78%

 43,626,939,621 
 4,971,714,657 
 48,598,654,278 
16.92%

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4. Critical accounting estimates and judgments
The Bank makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities within the next fi-
nancial year. Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and based on historical experience and other factors, 
including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances and available info.

(a) Impairment losses on loans and advances
The Bank reviews its loan portfolios to assess impairment at least on a quarterly basis. In determining whether 
an impairment loss should be recorded in the income statement, the Bank makes judgments as to whether there 
is any observable data indicating that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows from a 
portfolio of loans before the decrease can be identified with an individual loan in that portfolio. This evidence may 
include observable data indicating that there has been an adverse change in the payment status of borrowers in a 
Bank, or national or local economic conditions that correlate with defaults on assets in the Bank. Management uses 
estimates based on historical loss experience for assets with credit risk characteristics and objective evidence of 
impairment similar to those in the portfolio when scheduling its future cash flows. The methodology and assump-
tions used for estimating both the amount and timing of future cash flows are reviewed regularly to reduce any dif-
ferences between loss estimates and actual loss experience. To the extent that the net present value of estimated 
cash flows differs by +/-5%

(b) Impairment of available for-sale equity investments
The Bank determines that available-for-sale equity investments are impaired when there has been a significant or 
prolonged decline in the fair value below its cost. This determination of what is significant or prolonged requires 
judgment. In making this judgment, the Bank evaluates among other factors, the normal volatility in share price. 
In addition, impairment may be appropriate when there is evidence of a deterioration in the financial health of the 
investee, industry and sector performance, changes in technology, and operational and financing cash flows.

(c) Fair value of derivatives
The  fair  value  of  financial  instruments  that  are  not  quoted  in  active  markets  are  determined  by  using  valuation 
techniques. Where valuation techniques (as models) are used to determine fair values, they are validated and peri-
odically reviewed by qualified personnel independent of the area that created them. All models are certified before 
they are used, and models are calibrated to ensure that outputs reflect actual data and comparative market prices. 
To the extent practical, models use only observable data; however, areas such as credit risk (both own and coun-
terparty), volatilities and correlations require management to make estimates. Changes in assumptions about these 
factors could affect reported fair value of financial instruments. 

(d) Held-to-Maturity investments
The  non-derivative  financial  assets  with  fixed  or  determinable  payments  and  fixed  maturity  are  being  classified 
held to maturity. This classification requires significant judgment. In making this judgment, the Bank evaluates its 
intention and ability to hold such investments to maturity. If the Bank fails to keep these investments to maturity 
other than for the specific circumstances  – for example, selling an insignificant amount close to maturity it will be 
required to reclassify the entire category as available for sale. The investments would therefore be measured at fair 
value not amortized cost.

5. Segment analysis

(a) By business segment
The Bank is divided into main business segments on a worldwide basis:
•	 Corporate	banking	–	incorporating	direct	debit	facilities,	current	accounts,	deposits,	overdrafts,	loan	and	other	

credit facilities, foreign currency and derivative products

•	 Investment	banking	–	incorporating	financial	instruments	trading,	structured	financing,	corporate	leasing,	and	

merger and acquisitions advice.

•	 Retail	banking	–	incorporating	private	banking	services,	private	customer	current	accounts,	savings,	deposits,	

investment savings   products, custody, credit and debit cards, consumer loans and mortgages;

•	 Others	–Include	other	banking	business,	such	as	Assets	Management.

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Financial Statements: Separate

Transactions between the business segments are on normal commercial terms and conditions.

Dec.31, 2011

 » Revenue according to 

business segment

 » Expenses according to 

business segment

Activities results by sector
 » Profit before tax
 » Tax
Profit for the  year
 » Assets and liabilities 

according to business 
segment
Total assets

Dec.31, 2010

 » Revenue according to 

business segment

 » Expenses according to 

business segment

Activities results by sector
 » Profit before tax
 » Tax
Profit for the year 
 » Assets and liabilities 

according to business 
segment
Total assets

Corporate 
banking

SME’s

Investment 
banking

Retail bank-
ing

Total

2,226,050,418

597,635,091

(75,724,924)

1,278,100,557

4,026,061,142

(777,096,428)

(255,290,741)

(25,181,851)

(788,714,940)

(1,846,283,960)

1,448,953,990
1,448,953,990
(273,777,928)
1,175,176,062

342,344,350
342,344,350
(64,684,236)
277,660,114

(100,906,775)
(100,906,775)
-
(100,906,775)

489,385,617
489,385,617
(92,466,940)
396,918,677

2,179,777,182
2,179,777,182
(430,929,104)
1,748,848,078

74,621,790,612

2,143,523,905

1,533,773,854

7,329,130,662

85,628,219,033

74,621,790,612

2,143,523,905

1,533,773,854

7,329,130,662

85,628,219,033

Corporate 
banking

SME’s

Investment 
banking

Retail bank-
ing

Total

2,372,940,489

545,637,320

5,428,422

1,020,144,407

3,944,150,639

(506,661,999)

(157,629,865)

(20,267,205)

(726,705,883)

(1,411,264,952)

1,866,278,491
1,866,278,491
(283,369,904)
1,582,908,586

388,007,455
388,007,455
(58,913,842)
329,093,613

(14,838,783)
(14,838,783)
(5,035,307)
(19,874,090)

293,438,524
293,438,524
(44,554,790)
248,883,734

2,532,885,687
2,532,885,687
(391,873,843)
2,141,011,844

67,425,351,842

1,014,671,790

1,613,413,684

5,039,444,129

75,092,881,445

67,425,351,842

1,014,671,790

1,613,413,684

5,039,444,129

75,092,881,445

(b) By geographical segment

Egypt

Dec.31, 2011

 » Revenue according to business 

segment

 » Expenses according to business 

segment

Activities results by sector
 » Profit before tax
 » Tax
Profit for the year 

Cairo

Alex, Delta & 
Sinai

Upper Egypt

Total

3,056,055,933

835,887,927

134,117,282

4,026,061,142

(1,335,361,487)

(405,117,905)

(105,804,568)

(1,846,283,960)

1,720,694,446
1,720,694,446
(340,172,340)
1,380,522,106

430,770,022
430,770,022
(85,159,580)
345,610,442

28,312,714
28,312,714
(5,597,184)
22,715,530

2,179,777,182
2,179,777,182
(430,929,104)
1,748,848,078

Geographical segments assets
Total assets

75,287,082,794
75,287,082,794

9,812,046,055
9,812,046,055

529,090,184
529,090,184

85,628,219,033
85,628,219,033

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Egypt

Dec.31, 2010

 » Revenue according to business 

segment

 » Expenses according to business 

segment

Activities results by sector
 » Profit before tax
 » Tax
Profit for the year 
Geographical segments assets
Total assets

Cairo

Alex, Delta & 
Sinai

Upper Egypt

Total

3,050,683,873

775,199,795

118,266,971

3,944,150,639

(997,889,633)

(329,539,165)

(83,836,154)

(1,411,264,952)

2,052,794,240
2,052,794,240
(317,963,473)
1,734,830,767
58,494,319,849
58,494,319,849

445,660,630
445,660,630
(68,609,725)
377,050,905
15,582,459,610
15,582,459,610

34,430,817
34,430,817
(5,300,645)
29,130,172
1,016,101,986
1,016,101,986

2,532,885,687
2,532,885,687
(391,873,843)
2,141,011,844
75,092,881,445
75,092,881,445

6. Net interest income

Interest and similar income
 » Banks
 » Clients

 » Treasury bills and bonds
 » Reverse repos
 » Financial investment in held to maturity and available for sale debt 

instruments 

 » Other
Total
Interest and similar expense
 » Banks
 » Clients

 » Financial instruments purchased with a commitment to re-sale (Repos)
 » Other
Total
Net interest income

7. Net income from fee and commissions

Fee and commission income
 » Fee and commissions related to credit
 » Custody fee
 » Other fee
Total
Fee and commission expense
 » Other fee paid
Total
Net income from fee and commission

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

142,055,284
2,900,254,722
3,042,310,006
2,229,154,572
22,223,513

113,507,031
2,306,925,726
2,420,432,757
1,929,290,408
16,639,271

165,313,561

155,040,368

246,625
5,459,248,277

188,421,651
2,567,289,984
2,755,711,635
22,306,090
2,685,436
2,780,703,161
2,678,545,116

(12,517)
4,521,390,287

70,469,233
2,193,757,602
2,264,226,835
219,881
2,122,799
2,266,569,515
2,254,820,772

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

554,737,120
37,706,902
273,176,918
865,620,940

(87,451,431)
(87,451,431)
778,169,509

518,885,060
39,158,012
277,111,169
835,154,241

(84,876,559)
(84,876,559)
750,277,682

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Financial Statements: Separate

8. Dividend income

 » Trading securities
 » Available for sale securities
 » Subsidiaries and associates
Total

9. Net trading income

 » Profit from foreign exchange
 » Profit from revaluations of trading assets and liabilities in foreign 

currencies 

 » Profit (losses) from forward foreign exchange deals revaluation
 » (Losses)  from interest rate swaps revaluation
 » Profit (Losses)  from currency  swap deals revaluation
 » Trading debt instruments
 » Trading equity instruments
Total

10. Administrative expenses

Staff  costs
 » Wages and salaries 
 » Social insurance
 » Other benefits
 » Other administrative expenses
Total

11. Other operating (expenses) income

 » (Losses) Profits  from non-trading assets and liabilities revaluation
 » Profits from selling property, plant and equipment
 » Release (charges) of other provisions 
 » Others
Total

12. Impairment charge for credit losses

 » Loans and advances to customers
 » Held to maturity financial investments
Total

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Dec.31, 2011
EGP
 874,720 
 45,773,632 
 13,272,726 
 59,921,078 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
 1,330,647 
 150,827,877 
 32,150,568 
 184,309,092

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

270,282,709

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

334,230,241

6,341,379

9,795,800

1,874,376
(19,845)
548,800
52,845,534
(913,960)
330,958,993

(12,297,737)
(12,912,385)
(17,643,454)
107,408,262
24,670,313
433,251,040

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

599,054,292 
24,707,497 
38,341,470 
674,598,349 
1,336,701,608 

476,468,863 
21,713,306 
29,636,810 
660,120,958 
1,187,939,938

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

(70,649,572)
2,716,747
45,511,985
(63,110,114)
(85,530,954)

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

(90,859,875)
1,574,746
138,839,630
(47,783,172)
1,771,329

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
(322,276,483)
1,627,620
(320,648,863)

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
(6,783,757)
620,261
(6,163,496)

13. Adjustments to calculate the effective tax rate

 » Profit before tax
 » Tax rate
Income tax based on accounting profit
Add / (Deduct)
 » Non-deductible expenses
 » Tax exemptions
 » Effect of provisions
Income tax
Effective tax rate

14. Earning per share

 » Net profit for the year available for distribution
 » Board member’s bonus
 » Staff profit sharing
Shareholders’ share in profits
 » Number of shares
Basic earning per share
 » By issuance of  ESOP earning per share will be:-
number of  shares including ESOP shares 
Diluted earning per share

15. Cash and balances with central bank

 » Cash
Obligatory reserve balance with CBE:-
 » Current accounts
Total cash and due from central bank
Non-interest bearing balances 

16. Due from  banks

 » Current accounts
 » Deposits
Total due from  banks
 » Central banks (except Obligatory reserve)
 » Local banks
 » Foreign banks
Total due from  banks
 » Non-interest bearing balances 
 » Fixed interest bearing balances
Total due from  banks
 » Current balances
Total due from  banks

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

2,179,777,182 
From 20% to 25%
544,444,295 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

2,532,885,687 
20%
506,577,137

24,155,850
(183,887,532)
46,216,491
430,929,104
19.77%

9,030,248
(113,094,263)
(10,639,280)
391,873,842
15.47%

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

1,636,540,147 
(24,548,102)
(163,654,015)
1,448,338,030 
593,456,299 

2.44 

2,014,222,751 
(30,213,341)
(201,422,275)
1,782,587,134 
593,456,299 

3.00 

606,132,335 

606,132,335 

2.39 

2.94

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

1,891,659,489 

1,399,250,089 

5,600,405,021 
7,492,064,510 
7,492,064,510 

4,275,991,702 
5,675,241,791 
5,675,241,791 

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
197,047,111 
8,252,251,594 
8,449,298,705 
3,031,574,198 
155,171,707 
5,262,552,800 
8,449,298,705 
 149,987,713 
8,299,310,992 
8,449,298,705 
8,449,298,705 
8,449,298,705 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
374,811,766 
6,394,795,631 
6,769,607,397 
2,539,019,714 
540,547,702 
3,690,039,981 
6,769,607,397 
289,402,609 
6,480,204,788 
6,769,607,397 
6,769,607,397 
6,769,607,397

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Financial Statements: Separate

17. Treasury bills and other governmental notes

 » 91 Days maturity
 » 182 Days maturity
 » 364 Days maturity

 » Unearned income
Total treasury bills 
 » Repos - AFS corporate bonds
 » Repos - treasury bonds
Total treasury bills and other governmental notes

18. Trading financial assets

Debt instruments
 » Governmental bonds
 » Other debt instruments
Total debt instruments
Equity instruments
 » Foreign company shares
 » Mutual fund
Total equity instruments
Total financial assets for trading

19. Loans and advances to banks

 » Time and term loans
Total loans and advances to banks
 » Impairment provision
Net loans and advances to banks
Distributed to
 » Non-current balances
Net loans and advances to banks

Impairment provision to banks
 » Balance at beginning of the year
 » Charged during the year
 » Write off  during the year
 » Recoveries from written off debts
 » Exchange revaluation difference
Balance at the end  of the year

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Dec.31, 2011
EGP

1,866,250,000 
2,559,925,000 
6,861,223,570 
11,287,398,570 
(634,008,503)
10,653,390,067 
 -   
 (1,440,000,000)
9,213,390,067 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

2,126,041,239 
3,830,900,000 
3,659,550,000 
9,616,491,239 
(416,346,434)
9,200,144,805 
 (379,141,239)
 -   
8,821,003,566

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 353,860,497 
 -   
 353,860,497 

 18,677,035 
 188,546,741 
 207,223,776 
 561,084,273 

 861,157,325 
 19,067,562 
 880,224,887 

 74,031,984 
 467,781,970 
 541,813,954 
 1,422,038,841

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

1,433,545,112 
1,433,545,112 
 (37,950,503)
1,395,594,609 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
128,527,576 
128,527,576 
 (2,694,538)
125,833,038 

 1,395,594,609 
 1,395,594,609 

 125,833,038 
 125,833,038

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 2,694,538 
 34,736,518 
 -   
 -   
 519,447 
 37,950,503 

 46,351,691 
 (12,138,367)
 (31,649,180)
 -   
 130,395 
 2,694,538

20. Loans and advances to customers

Individual
 » Overdrafts
 » Credit cards
 » Personal loans
 » Mortgages
 » Other loans
Total (1)
Corporate
 » Overdrafts
 » Direct loans
 » Syndicated loans
 » Other loans
Total (2)
Loans and advances to customers (1+2)
 » Unamortized bills discount
 » Impairment provision
 » Unearned interest
Net loans and advances to customers
Distributed to
 » Current balances
 » Non-current balances
Net loans and advances to customers

- Analysis of  the impairment provision  for customers 
Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 952,982,877 
 575,672,905 
 2,659,469,004 
 419,990,050 
 40,265,000 
 4,648,379,836 

 4,239,213,684 
 25,232,315,809 
 7,278,053,191 
 101,625,796 
 36,851,208,480 
 41,499,588,316 
 (45,231,397)
 (1,419,409,102)
 (365,161,953)
 39,669,785,864 

 695,995,810 
 530,877,533 
 1,960,327,857 
 432,348,843 
 84,424,581 
 3,703,974,624 

 3,331,087,693 
 21,584,681,502 
 7,758,798,180 
 209,582,685 
 32,884,150,060 
 36,588,124,684 
 (59,528,351)
 (1,255,187,888)
 (224,700,550)
 35,048,707,895 

17,307,625,654 
22,362,160,210 
39,669,785,864 

13,178,840,189 
21,869,867,706 
35,048,707,895

Individual

Overdrafts

Credit 
cards

Personal 
loans

Real estate 
loans

Other 
loans

Total 

6,948,242

42,119,828

71,459,209

8,888,164

13,400,430 142,815,873

13,429,372
-

5,306,910
(8,858,433)

6,589,871
(2,273,609)

-

3,721,913

727,000

2,988,133 (11,806,498)

-

-

16,507,788
- (11,132,042)

-

4,448,913

20,377,614

42,290,218

76,502,471

11,876,297

1,593,932 152,640,532

 » Balance at beginning of 

the year

 » Charged during the year
 » Write off  during the year
 » Recoveries from written 

off debts

Balance at the end  of the 
year

Overdrafts

Direct 
loans

Syndicated 
loans

Other 
loans

Discount-
ed bills

Total 

Corporate

 » Balance at beginning of 

the year

 » Charged during the year
 » Write off  during the year
 » Recoveries from written 

off debts

 » Exchange revaluation dif-

ference

Balance at the end  of the 
year

149,208,018

759,961,827

200,640,880

2,561,291

17,175,711
-

154,370,230
(144,805,506)

100,360,788
-

(874,553)
-

-

11,291,492

-

1,271,665

9,979,730

5,626,998

-

-

167,655,394

790,797,773

306,628,666

1,686,738

-

-
-

-

-

-

1,112,372,016

271,032,176
(144,805,506)

11,291,492

16,878,393

1,266,768,571

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Financial Statements: Separate

Dec.31, 2010

Individual

 » Balance at beginning of 

the year

 » Charged during the year
 » Write off  during the year
 » Recoveries from written 

off debts

Balance at the end  of the 
year

Overdrafts

Credit 
cards

Personal 
loans

Real estate 
loans

Other 
loans

Total 

6,217,574

63,472,214 123,755,953

6,607,506

- 200,053,247

730,668

(2,677,769)
- (21,890,799)

(51,790,357)
(762,282)

2,280,658
-

13,400,430 (38,056,370)
- (22,653,081)

-

3,216,182

255,895

-

-

3,472,077

6,948,242

42,119,828

71,459,209

8,888,164

13,400,430 142,815,873

Overdrafts

Direct 
loans

Syndicated 
loans

Other 
loans

Discount-
ed bills

Total 

Corporate

 » Balance at beginning of 

the year

 » Charged during the year
 » Write off  during the year
 » Recoveries from written 

off debts

 » Exchange revaluation dif-

ference

Balance at the end  of the 
year

143,233,239

731,698,517

180,395,034

2,462,719

4,274,439
-

41,348,827
(51,552,415)

11,256,656
-

98,572
-

-

25,694,981

-

1,700,340

12,771,917

8,989,190

-

-

149,208,018

759,961,827

200,640,880

2,561,291

-

-
-

-

-

-

1,057,789,508

56,978,494
(51,552,415)

25,694,981

23,461,447

1,112,372,016

21. Derivative financial instruments

21-1 Derivatives
The bank uses the following financial derivatives for  non hedging purposes.
•	 Forward	contracts	represents	commitments	of	buying	foreign	and	local	currencies	including	unexecuted	spot	
transactions. Future contracts for foreign currencies and/or interest rates represents contractual commitments  
to receive or pay net amount on the basis of changes in foreign exchange rates or interest rates,  and/or buying 
or selling foreign currencies or financial instruments in a future date with a fixed contractual price under active 
financial market.

•	 Credit	risk	is	considered	low,	and	future	interest	rate	contracts	represents	future	exchange	rate	contracts	ne-
gotiated for case by case, these contracts requires financial settlements of any differences in contractual inter-
est rates and prevailing market interest rates on future dates based on contractual amount (nominal value) pre 
agreed upon.

•	 Foreign	exchange	and/or	interest	rate	swap	represents	commitments	to	exchange	cash	flows,	resulting	from	
these contracts exchange of currencies or interest (fixed rate  versus variable rate for example) or both (meaning 
foreign exchange and interest rate contracts)/ contractual amounts are not exchanged except for some foreign 
exchange contracts

•	 Credit	risk	is	represented	in	the	expected	cost	of	foreign	exchange	contracts	that	takes	place	if	other	parties	de-
fault to fulfill their liabilities. This risk is monitored continuously through comparisons of fair value and contractual 
amount, and to control the outstanding credit risk, the bank evaluates other parties using the same methods as 
in borrowing activities.

•	 Options	contracts	in	foreign	currencies	and/or	interest	rates	represents	contractual	agreements	for	the	buyer	(is-
suer) to seller (holders) as a right not an obligations whether to buy (buy option) or to sell (sell option) at a certain 
day or within certain period for a certain amount in foreign currency or interest rate. Options contracts are either 
traded in the market or negotiated between the bank and  one of its clients (Off balance sheet). The bank exposed 
to credit risk for purchased options contracts only and in the line of its book cost which represent its fair value.
•	 The	contractual	value	for	some	derivatives	options	considered	a	base	to	compare	the	realized	financial	instru-
ments on the balance sheet, but it didn’t provide indicator on the projected cash flows of the fair value for current 
instruments, those amounts doesn’t reflects credit risk or interest rate risk.

122 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

•	 Derivatives	in	the	banks	benefit	represent	(assets)	conversely	it	represents	(liabilities)	as	a	result	of	the	changes	
in foreign exchange prices or interest rates related to these derivatives. Contractual / expected total amounts of 
financial derivatives can fluctuate from time to time and also the range through which the financial derivatives 
can be in benefit of the bank or conversely against its benefit and the total fair value of the financial derivatives 
in assets and liabilities. hereunder are the fair values of the booked financial derivatives.

A- For trading derivatives

Foreign derivatives:-
 » Forward foreign exchange 

contracts

 » Currency swap
 » Options 
Total derivatives (1)
Interest rate derivatives:-
 » Interest rate swaps
Total derivatives (2)
 » Commodity 
Total derivatives (3)

Total assets ( liability) 
for trading derivatives  
(1+2+3)

B- Fair value hedge

Interest rate derivatives:-
 » Governmental debit in-
struments hedging 
 » Customers deposits 

hedging 

Total assets (liability) for 
hedging derivatives (4)
Total financial derivatives 
(1+2+3+4)

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

Notional 
amount

Assets

Liabilities

Notional 
amount

Assets

Liabilities

1,324,589,420 

14,828,172 

5,643,831  3,072,183,403 

10,189,895 

17,784,952 

1,408,305,712 
509,022,896 

54,023,412  13,909,846  5,252,345,990 
2,251,502 
2,251,502 
129,589,977 
71,103,086  21,805,179 

95,810,458 
587,555 
106,587,908 

46,796,806 
587,555 
65,169,313 

1,124,316,614 

128,045,173 

15,667,505  11,842,172  2,116,390,500 
15,667,505  11,842,172 
870,385 
870,385 

870,385 
870,385 

37,459,113 

18,033,720 
18,033,720 
7,229,086 
7,229,086 

32,936,778 
32,936,778 
7,229,086 
7,229,086 

87,640,976  34,517,736 

131,850,714 

105,335,177 

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

Notional 
amount

Assets

Liabilities

Notional 
amount

Assets

Liabilities

524,775,300 

 -    78,514,812 

 -   

 -   

 -   

3,661,135,640 

58,903,680 

1,255,442 

 1,159,112,554 

 7,413,234 

 8,215,863 

58,903,680  79,770,254 

7,413,234 

8,215,863 

146,544,656  114,287,990 

139,263,948 

113,551,040

21-2 Hedging derivatives
Fair value hedge
•	 The	bank	uses	interest	rate	swap	contracts	to	cover	part	of	the	risk	of	potential	decrease	in	fair	value	of	its	fixed	
rate governmental debt instruments in foreign currencies. Net derivative value resulting from the related hedging 
instruments is EGP 78,514,812 at the end of December, 2011 against EGP (0) at the end of December, 2010, 
Resulting in net losses form hedging instruments at the end of December, 2011 EGP 78,514,812 against EGP (0) 
at the end of December, 2010. Profits arises from  the hedged items at the end of December, 2011 reached EGP 
77,848,826 against EGP (0) at the end of December, 2010.

•	 The	bank	uses	interest	rate	swap	contracts	to	cover	part	of	the	risk	of	potential	decrease	in	fair	value	of	its	fixed	
rate customers deposits in foreign currencies. Net derivative value resulting from the related hedging instruments 
is EGP 57,648,238 at the end of December, 2011 against EGP 802,629 at the end of December, 2010, Result-
ing in net profits form hedging instruments at the end of December, 2011 EGP 58,450,867 against net losses 
EGP 802,629 at the end of December, 2010. Losses arises from the hedged items at the end of December, 2011 
reached EGP 57,855,943 against  profits EGP 608,038 at the end of December, 2010.

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123

Financial Statements: Separate

22. Financial investments

Available for sale
 » Listed debt instruments 
 » Listed equity instruments
 » Unlisted instruments
Total available for sale  financial investment
Held to maturity
 » Listed debt instruments
 » Unlisted instruments
Total held to maturity financial investment
Total financial investment
 » Listed instruments
 » Unlisted instruments

 » Fixed interest debt instruments
 » Floating interest debt instruments

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 14,533,886,080 
 79,748,671 
 798,931,318 
 15,412,566,069 

 1,580,420 
 27,512,500 
 29,092,920 
 15,441,658,989 
 13,301,628,105 
 2,140,030,884 
 15,441,658,989 
 12,978,748,170 
 1,919,838,711 
 14,898,586,881 

 12,182,202,264 
 88,634,556 
 1,334,510,210 
 13,605,347,030 

 54,083,377 
 235,068,368 
 289,151,745 
 13,894,498,775 
 11,983,836,014 
 1,910,662,761 
 13,894,498,775 
 11,505,888,130 
 1,849,898,303 
 13,355,786,433

 Available for sale 
financial invest-
ment

Held to maturity fi-
nancial investment

Total

Beginning balance on Jan.01, 2010
 » Addition
 » Deduction (selling - redemptions)
 » Exchange revaluation differences
 » Profit (Losses) from fair value difference 
Balance at end of year
Beginning balance on Jan.01, 2011
 » Addition
 » Deduction (selling - redemptions)
 » Exchange revaluation differences
 » Profit (Losses) from fair value difference 
 » Impairment (charges) release
Balance at the end of  year

7,420,529,606
9,474,625,202
(3,466,577,997)
68,054,023
108,716,196
13,605,347,030
13,605,347,030
4,535,816,258
(2,135,258,815)
55,264,416
(647,348,588)
(1,254,232)
15,412,566,069

Profit from financial investments  
 » Profit  from selling  available for sale financial instruments
 » Impairment (charges) of available for sale equity instruments 
 » Impairment release of available for sale debt instruments
 » Profits (Losses)from selling investments in subsidiaries and as-

sociates

 » (Losses) from impairment of subsidiaries and associates
 » Profit (Losses) from selling  held to maturity debt investments

579,926,673
5,012,500
(311,446,590)
15,659,162
-
289,151,745
289,151,745
5,000,000
(271,802,813)
5,116,368
-
1,627,620
29,092,920

8,000,456,279
9,479,637,702
(3,778,024,587)
83,713,185
108,716,196
13,894,498,775
13,894,498,775
4,540,816,258
(2,407,061,627)
60,380,784
(647,348,588)
373,388
15,441,658,989

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

37,608,880
(1,254,232)
55,264,416

1,873,813

(18,430,000)
1,034
75,063,911

203,689,153
(9,844,647)
68,054,023

(96)

(159,325,957)
(13,270)
102,559,206

124 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

23. Investments in subsidiary and associates

EGP

Dec.31, 2011

(A) Subsidiaries 
 » CI Capital Holding
(B) Associates
 » Commercial International 

Life Insurance

 » Corplease
 » Haykala for investment
 » Egypt Factors
 » International Co. for 

Security and Services 
(Falcon)

Total financial invest-
ments in subsidiary and 
associates

Dec.31, 2010

(A) Subsidiaries
 » CI Capital Holding
(B) Associates
 » Commercial International 

Life Insurance

 » Corplease
 » Haykala for Investment
 » Egypt Factors
 » International. Co. for Ap-
praisal and Collection.
 »  - International Co. for 
Security and Services 
(Falcon)

Total investments in sub-
sidiary and associates

Com-
pany’s 
Country

Com-
pany’s 
Assets

Com-
pany’s 
Liabilities 
(without 
equity)

Com-
pany’s 
Revenues

Compa-
ny’s Net 
Profit

Share 
Amount

Share 
percent-
age %

Egypt

494,679,584 152,092,327

87,475,153 (37,629,469) 867,656,000

99.98

Egypt

1,532,549,3631,469,720,530 108,295,223

791,813

44,520,250

Egypt
Egypt
Egypt

1,418,875,3861,271,498,831 162,014,580
270,000
18,440,302

307,737
179,815,258 165,064,735

3,595,277

6,762,407
103,358
(6,533,187)

60,000,000
600,000
18,819,528

Egypt

62,511,444

46,751,684

71,809,412

(2,721,265)

4,000,000

3,692,026,312  3,105,435,844 

448,304,670 

 (39,226,343)

995,595,778 

45

40
40
39

40

EGP

Com-
pany’s 
Country

Com-
pany’s 
Assets

Com-
pany’s 
Liabilities 
(without 
equity)

Com-
pany’s 
Revenues

Compa-
ny’s Net 
Profit

Share 
Amount

Share 
percent-
age %

Egypt

833,968,315

448,454,478

152,335,478 (199,263,438)

886,086,000

99.98

Egypt

1,597,541,347 1,539,900,007

223,889,211

3,147,882

44,520,250

Egypt
Egypt
Egypt

Egypt

1,162,538,842 1,045,472,389
246,623
164,773,230

3,388,431
189,004,746

186,387,640
1,590,695
14,896,877

8,460,701
328,789
(3,036,572)

42,000,000
600,000
18,111,288

6,986,318

662,370

8,176,394

3,553,173

1,000,000

Egypt

46,349,141

20,501,661

55,280,073

11,620,683

4,000,000

45

40
40
39

40

40

3,839,777,140 3,220,010,758

642,556,368 (175,188,783)

996,317,538

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Financial Statements: Separate

24. Real estate investments

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
Book value

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
Book value

Assets*
 » Building number 17 tiba st. Eldokki next to shooting club
 » Commercial unit number f 35 in arkadia mall (14 elbahr st. Boulak 

kornish el nile ) 

 » Appartment in the first floor 230 meters elmadina tower elgomhoria 

st. Port said 

 »  338.32 meters on a land and building the property number 16 

elmakrizi st. Heliopolis 

 » Villa number 113 royal hills 6th of october
 » A land area with 1468.85 meters elsaidi basin -markaz nabrouh 

eldakahlia 

 » Land and a bulding in elmansoura elnahda street 766.3 meters 
 » Agricultural area 1 feddan 14t and 17.25 shares near el azazi fak-

ous elsharkia 

 » Land number 16 mit khamis elmansoura (3 carats, 15 share)which 

equals 645 meters

 » Agriculutral area - markaz shebin eldakahlia **
Total

-

-

750,000

700,000

2,000,000

1,121,965

3,463,000

222,000

-

4,517,721
12,774,686

7,600,000

361,200

750,000

1,000,000

2,000,000

1,121,965

3,463,000

222,000

1,935,000

10,242,499
28,695,664

25. Other assets

 » Accrued  revenues 
 » Prepaid expenses
 » Advances to purchase of fixed assets
 » Accounts receivable and other assets ***
 » Assets acquired as settlement of debts
Total other assets

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

898,844,761
75,649,940
103,989,488
433,844,754
6,180,933
1,518,509,876

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
801,607,656
68,889,983
53,943,062
446,874,086
4,630,353
1,375,945,140

*  This include the value of premises that was not recorded under the bank’s name by EGP 12.774.686 which were acquired against settle-

ment of the debts mentioned above, in the same time the legal procedures are under process to register or sell these assets within the 

period required by law.

**  22 feddans 9 carats had been sold from total 47 feddans 11 carats

***  Include EGP 6,331,048 as assets held for sale.

126 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

26. Property, plant and equipment

Dec.31, 2011

 Land 
EGP

 Premises 
EGP

 IT 
EGP

 Vehicles 
EGP

 Fitting 
-out 
EGP

 Machines 
&   equip-
ment
EGP

 Furniture 
&  fur-
nishing
EGP

 Total 
EGP

60,575,261 404,470,794 698,325,384

37,663,015 249,926,926 241,193,182 104,768,779 1,796,923,341

-

19,324,100

42,904,535

9,235,318

17,312,320

15,634,265

1,367,812

105,778,350

60,575,261 423,794,894 741,229,919

46,898,333 267,239,246 256,827,447 106,136,591 1,902,701,691

- 141,165,205 491,048,946

21,091,258 207,345,143 158,651,862

61,549,769 1,080,852,183

-

20,705,025

85,369,764

4,724,233

33,648,921

29,873,446

10,752,825

185,074,214

- 161,870,230 576,418,710

25,815,491 240,994,064 188,525,308

72,302,594 1,265,926,397

60,575,261 261,924,664 164,811,209

21,082,842

26,245,182

68,302,139

33,833,997

636,775,294

60,575,261 263,305,589 207,276,438

16,571,757

42,581,783

82,541,320

43,219,010

716,071,158

%5

%20

%20

%33.3

33.3%

20%

 »  Opening bal-

ance (3) 
 »  Additions 

(deductions) 
during the year 
 Closing balance 
(1) 
 »  Accu.deprecia-
tion at begin-
ning of the year 
(4) 

 »  Current year 
depreciation 
 Accu.depre-
ciation at end of 
the year (2) 
 »  End of year net 
assets (1-2) 
 Beginning of  
year net assets 
(3-4) 
Depreciation 
rates

•	 Net	fixed	assets	 value	 on	 the	balance	 sheet	date	includes	EGP	47,111,589	non	registered	assets	while	their	

registrations procedures are in process.

27. Due to banks

 » Current accounts
 » Deposits

 » Central banks
 » Local banks
 » Foreign banks

 » Non-interest bearing  balances
 » Fixed interest bearing  balances

 » Current balances
 » Non-current balances

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

493,794,517
2,847,000,000
3,340,794,517
46,941,713
2,905,759,685
388,093,119
3,340,794,517
398,317,328
2,942,477,189
3,340,794,517
493,794,517
2,847,000,000
3,340,794,517

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

628,594,359
693,685,550
1,322,279,909
67,074,769
110,476,364
1,144,728,776
1,322,279,909
528,398,567
793,881,342
1,322,279,909
628,594,359
693,685,550
1,322,279,909

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127

Financial Statements: Separate

28. Due to customers

 » Demand deposits
 » Time deposits
 » Certificates of  deposit 
 » Saving deposits
 » Other deposits

 » Corporate deposits
 » Individual deposits

 » Non-interest bearing  balances
 » Fixed interest bearing  balances

 » Current balances
 » Non-current balances

29. Long term loans

 » Financial Investment & Sector 

Cooperation  (FISC)

 » Support to Private Sector In-
dustry Environmental Protec-
tion II (KFW)

 » United Nations Industrial 

Development Organization  
(UNIDO)

 » Agricultural Research and 
Development Fund (ARDF)

 » Social Fund for Development 

(SFD)

 » Spanish Cooperation Microfi-

nance Fund (SCMF)

Total

30. Other liabilities

 » Accrued interest payable
 » Accrued expenses
 » Accounts payable
 » Income tax
 » Other credit balances
Total

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
17,048,122,359
24,532,817,359
18,819,931,329
9,484,866,150
1,688,310,333
71,574,047,530
37,227,665,007
34,346,382,523
71,574,047,530
10,855,512,526
60,718,535,004
71,574,047,530
50,607,367,855
20,966,679,675
71,574,047,530

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

16,778,775,254
21,893,614,059
15,205,693,671
8,321,204,407
1,280,596,233
63,479,883,624
34,159,843,374
29,320,040,250
63,479,883,624
9,935,629,948
53,544,253,676
63,479,883,624
47,968,184,622
15,511,699,002
63,479,883,624

Maturing 
through next 
year
EGP

Balance on
Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Balance on
Dec.31, 2010
EGP

Maturity date

3-5 years

8,602,483

13,697,721

34,363,003

Rate
%

 3.5 - 5.5 
depends on 
maturity date

10.5 - 9

2012

3,285,048

3,285,048

8,966,582

1

2011

-

-

60,014

 3.5 - 5.5 
depends on 
maturity date
3 months T/D 
or 9% which 
more

3-5 years

66,930,000

78,570,000

78,352,222

167,326

167,326

417,000

0.5

2012

3,613,282

3,613,282

6,954,604

82,598,138

99,333,376

129,113,425

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
263,654,637 
162,930,130 
345,917,454 
446,414,136 
94,869,079 
1,313,785,436 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
208,214,717 
95,867,298 
376,604,579 
431,731,219 
16,501,393 
1,128,919,206

128 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

31. Other provisions

 » Provision for income tax 

claims

 » Provision for legal claims
 » Provision for contingent
 » Provision for other claim 
Total

 » Provision for income tax 

claims

 » Provision for legal claims
 » Provision for contingent
 » Provision for other claim 
Total

32. Equity

Opening 
balance

6,909,685

33,150,547
256,708,900
13,469,799
310,238,930

Opening 
balance

146,909,685

3,401,533
281,592,486
11,824,874
443,728,578

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Charged 
during the 
year

Exchange 
revaluation 
difference

Usage 
during the 
year

Balance 
no longer 
required

Closing 
balance

-

-

-

-

6,909,685

2,021,413
-
2,196,294
4,217,707

-
2,321,223
8,397
2,329,620

-
(178,971)
(3,233,267)
(3,412,238)

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

-

35,171,959
(48,748,110) 210,103,042
12,441,223
(48,748,110) 264,625,909

-

Charged 
during the 
year

Exchange 
revaluation 
difference

Usage 
during the 
year

Balance 
no longer 
required

Closing 
balance

-

-

-

(140,000,000)

6,909,685

32,479,464
3,094,612
3,624,020
39,198,096

-
7,334,078
6,542
7,340,620

(5,000)
-
(1,985,637)
(1,990,637)

(2,725,450)
(35,312,276)
-
(178,037,726)

33,150,547
256,708,900
13,469,799
310,238,930

(A) Capital
•	 The	authorized	capital	reached	EGP	20	billion	according	to		the	extraordinary	general	assembly	decision	

on 17 Mar,2010

•	 “Issued	and	Paid	in	Capital		reached		EGP	5,934,562,990	to	be	divided	on	593,456,299	shares	with	EGP	10	

par value for each share based on: 

1- Increase issued and Paid up Capital by amount EGP 25,721,800  on April 21, 2010 in  according to Board of 

Directors decision on  November 11,2009 by issuance of first trench for E.S.O.P program

2-	“Increase	issued	and	Paid	up	Capital	by	amount	EGP	2,950,721,800	on	July	15,	2010	according	to	Board	of	
Directors decision on May 12 ,2010  by  distribution of one share for every outstanding share by capitalizing on  
the General Reserve and part of the Legal Reserve. 

3- Increase issued and Paid up Capital by amount EGP 33,119,390  on July 31, 2011 in  according to Board of 

Directors decision on  November 10,2010 by issuance of second trench for E.S.O.P program

•	 The	Extraordinary	General	Assembly	approved	in	the	meeting	of	June	26,	2006		to	activate	a	motivating	and	
rewarding program for the bank’s employees and managers through Employee Share Ownership Plans  (ESOP) 
by issuing a maximum of 5% of issued and paid-in capital at par value ,through 5 years starting  year 2006 and 
delegated the Board of Directors to establish the rewarding terms and conditions and increase the paid in capital 
according to the program.

•	 The	Extraordinary	General	Assembly	approved	in	the	meeting	of	April	13,2011	continue	to	activate	a	motivat-
ing and rewarding program for the bank’s employees and managers through Employee Share Ownership Plans 
(ESOP) by issuing a maximum of 5% of issued and paid-in capital at par value ,through 5 years starting  year 
2011 and delegated the Board of Directors to establish the rewarding terms and conditions and increase the paid 
in capital according to the program.

•	 Dividend	deducted	from	shareholders’	equity	in	the	Year	in	which	the	General	Assembly	recognizes	the	sharehold-
ers of this dividend, which includes staff profit share and remuneration of the Board of Directors stated in the law. 

(B) Reserves
•	 According	to	the	bank	status	5%	of	net	profit	is	to	increase	legal	reserve	until	it	reaches	50%	of	the	bank’s	issued	

and paid in capital

•	 Concurrence	of	Central	Bank	of	Egypt	for	usage	of	special	reserve	is	required.

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33. Deferred tax

 » Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributable to the following:
 » Fixed assets (depreciation)
 » Other provisions (excluded loan loss, contingent liabilities and 

income tax provisions)

 » Other investments impairment
 » Reserve for employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
Total

34. Share-based payments

Assets (Liabilities)
Dec.31, 2011 
EGP

Assets (Liabilities) 
Dec.31, 2010
EGP

(12,780,032)

(23,645,342)

9,522,636 

69,148,702 
29,250,420 
95,141,726 

9,324,074 

64,727,644 
29,250,318 
79,656,694

•  According to the extraordinary general assembly meeting on June 26, 2006, the bank launched new employees 
share ownership plan (ESOP) scheme and issued equity-settled share-based payments. Eligible employees should 
complete a term of 3 years of service in the bank to have the right in ordinary shares at face value (right to share) 
that will be issued on the vesting date; otherwise such grants will be forfeited. Equity-settled share-based pay-
ments are measured at fair value at the grant date, and expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period 
(3 years) with corresponding increase in equity based on estimated number of shares that will eventually vest(True 
up model). The fair value for such equity instruments is measured using of Black-Scholes pricing model.

Details of the rights to share outstanding during the Year are as follows:

 » Outstanding at the beginning of the year
 » Granted during the year
 » Forfeited during the year
 » Exercised during the year
Outstanding at the end of the year

Details of the outstanding tranches are as follows:

Dec.31, 2011
No. of shares
10,550,825
5,844,356
(407,206)
(3,311,939)
12,676,036

Dec.31, 2010
No. of shares

10,322,024
3,388,366
(587,385)
(2,572,180)
10,550,825

 » Maturity date :
 » 2012
 » 2013
 » 2014
Total

Exercise price
EGP

Fair value
EGP

No. of shares

 10 
 10 
 10 

 13.70 
 21.70 
 21.25 

 3,746,842 
 3,084,838 
 5,844,356 
 12,676,036

The fair value of granted shares is calculated using Black-Scholes pricing model with the following:

 » Exercise price
 » Current share price
 » Expected life (years)
 » Risk free rate %
 » Dividend yield%
 » Volatility%

5th tranche

4th tranche

10
31.15
3
11.6%
3.21%
34%

10
54.68
3
12%
2.74%
42%

Volatility is calculated based on the daily standard deviation of returns for the last three years.

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35. Reserves and retained earnings

 » Legal reserve
 » General reserve
 » Retained earnings
 » Special reserve
 » Reserve for  A.F.S  investments revaluation difference
 » Banking risks reserve
Total reserves and retained earnings at the end of the year

A- Banking risks reserve

 » Beginning balance
 » Transferred from profits
Ending balance

B- Legal reserve

 » Beginning balance
 » Used during the year
 » Transferred from profits
Ending balance

C- Reserve for  A.F.S  investments revaluation difference

 » Beginning balance
 » Unrealized gains (losses) from A.F.S investment revaluation 
 » The effect of changing accounting policies
Ending balance

D- Retained earnings

 » Beginning balance
 » Dividend previous year
 » Transferred from special reserve
Ending balance

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 231,344,896 
 1,234,274,960 
 15,105,920 
 185,931,315 
 (723,070,818)
 281,689,619 
 1,225,275,892 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
 125,128,337 
 78,564,646 
 20,231,298 
 184,356,569 
 (18,014,631)
 156,992,515 
 547,258,734

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 156,992,515 
 124,697,104 
 281,689,619 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
 26,652,790 
 130,339,725 
 156,992,515

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 125,128,337 
 -   
 106,216,559 
 231,344,896 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
 513,606,534 
 (476,326,032)
 87,847,835 
 125,128,337

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 (18,014,631)
 (705,056,187)
 -   
 (723,070,818)

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 (106,589,600)
 108,716,196 
 (20,141,227)
 (18,014,631)

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
 20,231,298 
 (5,125,378)
 -   
 15,105,920 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
 (1,942,684)
 -   
 22,173,982 
 20,231,298

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36. Cash and cash equivalent

 » Cash and balances with central bank
 » Due from banks
 » Treasury bills and other governmental  notes 
 » Obligatory reserve balance with CBE
 » Due from banks (time deposits) more than three months
 » Treasury bills with maturity more than three months
Total cash and cash equivalent

Dec. 31, 2011
EGP

 7,492,064,510 
 8,449,298,705 
 9,213,390,067 
 (3,014,779,811)
 (5,237,471,784)
 (8,821,367,485)
 8,081,134,202 

Dec. 31, 2010
EGP

 5,675,241,791 
 6,769,607,397 
 8,821,003,566 
 (2,496,478,514)
 (3,898,317,117)
 (7,092,113,082)
 7,778,944,041

37. Contingent liabilities and commitments 

(A) Legal claims
There are a number of existing cases filed against the bank on Dec.31, 2011 without provision as it’s not expected 
to make any losses from it.

(B) Capital commitments
• Financial investments:-
The capital commitments for the financial investments reached on the date of financial position EGP 173,576,091 
as follows:-

 »  Available for sale financial investments

Investments value
EGP
 366,822,734 

Paid 
EGP
 193,246,643 

Remaining
EGP
 173,576,091

•	Fixed	assets	and	branches	constructions;-
The value of commitments for the purchase of fixed assets contracts and branches constructions that have not 
been implemented till the date of financial statement amounted to EGP 23,292,545

(C) Letters of credit, guarantees and other commitments

 » Letters of guarantee
 » Letters of credit (import and export)
 » Customers acceptances
Total

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
11,263,615,016 
753,154,858 
542,833,642 
12,559,603,516 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

10,300,751,367 
989,910,137 
589,087,209 
11,879,748,713

38. Comparative figures
•	 The	comparative	figures	are	amended	to	confirm	with	the	reclassification	of	the	current	year	and	general	assembly	

held on 21th of march, 2011,  decisions, for ratifying the appropriation account of  year 2010.

•	 The	comparative	figures	of	2010	are	amended	to	confirmed	with	the	effect	of	changing	in	accounting	policies.

39. Mutual funds
• Osoul fund

•	 The	Bank	established	an	accumulated	return	mutual	fund	under	license	no.331	issued	from	capital	market	

authority on 22/02/2005. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.

•	 The	number	of	certificates	issued	reached	44,697,171	with	redeemed		value	EGP	7,786,694,160.
•	 The	market	value	per	certificate	reached	EGP	174.21	on	31/12/2011.
•	 The	Bank	portion	got	1,092,899	certificates	with	redeemed	value	EGP	190,393,935.

•	Istethmar	fund

•	 CIB	bank	established	the	second	accumulated	return	mutual	fund	under	license	no.344	issued	from	capital	
market authority on 26/02/2006. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.

•	 The	number	of	certificates	issued	reached	2,520,794		with	redeemed		value	EGP	116,561,515	.
•	 The	market	value	per	certificate	reached	EGP	46.24	on	31/12/2011.
•	 The	Bank	portion	got	194,744		certificates	with	redeemed	value	EGP	9,004,963	.

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•	Aman	fund	(	CIB	and	Faisal	Islamic	Bank	Mutual	Fund)

•	 The	Bank	and	Faisal	Islamic	Bank	established	an	accumulated	return	mutual	fund	under	license	no.365	issued	
from  capital market authority on 30/07/2006.  CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages 
the fund.

•	 The	number	of	certificates	issued	reached	766,223	with	redeemed		value	EGP	26,626,249	.
•	 The	market	value	per	certificate	reached	EGP	34.75	on	31/12/2011.
•	 The	Bank	portion	got	71,943	certificates	with	redeemed	value	EGP	2,500,019	.

• Hemaya fund

•	 CIB	bank	established	an	accumulated	return	mutual	fund	under	license	no.585	issued	from	financial	supervi-

sory Authority  23/06/2010. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.

•	 The	number	of	certificates	issued	reached	643,744	with	redeemed		value	EGP	68,307,676	.
•	 The	market	value	per	certificate	reached	EGP	106.11	on	31/12/2011.
•	 The	Bank	portion	got	50,000		certificates	with	redeemed	value	EGP	5,305,500	.

• Thabat fund

•	 CIB	bank	established	an	accumulated	return	mutual	fund	under	license	no.613	issued	from	financial	supervi-

sory authority on 13/09/2011. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.

•	 The	number	of	certificates	issued	reached	2,619,141	with	redeemed		value	EGP	268,933,398	.
•	 The	market	value	per	certificate	reached	EGP	102.68	on	31/12/2011.
•	 The	Bank	portion	got	52,304	certificates	with	redeemed	value	EGP	5,370,575	.

40. Transactions with related parties
All banking transactions with related parties are conducted in accordance with the normal banking practices and regu-
lations applied to all other customers without any discrimination.

(a) Loans, advances, deposits and contingent liabilities

 » Loans and advances
 » Deposits
 » Contingent liabilities

(b) Other transactions with related parties

 » International Co. for Security & Services 
 » Corplease Co.
 » Commercial International Life Insurance Co.
 » Commercial International Brokerage Co. 
 » Dinamic Company
 » Egypt Factors
 » CI Assets Management
 » Commercial International Capital Holding  Co.
 » Haykala for Investment
 » CI Capital Researches

EGP
 780,597,123 
 232,470,613 
 198,213

Income (EGP)

Expenses (EGP)

 1,715,572 
 84,790,313 
 2,424,880 
 13,846,930 
 510,694 
 8,975,924 
 103,972 
 887,906 
 32,759 
 7,991 

 60,682,959 
 52,413,034 
 1,728,547 
 8,343,581 
 142,191 
 5,955,969 
 11,973 
 23,088 
 4,139 
 1,006

(c) Benefits of the board of directors and senior management
Benefits of the board of directors and senior management members reached 3.63% on December.31 ,2011 from 
total salaries and wages compared with 2.94% on December.31 ,2010

41. Tax status

•	 The	bank’s	corporate	income	tax	position	has	been	examined	and	settled	with	the	tax	authority	from	the	start	up	

of operations up to the end of  year 1984.

•	 Corporate	income	tax	for	the	years	from	1985	up	to	2000	were	paid	according	to	the	tax	appeal	committee	deci-

sion and the disputes are under discussion in  the court of law.

•	 The	bank’s	corporate	income	tax	position	has	been	examined	and	settled	with	the	tax	authority	from	2001	up	to	

2004.

•	 Corporate	income	tax	for	the	years	2005-2006	has	been	examined	from	the	tax	authority	and	paid.

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•	 The	bank	pays	salary	tax	according	to	concerning	domestic	regulations	and	laws,	and	the	disputes	are	under	

discussion in the court of law.

•	 The	bank	pay	stamp	duty	tax	according	to	concerning	domestic	regulations	and	laws,	and	the	disputes	are	un-

der discussion in the court of law .

42. Main currencies positions

 » Egyptian pound
 » US dollar
 » Sterling pound
 » Japanese yen
 » Swiss franc
 » Euro

Dec. 31, 2011
In thousand EGP
 8,068 
 24,134 
 408 
 (53)
 118 
 7,481 

Dec. 31, 2010
In thousand EGP
 11,966 
 (6,602)
 (400)
 (433)
 130 
 8,218

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Financial Statements: Consolidated

Allied for Accounting & Auditing E&Y 
Public accountants & consultants 

KPMG Hazem Hassan
Public accountants & consultants

AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Shareholders of

Commercial International Bank (Egypt)

Report on the consolidated financial statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Commercial Interna-

tional Bank (Egypt) S.A.E, which comprise the consolidated balance sheet as at 31 December 

2011, and the consolidated statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows  for the 

financial year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explana-

tory notes.

Management’s Responsibility for the consolidated Financial Statements

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of Bank’s management. Man-

agement is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial 

statements  in  accordance  with  central  bank  of  Egypt’s  rules,  pertaining  to  the  preparation 

and presentation & the financial statements, issued on December 16, 2008 and in light of the 

prevailing Egyptian laws , management responsibility includes, designing, implementing and 

maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated 

financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; 

management responsibility also includes selecting and applying appropriate accounting poli-

cies, and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based 

on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Egyptian Standards on Auditing 

and in the light of the prevailing Egyptian laws. Those standards require that we comply with 

ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether 

the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An  audit  involves  performing  procedures  to  obtain  audit  evidence  about  the  amounts  and 

disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judg-

ment,  including  the  assessment  of  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  of  the  financial  state-

ments, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers 

internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial state-

ments in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not 

for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. 

An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the rea-

sonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall 

presentation of the financial statements.

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We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a 

basis for our audit opinion on the consolidated financial statements.

Opinion

In  our  opinion,  the  consolidated  financial  statements  referred  to  above  present  fairly,  in  all 

material respects, the consolidated financial position of Commercial International Bank (Egypt) 

as of December 31, 2011 and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then 

ended in accordance with central bank of Egypt’s rules, pertaining to the preparation and pres-

entation & the financial statements, issued on December 16, 2008 and the Egyptian laws and 

regulations relating to the preparation of these financial statements.

Auditors

Cairo, 22 February 2012 

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Financial Statements: Consolidated

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of Dec. 31, 2011

Assets
 » Cash and balances with central bank
 » Due from  banks
 » Treasury bills and other governmental notes
 » Trading financial assets
 » Loans and advances to banks
 » Loans and advances to customers
 » Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments
Available for sale
Held to maturity
Investments in associates
 » Brokers - debit balances
 » Reconciliation accounts- debit balances
 » Real estate investments
 » Other assets
 » Goodwill
 » Intangible Assets
 » Deferred tax 
 » Property, plant and equipment
Total assets
Liabilities and equity 
Liabilities
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Brokers- credit balances
 » Derivative financial instruments
 » Other liabilities
 » Long term loans
 » Other provisions
Total liabilities
Equity
 » Issued and paid in capital 
 » Reserves
 » Reserve for employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
 » Retained earnings
Total equity
 » Net profit of the year after tax
Total equity and net profit for year
 » Minority interest
Total minority interest and equity
Total liabilities , equity and minority interest
Contingent liabilities and commitments 
 » Letters of credit, guarantees and other commitments

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statements.

Notes

Dec. 31, 2011
EGP

(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)

(23)

(24)
(25)
(41)
(41)
(33)
(26)

(27)
(28)

(21)
(30)
(29)
(31)

(32)
(32)

 7,492,064,510 
 8,528,229,519 
 9,260,842,183 
 675,325,450 
 1,395,594,609 
 39,669,785,864 
 146,544,656 

 15,421,546,277 
 39,159,520 
 106,676,167 
 24,185,525 
 42,507,905 
 12,774,686 
 1,534,819,491 
 120,280,337 
 309,353,104 
 123,977,698 
 630,508,089 
 85,534,175,590 

 3,340,794,517 
 71,467,935,259 
 111,851,855 
 114,287,990 
 1,342,736,040 
 99,333,376 
 270,801,909 
 76,747,740,946 

 5,934,562,990 
 1,387,842,060 
 137,354,418 
 (334,419,692)
 7,125,339,776 
 1,614,738,322 
 8,740,078,098 
 46,356,546 
 8,786,434,644 
 85,534,175,590 

Dec. 31, 2010
EGP
Restated

 5,675,241,791 
 7,054,682,826 
 8,821,003,566 
 1,585,747,835 
 125,833,038 
 35,048,707,895 
 139,263,948 

 13,613,839,805 
 299,250,313 
 96,827,733 
 180,368,320 
 8,185,474 
 28,695,664 
 1,384,657,473 
 160,373,782 
 376,820,344 
 117,602,829 
 708,330,987 
 75,425,433,623 

 1,322,279,909 
 63,364,177,278 
 393,321,036 
 113,551,040 
 1,170,197,060 
 129,113,426 
 318,891,119 
 66,811,530,868 

 5,901,443,600 
 698,925,842 
 149,520,858 
 (203,604,610)
 6,546,285,690 
 2,020,651,426 
 8,566,937,116 
 46,965,639 
 8,613,902,755 
 75,425,433,623 

(37)

 12,559,553,516 

 11,879,698,713 

Hisham Ramez Abdel Hafez
Vice Chairman and Managing Director

Hisham Ezz El-Arab
Chairman and Managing Director

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Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Consolidated Income Statement for the year ended on Dec. 31, 2011

 » Interest and similar income
 » Interest and similar expense
Net interest income
 » Fee and commission income
 » Fee and commission expense
Net income from fee and commission
 » Dividend income
 » Net trading income
 » Profit from financial investments  
 » Goodwill Amortization
 » Administrative expenses
 » Other operating (expenses) income
 » Impairment charge for credit losses
 » Intangible Assets Amortization
 » Bank’s share in the profits of associates
Net profit before tax
 » Income tax expense
 » Deferred tax 
Net profit of the year
 » Minority interest
Bank shareholders
Earning per share
Basic
Diluted

Notes

Dec. 31, 2011
EGP

 5,470,990,831 
 (2,781,039,268)
 2,689,951,563 
 930,569,533 
 (87,622,734)
 842,946,799 
 61,506,980 
 343,738,953 
 93,933,572 
 (40,093,445)
 (1,449,718,695)
 (89,850,283)
 (320,648,863)
 (67,467,240)
 (7,859,808)
 2,056,439,533 
 (448,586,285)
 6,374,868 
 1,614,228,116 
 (510,206)
 1,614,738,322 

(6)

(7)
(8)
(9)
(22)

(10)
(11)
(12)
(41)

(13)
(13) & (33)

(14)

Dec. 31, 2010
EGP
Restated

 4,525,477,709 
 (2,267,786,715)
 2,257,690,994 
 939,363,185 
 (85,056,559)
 854,306,626 
 165,539,152 
 447,543,725 
 261,754,102 
 (40,093,445)
 (1,324,853,723)
 (30,594,217)
 (6,163,496)
 (196,651,202)
 (4,365,556)
 2,384,112,959 
 (440,873,459)
 78,770,242 
 2,022,009,742 
 1,358,316 
 2,020,651,426 

2.19 
2.14 

2.79 
2.74 

Hisham Ramez Abdel Hafez
Vice Chairman and Managing Director

Hisham Ezz El-Arab
Chairman and Managing Director

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Financial Statements: Consolidated

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Consolidated cash flow for the year ended on Dec. 31, 2011

Cash flow from operating activities
 » Net profit before tax
Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash provided by 
operating  activities   
 » Depreciation
 » Assets impairment charges
 » Other provisions charges
 » Trading financial investments revaluation differences
 » Intangible Assets Amortization
 » Goodwill Amortization
 » Financial investments impairment charge (release)
 » Utilization of other provisions 
 » Other provisions no longer used 
 » Exchange differences of  other provisions 
 » Profits from selling property, plant and equipment
 » Profits from selling financial investments
 » Profits from selling associates
 » Exchange differences of long term loans
 » Shares based payments
 » Investments in associates revaluation
 » Real estate investments impairment charges
Operating profits before changes in operating assets and liabilities 
Net decrease (increase) in assets and  liabilities
 » Due from banks
 » Treasury bills and other governmental notes
 » Trading financial assets
 » Derivative financial instruments
 » Loans and advances to banks and customers
 » Other assets
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Other liabilities
Net cash provided from operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities
 » Purchase of associates
 » Proceeds from selling associates
 » Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 » Redemption of held to maturity financial investments
 » Purchases of held to maturity financial investments  
 » Purchases of  available for sale financial investments
 » Proceeds from selling available for sale financial investments

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Dec. 31, 2011
EGP

Dec. 31, 2010
EGP
Restated

 2,056,439,533 

 2,384,112,959 

 188,125,507 
 322,276,483 
 4,217,707 
 49,692,862 
 67,467,240 
 40,093,445 
 (60,754,172)
 (4,068,833)
 (50,567,704)
 2,329,620 
 (2,716,747)
 (100,273,310)
 (1,873,813)
 164,818 
 77,459,887 
 7,151,567 
 400,000 
 2,595,564,090 

 (1,851,562,990)
 (1,729,254,403)
 860,729,523 
 (6,543,758)
 (6,213,116,023)
 21,744,773 
 2,018,514,608 
 8,103,757,981 
 (560,452,284)
 3,239,381,517 

 (18,000,000)
 1,000,000 
 (157,632,289)
 270,207,161 
 (5,000,000)
 (4,536,303,691)
 2,181,457,020 

 184,081,368 
 6,783,757 
 80,437,982 
 (76,970,503)
 196,651,202 
 40,093,445 
 84,837,159 
 (1,990,637)
 (178,520,239)
 7,340,620 
 (1,574,746)
 (209,478,369)
 96 
 141,768 
 66,356,519 
 3,406,397 
 7,800,000 
 2,593,508,778 

 1,108,771,731 
 492,012,203 
 (1,017,638,376)
 49,107,482 
 (7,776,687,046)
 (171,969,013)
 864,134,680 
 8,715,522,756 
 (637,858,814)
 4,218,904,381 

 (16,455,599)
 48,750 
 (106,117,083)
 311,478,559 
 (5,012,497)
 (9,474,625,202)
 3,493,485,835 

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Consolidated cash flow for the year ended on Dec. 31, 2011

 » Proceeds from selling real estate investments
Net cash generated from (used in)  investing activities
Cash flow from financing activities
 » Increase (decrease) in long term loans
 » Dividend paid
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Net cash  generated from (used in) financing activities
 » Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalent
 » Beginning balance of cash and cash equivalent
Cash and cash equivalent at the end of the year
Cash and cash equivalent comprise 
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 » Due from banks
 » Treasury bills and other governmental  notes 
 » Obligatory reserve balance with CBE
 » Due from banks (time deposits) more than three months
 » Treasury bills with maturity more than three months
Total cash and cash equivalent

Dec. 31, 2011
EGP
 15,520,978 
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Dec. 31, 2010
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 (29,944,868)
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 5,675,241,791 
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Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

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Financial Statements: Consolidated

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Notes on the Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Financial Year From January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011

1. General information

Commercial international  bank  (Egypt)  provides  retail,  corporate banking  and  investment banking  services  in 
various parts of Egypt through 110 branches, and 44 units employing over 4495 employees at the balance sheet 
date.

Commercial international bank (Egypt) S.A.E was formed as a commercial bank under the investment law no. 43 
of 1974. The address of its registered head office is as follows: Nile Tower, 21/23 Charles de Gaulle street-Giza.

CI  Capital  Holding  Co  S.A.E  it  was  established  as  a  joint  stock  company  on  April  9th,  2005  under  the  capital 
market law no. 95 of 1992 and its executive regulations. Financial register no. 166798 on April 10th, 2005 and the 
company have been licensed by the capital market authority to carry out its activities under license no. 353 on may 
24th, 2006.

As of December 31, 2011 the bank directly owns 54,988,500 shares representing 99.98% of CI Capital Holding 
Company’s  capital  and  on  December  31,  2011  CI  Capital  Holding  Co.  Directly  owns  the  following  shares  in  its 
subsidiaries:

Company name

No. of shares 

Ownership%

•	CIBC	Co.
•	CI	Assets	Management
•	CI	Investment	Banking	Co.
•	CI	for	Research	Co.	
•	Dynamic	Brokerage	Co.	

579,570
478,577
481,578
448,500
3,393,500

96.60
  95.72
  96.30
  96.32
99.97

Indirectly 
Share%
96.58
95.70
96.28
96.30
99.95

2. Summary of accounting policies
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These poli-
cies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

2.1 Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Egyptian financial reporting stand-
ards issued in 2006 and its amendments and in accordance with the instructions of the Central Bank of Egypt ap-
proved by the board of directors as of December 16, 2008 consistent with the principles referred to.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the 
revaluation of trading, financial assets and liabilities held at fair value through profit or loss, available for sale and 
all derivatives contracts.

Basis of consolidation
The method of full consolidation is the basis of the preparation of the consolidated financial statement of the Bank, 
given that the Bank’s acquisition proportion is 99.98 % (full control) in CI Capital Holding.

Consolidated financial statements consist of the financial statements of Commercial International Bank and con-
solidated financial statements of CI Capital Holding and it’s subsidiaries . Control is achieved through the bank’s 
ability to control the financial and operational policies of the companies that the Bank invests in it in order to obtain 
benefits from its activities . The basis of the consolidation is as follows: -
•	 Eliminating	all	balances	and	transactions	between	the	bank	and	group	companies.	

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•	 The	cost	of	acquisition	of	subsidiary	companies	is	based	on	the	company’s	share	in	the	fair	value	of	assets	ac-

quired and obligations outstanding on the acquisition date. 

•	 Minority	shareholders	represent	the	rights	of	others	in	subsidiary	companies.	
•	 Proportional	consolidation	is	used	in	consolidating	method	for	companies	under	joint	control.

2.2 Associates
Associates are all entities over which the bank has significant influence but do not reach to the extent of control, 
generally accompanying a shareholding between 20% and 50% of the voting rights.

The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for the purchase of subsidiaries. The cost of an acquisi-
tion is measured at the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed, 
plus any costs directly related to the acquisition. The excess of the cost of an acquisition over the bank share of 
the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. A gain on acquisition is recognized in 
profit or loss if there is an excess of the bank’s share of the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired over 
the cost of the acquisition. 

The cost method is applied to account for investments in subsidiaries and associates, whereby, investments are 
recorded based on the acquisition cost including any goodwill, deducting any impairment losses, and dividends 
are recorded in the income statement in the adoption of the distribution of these profits and evidence of the bank 
right to collect them.

2.3 Segment reporting
A business segment is a group of assets and operations engaged in providing products or services that are subject 
to risks and returns that are different from those of other business segments. A geographical segment is engaged 
in providing products or services within a particular economic environment that are subject to risks and returns dif-
ferent from those of segments operating in other economic environments.

2.4 Foreign currency translation
(a) Functional and presentation currency 
The financial statements are presented in Egyptian pound, which is the bank’s functional and presentation currency.

(b) Transactions  and balances in foreign currencies
The bank maintains its accounting records in Egyptian pound. Transactions in foreign currencies during the year are 
translated into the Egyptian pound using the prevailing exchange rates at the date of the transaction.

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the end of reporting period at 
the prevailing exchange rates. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from settlement and translation of such 
transactions and balances are recognized in the income statement and reported under the following line items:
•	Net	trading	income	from	held-for-trading	assets	and	liabilities.
•	Other	operating	revenues	(expenses)	from	the	remaining	assets	and	liabilities.

Changes in the fair value of investments in debt instruments; which represent monetary financial instruments de-
nominated in foreign currencies and classified as available for sale assets are analyzed into valuation differences 
resulting from changes in the amortized cost of the instrument, differences resulting from changes in the applicable 
exchange rates and differences resulting from changes in the fair value of the instrument.

Valuation differences resulting from changes in the amortized cost are recognized and reported in the income state-
ment in ‘income from loans and similar revenues’ whereas differences resulting from changes in foreign exchange 
rates  are  recognized  and  reported  in  ‘other  operating  revenues  (expenses)’.  The  remaining  differences  resulting 
from changes in fair value are deferred in equity and accumulated in the ‘revaluation reserve of available-for-sale 
investments’.

Exchange component of a gain or loss on a non-monetary item is recognized in equity if the gain or loss on the non-
monetary item is recognized in equity. Any exchange component of a gain or loss on a non-monetary item is recog-
nized in the income statement if the gain or loss on the non-monetary item is recognized in the income statement.

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Financial Statements: Consolidated

2.5 Financial assets
The bank classifies its financial assets in the following categories: 
•	 Financial	assets	designated	at	fair	value	through	profit	or	loss.
•	 Loans	and	receivables.
•	 Held	to	maturity	investments.
•	 Available	for	sale	financial	investments.
Management determines the classification of its investments at initial recognition.

(a) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
This category has two sub-categories: 
•	 Financial	assets	held	for	trading,	
•	 Financial	assets	designated	at	fair	value	through	profit	and	loss	at	inception.	
A financial asset is classified as held for trading if it is acquired or incurred principally for the purpose of selling 
or repurchasing in the short term or if it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that are managed 
together and for which there is evidence of a recent actual pattern of short term profit making. Derivatives are also 
categorised as held for trading unless they are designated as hedging instruments.

Financial instruments, other than those held for trading, are classified as financial assets designated at fair value 
through profit and loss if they meet one or more of the criteria set out below, and are designated by management. 
The bank may designate financial instruments at fair value when the designation:
•	 Eliminates	or	significantly	reduces	measurement	and	recognition	inconsistencies	that	would	arise	from	measur-
ing financial assets or financial liabilities, or recognizing gains and losses, on different bases. Under this criterion, 
an accounting mismatch would arise if the debt securities issued were accounted for at amortized cost, because 
the related derivatives are measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized in the income state-
ment. The main classes of financial instruments designated by the bank are loans and advances and long-term 
debt issues.

•	 Applies	 to	 groups	 of	 financial	 assets,	 financial	 liabilities	 or	 combinations	 thereof	 that	 are	 managed,	 and	 their	
performance evaluated, on a fair value basis in accordance with a documented risk management or investment 
strategy, and where information about the groups of financial instruments is reported to management on that 
basis.

•	 Relates	to	financial	instruments	containing	one	or	more	embedded	derivatives	that	significantly	modify	the	cash	

flows resulting from those financial instruments, including certain debt issues and debt securities held.

Any financial derivative initially recognized at fair value can’t be reclassified during the holding period. Re-classifi-
cation is not allowed for any financial instrument initially recognized at fair value through profit and loss.

(b) Loans and advances
Loans and advances are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted 
in an active market, other than: 
(a) Those that the Bank intends to sell immediately or in the short term, which are classified as held for trading, or 

those that the Bank upon initial recognition designates as at fair value through profit or loss; 

(b) Those that the bank upon initial recognition designates as available for sale; or
(c) Those for which the holder may not recover substantially all of its initial investment, other than credit deteriora-

tion. 

(c) Held to maturity financial investments
Held-to-maturity  investments  are  non-derivative  financial  assets  with  fixed  or  determinable  payments  and  fixed 
maturities that the Bank’s management has the positive intention and ability to hold till maturity. If the bank has to 
sell other than an insignificant amount of held-to-maturity assets, the entire category would be reclassified as avail-
able for sale unless in necessary cases subject to regulatory approval.

(d) Available for sale financial investments 
Available-for-sale investments are those intended to be held for an indefinite period of time, which may be sold in 
response to needs for liquidity or changes in interest rates, exchange rates or equity prices.

The following are applied in respect to all financial assets:
Debt securities and equity shares intended to be held on a continuing basis, other than those designated at fair 

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value, are classified as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. Financial investments are recognized on trade date, 
when the group enters into contractual arrangements with counterparties to purchase securities. 

Financial assets are initially recognised at fair value plus transaction costs for all financial assets not carried at fair 
value through profit and loss. Financial assets carried at fair value through profit and loss are initially recognised at 
fair value, and transaction costs are expensed in the income statement. 

Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or 
when the bank transfers substantially all risks and rewards of the ownership. Financial liabilities are derecognised 
when they are extinguished , that is, when the obligation is discharged, cancelled or expired. 

Available-for-sale, held–for-trading and financial assets designated at fair value through profit and loss are subse-
quently measured at fair value. Loans and receivables and held-to-maturity investments are subsequently meas-
ured at amortized cost.

Gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of the ‘financial assets designated at fair value through profit 
or loss’ are recognized in the income statement in ‘Net income from financial instruments designated at fair value’. 
Gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of available for sale investments are recognised directly in 
equity, until the financial assets are either sold or become impaired. When available-for-sale financial assets are 
sold, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in equity is recognised in profit or loss. 

Interest income is recognized on available for sale debt securities using the effective interest method, calculated 
over the asset’s expected life. Premiums and discounts arising on the purchase are included in the calculation of 
effective interest rates. Dividends are recognized in the income statement when the right to receive payment has 
been established.

The  fair  values  of  quoted  investments  in  active  markets  are  based  on  current  bid  prices.  If  there  is  no  active 
market for a financial asset, or no current demand prices available the bank measures fair value using valuation 
models. These include the use of recent arm’s length transactions, discounted cash flow analysis, option pric-
ing models and other valuation models commonly used by market participants. If the bank has not been able 
to estimate the fair value of equity instruments classified available for sale, value is measured at cost less any 
impairment in value.

Available for sale investments that would have met the definition of loans and receivables at initial recognition may 
be reclassified out to loans and advances or financial assets held to maturity. In all cases,  when the bank has the 
intent and ability to hold these financial assets in the foreseeable future or till maturity. the financial asset is reclas-
sified at its fair value on the date of reclassification, and any profits or losses that has been recognized previously 
in equity, is treated based on the following:
1- If the financial asset has a fixed maturity, gains or losses are amortized over the remaining life of the investment 
using the effective interest rate method. In case of subsequent impairment of the financial asset, the previously 
recognized unrealized gains or losses in equity are recognized directly in the profits and losses.

2- In the case of financial asset which has infinite life, any previously recognized  profit or loss in equity will remain 
until the sale of the asset or its disposal, in the case of impairment of the value of the financial asset after the re-
classification, any gain or loss previously recognized in equity is recycled to the profits and losses.

If  the  bank  adjusts  its  estimates  of  payments  or  receipts  of  a  financial  asset  that  in  return  adjusts  the  carrying 
amount of the asset (or group of financial assets) to reflect the actual cash inflows, the carrying value is recalculated 
based on the present value of estimated future cash flows at the effective yield of the financial instrument and the 
differences are recognized in profit and loss.

In all cases, if the bank re-classifies financial asset in accordance with the above criteria and increases its estimate 
of the proceeds of future cash flow, this increase adjusts the effective interest rate of this asset only without affect-
ing the investment book value.

2.6 Offsetting financial instruments
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the balance sheet if, and only if, there is 
a legally enforceable right to offset the recognised amounts and there is an intention to be settled on a net basis.

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2.7 Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting
Derivatives are recognized initially, and subsequently, at fair value. Fair values of exchange traded derivatives 
are obtained from quoted market prices. Fair values of over-the-counter derivatives are obtained using valua-
tion techniques, including discounted cash flow models and option pricing models. Derivatives are classified 
as assets when their fair value is positive and as liabilities when their fair value is negative.

Embedded derivatives in other financial instruments, such as conversion option in a convertible bond, are 
treated as separate derivatives when their economic characteristics and risks are not closely related to those 
of the host contract, provided that the host contract is not classified as at fair value through profit and loss. 
These embedded derivatives are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in income state-
ment unless the bank chooses to designate the hybrid contact as at fair value through net trading income in 
profit or loss.

The timing of recognition in profit and loss, of any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of 
derivatives, depends on whether the derivative is designated as a hedging instrument, and the nature of the 
item being hedged. The bank designates certain derivatives as:
•	 Hedging	instruments	of	the	risks	associated	with	fair	value	changes	of	recognized	assets	or	liabilities	or	

firm commitments (fair value hedge).

•	 Hedging	of	risks	relating	to	future	cash	flows	attributable	to	a	recognized	asset	or	liability	or	a	highly	prob-
able forecast transaction (cash flow hedge) Hedge accounting is used for derivatives designated in a hedg-
ing relationship when the following criteria are met. 

•	 At	 the	 inception	 of	 the	 hedging	 relationship,	 the	 bank	 documents	 the	 relationship	 between	 the	 hedging	
instrument and the hedged item, along with its risk management objectives and its strategy for undertaking 
various hedge transactions. Furthermore,

•	 At	the	inception	of	the	hedge,	and	on	ongoing	basis,	the	bank	documents	whether	the	hedging	instrument	
is expected to be highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values of the hedged Item attributable to the 
hedged risk.

2.7.1 Fair value hedge
Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualified as fair value hedges are recognized 
in profit or loss immediately together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that 
are attributable to the hedged risk. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps 
and the changes in the fair value of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in the ‘net 
interest income’ line item of the income statement. Any ineffectiveness is recognized in profit or loss in ‘net 
trading Income’.

When  the  hedging  instrument  is  no  longer  qualified  for  hedge  accounting,  the  adjustment  to  the  carrying 
amount of a hedged item, measured at amortized cost, arising from the hedged risk is amortized to profit or 
loss from that date using the effective interest method.

2.7.2 Derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting
All gains and losses from changes in the fair values of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are 
recognized immediately in the income statement. These gains and losses are reported in ‘Net trading income’, 
except where derivatives are managed in conjunction with financial instruments designated at fair value , in 
which case gains and losses are reported in ‘Net income from financial instruments designated at fair value. 

2.8 Interest income and expense
Interest  income  and  expense  for  all  financial  instruments  except  for  those  classified  as  held-for-trading  or 
designated at fair value are recognized in ‘Interest income’ and ‘Interest expense’ in the income statement 
using the effective interest method. 

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial asset or a finan-
cial liability and of allocating the interest income or interest expense over the relevant period. The effective 
interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts through the ex-
pected life of the financial instrument or, when appropriate, a shorter period to the net carrying amount of 

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the financial asset or financial liability. When calculating the effective interest rate, the bank  estimates cash 
flows considering all contractual terms of the financial instrument (for example, prepayment options) but 
does not consider future credit losses. The calculation includes all fees and points paid or received between 
parties to the contract that represents an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and 
all other premiums or discounts.

Once loans or debts are classified as nonperforming or impaired, the revenue of interest income will not be 
recognized and will be recorded off balance sheet, and are recognized as income subsequently based on a 
cash basis. When it is collected after redeeming all dues of consumer loans, personnel mortgages and micro-
finance  loans.  Cash  basis  is  also  applied  for  corporate  loans  ,  as  the  calculated  interest  is  capitalized  ac-
cording to the rescheduling agreement conditions until paying 25% from rescheduling agreements payments 
for a minimum performing period of one year, if the customer continues to perform the calculated interest is 
recognized in interest income (interest on the performing rescheduling agreement balance) without the mar-
ginalized before the rescheduling agreement which will be recognized in interest income after the settlement 
of the outstanding loan balance.

2.9 Fee and commission income
Fees charged for servicing a loan or facility that is measured at amortized cost, are recognized as revenue as 
the service is provided. Fees and commissions on non-performing or impaired loans or receivables cease to 
be recognized as income and are rather recorded off balance sheet. These are recognized as revenue, on a 
cash basis, only when interest income on those loans is recognized in profit and loss, at that time, fees and 
commissions that represent an integral part of the effective interest rate of a financial asset, are treated as an 
adjustment to the effective interest rate of that financial asset.

Commitment fees and related direct costs for loans and advances where draw down is probable are deferred 
and recognized as an adjustment to the effective interest on the loan once drawn. Commitment fees in rela-
tion to facilities where draw down is not probable are recognized at the maturity of the term of the commit-
ment. 

Fees are recognized on the debt instruments that are measured at fair value through profit and loss on initial 
recognition and syndicated loan fees received by the bank are recognized when the syndication has been 
completed and the bank does not hold any portion of it or holds a part at the same effective interest rate used 
for the other participants portions. 

Commission and fee arising from negotiating, or participating in the negotiation of a transaction for a third 
party such as the arrangement of the acquisition of shares or other securities or the purchase or sale of prop-
erties are recognised upon completion of the underlying transaction in the income statement . 

Other management advisory and service fees are recognised based on the applicable service contracts, usu-
ally on accrual basis. Financial planning fees related to investment funds are recognised steadily over the pe-
riod in which the service is provided. The same principle is applied for wealth management, financial planning 
and custody services that are provided on the long term are recognised on the accrual basis also. 

2.9.1 Operating revenues in the holding company:
The activities income are :
•  Commission income is resulting from purchasing and selling securities to a customer account upon receiv-

ing the transaction confirmation from the Stock Exchange.

•  Management fees as follows:

2.9.2 Mutual funds & investment portfolios management fees:
•  The management fee is calculated as a percentage of the net value of assets under management according 
to the terms and conditions of agreement. These amounts are credited to the assets management com-
pany’s revenue pool on a monthly accrual  basis.

•  Commission is calculated, based on certain ratios of mutual fund’s net asset value, for the valuation of mutual 

fund’s assets. This valuation commission is calculated and accrued on a daily basis.

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2.10 Dividend income 
Dividends are recognised in the income statement when the right to collect is established. 

2.11 Sale and repurchase agreements
Securities may be lent or sold subject to a commitment to repurchase (repos) are reclassified in the financial state-
ments and deducted from treasury bills balance. Securities borrowed or purchased subject to a commitment to 
resell them (reveres repos) are reclassified in the financial statements and added to treasury bills balance. The dif-
ference between sale and repurchase price is treated as interest and accrued over the life of the agreements using 
the effective interest method. 

2.12 Impairment of financial assets
(a) Financial assets carried at amortised cost
The bank assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or group 
of financial assets is impaired. A financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired only if there is objective 
evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the asset (a 
‘loss event(s)’) and that loss event (or events) has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset 
or group of financial assets that can be reliably estimated. 

The criteria that the bank uses to determine that there is objective evidence of an impairment loss include:
•	 Cash	flow	difficulties	experienced	by	the	borrower	(for	example,	equity	ratio,	net	income	percentage	of	sales);
•	 Violation	of	the	conditions	of	the	loan	agreement	such	as	non	payment;
•	 Initiation	of	bankruptcy	proceedings;
•	 Deterioration	of	the	borrower’s	competitive	position;
•	 The	bank	for	reasons	of	economic	or	legal	financial	difficulties	of	the	borrower	by	granting	concessions	may	not	

agree with the bank granted in normal circumstances;

•	 Deterioration	in	the	value	of	collateral;	or
•	 Deterioration	of	the	creditworthiness	of	the	borrower.

The objective evidence of impairment loss for a group of financial assets is observable data indicating that there is 
a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows from a portfolio of financial assets since the initial rec-
ognition of those assets, although the decrease cannot yet be identified with the individual financial assets in the 
portfolio, for instance an increase in the default rates for a particular banking product.

The bank estimates the period between a losses occurring and its identification for each specific portfolio. In gen-
eral, the periods used vary between three months to twelve months. 

The bank first assesses whether objective evidence of impairment exists individually for financial assets that are 
individually significant, and individually or collectively for financial assets that are not individually significant and in 
this field the following are considered:
•	 If	 the	 bank	 determines	 that	 no	 objective	 evidence	 of	 impairment	 exists	 for	 an	 individually	 assessed	 financial	
asset, whether significant or not, it includes the asset in a group of financial assets with similar credit risk char-
acteristics and collectively assesses them for impairment according to historical default ratios. 

•	 If	the	bank	determines	that	an	objective	evidence	of	financial	asset	impairment	exist	that	are	individually	as-
sessed for impairment and for which an impairment loss is or continues to be recognized are not included in a 
collective assessment of impairment.

The amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value 
of estimated future cash flows (excluding future credit losses that have not been incurred) discounted at the fi-
nancial asset’s original effective interest rate. The carrying amount of the asset is reduced through the use of an 
allowance account and the amount of the loss is recognised in the income statement. If a loan or held to maturity 
investment has a variable interest rate, the discount rate for measuring any impairment loss is the current effective 
interest rate determined under the contract when there is objective evidence for asset impairment. As a practi-
cal expedient, the bank may measure impairment on the basis of an instrument’s fair value using an observable 
market price.

The calculation of the present value of the estimated future cash flows of a collateralised financial asset reflects 

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the cash flows that may result from foreclosure less costs for obtaining and selling the collateral, whether or not 
foreclosure is probable.

For the purposes of a collective evaluation of impairment, financial assets are grouped on the basis of similar credit 
risk characteristics (i.e., on the basis of the group’s grading process that considers asset type, industry, geographi-
cal location, collateral type, past-due status and other relevant factors). Those characteristics are relevant to the es-
timation of future cash flows for groups of such assets by being indicative of the debtors’ ability to pay all amounts 
due according to the contractual terms of the assets being evaluated.

For the purposes of evaluation of impairment for a group of a financial assets according to historical default ratios 
future cash flows in a group of financial assets that are collectively evaluated for impairment are estimated on the 
basis of the contractual cash flows of the assets in the bank and historical loss experience for assets with credit risk 
characteristics similar to those in the bank. Historical loss experience is adjusted on the basis of current observable 
data to reflect the effects of current conditions that did not affect the period on which the historical loss experience 
is based and to remove the effects of conditions in the historical period that do not currently exist.

Estimates of changes in future cash flows for groups of assets should reflect and be directionally consistent with 
changes in related observable data from period to period (for example, changes in unemployment rates, property 
prices, payment status, or other  indicative factors of changes in the probability of losses in the bank and their 
magnitude. The methodology and assumptions used for estimating future cash flows are reviewed regularly by the 
bank.

(b) Available for sale investments
The  bank  assesses  at  each  balance  sheet  date  whether  there  is  objective  evidence  that  a  financial  asset  or  a 
group of financial assets classify under available for sale is impaired. In the case of equity investments classified 
as available for sale, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is considered 
in determining whether the assets are impaired. During periods start from first of January 2009, the decrease con-
sider significant when it become 10% from the book value of the financial instrument and the decrease consider to 
be extended if it continues for period more than 9 months, and if the mentioned evidences become available then 
any cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in equity are recognized in the income statement , in respect 
of available for sale equity securities, impairment losses previously recognized in profit or loss are not reversed 
through the income statement.

If,  in  a  subsequent  period,  the  fair  value  of  a  debt  instrument  classified  as  available  for  sale  increases  and  the 
increase can be objectively related to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognised in the income 
statement, the impairment loss is reversed through the income statement to the extent of previously recognized 
impairment charge from equity to income statement.

2.13 Real estate investments 
The real estate investments represent lands and buildings owned by the bank in order to obtain rental returns or 
capital gains and therefore do not include real estate assets which the bank exercised its work through or those 
that have owned by the bank as settlement of debts. The accounting treatment is the same used with property, 
plant and equipment.  

2.14 Property, plant and equipment
Land and buildings comprise mainly branches and offices. All property, plant and equipment are stated at historical 
cost less depreciation and impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to 
the acquisition of the items.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it 
is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the bank and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. All 
other repairs and maintenance are charged to other operating expenses during the financial period in which they 
are incurred.

Land is not depreciated. Depreciation of other assets is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate their 
residual values over estimated useful lives, as follows:

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•	Buildings
•	Leasehold	improvements
•	Furniture	and	safes
•	Typewriters,	calculators		and	air-conditions
•	Transportations
•	Computers	and	core	systems
•	Fixtures	and	fittings

20 years,
3 years, or over the period of the lease if less
5 years.
8 years
5 years
3/10 years
3 years

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date. 
depreciable  Assets  are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the 
carrying amount may not be recovered. An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable 
value  if  the  asset’s  carrying  amount  exceeds  its  estimated  recoverable  amount.  The  recoverable  amount  is  the 
higher of the asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the selling proceeds with the asset carrying amount 
and charged to other operating expenses in the income statement.

2.15 Impairment of non-financial assets
Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not amortised -except goodwill- and are tested annually for impairment. 
Assets that are subject to amortisation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by 
which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.

The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell or value in use. Assets are tested 
for impairment with reference to the lowest level of cash generating unit(s). A previously recognized impair-
ment loss relating to a fixed asset may be reversed in part or in full when a change in circumstances leads to 
a change in the estimates used to determine the fixed asset’s recoverable amount. The carrying amount of the 
fixed asset will only be increased up to the amount that it would have been had the original impairment not 
been recognized.

2.15.1 Goodwill
Goodwill is capitalized and represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the bank’s share 
of the acquired entity’s net identifiable assets at the date of acquisition. For the purpose of calculating goodwill, 
the fair values of acquired assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities are determined by reference to market values 
or by discounting expected future cash flows. Goodwill is included in the cost of investments in associated and 
subsidiaries investments in the bank separate financial statements. Goodwill is tested for impairment, impairment 
loss is charged to the income statement.

Goodwill is allocated to the cash generating units for the purpose of impairment testing. The cash generating units 
represented in the bank main segments.

2.15.2 Other intangible assets
Is the intangible assets other than goodwill and computer programs (trademarks, licenses, contracts for benefits, 
the benefits of contracting with clients).

Other intangible assets that are acquired by the bank are recognized at cost less accumulated amortization and 
impairment losses. Amortization is charged to the income statement on a straight-line basis over the estimated 
useful lives of the intangible asset with definite life. Intangible assets with indefinite life are not amortized and tested 
for impairment.

2.16 Leases
The accounting treatment for the finance lease is complied with law 95/1995, if the contract entitles the lessee 
to purchase the asset at a specified date and predefined value, or the current value of the total lease payments 
representing at least 90% of the value of the asset. The other leases contracts are considered operating leases 
contracts.

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(a)Being lessee
Finance  lease  contract  recognizes  the  lease  cost,  including  the  cost  of  maintenance  of  the  leased  assets 
in the income statement for the period in which they occurred. If the bank decides to exercise the right to 
purchase the leased asset  the leased assets are capitalized and included in ‘Property, plant and equipment’ 
and depreciated over the useful life of the expected remaining life of the asset in the same manner as similar 
assets.

Operating lease payments leases are accounted for on a straight-line basis over the periods of the leases and are 
included in ‘General and administrative expenses’.

(b)Being lessor
For finance lease, assets are recorded in the property, plant and equipment in the balance sheet and amortized over 
the expected useful life of this asset in the same manner as similar assets. Lease income is recognized on the basis 
of rate of return on the lease in addition to an amount corresponding to the cost of depreciation for the period. The 
difference between the recognized rental income and the total finance lease clients’ accounts is transferred to the 
in the income statement until the expiration of the lease to be reconciled with a net book value of the leased asset. 
Maintenance and insurance expenses are charged to the income statement when incurred to the extent that they 
are not charged to the tenant.

In case there is objective evidence that the bank will not be able to collect the of financial lease obligations, the 
finance lease payments are reduced to the recoverable amount.

For assets leased under operating lease it appears in the balance sheet under  property, plant and equipment, and 
depreciated over the expected useful life of the asset in the same way as similar assets, and the lease income re-
corded less any discounts given to the lessee on a straight-line method over the contract period.

2.17 Cash and cash equivalents
For the purposes of the cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents comprise balances with less than three 
months’  maturity  from  the  date  of  acquisition,  including  cash  and  non-restricted  balances  with  central  banks, 
treasury bills and other eligible bills, loans and advances to banks, amounts due from other banks and short-term 
government securities.

2.18 Other provisions
Provisions for restructuring costs and legal claims are recognised when the bank has a present legal or construc-
tive obligations as a result of past events; where it is more likely than not that a transfer of economic benefit will be 
necessary to settle the obligation, and it can be reliably estimated.

In case of similar obligations, the related cash outflow should be determined in order to settle these obligations 
as group. The provision is recognized even in case of minor probability that cash outflow will occur for an item of 
these obligations. 

When a provision is wholly or partially no longer required, it is reversed through profit or loss under other operating 
income (expenses) . 

Provisions for obligations, other than those for credit risk or employee benefits, due within more than 12 months 
from the balance sheet date are recognized based on the present value of the best estimate of the consideration 
required to settle the present obligation at the balance sheet date. An appropriate pretax discount rate that reflects 
the time value of money is used to calculate the present value of such provisions. For obligations due within less 
than twelve months from the balance sheet date, provisions are calculated based on undiscounted expected cash 
outflows unless the time value of money has a significant impact on the amount of provision, then it is measured 
at the present value. 

2.19 share based payments
The bank applies an equity-settled, share-based compensation plan. The fair value of equity instruments recog-
nised as an expense over the vesting period using appropriate valuation models, taking into account the terms and 
conditions upon which the equity instruments were granted The vesting period is the period during which all the 

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specified vesting conditions of a share-based payment arrangement are to be satisfied. Vesting conditions include 
service conditions and performance conditions and market performance conditions are taken into account when 
estimating the fair value of equity instruments at the date of grant. At each balance sheet date the number of op-
tions that are expected to be exercised are estimated. recognises estimate changes, if any, in the income state-
ment, and a corresponding adjustment to equity over the remaining vesting period.

The proceeds received net of any directly attributable transaction costs are credited to share capital (nominal value) 
and share premium when the options are exercised.

2.20 Income tax
Income tax on the profit or loss for the year and deferred tax are recognized in the income statement except for 
income tax relating to items of equity that are recognized directly in equity.

Income tax is recognized based on net taxable profit using the tax rates applicable at the date of the balance sheet 
in addition to tax adjustments for previous years.

Deferred taxes arising from temporary time differences between the book value of assets and liabilities are rec-
ognized in accordance with the principles of accounting and value according to the foundations of the tax, this is 
determining the value of deferred tax on the expected manner to realize or settle the values of assets and liabilities, 
using tax rates applicable at the date of the balance sheet.

Deferred tax assets of the bank recognized when there is likely to be possible to achieve profits subject to tax in the 
future to be possible through to use that asset, and is reducing the value of deferred tax assets with part of that will 
come from tax benefit expected during the following years, that in the case of expected high benefit tax, deferred 
tax assets will increase within the limits of the above reduced.

2.21 Borrowings
Borrowings are recognised initially at fair value net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently 
stated at amortised cost also any difference between proceeds net of transaction costs and the redemption 
value  is  recognised  in  the  income  statement  over  the  period  of  the  borrowings  using  the  effective  interest 
method.

2.22 Dividends
Dividends on ordinary shares and profit sharing are recognized as charge of equity upon the general assembly ap-
proval. Profit sharing includes the employees’ profit share and the board of directors’ remuneration as prescribed 
by the bank’s articles of incorporation and the corporate law.

2.23 Comparatives
Where necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation in the current 
year.

3. Financial risk management
The bank’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks and those activities involve the analysis, evaluation, ac-
ceptance and management of some degree of risk or combination of risks. Taking risk is core to the financial business, 
and the operational risks are an inevitable consequence of being in business. The bank’s aim is therefore to achieve an 
appropriate balance between risk and rewards and minimize potential adverse effects on the bank’s financial perfor-
mance. The most important types of financial risks are credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk and other operating risks. 
Also market risk includes exchange rate risk, rate of return risk and other prices risks. 

The bank’s risk management policies are designed to identify and analyse these risks, to set appropriate risk limits and 
controls, and to monitor the risks and adherence to limits by means of reliable and up-to-date information systems. 
The  bank  regularly  reviews  its  risk  management  policies  and  systems  to  reflect  changes  in  markets,  products  and 
emerging best practice.

Risk management is carried out by risk department under policies approved by the board of directors. Bank treasury 
identifies, evaluates and hedges financial risks in close co-operation with the bank’s operating units.

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The board provides written principles for overall risk management, as well as written policies covering specific areas, 
such as foreign exchange risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, use of derivative financial instruments and non-derivative 
financial instruments. In addition, credit risk management is responsible for the independent review of risk manage-
ment and the control environment.

3.1 Credit risk
The bank takes on exposure to credit risk, which is the risk that counterparty will cause a financial loss for the 
bank  by  failing  to  discharge  an  obligation.  Management  therefore  carefully  manages  its  exposure  to  credit  risk. 
Credit exposures arise principally in loans and advances, debt securities and other bills. There is also credit risk in 
off-balance sheet financial arrangements such as loan commitments. The credit risk management and control are 
centralised in a credit risk management team in bank treasury and reported to the board of directors and head of 
each business unit regularly.

3.1.1 Credit risk measurement
(a) Loans and advances to banks and customers
In measuring credit risk of loans and facilities to banks and customers at a counterparty level, the bank reflects 
three components (I) the ‘probability of default’ by the client or counterparty on its contractual obligations (II) cur-
rent exposures to the counterparty and its likely future development, from which the bank derive the ‘exposure at 
default’; and (III) the likely recovery ratio on the defaulted obligations (the ‘loss given default’).

These credit risk measurements, which reflect expected loss (the ‘expected loss model’) are required by the Basel 
committee on banking regulations and the supervisory practices (the Basel committee), and are embedded in the 
bank’s daily operational management. The operational measurements can be contrasted with impairment allow-
ances required under EAS 26, which are based on losses that have been incurred at the balance sheet date (the 
‘incurred loss model’) rather than expected losses (note 3/a). 

The bank assesses the probability of default of individual counterparties using internal rating tools tailored to the 
various categories of counterparty. They have been developed internally and combine statistical analysis with credit 
officer judgment and are validated, where appropriate. Clients of the bank are segmented into four rating classes. 
The bank’s rating scale, which is shown below, reflects the range of default probabilities defined for each rating 
class.  This means that, in principle, exposures migrate between classes as the assessment of their probability of 
default changes. The rating tools are kept under review and upgraded as necessary. The bank regularly validates 
the performance of the rating and their predictive power with regard to default events.  

Bank’s rating

1
2
3
4

Description of the grade
Performing loans
Regular watching
Watch list
Non-performing loans

Loss given default or loss severity represents the bank expectation of the extent of loss on a claim should default 
occur. It is expressed as percentage loss per unit of exposure and typically varies by type of counterparty, type and 
seniority of claim and availability of collateral or other credit mitigation.

(b) Debt instruments and treasury and other bills
For debt instruments and bills, external rating such as standard and poor’s rating or their equivalents are used for 
managing of the credit risk exposures, and if this rating is not available, then other ways similar to those used with 
the credit customers are uses. The investments in those securities and bills are viewed as a way to gain a better 
credit quality mapping and maintain a readily available source to meet the funding requirement at the same time.

3.1.2 Risk limit control and mitigation policies
The bank manages, limits and controls concentrations of credit risk wherever they are identified − in particular, to 
individual counterparties and banks, and to industries and countries. 

The bank structures the levels of credit risk it undertakes by placing limits on the amount of risk accepted in relation 
to one borrower, or groups of borrowers, and to geographical and industry segments. Such risks are monitored on 

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a revolving basis and subject to an annual or more frequent review, when considered necessary. Limits on the level 
of credit risk by individual, counterparties, product, and industry sector and by country are approved quarterly by 
the board of directors.

The exposure to any one borrower including banks and brokers is further restricted by sub-limits covering on- and 
off-balance sheet exposures, and daily delivery risk limits in relation to trading items such as forward foreign ex-
change contracts. Actual exposures against limits are monitored daily.

Exposure to credit risk is also managed through regular analysis of the ability of borrowers and potential borrowers 
to meet interest and capital repayment obligations and by changing these lending limits where appropriate. 

Some other specific control and mitigation measures are outlined below.

(a) Collateral 
The bank employs a range of policies and practices to mitigate credit risk. The most traditional of these is the taking 
of security for funds advances, which is common practice. The bank implements guidelines on the acceptability 
of specific classes of collateral or credit risk mitigation. The principal collateral types for loans and advances are:
•	 Mortgages	over	residential	properties;
•	 Mortgage	business	assets	such	as	premises,	and	inventory;
•	 Mortgage	financial	instruments	such	as	debt	securities	and	equities.

Longer-term finance and lending to corporate entities are generally secured; revolving individual credit facilities are 
generally unsecured. In addition, in order to minimize the credit loss the bank will seek additional collateral from the 
counterparty as soon as impairment indicators are noticed for the relevant individual loans and advances. 

Collateral held as security for financial assets other than loans and advances is determined by the nature of the 
instrument. Debt securities, treasury and other governmental securities are generally unsecured, with the exception 
of asset-backed securities and similar instruments, which are secured by portfolios of financial instruments. 

(b) Derivatives
The bank maintains strict control limits on net open derivative positions (i.e., the difference between purchase 
and sale contracts), by both amount and term. At any one time, the amount subject to credit risk is limited to 
the current fair value of instruments that are favourable to the bank (i.e., assets with positive fair value), which in 
relation to derivatives is only a small fraction of the contract, or notional values used to express the volume of in-
struments outstanding. This credit risk exposure is managed as part of the overall lending limits with customers, 
together with potential exposures from market movements. Collateral or other security is not usually obtained for 
credit risk exposures on these instruments, except where the bank requires margin deposits from counterparties. 

Settlement risk arises in any situation where a payment in cash, securities or equities is made in the expecta-
tion of a corresponding receipt in cash, securities or equities. Daily settlement limits are established for each 
counterparty to cover the aggregate of all settlement risk arising from the bank market transactions on any 
single day.

(c) Master netting arrangements 
The bank further restricts its exposure to credit losses by entering into master netting arrangements with counter-
parties with which it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. Master netting arrangements do not gener-
ally result in an offset of balance sheet assets and liabilities, as transactions are usually settled on a gross basis. 
However, the credit risk associated with favourable contracts is reduced by a master netting arrangement to the 
extent that if a default occurs, all amounts with the counterparty are terminated and settled on a net basis. The 
bank overall exposure to credit risk on derivative instruments subject to master netting arrangements can change 
substantially within a short period, as it is affected by each transaction subject to the arrangement.

(d) Credit related commitments
The primary purpose of these instruments is to ensure that funds are available to a customer as required. Guar-
antees and standby letters of credit carry the same credit risk as loans. Documentary and commercial letters of 
credit – which are written undertakings by the bank on behalf of a customer authorizing a third party to draw drafts 

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on the bank up to a stipulated amount under specific terms and conditions – are collateralised by the underlying 
shipments of goods to which they relate and therefore carry less risk than a direct loan.

Commitments to extend credit represent unused portions of authorizations to extend credit in the form of loans, 
guarantees or letters of credit. With respect to credit risk on commitments to extend credit, the bank is potentially 
exposed to loss in an amount equal to the total unused commitments. However, the likely amount of loss is less 
than the total unused commitments, as most commitments to extend credit are contingent upon customers main-
taining specific credit standards. The bank monitors the term to maturity of credit commitments because longer-
term commitments generally have a greater degree of credit risk than shorter-term commitments.

3.1.3 Impairment and provisioning policies
The internal rating system described in Note 3.1.1 focus on the credit-quality mapping from the lending and invest-
ment activities perspective. Conversely, for only financial reporting purposes impairment losses are recognized for 
that have been incurred at the balance sheet date when there is an objective evidence of impairment. Due to the 
different methodologies applied, the amount  of incurred impairment losses in balance sheet are usually lower than 
the amount determined from the expected  loss  model that is used for internal operational management and CBE  
regulation purposes. 

The impairment provision reported in balance sheet at the end of the period is derived from each of the four internal 
credit risk ratings. However, the majority of the impairment provision is usually driven by the last two rating degrees. 
The following table illustrates the proportional distribution of loans and advances reported in the balance sheet for 
each of the four internal credit risk ratings of the bank and their relevant impairment losses: 

Bank’s rating

1-Performing loans
2-Regular watching
3-Watch list
4-Non Performing 
Loans 

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

Loans and
advances (%)

Impairment
provision (%)

Loans and
advances (%)

Impairment
provision (%)

91.13
4.32
1.74

2.81

100.00

42.26
4.70
3.70

49.34

100.00

90.88
5.40
0.99

2.73

100.00

54.59
5.30
2.56

37.55

100.00

The internal rating tools assists management to determine whether objective evidence of impairment exists under 
EAS 26, based on the following criteria set by the bank:
•  Cash flow difficulties experienced by the borrower or debtor
•  Breach of loan covenants or conditions
•  Initiation of bankruptcy proceedings
•  Deterioration of the borrower’s competitive position
•  Bank granted concessions may not be approved under normal circumstances due to economic, legal reasons 

and financial difficulties facing the borrower

•  Deterioration of the collateral value
•  Deterioration of the credit situation

The bank’s policy requires the review of all financial assets that are above materiality thresholds at least annually 
or more regularly when circumstances require. Impairment provisions on individually assessed accounts are de-
termined by an evaluation of the incurred loss at balance-sheet date ,and are applied to all significant accounts 
individually. The assessment normally encompasses collateral held (including re-confirmation of its enforceability) 
and the anticipated receipts for that individual account. Collective impairment provisions are provided portfolios of 
homogenous assets by using the available historical loss experience, experienced judgment and statistical tech-
niques.

3.1.4 Pattern of measuring the general banking risk
In addition to the four categories of the bank’s internal credit ratings indicated in note 3.1.1, management classifies 

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loans and advances based on more detailed subgroups in accordance with the CBE regulations. Assets exposed to 
credit risk in these categories are classified according to detailed rules and terms depending heavily on information 
relevant to the customer, his activity, financial position and his repayment track record. The bank calculates required 
provisions for impairment of assets exposed to credit risk, including commitments relating to credit on the basis of 
rates determined by CBE. In case, the provision required for impairment losses as per CBE credit worthiness rules 
exceeds the required provisions by the application used in balance sheet preparation in accordance with EAS. That 
excess shall be debited to retained earnings and carried to the general banking risk reserve in the equity section. Such 
reserve is always adjusted, on a regular basis, by any increase or decrease so, that reserve shall always be equivalent 
to the amount of increase between the two provisions. Such reserve is not available for distribution.

Below is a statement of institutional worthiness according to internal ratings compared with CBE ratings and rates 
of provisions needed for assets impairment related to credit risk :

CBE Rating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Categorization
Low risk
Average risk
Satisfactory risk
Reasonable risk
Acceptable risk
Marginally acceptable risk
Watch list
Substandard
Doubtful
Bad debts

Provision% Internal rating

0%
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
5%
20%
50%
100%

1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4

Categorization
Performing loans
Performing loans
Performing loans
Performing loans
Performing loans
Regular watching
Watch list
Non performing loans 
Non performing loans 
Non performing loans

3.1.5 Maximum exposure to credit risk before collateral held

In balance sheet items exposed to credit risk

 » Treasury bills and other  governmental notes 
Trading financial assets
 » Debt instruments
Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to customers:
Individual:
 » Overdrafts
 » Credit cards
 » Personal loans
 » Mortgages
 » Other loans
Corporate:
 » Overdrafts
 » Direct loans
 » Syndicated loans
 » Other loans
Derivative financial instruments
Debt instruments
Investments in associates
Total
Off balance sheet items exposed to credit risk
 » Financial guarantees
 » Customers acceptances
 » Letter of credit
 » Letter of guarantee
Total

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
 11,334,850,686 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 9,616,491,239 

 468,101,674 
 1,433,545,112 

 1,043,933,881 
 128,527,576 

 952,982,877 
 575,672,905 
 2,659,469,004 
 419,990,050 
 40,265,000 

 4,239,213,684 
 25,232,315,809 
 7,278,053,191 
 101,625,796 
 146,544,656 
 14,908,653,482 
 106,676,167 
 69,897,960,093 

 2,219,596,241 
 542,833,642 
 753,154,858 
 11,263,565,016 
 14,779,149,757 

 695,995,810 
 530,877,533 
 1,960,327,857 
 432,348,843 
 84,424,581 

 3,331,087,693 
 21,584,681,502 
 7,758,798,180 
 209,582,685 
 139,263,948 
 13,365,885,002 
 96,827,733 
 60,979,054,063 

 1,362,771,570 
 589,087,209 
 989,910,137 
 10,300,701,367 
 13,242,470,283

The above table represents the bank Maximum exposure to credit risk at 31 December 2011, before taking account 

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of any collateral held. For assets recognized on balance sheet, the exposures set out above are based on net car-
rying amounts as reported in the balance sheet. 

As shown above, 61.01% of the total maximum exposure is derived from loans and advances to banks and cus-
tomers while  investments in debt Instruments represents 21.60% Management is confident in its ability to continue 
to control and sustain minimal exposure of credit risk resulting from both its loan and advances portfolio and debt 
Instruments based on the following:
•	 95.45%	of	the	loans	and	advances	portfolios	are	concentrated	in	the	top	two	grades	of	the	internal	credit	risk	

rating system.

•	 97.18%	of	loans	and	advances	portfolio	are	considered	to	be	neither	past	due	nor	impaired.
•	 Loans	and	advances	assessed	individualy	are	valued	EGP	1,208,909,123
•	 “The	bank	has	implemented	more	prudent	processes	when	granting	loans	and	advances	during	the	financial	

period ended in December.31.2011.

•	 86.01%	of	the	investments	in	debt	Instruments	are	sovereign	instruments.

3.1.6 Loans and advances
Loans and advances are summarized as follows:

Neither past due nor impaired 
Past due but not impaired 
Individually impaired 
Gross
Less: impairment provision
Net

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

Loans and 
advances to 
customers EGP
 39,842,142,236 
 478,696,381 
 1,178,749,623 
 41,499,588,240 
 1,419,409,102 
 40,080,179,138 

Loans and ad-
vances to banks 
EGP
 1,403,385,688 
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 30,159,500 
 1,433,545,188 
 37,950,503 
 1,395,594,685 

Loans and 
advances to 
customers EGP
 35,086,911,191 
 527,270,370 
 973,943,123 
 36,588,124,684 
 1,255,187,888 
 35,332,936,796 

Loans and ad-
vances to banks 
EGP

 99,503,076 
 -   
 29,024,500 
 128,527,576 
 2,694,538 
 125,833,038

•	 Impairment	losses	for	loans	and	advances	reached	EGP	1,457,359,605	and	for	more	details	about	impairment	

provisions and loans for customers and banks see note 19 and 20

•	 During	the	year	the	bank’s	total	loans	and	advances	increased	by	16.93%	as	a	result	of	the	expansion	of	the	
lending business in Egypt. When accessing new markets or industries, in order to minimize the propable expo-
sure to credit risk, the bank focuses more on the business with large enterprises,banks or retail customers with 
good credit rating or sufficient collateral.

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Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

161

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Statements: Consolidated

• Loans and advances restructured
Restructuring activities include reschaduling arrangements, obligatory management programs, modification and 
deferral of payments. The application of  restructuring policies are based on indicators or criteria of credit perfor-
mance of the borrower that is judgment of the management, indicate that payment will most likely continue. These 
policies are reviewed frequantly. Restructuring is commonly applied to term loans, specially customer loans. Rene-
gotiated loans totaled at the end of the year EGP 2,780,557,000

Corporate
 » Direct loans
Total

Dec.31, 2011
 2,780,557,000 
 2,780,557,000 

Dec.31, 2010
 2,421,912,000 
 2,421,912,000

3.1.7 Debt instruments, treasury bills and other governmental notes
The table below presents an analysis of debt instruments, treasury bills and other governmental notes by rating 
agency designation at end of financial Year, based on Standard & Poor’s ratings or their equivalent:

Dec.31, 2011

 » AAA
 » AA- to AA+
 » A- to A+
 » Lower than A-
 » Unrated
Total

Treasury bills  and 
other gov. notes
EGP

Trading financial 
instruments
EGP

 -   
 -   
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 9,260,842,183 
9,260,842,183

 -   
 13,553,416 
 2,712,574 
 198,686,063 
 460,373,398 
675,325,450

Financial invest-
ments
EGP
 1,154,735,737 
 414,004,877 
 361,268,907 
 792,812,782 
 12,844,559,661 
15,567,381,964

Total
EGP

 1,154,735,737 
 427,558,293 
 363,981,481 
 991,498,845 
 22,565,775,242 
25,503,549,597

3.1.8 Concentration of risks of financial assets with credit risk exposure
(a) Geographical sectors
Following is a breakdown of the bank’s main credit exposure at their book values categorized by geographical re-
gion. The bank has allocated exposures to regions based on the country of domicile of its counterparties.

Dec.31, 2011

 » Treasury bills and other gov-

ernmental notes

Trading financial assets
 » Debt instruments
 » Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to 
customers:
Individual:
−  Overdraft
−  Credit cards
−  Personal loans
−  Mortgages
−  Other loans
Corporate:
−  Overdraft
−  Direct loans
−  Syndicated loans
−  Other loans
 » Derivative financial instruments
 » Debt instruments
 » Investments in associates

Cairo

Alex, Delta & 
Sinai

Upper Egypt

Total

 EGYPT

11,334,850,686

468,101,674
1,433,545,112

607,884,297
436,946,905
1,748,477,064
342,140,551
27,836,000

3,587,293,684
18,349,809,809
6,904,555,191
86,090,192
146,544,656
14,908,653,482
106,676,167
60,489,405,470

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115,701,000
721,768,479
68,951,499
12,429,000

620,292,000
6,284,431,000
373,498,000
15,535,604
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40,265,000

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25,232,315,809
7,278,053,191
101,625,796
146,544,656
14,908,653,482
106,676,167
69,897,960,093

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Financial Statements: Consolidated

3.2 Market risk
Market risk represnted as fluctuations in market factors, including foreign exchange rates and commodity prices, 
interest rates, credit spreads and equity prices will reduce the bank’s income or the value of its portfolios. 
The bank separates exposures to market risk into trading or non-trading portfolios.

“Market	risks	are	measured,	monitored	and	controlled	by	the	market	risk	management	department.	In	addition,	
regular	reports	are	submitted	to	the	Asset	and	Liability		Management	Committee	(ALCO),	Board	Risk	Committee”	
and the heads of each business unit.

Trading portfolios include positions arising from market-making, positiontaking and others designated as marked-
to-market. Non-trading portfolios include positions that primarily arise from the interest rate management of the 
group’s retail and commercial banking assets and liabilities, financial investments designated as available for sale 
and held-to-maturity.

3.2.1 Market risk measurement techniques
As part of the management of market risk, the bank undertakes various hedging strategies. The Bank also enters 
into interest rate swaps to match the interest rate risk associated with the fixed-rate long-term debt securities and 
loans to which the fair value option has been applied . 

(a)  Value at Risk
The	Bank	applies	a	“Value	at	Risk”	methodology	(VaR)	to	its	trading	and	non-trading	portfolios,	to	estimate	the	
market risk of positions held and the maximum losses expected under normal market conditions, based upon a 
number of assumptions for various changes in market conditions. 

VaR is a statistically based estimate of the potential loss on the current portfolio from adverse market movements. 
It expresses the ‘maximum’ amount the Bank might lose , but only to a certain level of confidence (95%). There is 
therefore a specified statistical probability (5%) that actual loss could be greater than the VaR estimate. The VaR 
model assumes a certain ‘holding period’ until positions can be closed ( 1 month). The Bank is assessing the his-
torical movements in the market prices based on volatilities and correlations data for the past five years. 

The use of this approach does not prevent losses outside of these limits in the event of more significant market 
movements.

As VaR constitutes an integral part of the Bank’s market risk control regime, the Market Risk Management set Soft 
VaR limits, which have been approved by the ALCO, and are monitored and reported on a daily basis to the Senior 
Management. In addition, monthly limits compliance is reported to the ALCO. 

The internal models used to calculate VaR are not approved yet by the central bank as the regulator is still apply 
Basel I in parallel basis with standardize market risk approach in Basel II.

(b) Stress tests
Stress tests provide an indication of the potential size of losses that could arise under extreme market conditions. 
Therefore, bank computes on a daily basis Stress VaR, combined with Normal Board Risk Committee on a quarterly 
basis.

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3.2.2 Value at risk (VaR) Summary

Total VaR
by risk type
Foreign ex-
change risk
Interest rate 
risk
 » For non trad-
ing purposes

1-

2-

Medium

Dec.31, 2011
High

Low

Medium

Dec.31, 2010
High

Low

275,822

798,293

22,715

335,428

1,021,367

47,251

19,970,380

25,574,668

15,047,233

64,862,911

81,655,436

53,996,397

9,752,494

11,883,218

7,638,408

48,257,686

63,983,903

38,055,532

 » For trading 
purposes
3- Equities risk
4- Investment fund

Total VaR

13,919,605

16,474,199

11,866,315

13,970,809

17,970,757

4,319,514

1,659,204
921,509
20,406,187

1,762,596
1,057,998
26,002,691

1,488,630
798,571
15,490,695

6,140,352
1,218,674
66,470,692

6,714,030
1,617,940
83,020,106

3,478,929
1,080,322
55,788,545

• Trading portfolio VaR by risk type

1-

2-

 Foreign ex-
change risk
 Interest rate 
risk
 » For trading 
purposes

Medium

Dec.31, 2011
High

Low

Medium

Dec.31, 2010
High

Low

275,822

798,293

22,715

335,428

1,021,367

47,251

13,919,605

16,474,199

11,866,315

13,970,809

17,970,757

4,319,514

3-  Equities risk
4- Investment fund

Total VaR

1,659,204
921,509
14,382,231

1,762,596
1,057,998
15,076,004

1,488,630
798,571
13,832,710

6,140,352
1,218,674
16,670,238

6,714,030
1,617,940
18,818,850

3,478,929
1,080,322
12,881,880

• Non trading portfolio VaR by risk type

Medium

Dec.31, 2011
High

Low

Medium

Dec.31, 2010
High

Low

Interest rate risk

 » For non trading 

purposes

Total VaR

 9,752,494 

 11,883,218 

 7,638,408 

 48,257,686 

 63,983,903 

 38,055,532 

 9,752,494 

 11,883,218 

 7,638,408 

 48,257,686 

 63,983,903 

 38,055,532 

The aggregate of the trading and non-trading VaR results does not constitute the bank’s  VaR due to correlations 
and consequent diversification effects between risk types and portfolio types.

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Financial Statements: Consolidated

3.2.3 Foreign exchange risk
The bank takes on exposure to the effects of fluctuations in the prevailing foreign currency exchange rates on its 
financial position and cash flows. The Board sets limits on the level of exposure by currency and in aggregate for 
both overnight and intra-day positions, which are monitored daily. The table below summarizes the Bank’s expo-
sure to foreign currency exchange rate risk and Bank’s financial instruments at carrying amounts, categorized by 
currency.

EGP

USD

EUR

GBP

Other

Equivalent 
EGP Total

Dec.31, 2011
Assets
 » Cash and balances 
with central bank

 » Due from banks
 » Treasury bills and 

other  governmental 
notes 

 » Trading financial as-

sets

 » Loans and advances 

to banks

 » Loans and advances 

to customers

 » Derivative financial 

instruments

Financial investments
 »  Available for sale
 »  Held to maturity
 » Investments in as-

sociates

Total financial assets
Liabilities
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Derivative financial 

instruments

 » Long term loans
Total financial liabilities
Net on-balance sheet 
financial position 

7,054,716,154

270,143,280

113,340,050

22,305,028

31,559,998

7,492,064,510

123,101,993

4,573,871,370

3,325,874,705

392,508,514

112,872,937

8,528,229,519

9,463,152,116

1,871,698,570

574,614,570

82,033,840

-

-

-

1,421,929,603

11,615,509

-

-

-

- 11,334,850,686

18,677,040

675,325,450

-

1,433,545,112

23,620,827,662 16,656,189,556

1,103,334,241

27,594,433

91,642,424 41,499,588,316

71,103,086

66,363,174

9,078,396

13,734,916,726
39,159,520

1,655,334,715
-

31,294,836
-

100,923,463

5,752,704

-

-

-
-

-

-

146,544,656

- 15,421,546,277
-
39,159,520

-

106,676,167

54,782,515,289 26,603,316,812

4,594,537,737

442,407,975

254,752,400 86,677,530,213

454,635,883
2,862,882,577
41,651,925,957 24,764,475,805

23,230,665
4,430,878,994

40,421
453,736,875

4,970

3,340,794,517
166,917,629 71,467,935,259

21,805,179

88,420,506

4,062,305

-

-

114,287,990

92,435,045

3,613,283
44,629,048,759 25,311,145,477

3,285,048
4,461,457,012

-
453,777,296

99,333,376
166,922,599 75,022,351,143

-

10,153,466,530

1,292,171,335

133,080,725

(11,369,321)

87,829,801 11,655,179,070

3.2.4 Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk arises when the future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market 
interest rates. Fair value risk of interest rate is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to 
movement of The Bank takes on exposure to the effects of fluctuations in the prevailing levels of market interest 
rates on both its fair value and cash flow risks. Interest margins may increase as a result of such changes but may 
profit decrease in the event that unexpected movements arise.The board sets limits on the gaps of interest rate 
repricing that may be undertaken, which is monitored by bank’s Risk Management Department.

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The table below summarizes the Bank’s exposure to interest rate risks. It includes the Bank’s financial instruments 
at carrying amounts, categorized by the earlier of repricing or contractual maturity dates.

Up to1 
Month

1-3 
Months

3-12 
Months

1-5 years

Over 5 
years

Non- In-
terest 
Bearing

Total

Dec.31, 2011
Assets
 » Cash and bal-
ances with 
central bank

 » Due from  banks
 » Treasury bills 

and other  gov-
ernmental notes 
(face value)

 » Trading financial 

assets

 » Loans and ad-

vances to banks

 » Loans and 

advances to 
customers
 » Derivatives 

financial instru-
ments  (includ-
ing IRS notional 
amount)

Financial invest-
ments:-
 » Available for sale
 » Held to maturity
 » Investments in 

associates
Total financial 
assets
Liabilities
 » Due to banks
 » Due to custom-

ers

 » Derivatives 

financial instru-
ments (including 
IRS notional 
amount)

 » Long term loans
Total financial 
liabilities
Total interest re-
pricing gap

-

-

-

4,511,431,093

3,352,211,834

514,598,879

333,625,000

1,532,625,000

9,468,600,686

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,492,064,510

7,492,064,510

149,987,713

8,528,229,519

- 11,334,850,686

302,787,918

-

-

271,826,657

82,033,840

18,677,035

675,325,450

868,156,935

108,692,080

456,696,097

-

-

-

1,433,545,112

23,770,575,079

8,227,397,230

5,781,107,993

3,331,849,309

388,658,706

- 41,499,588,316

571,536,732

434,968,077

124,348,038

4,135,178,024

115,299,768

114,443,847

5,495,774,486

3,467,059,003
27,512,500

375,400,588
-

1,794,316,073
215,000

8,541,251,632
11,432,020

759,740,859
-

483,778,122 15,421,546,277
39,159,520

-

-

-

-

-

-

106,676,167

106,676,167

33,852,684,260 14,031,294,809 18,139,882,765 16,291,537,642

1,345,733,172

8,365,627,394 92,026,760,043

2,942,477,189

-

-

-

-

398,317,328

3,340,794,517

30,104,530,996

6,718,255,908

7,405,534,484 15,651,100,850

733,000,495 10,855,512,526 71,467,935,259

1,856,259,648

2,514,491,686

159,347,534

277,158,566

524,775,299

92,482,811

5,424,515,544

125,931

1,521,504

82,756,941

14,929,000

-

-

99,333,376

34,903,393,763

9,234,269,098

7,647,638,959 15,943,188,416

1,257,775,794 11,346,312,666 80,332,578,696

(1,050,709,503)

4,797,025,711 10,492,243,806

348,349,226

87,957,378 (2,980,685,272) 11,694,181,346

3.3 Liquidity risk
•	 Liquidity	risk	is	the	risk	that	the	Bank		does	not	have	sufficient	financial	resources	to	meet	its	obligations	arises	

from its financial liabilities as they fall due or to replace funds when they are withdrawn. 

•  The  consequence  may  be  the  failure  to  meet  obligations  to  repay  depositors  and  fulfill  lending  commit-

ments. 

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3.3.1  Liquidity risk management process
The  Bank’s  liquidity  management  process,  is  carried  by  the  assets  and  liabilities  management  department  and 
monitored independently by the risk management department, which includes:
•	 Projecting	cash	flows	by	major	currency	under	various	stress	scenarios	and	considering	the	level	of	liquid	assets	

necessary in relation thereto:

  The Bank maintains an active presence in global money markets to enable this to happen.
•	 Maintaining	a	diverse	range	of	funding	sources	with	back-up	facilities.
•	 Monitoring	 balance	 sheet	 liquidity	 and	 advances	 to	 core	 funding	 ratios	 against	 internal	 and	 Central	 Bank	 of	

Egypt regulations.

•	 Managing	the	concentration	and	profile	of	debt	maturities.	

Monitoring and reporting takes the form of cash flow measurement and projections for the next day, week and 
month respectively, as these are key periods for liquidity management. The starting point for those projections is 
an analysis of the contractual maturity of the financial liabilities and the expected collection date of the financial 
assets. Bank’s Risk Management Department also monitors unmatched medium-term assets

3.3.2  Funding approach
Sources of liquidity are regularly reviewed jointly by  the bank’s Assets & Liabilities Management Department and Con-
sumer Banking to maintain a wide diversification within currencies, geographical area, depositors,products and tenors.

3.3.3 Non-derivative cash flows
The table below presents the undiscounted cash flows payable by the Bank under non-derivative financial liabilities 
by remaining contractual maturities and the maturities assumption for non contractual  products are based on there 
behavior studies.

Dec.31, 2011

Liabilities
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Long term loans
 » Derivatives financial 
instruments  (foreign 
exchange derivatives)
Total liabilities (contrac-
tual and non contractual 
maturity dates)
Total financial assets 
(contractualandnon 
contractual maturity 
dates)

Dec.31, 2010

Liabilities
 » Due to banks
 » Due to customers
 » Long term loans
 » Derivatives financial 
instruments  (foreign 
currency derivatives)
Total liabilities (contrac-
tual and non contractual 
maturity dates)
Total financial assets 
(contractualandnon con-
tractual maturity dates)

Up to
1 Month

One to Three
Months

Three to One
Year

One Year to
Five Year

Over Five
Years

Total

3,340,794,517
3,340,794,517
12,770,610,063 8,576,616,724 17,868,791,406 30,859,028,066 1,392,889,000 71,467,935,259
99,333,376

14,929,000

82,756,941

1,521,504

125,931

-

-

-

-

-

3,674,914

4,125,343

14,004,922

-

-

21,805,179

16,115,205,424 8,582,263,570 17,965,553,270 30,873,957,066 1,392,889,000 74,929,868,331

14,753,504,167 11,100,069,868 20,844,934,425

28,478,165,923 10,614,870,781

85,791,545,163

Up to
1 Month

One to Three
Months

Three to One
Year

One Year to
Five Year

Over Five
Years

Total

49,341,650

837,570,759

1,322,279,909
17,701,209,201 9,151,941,806 8,604,334,536 19,192,725,470 8,713,966,264 63,364,177,278
129,113,426

435,367,500

12,114,272

69,568,298

27,657,416

19,773,440

-

-

-

46,109,376

10,090,483

8,806,258

163,196

-

65,169,313

18,597,003,608 9,231,147,380 9,118,076,592 19,220,546,082 8,713,966,264 64,880,739,925

11,299,649,630 5,289,093,053 16,798,436,292 28,143,692,012 13,446,756,522 74,977,627,508

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3.3.4 Derivative cash flows
Derivatives settled on a net basis
The bank’s derivatives that will be settled on a net basis include: 
•	 Foreign	exchange	derivatives:	over-the-counter	(OTC)	and	exchange	traded	options,	forwards,	exchange	traded	

currency options

•	 Interest	rate	derivatives:	interest	rate	swaps,	forward	rate	agreements,	OTC	and	exchange	traded	interest	rate	

options, other interest rate contracts and exchange traded futures .

•	 The	table	below	analyses	the	bank’s	derivative	undiscounted	financial	liabilities	that	will	be	settled	on	a	net	ba-
sis into maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the balance sheet to the contractual maturity. 
maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows: 

Dec.31, 2011

Liabilities 
Derivatives financial in-
struments
 » Foreign exchange deriva-

tives

Up to
1 Month

One to Three
Months

Three to One
Year

One Year to
Five Year

Over Five
Years

Total

3,674,914

4,125,343

14,004,923

-

-

21,805,179

 » Interest rate derivatives
Total

-
3,674,914

85,520.40
4,210,863

1,177,707 11,757,120.69 78,592,077.26
11,757,121 78,592,077.26
15,182,630

91,612,426
113,417,605

Off balance sheet items
Dec.31, 2011
 » Letters of credit, guarantees and other 

commitments

Total

Up to 1 year

1-5 years

Over 5 years 

Total

9,607,944,089 

2,512,647,977 

438,961,450  12,559,553,516 

9,607,944,089

2,512,647,977

438,961,450 12,559,553,516

3.4 Fair value of financial assets and liabilities
(a) Financial instruments not measured at fair value
The table below summarizes the book value and fair value of those financial assets and liabilities not presented on 
the Bank’s balance sheet at their fair value.

Financial assets
 » Due from banks
 » Loans and advances to banks 
Loans and advances to customers: 
− Individual
− Corporate 
Financial investments:
 » Held to Maturity
Total financial assets
Financial liabilities
 » Due to banks 
 » Due to customers
 » Long term loans
Total financial liabilities

Book value

Fair value

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2010

8,528,229,519
1,433,545,112

7,054,682,826
125,833,038

8,528,229,519
1,433,545,112

7,054,682,826
125,833,038

4,648,379,836

3,703,974,624
36,851,208,480 32,884,150,060 36,851,208,480 32,884,150,060

3,703,974,624

4,648,379,836

39,159,520

299,250,313
51,500,522,467 44,067,890,861 51,500,522,467 44,067,890,861

299,250,313

39,159,520

3,340,794,517

1,322,279,909

1,322,279,909
71,467,935,259 63,364,177,278 71,467,935,259 63,364,177,278
129,113,426
74,908,063,152 64,815,570,613 74,908,063,152 64,815,570,613

3,340,794,517

129,113,426

99,333,376

99,333,376

Due from banks
The fair value of floating rate placements and overnight deposits is their carrying amount. The estimated fair value 
of fixed interest bearing deposits is based on discounted cash flows using prevailing money-market interest rates 
for debts with similar credit risk and remaining maturity.

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169

Financial Statements: Consolidated

Loans and advances to banks
Loans and banking advances represented in loans not from deposits at banks. The expected fair value of 
the loans and advances represents the discounted value of future cash flows expected to be collected. Cash 
flows are discounted using the current market rate to determine fair value.

Loans and advances to customers
Loans and advances are net of provisions for impairment. The estimated fair value of loans and advances 
represents the discounted amount of estimated future cash flows expected to be received. Expected cash 
flows are discounted at current market rates to determine fair value.

Financial Investments
Investment securities include only interest-bearing assets held to maturity; assets classified as available for 
sale are measured at fair value. Fair value for held-to-maturity assets is based on market prices or broker/
dealer price quotations. Where this information is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market 
prices for securities with similar credit, maturity and yield characteristics.

Due to other banks and customers, other deposits and other borrowings 
The estimated fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, which includes non-interest-bearing deposits, is 
the amount repayable on demand. The estimated fair value of fixed interest-bearing deposits and other bor-
rowings not quoted in an active market is based on discounted cash flows using interest rates for new debts 
with similar remaining maturity.

3.5 Capital management
For capital management purposes, the bank’s capital includes total equity as reported in the balance sheet plus 
some other non-equity elements that are managed as capital. The bank manages its capital to ensure that the fol-
lowing objectives are achieved.
•  Compliance with the legally imposed capital requirements in Egypt.
•	 “Protecting	the	bank’s	ability	to	continue	as	a	going	concern	and	enabling	it	to	generate	yield	for	shareholders	

and	other	parties	dealing	with	the	bank.”

•	 Capital	adequacy	and	the	use	of	regulatory	capital	are	monitored	on	a	daily	basis	by	the	Bank’s	management,	
employing techniques based on the guidelines developed by the Basel Committee as implemented by the bank-
ing supervision unit in the Central Bank of Egypt. The required data is submitted to the Central Bank of Egypt on 
a quarterly basis.

•	 Central	bank	Of	Egypt	requires	the	following:

•	Maintaining	EGP	500	million	as	a	minimum	requirement	for	the	issued	and	paid-in	capital.
•	Maintaining	a	minimum	level	of	capital	adequacy	ratio	of	10%,	calculated	as	the	ratio	between	total	value	of	

the capital elements, and the risk-weighted average of the bank’s assets and 

• Tier one: 
Tier one, comprised of paid-in capital (after deducting the book value of treasury shares), retained earnings 
and  reserves resulting from the distribution of  profits except the banking risk reserve and deducting previ-
ously recognized goodwill and any retained losses

• Tier two: 
Represents the gone concern capital which comprised of general risk provision according to the impairment 
provision guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Egypt for  to the maximum of 1.25% of risk weighted as-
sets and contingent liabilities ,subordinated loans with more than five years to maturity(amortizing 20% of its 
carrying amount in each year of the remaining five years to maturity) and 45% of unrealized gains arising on 
the fair valuation of available for-sale investments.

When calculating the numerator of capital adequacy ratio, The rules set limits of total tier 2 to no more than 
tier 1 capital and also limits the subordinated to no more than 50% of tier 1. for half of the share capital.

Assets risk weight scale ranging from zero to 100% based on the counterparty riskt to reflect the related credit 
risk scheme, taking into considration the cash collatrals. 

170 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

Similar criteria are used for off balance sheet items after adjusting it to reflect the nature of contingency and 
the potential loss of those amounts.

The bank has complied with all Capital adequacy requirements for the past two years. The table below sum-
marizes the compositions of teir 1, teir 2 and the capital adecuacy ratio at the end of financial year:

Tier 1 capital
 » Share capital (net of the treasury shares)
 » General reserves
 » Legal reserve
 » Other reserve
 » Retained Earnings
Total qualifying tier 1 capital
Tier 2 capital
 » General risk provision
 » 45% of the Increase in fair value than the book value for A.F.S 

investments

Total qualifying tier 2 capital
Total capital 1+2
Risk weighted assets and contingent liabilities
 » In-balance sheet
 » Off-balance sheet
Total risk weighted assets and contingent liabilities
Capital adequacy ratio (%)

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 5,934,562,990 
 1,234,274,960 
 231,344,896 
 (477,244,971)
 15,105,920 
 6,938,043,795 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
Restated

 5,901,443,600 
 1,144,648,634 
 231,344,896 
 335,452,173 
 -   
 7,612,889,303 

 692,087,775 

 607,483,178 

 -   

 956,968 

 692,087,775 
 7,630,131,570 

 608,440,146 
 8,221,329,449 

 50,175,824,604 
 5,191,197,357 
 55,367,021,961 
13.78%

 43,626,939,621 
 4,971,714,657 
 48,598,654,278 
16.92%

4. Critical accounting estimates and judgments
The Bank makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities within the 
next financial year. Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and based on historical experience and other 
factors,  including  expectations  of  future  events  that  are  believed  to  be  reasonable  under  the  circumstances  and 
available info.

(a) Impairment losses on loans and advances
The Bank reviews its loan portfolios to assess impairment at least on a quarterly basis. In determining whether 
an impairment loss should be recorded in the income statement, the Bank makes judgments as to whether there 
is any observable data indicating that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash flows from a 
portfolio of loans before the decrease can be identified with an individual loan in that portfolio. This evidence may 
include observable data indicating that there has been an adverse change in the payment status of borrowers in a 
Bank, or national or local economic conditions that correlate with defaults on assets in the Bank. Management uses 
estimates based on historical loss experience for assets with credit risk characteristics and objective evidence of 
impairment similar to those in the portfolio when scheduling its future cash flows. The methodology and assump-
tions used for estimating both the amount and timing of future cash flows are reviewed regularly to reduce any dif-
ferences between loss estimates and actual loss experience. To the extent that the net present value of estimated 
cash flows differs by +/-5%

(b) Impairment of available for-sale equity investments
The Bank determines that available-for-sale equity investments are impaired when there has been a significant 
or prolonged decline in the fair value below its cost. This determination of what is significant or prolonged re-
quires judgment. In making this judgment, the Bank evaluates among other factors, the normal volatility in share 
price. In addition, impairment may be appropriate when there is evidence of a deterioration in the financial health 
of the investee, industry and sector performance, changes in technology, and operational and financing cash 
flows.

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(c) Fair value of derivatives
The  fair  value  of  financial  instruments  that  are  not  quoted  in  active  markets  are  determined  by  using  valuation 
techniques. Where valuation techniques (as models) are used to determine fair values, they are validated and peri-
odically reviewed by qualified personnel independent of the area that created them. All models are certified before 
they are used, and models are calibrated to ensure that outputs reflect actual data and comparative market prices. 
To the extent practical, models use only observable data; however, areas such as credit risk (both own and coun-
terparty), volatilities and correlations require management to make estimates. Changes in assumptions about these 
factors could affect reported fair value of financial instruments. 

(d) Held-to-Maturity investments
The  non-derivative  financial  assets  with  fixed  or  determinable  payments  and  fixed  maturity  are  being  classified 
held to maturity. This classification requires significant judgment. In making this judgment, the Bank evaluates its 
intention and ability to hold such investments to maturity. If the Bank fails to keep these investments to maturity 
other than for the specific circumstances  – for example, selling an insignificant amount close to maturity it will be 
required to reclassify the entire category as available for sale. The investments would therefore be measured at fair 
value not amortized cost.

5. Segment analysis

(a) By business segment
The Bank is divided into main business segments on a worldwide basis: 
•	 Corporate	banking	–	incorporating	direct	debit	facilities,	current	accounts,	deposits,	overdrafts,	loan	and	other	

credit facilities, foreign currency and derivative products

•	 Investment	banking	–	incorporating	financial	instruments	trading,	structured	financing,	corporate	leasing,	and	

merger and acquisitions advice.

•	 Retail	banking	–	incorporating	private	banking	services,	private	customer	current	accounts,	savings,	deposits,	

investment savings   products, custody, credit and debit cards, consumer loans and mortgages; 

•	 Others	–Include	other	banking	business,	such	as	Assets	Management.

Transactions between the business segments are on normal commercial terms and conditions.

Dec.31, 2011

 » Revenue according to 

business segment

 » Expenses according to 

business segment

Activities results by sector
 » Profit before tax
 » Tax
Profit for the  year
 » Assets and liabilities 

according to business 
segment
Total assets

Corporate
banking

SME’s

Investment
banking

Retail
banking

Total

2,103,222,975

597,635,091

(75,724,924)

1,278,100,557

3,903,233,699

(777,096,428)

(255,290,741)

(25,181,851)

(788,714,940)

(1,846,283,960)

1,326,126,547
1,326,126,547
(285,060,241)
1,041,066,306

342,344,350
342,344,350
(64,684,236)
277,660,114

(100,906,775)
(100,906,775)
-
(100,906,775)

489,385,617 2,056,949,739
2,056,949,739
(442,211,417)
1,614,738,322

489,385,617
(92,466,940)
396,918,677

74,527,747,169

2,143,523,905

1,533,773,854

7,329,130,662

85,534,175,590

74,527,747,169

2,143,523,905

1,533,773,854

7,329,130,662

85,534,175,590

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Dec.31, 2010

 » Revenue according to 

business segment

 » Expenses according to 

business segment

Activities results by sector
 » Profit before tax
 » Tax
Profit for the year 
 » Assets and liabilities 

according to business 
segment
Total assets

Corporate
banking

SME’s

Investment
banking

Retail
banking

Total

2,241,773,545

64,900,676

5,428,422

1,481,916,949

3,794,019,593

(532,445,813)

(64,483,675)

(18,908,889)

(794,068,260)

(1,409,906,637)

1,709,327,733
1,709,327,733
(252,563,794)
1,456,763,939

417,001
417,001
(63,316)
353,685

(13,480,467)
(13,480,467)
(5,035,307)
(18,515,774)

2,384,112,956
687,848,689
687,848,689
2,384,112,956
(104,440,799)
(362,103,217)
583,407,890 2,022,009,739

67,757,904,020

1,014,671,790

1,613,413,684

5,039,444,129

75,425,433,623

67,757,904,020

1,014,671,790

1,613,413,684

5,039,444,129

75,425,433,623

(b) By geographical segment

Dec.31, 2011

Revenue according to business 
segment
 » Expenses according to business 

segment

Activities results by sector
 » Profit before tax
 » Tax
Profit for the year 
Geographical segments assets
Total assets

Dec.31, 2010

 » Revenue according to business 

segment

 » Expenses according to business 

segment

Activities results by sector
 » Profit before tax
 » Tax
Profit for the year 
Geographical segments assets
Total assets

Cairo

Alex, Delta & 
Sinai

Upper Egypt

Total

Egypt

2,933,228,490

835,887,927

134,117,282

3,903,233,699

(1,335,361,487)

(405,117,905)

(105,804,568)

(1,846,283,960)

1,597,867,003
1,597,867,003
(351,454,653)
1,246,412,350
75,193,039,351
75,193,039,351

430,770,022
430,770,022
(85,159,580)
345,610,442
9,812,046,055
9,812,046,055

28,312,714
28,312,714
(5,597,184)
22,715,530
529,090,184
529,090,184

2,056,949,739
2,056,949,739
(442,211,417)
1,614,738,322
85,534,175,590
85,534,175,590

Cairo

Alex, Delta & 
Sinai

Upper Egypt

Total

Egypt

 2,900,552,827 

 775,199,795 

 118,266,971 

 3,794,019,593 

(996,531,318)

(329,539,165)

(83,836,154)

(1,409,906,637)

1,904,021,510
1,904,021,510
(288,192,846)
1,615,828,663
58,826,872,027
58,826,872,027

445,660,630
445,660,630
(68,609,725)
377,050,905
15,582,459,610
15,582,459,610

34,430,817
34,430,817
(5,300,645)
29,130,172
1,016,101,986
1,016,101,986

2,384,112,956
2,384,112,956
(362,103,216)
2,022,009,740
75,425,433,623
75,425,433,623

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Financial Statements: Consolidated

6. Net interest income

- Interest and similar income
 » Banks
 » Clients

 » Treasury bills and bonds
 » Reverse repos
 » Financial investment in held to maturity and available for sale debt 

instruments 

Other
Total
- Interest and similar expense
 » Banks
 » Clients

 » Financial instruments purchased with a commitment to re-sale 

(Repos)

 » Other
Total
Net interest income

7. Net income from fee and commissions

Fee and commission income
 » Fee and commissions related to credit
 » Custody fee
 » Other fee
Total
Fee and commission expense
 » Other fee paid
Total
Net income from fee and commission

8. Dividend income

 » Trading securities
 » Available for sale securities
 » Subsidiaries and associates
Total

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

142,055,284 
2,900,254,722 
3,042,310,006 
2,233,508,080 
 22,223,513 

113,507,031 
2,306,925,726 
2,420,432,757 
1,930,851,872 
 16,639,271 

172,702,607 

157,566,326 

246,625 
5,470,990,831 

(12,517)
4,525,477,709 

188,421,651 
2,567,626,091 
2,756,047,742 

70,469,233 
2,194,974,802 
2,265,444,035 

 22,306,090 

 219,880.90 

2,685,436 
2,781,039,268 
2,689,951,563 

2,122,799 
2,267,786,715 
2,257,690,994 

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

554,737,120 
103,680,402 
272,152,011 
930,569,533 

(87,622,734)
(87,622,734)
842,946,799 

518,885,060 
146,052,441 
274,425,684 
939,363,185 

(85,056,559)
(85,056,559)
854,306,626 

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

874,720
47,359,534
13,272,726
61,506,980

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
1,330,647
152,755,829
11,452,676
165,539,152

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9. Net trading income

 » Profit from foreign exchange
 » Profit from revaluations of trading assets and liabilities in foreign 

currencies 

 » Profit (losses) from forward foreign exchange deals revaluation
 » (Losses)  from interest rate swaps revaluation
 » Profit (Losses)  from currency  swap deals revaluation
 » Trading debt instruments
 » Trading equity instruments
Total

10. Administrative expenses

Staff  costs
 » Wages and salaries 
 » Social insurance
 » Other benefits
 » Other administrative expenses
Total

11. Other operating (expenses) income

 » (Losses) Profits  from non-trading assets and liabilities revaluation
 » Profits from selling property, plant and equipment
 » Release (charges) of other provisions 
 » Others
Total

12. Impairment charge for credit losses

 » Loans and advances to customers
 » Held to maturity financial investments
Total

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

270,282,709

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

334,230,241

6,926,623

10,006,998

1,874,376
(19,845)
548,800
52,845,534
11,280,756
343,738,953

(12,297,737)
(12,912,385)
(17,643,454)
107,408,262
38,751,800
447,543,725

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 682,034,211 
 24,707,497 
 38,341,470 
 704,635,517 
 1,449,718,695 

 569,710,670 
 21,713,306 
 29,636,810 
 703,792,937 
 1,324,853,723 

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 (70,649,572)
 2,716,747 
 48,030,153 
 (69,947,611)
 (89,850,283)

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 (90,859,875)
 1,574,746 
 106,238,765 
 (47,547,853)
 (30,594,217)

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
 (322,276,483)
 1,627,620 
 (320,648,863)

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 (6,783,757)
 620,261 
 (6,163,496)

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Financial Statements: Consolidated

13. Adjustments to calculate the effective tax rate

 » Profit before tax
 » Tax rate
Income tax based on accounting profit
Add / (Deduct)
 » Non-deductible expenses
 » Tax exemptions
 » Effect of provisions
 » Depreciation
Income tax
Effective tax rate

14. Earning per share

 » Net profit for the year available for distribution
 » Board member’s bonus
 » Staff profit sharing
Shareholders› share in profits
 » Number of shares
Basic earning per share
- By issuance of  ESOP earning per share will be:-
 » number of  shares including ESOP shares 
Diluted earning per share

15. Cash and balances with central bank

 » Cash
- Obligatory reserve balance with CBE:-
 » Current accounts
Total cash and due from central bank
Non-interest bearing balances 

16. Due from  banks

 » Current accounts
 » Deposits
Total due from  banks
 » Central banks (except Obligatory reserve)
 » Local banks
 » Foreign banks
Total due from  banks
 » Non-interest bearing balances 
 » Fixed interest bearing balances
Total due from  banks
 » Current balances
Total due from  banks

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Dec.31, 2011
EGP

2,056,439,533 
From 20% to 25%
513,609,883 

 66,728,265 
 (184,124,927)
 46,216,490 
 (218,295)
 442,211,416 
21.50%

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
1,490,041,219 
(24,983,102)
(166,554,015)
1,298,504,102 
593,456,299 
2.19 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

2,384,112,959 
20%
476,822,592 

 8,894,217 
 (113,810,216)
 (9,639,280)
 (164,095)
 362,103,218 
15.19%

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
1,890,311,700 
(30,213,341)
(201,422,275)
1,658,676,084 
593,456,299 
2.79 

606,132,335 
2.14 

606,132,335 
2.74

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
1,891,659,489

5,600,405,021
7,492,064,510
7,492,064,510

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

275,977,925 
8,252,251,594 
8,528,229,519 
3,031,574,198 
234,102,521 
5,262,552,800 
8,528,229,519 
149,987,713 
8,378,241,806 
8,528,229,519 
8,528,229,519 
8,528,229,519 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
1,399,250,089

4,275,991,702
5,675,241,791
5,675,241,791

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

653,994,222 
6,400,688,604 
7,054,682,826 
2,539,019,714 
825,623,131 
3,690,039,981 
7,054,682,826 
289,402,609 
6,765,280,217 
7,054,682,826 
7,054,682,826 
7,054,682,826 

17. Treasury bills and other governmental notes

 » 91 Days maturity
 » 182 Days maturity
 » 364 Days maturity

 » Unearned income
Total treasury bills 
 » Repos - AFS corporate bonds
 » Repos - treasury bonds
Total treasury bills and other governmental notes

18. Trading financial assets

- Debt instruments
 » Governmental bonds
 » Other debt instruments
Total debt instruments
- Equity instruments
 » Foreign company shares
 » Mutual fund
Total equity instruments
Total financial assets for trading

19. Loans and advances to banks

 » Time and term loans
Total loans and advances to banks
 » Impairment provision
Net loans and advances to banks
Distributed to
 » Non-current balances
Net loans and advances to banks

Impairment provision to banks
 » Balance at beginning of the year
 » Charged during the year
 » Write off  during the year
 » Recoveries from written off debts
 » Exchange revaluation difference
Balance at the end  of the year

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
1,913,702,116
2,559,925,000
6,861,223,570
11,334,850,686
(634,008,503)
10,700,842,183
-
(1,440,000,000)
9,260,842,183

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
2,126,041,239
3,830,900,000
3,659,550,000
9,616,491,239
(416,346,434)
9,200,144,805
(379,141,239)
-
8,821,003,566

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

353,860,497
114,241,177
468,101,674

18,677,035
188,546,741
207,223,776
675,325,450

861,157,325
182,776,556
1,043,933,881

74,031,984
467,781,970
541,813,954
1,585,747,835

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
1,433,545,112 
1,433,545,112 
 (37,950,503)
1,395,594,609 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

128,527,576 
128,527,576 
 (2,694,538)
125,833,038 

 1,395,594,609 
 1,395,594,609 

 125,833,038 
 125,833,038 

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

2,694,538
34,736,518
-
-
519,447
37,950,503

46,351,691
(12,138,367)
(31,649,180)
-
130,395
2,694,538

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20. Loans and advances to customers

Individual
 » Overdrafts
 » Credit cards
 » Personal loans
 » Mortgages
 » Other loans
Total (1)
Corporate
 » Overdrafts
 » Direct loans
 » Syndicated loans
 » Other loans
Total (2)
Loans and advances to customers (1+2)
 » Unamortized bills discount
 » Impairment provision
 » Unearned interest
Net loans and advances to customers
Distributed to
 » Current balances
 » Non-current balances
Net loans and advances to customers

- Analysis of  the impairment provision  for customers 
Dec.31, 2011

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

952,982,877
575,672,905
2,659,469,004
419,990,050
40,265,000
4,648,379,836

4,239,213,684
25,232,315,809
7,278,053,191
101,625,796
36,851,208,480
41,499,588,316
(45,231,397)
(1,419,409,102)
(365,161,953)
39,669,785,864

17,307,625,654
22,362,160,210
39,669,785,864

695,995,810
530,877,533
1,960,327,857
432,348,843
84,424,581
3,703,974,624

3,331,087,693
21,584,681,502
7,758,798,180
209,582,685
32,884,150,060
36,588,124,684
(59,528,351)
(1,255,187,888)
(224,700,550)
35,048,707,895

13,178,840,189
21,869,867,706
35,048,707,895

 » Balance at beginning of 

the year

 » Charged during the year
 » Write off  during the year
 » Recoveries from written 

off debts

Balance at the end  of the 
year

 » Balance at beginning of 

the year

 » Charged during the year
 » Write off  during the year
 » Recoveries from written 

off debts

 » Exchange revaluation dif-

ference

Balance at the end  of the 
year

Individual

Overdrafts

Credit 
cards

Personal 
loans

Real estate 
loans

Other 
loans

Total 

6,948,242

42,119,828

71,459,209

8,888,164

13,400,430 142,815,873

13,429,372
-

5,306,910
(8,858,433)

6,589,871
(2,273,609)

-

3,721,913

727,000

-

-

2,988,133 (11,806,498)

16,507,788
- (11,132,042)

-

4,448,913

20,377,614

42,290,218

76,502,471

11,876,297

1,593,932 152,640,532

Corporate

Overdrafts

Direct 
loans

Syndicated 
loans

Other 
loans

Discount-
ed bills

Total 

149,208,018

759,961,827

200,640,880

2,561,291

- 1,112,372,016

17,175,711
-

154,370,230
(144,805,506)

100,360,788
-

(874,553)
-

-

11,291,492

-

1,271,665

9,979,730

5,626,998

-

-

-
-

-

-

271,032,176
(144,805,506)

11,291,492

16,878,393

167,655,394

790,797,773

306,628,666

1,686,738

- 1,266,768,571

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Dec.31, 2010

 » Balance at beginning of 

the year

 » Charged during the year
 » Write off  during the year
 » Recoveries from written 

off debts

Balance at the end  of the 
year

 » Balance at beginning of 

the year

 » Charged during the year
 » Write off  during the year
 » Recoveries from written 

off debts

 » Exchange revaluation dif-

ference

Balance at the end  of the 
year

Individual

Overdrafts

Credit 
cards

Personal 
loans

Real estate 
loans

Other 
loans

Total 

6,217,574

63,472,214 123,755,953

6,607,506

- 200,053,247

730,668

(2,677,769)
- (21,890,799)

(51,790,357)
(762,282)

2,280,658
-

13,400,430 (38,056,370)
- (22,653,081)

-

3,216,182

255,895

-

-

3,472,077

6,948,242

42,119,828

71,459,209

8,888,164

13,400,430 142,815,873

Corporate

Overdrafts

Direct 
loans

Syndicated 
loans

Other 
loans

Discount-
ed bills

Total 

143,233,239

731,698,517

180,395,034

2,462,719

- 1,057,789,508

4,274,439
-

41,348,827
(51,552,415)

11,256,656
-

98,572
-

-

25,694,981

-

1,700,340

12,771,917

8,989,190

-

-

-
-

-

-

56,978,494
(51,552,415)

25,694,981

23,461,447

149,208,018

759,961,827

200,640,880

2,561,291

- 1,112,372,016

21. Derivative financial instruments

21-1 Derivatives
The bank uses the following financial derivatives for  non hedging purposes.
•	 Forward	contracts	represents	commitments	of	buying	foreign	and	local	currencies	including	unexecuted	spot	
transactions. Future contracts for foreign currencies and/or interest rates represents contractual commitments  
to receive or pay net amount on the basis of changes in foreign exchange rates or interest rates,  and/or buying 
or selling foreign currencies or financial instruments in a future date with a fixed contractual price under active 
financial market.

•	 Credit	risk	is	considered	low,	and	future	interest	rate	contracts	represents	future	exchange	rate	contracts	ne-
gotiated for case by case, these contracts requires financial settlements of any differences in contractual inter-
est rates and prevailing market interest rates on future dates based on contractual amount (nominal value) pre 
agreed upon.

•	 Foreign	exchange	and/or	interest	rate	swap	represents	commitments	to	exchange	cash	flows,	resulting	from	

these contracts exchange of currencies or interest (fixed rate  versus variable rate for 

  example) or both (meaning foreign exchange and interest rate contracts)/ contractual amounts are not exchanged 

except for some foreign exchange contracts

•	 Credit	risk	is	represented	in	the	expected	cost	of	foreign	exchange	contracts	that	takes	place	if	other	parties	

default to fulfill their liabilities.

  This risk is monitored continuously through comparisons of fair value and contractual amount, and to control the 
outstanding credit risk, the bank evaluates other parties using the same methods as in borrowing activities.
•	 Options	contracts	in	foreign	currencies	and/or	interest	rates	represents	contractual	agreements	for	the	buyer	(is-
suer) to seller (holders) as a right not an obligations whether to buy (buy option) or to sell (sell option) at a certain 
day or within certain period for a certain amount in foreign currency or interest rate. Options contracts are either 
traded in the market or negotiated between the bank and one of its clients (Off balance sheet). The bank exposed 
to credit risk for purchased options contracts only and in the line of its book cost which represent its fair value.
•	 The	contractual	value	for	some	derivatives	options	considered	a	base	to	compare	the	realized	financial	instru-
ments on the balance sheet, but it didn’t provide indicator on the projected cash flows of the fair value for current 
instruments, those amounts doesn’t reflects credit risk or interest rate risk.

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179

Financial Statements: Consolidated

•	 Derivatives	in	the	banks	benefit	represent	(assets)	conversely	it	represents	(liabilities)	as	a	result	of	the	changes	
in foreign exchange prices or interest rates related to these derivatives. Contractual / expected total amounts of 
financial derivatives can fluctuate from time to time and also the range through which the financial derivatives 
can be in benefit of the bank or conversely against its benefit and the total fair value of the financial derivatives 
in assets and liabilities. hereunder are the fair values of the booked financial derivatives.

A- For trading derivatives

Foreign derivatives:-
 » Forward foreign exchange 

contracts

 » Currency swap
 » Options 
Total derivatives (1)
Interest rate derivatives:-
 » Interest rate swaps
Total derivatives (2)
 » Commodity 
Total derivatives (3)
Total assets (liability) 
for trading derivatives 
(1+2+3)

B- Fair value hedge

Interest rate derivatives:-
 » Governmental debit in-
struments hedging 
 » Customers deposits 

hedging 

Total assets (liability) for 
hedging derivatives  (4)
Total financial derivatives 
(1+2+3+4)

Notional 
amount

Dec.31, 2011

Assets

Liabilities

Notional 
amount

Dec.31, 2010

Assets

Liabilities

EGP

1,324,589,420

14,828,172

5,643,831 3,072,183,403

10,189,895

17,784,952

1,408,305,712
509,022,896

1,124,316,614

128,045,173

54,023,412
2,251,502
71,103,086

15,667,505
15,667,505
870,385
870,385

13,909,846 5,252,345,990
2,251,502
129,589,977
21,805,179

95,810,458
587,555
106,587,908

11,842,172 2,116,390,500
11,842,172
870,385
870,385

37,459,113

18,033,720
18,033,720
7,229,086
7,229,086

46,796,806
587,555
65,169,313

32,936,778
32,936,778
7,229,086
7,229,086

87,640,976

34,517,736

131,850,714

105,335,177

Notional 
amount

Dec.31, 2011

Assets

Liabilities

Notional 
amount

Dec.31, 2010

Assets

Liabilities

EGP

524,775,300

-

78,514,812

-

-

-

3,661,135,640

58,903,680

1,255,442 1,159,112,554

7,413,234

8,215,863

58,903,680

79,770,254

7,413,234

8,215,863

146,544,656

114,287,990

139,263,948

113,551,040

21-2 Hedging derivatives
Fair value hedge
The bank uses interest rate swap contracts to cover part of the risk of potential decrease in fair value of its fixed 
rate governmental debt instruments in foreign currencies.

Net derivative value resulting from the related hedging instruments is EGP 78,514,812 at the end of December, 
2011 against EGP (0) at the end of December, 2010, Resulting in net losses form hedging instruments at the end 
of December, 2011 EGP 78,514,812 against EGP (0) at the end of December, 2010. Profits arises from the hedged 
items at the end of December, 2011 reached EGP 77,848,826 against EGP (0) at the end of December, 2010.

The bank uses interest rate swap contracts to cover part of the risk of potential decrease in fair value of its fixed 
rate customers deposits in foreign currencies. Net derivative value resulting from the related hedging instruments is 
EGP 57,648,238 at the end of December, 2011 against EGP 802,629 at the end of December, 2010, Resulting in net 
profits form hedging instruments at the end of December, 2011 EGP 58,450,867 against net losses EGP 802,629 
at the end of December, 2010. Losses arises from the hedged items at the end of December, 2011 reached EGP 
57,855,943 against  profits EGP 608,038 at the end of December, 2010.

180 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

22. Financial investmen

Available for sale
 » Listed debt instruments 
 » Listed equity instruments
 » Unlisted instruments
Total available for sale  financial investment
Held to maturity
 » Listed debt instruments
 » Unlisted instruments
Total held to maturity financial investment
Total financial investment
 » Listed instruments
 » Unlisted instruments

 » Fixed interest debt instruments
 » Floating interest debt instruments

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

14,533,886,080
79,748,671
807,911,526
15,421,546,277

11,647,020
27,512,500
39,159,520
15,460,705,797
13,320,674,913
2,140,030,884
15,460,705,797
12,988,814,770
1,919,838,711
14,908,653,482

12,182,202,264
88,634,556
1,343,002,985
13,613,839,805

64,181,945
235,068,368
299,250,313
13,913,090,118
12,002,427,357
1,910,662,761
13,913,090,118
11,515,986,698
1,849,898,303
13,365,885,002

 Available for sale
financial invest-
ment

Held to maturity fi-
nancial investment

Total

Beginning balance on Jan.01, 2010
 » Addition
 » Deduction (selling - redemptions)
 » Exchange revaluation differences
 » Profit (Losses) from fair value difference 
Balance at end of year
Beginning balance on Jan.01, 2011
 » Addition
 » Deduction (selling - redemptions)
 » Exchange revaluation differences
 » Profit (Losses) from fair value difference 
 » Impairment (charges) release
Balance at the end of  year

7,429,977,151
9,474,625,202
(3,467,532,767)
68,054,023
108,716,196
13,613,839,805
13,613,839,805
4,536,303,691
(2,135,258,815)
55,264,416
(647,348,588)
(1,254,232)
15,421,546,277

Profit from financial investments  
 » Profit  from selling  available for sale financial instruments
 » Impairment (charges) of available for sale equity instruments 
 » Impairment release of available for sale debt instruments
 » Profits (Losses)from selling investments in  associates
 » Profit (Losses) from selling  held to maturity debt investments

590,057,209
10,098,568
(316,564,626)
15,659,162
-
299,250,313
299,250,313
5,000,000
(271,834,782)
5,116,368
-
1,627,620
39,159,520

8,020,034,360
9,484,723,770
(3,784,097,393)
83,713,185
108,716,196
13,913,090,118
13,913,090,118
4,541,303,691
(2,407,093,596)
60,380,784
(647,348,588)
373,388
15,460,705,797

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

37,608,880
(1,254,232)
55,264,416
2,444,535
(130,027)
93,933,572

203,689,153
(9,844,647)
68,054,023
(96)
(144,331)
261,754,102

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181

Financial Statements: Consolidated

23. Investments in associates

Com-
pany’s 
Country

Company’s 
Assets

Company’s 
Liabilities 
(without 
equity)

Com-
pany’s 
Revenues

Compa-
ny’s Net 
Profit

Share 
Amount

Share 
percent-
age %

EGP

Egypt

1,532,549,363 1,469,720,530 108,295,223

791,813 28,272,975

Egypt

1,418,875,386 1,271,498,831 162,014,580

6,762,407 64,950,622

Egypt

Egypt

3,595,277

307,737

270,000

103,358

1,801,978

179,815,258 165,064,735 18,440,302 (6,533,187)

5,752,704

Egypt

62,511,444

46,751,684 71,809,412 (2,721,265)

5,897,888

45

40

40

39

40

3,197,346,728 2,953,343,517 360,829,517

(1,596,874) 106,676,167

Com-
pany’s 
Country

Company’s 
Assets

Company’s 
Liabilities 
(without 
equity)

Com-
pany’s 
Revenues

Compa-
ny’s Net 
Profit

Share 
Amount

Share 
percent-
age %

EGP

Egypt

1,597,541,347 1,539,900,007 223,889,211

3,147,882 25,938,603

Egypt

1,162,538,842 1,045,472,389 186,387,640

8,460,701 46,826,581

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt

3,388,431

246,623

1,590,695

328,789

1,743,685

189,004,746

164,773,230 14,896,877 (3,036,572)

9,450,291

6,986,318

662,370

8,176,394

3,553,173

2,529,580

45

40

40

39

40

Egypt

46,349,141

20,501,661 55,280,073 11,620,683 10,338,993

40

3,005,808,825 2,771,556,280 490,220,890 24,074,655 96,827,733

Dec.31, 2011

 » Commercial Interna-
tional Life Insurance

 » Corplease
 » Haykala for invest-

ment

 » Egypt Factors
 » International Co. for 
Security and Ser-
vices (Falcon)

Total financial invest-
ments in associates

Dec.31, 2010

 » Commercial Interna-
tional Life Insurance

 » Corplease
 » Haykala for Invest-

ment

 » Egypt Factors
 » International. Co. for 
Appraisal and Col-
lection.

 » International Co. for 
Security and Ser-
vices (Falcon)

Total investments in 
subsidiary and as-
sociates

182 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

24. Real estate investments

Assets*
 » Building number 17 tiba st. Eldokki next to shooting club
 » Commercial unit number f 35 in arkadia mall (14 elbahr st. Boulak 

kornish el nile ) 

 » Appartment in the first floor 230 meters elmadina tower elgomhoria 

st. Port said 

 »  338.32 meters on a land and building the property number 16 

elmakrizi st. Heliopolis 

 » Villa number 113 royal hills 6th of october
 » A land area with 1468.85 meters elsaidi basin -markaz nabrouh 

eldakahlia 

 » Land and a bulding in elmansoura elnahda street 766.3 meters 
 » Agricultural area 1 feddan 14t and 17.25 shares near el azazi fak-

ous elsharkia 

 » Land number 16 mit khamis elmansoura (3 carats, 15 share)which 

equals 645 meters

 » Agriculutral area - markaz shebin eldakahlia **
Total

25. Other assets

 » Accrued  revenues 
 » Prepaid expenses
 » Advances to purchase of fixed assets
 » Accounts receivable and other assets ***
 » Assets acquired as settlement of debts
Total other assets

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
Book value

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
Book value

-

-

7,600,000

361,200

750,000

750,000

700,000

2,000,000

1,121,965

3,463,000

222,000

-

4,517,721
12,774,686

1,000,000

2,000,000

1,121,965

3,463,000

222,000

1,935,000

10,242,499
28,695,664

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

894,579,720
91,415,711
103,989,488
438,653,639
6,180,933
1,534,819,491

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

797,806,076
75,174,383
53,943,061
453,103,600
4,630,353
1,384,657,473

*  This include the value of premises that was not recorded under the bank›s name by EGP 12.774.686 which were acquired against settle-

ment of the debts mentioned above, in the same time the legal procedures are under process to register or sell these assets within the 

period required by law.

**  22 feddans 9 carats had been sold from total 47 feddans 11 carats

***  Include EGP 6,331,048 as assets held for sale.

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183

Financial Statements: Consolidated

26. Property, plant and equipment
Dec.31, 2011

 Land 
EGP

 Premises 
EGP

 IT 
EGP

 Vehicles 
EGP

 Fitting 
-Out 
EGP

 Machines 
& Equip-
ment EGP

 Furniture & 
Furnishing
EGP

 Total
EGP

60,575,261 386,747,041 711,666,472

41,294,565 249,926,926 245,285,808 115,547,453 1,811,043,526

-

19,324,100

46,387,590

7,696,268

17,312,320

17,257,733

2,324,598 110,302,609

60,575,261 406,071,141 758,054,062

48,990,833 267,239,246 262,543,541 117,872,051 1,921,346,135

- 141,165,205 501,268,563

24,306,999 207,345,143 161,359,118

67,267,511 1,102,712,539

-

20,705,025

87,061,107

2,514,879

33,648,921

30,439,722

13,755,853 188,125,507

- 161,870,230 588,329,670

26,821,878 240,994,064 191,798,840

81,023,364 1,290,838,046

60,575,261 244,200,911 169,724,392

22,168,955

26,245,182

70,744,701

36,848,687 630,508,089

60,575,261 245,581,836 210,397,909

16,987,566

42,581,783

83,926,690

48,279,942 708,330,987

%5

%20

%20

%33.3

33.3%

20%

 »  Opening balance 

(3) 

 »  Additions (deduc-
tions) during the 
year 

 Closing balance 
(1) 
 »  Accu.depreciation 
at beginning of the 
year (4) 

 »  Current year de-

preciation 

 Accu.deprecia-
tion at end of the 
year (2) 
 » End of year net 
assets (1-2) 
 Beginning of  
year net assets 
(3-4) 
Depreciation 
rates

•	 Net	fixed	assets	value	on	the	balance	sheet	date	includes	EGP	47,111,589	non	registered	assets	while	their	registra-

tions procedures are in process.

27. Due to banks

 » Current accounts
 » Deposits

 » Central banks
 » Local banks
 » Foreign banks

 » Non-interest bearing  balances
 » Fixed interest bearing  balances

 » Current balances
 » Non-current balances

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

493,794,517
2,847,000,000
3,340,794,517
46,941,713
2,905,759,685
388,093,119
3,340,794,517
398,317,328
2,942,477,189
3,340,794,517
493,794,517
2,847,000,000
3,340,794,517

628,594,359
693,685,550
1,322,279,909
67,074,769
110,476,364
1,144,728,776
1,322,279,909
528,398,567
793,881,342
1,322,279,909
628,594,359
693,685,550
1,322,279,909

184 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

28. Due to customers

 » Demand deposits
 » Time deposits
 » Certificates of  deposit 
 » Saving deposits
 » Other deposits

 » Corporate deposits
 » Individual deposits

 » Non-interest bearing  balances
 » Fixed interest bearing  balances

 » Current balances
 » Non-current balances

29. Long term loans

 » Financial Investment & Sector 

Cooperation  (FISC)

 » Support to Private Sector In-
dustry Environmental Protec-
tion II (KFW)

 » United Nations Industrial 

Development Organization  
(UNIDO)

 » Agricultural Research and 
Development Fund (ARDF)

 » Social Fund for Development 

(SFD)

 » Spanish Cooperation Microfi-

nance Fund (SCMF)

Total

30. Other liabilities

 » Accrued interest payable
 » Accrued expenses
 » Accounts payable
 » Income tax
 » Other credit balances
Total

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
16,942,060,088
24,532,817,359
18,819,931,329
9,484,866,150
1,688,260,333
71,467,935,259
37,121,552,736
34,346,382,523
71,467,935,259
18,630,320,421
52,837,614,838
71,467,935,259
50,501,255,584
20,966,679,675
71,467,935,259

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
16,663,118,908
21,893,614,059
15,205,693,671
8,321,204,407
1,280,546,233
63,364,177,278
34,044,137,028
29,320,040,250
63,364,177,278
17,943,665,141
45,420,512,137
63,364,177,278
47,852,478,276
15,511,699,002
63,364,177,278

Maturing 
through next 
year
EGP

Balance on
Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Balance on
Dec.31, 2010
EGP

Maturity date

3-5 years

 8,602,483 

 13,697,721 

 34,363,003 

Rate
%

 3.5 - 5.5 
depends on 
maturity date

10.5 - 9

2012

 3,285,048 

 3,285,048 

 8,966,582 

1

2011

 -   

 -   

 60,014 

 3.5 - 5.5 
depends on 
maturity date
3 months T/D 
or 9% which 
more

3-5 years

 66,930,000 

 78,570,000 

 78,352,222 

 167,326 

 167,326 

 417,000 

0.5

2012

 3,613,282 

 3,613,282 

 6,954,604 

 82,598,138 

 99,333,376 

 129,113,426 

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

258,540,767 
183,928,633 
353,900,773 
446,414,136 
99,951,732 
1,342,736,040 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

203,493,541 
124,551,148 
389,798,419 
431,731,217 
20,622,735 
1,170,197,060

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185

Financial Statements: Consolidated

31. Other provisions

 » Provision for income tax 

claims

 » Provision for legal claims
 » Provision for contingent
 » Provision for other claim 
 » Provision for end of 

service 

Total

 » Provision for income tax 

claims

 » Provision for legal claims
 » Provision for contingent
 » Provision for other claim 
 » Provision for end of 

service 

Total

32. Shareholders Equity

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Charged 
during the 
year

Exchange 
revaluation 
difference

Usage dur-
ing the year

Balance 
no longer 
required

Closing 
balance

-

-

(656,595)

-

16,553,685

2,021,413
-
2,196,294

-
2,321,223
8,397

-
(178,971)
(3,233,267)

(1,569,020)

35,171,959
(48,748,110) 210,103,042
8,973,223

-

Opening 
balance

17,210,280

34,719,567
256,708,900
10,001,799

250,574

-

-

-

(250,574)

-

318,891,119

4,217,707

2,329,620

(4,068,833)

(50,567,704) 270,801,909

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

Opening 
balance

Charged 
during the 
year

Exchange 
revaluation 
difference

Usage dur-
ing the year

Balance 
no longer 
required

Closing 
balance

155,953,095

1,257,185

-

- (140,000,000)

17,210,280

3,862,273
281,592,486
8,356,874

33,948,485
3,094,612
3,624,020

-
7,334,078
6,542

(5,000)
-
(1,985,637)

(3,086,191)

34,719,567
(35,312,276) 256,708,900
10,001,799

-

293,348

78,998

-

-

(121,772)

250,574

450,058,076

42,003,300

7,340,620

(1,990,637) (178,520,239) 318,891,119

(A) Capital
•	 The	authorized	capital	reached	EGP	20	billion	according	to		the	extraordinary	general	assembly	decision	

on 17 Mar,2010

•	 “Issued	and	Paid	in	Capital		reached		EGP	5,934,562,990	to	be	divided	on	593,456,299	shares	with	EGP	10	

par value for each share based on: 

1- Increase issued and Paid up Capital by amount EGP 25,721,800  in April 21, 2010 in  according to Board of 

Directors decision on  November 11,2009 by issuance of first trench for E.S.O.P program

2-	“Increase	 issued	 and	 Paid	 up	 Capital	 by	 amount	 EGP	 2,950,721,800	 in	 July	 15,	 2010	 according	 to	 Board	 of	
Directors decision on May 12 ,2010  by  distribution of one share for every outstanding share by capitalizing on  
the General Reserve and part of the Legal Reserve. 

3- Increase issued and Paid up Capital by amount EGP 33,119,390  in July 31, 2011 in  according to Board of Direc-

tors decision on  November 10,2010 by issuance of second trench for E.S.O.P program

•	 The	Extraordinary	General	Assembly	approved	in	the	meeting	of	June	26,	2006		to	activate	a	motivating	and	
rewarding program for the bank’s employees and managers through Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOP) 
by issuing a maximum of 5% of issued and paid-in capital at par value ,through 5 years starting  year 2006 and 
delegated the Board of Directors to establish the rewarding terms and conditions and increase the paid in capital 
according to the program.

•	 The	Extraordinary	General	Assembly	approved	in	the	meeting	of	April	13,2011	continue	to	activate	a	motivat-
ing and rewarding program for the bank’s employees and managers through Employee Share Ownership Plans 
(ESOP) by issuing a maximum of 5% of issued and paid-in capital at par value ,through 5 years starting  year 
2011 and delegated the Board of Directors to establish the rewarding terms and conditions and increase the paid 
in capital according to the program.

•  Dividend deducted from shareholders’ equity in the Year in which the General Assembly recognizes the sharehold-
ers of this dividend, which includes staff profit share and remuneration of the Board of Directors stated in the law. 

186 Commercial International Bank – Annual Report 2011

(B)  Reserves
•	 According	to	the	bank	status	5%	of	net	profit	is	to	increase	legal	reserve	until	it	reaches	50%	of	the	bank’s	issued	

and paid in capital

•	 Concurrence	of	Central	Bank	of	Egypt	for	usage	of	special	reserve	is	required.

33. Deferred tax

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributable to the following:
 » Fixed assets (depreciation)
 » Other provisions (excluded loan loss, contingent liabilities and 

income tax provisions)

 » Other investments impairment
 » Reserve for employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
Total

Assets (Liabilities) 
Dec.31, 2011
EGP

Assets (Liabilities) 
Dec.31, 2010
EGP

(13,329,499)

(24,416,110)

9,522,636 

9,324,068 

97,124,847 
30,659,714 
123,977,698 

102,790,700 
29,904,171 
117,602,829

34. Share-based payments
•  According  to  the  extraordinary  general  assembly  meeting  on  June  26,  2006,  the  bank  launched  new  employees 
share ownership plan (ESOP) scheme and issued equity-settled share-based payments. Eligible employees should 
complete a term of 3 years of service in the bank to have the right in ordinary shares at face value (right to share) that 
will be issued on the vesting date; otherwise such grants will be forfeited. Equity-settled share-based payments are 
measured at fair value at the grant date, and expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period (3 years) with 
corresponding increase in equity based on estimated number of shares that will eventually vest (True up model). The 
fair value for such equity instruments is measured using of Black-Scholes pricing model.

Details of the rights to share outstanding during the Year are as follows:

 » Outstanding at the beginning of the year
 » Granted during the year
 » Forfeited during the year
 » Exercised during the year
Outstanding at the end of the year

Details of the outstanding tranches are as follows:

Dec.31, 2011
No. of shares
 10,550,825 
 5,844,356 
 (407,206)
 (3,311,939)
 12,676,036 

Dec.31, 2010
No. of shares
 10,322,024 
 3,388,366 
 (587,385)
 (2,572,180)
 10,550,825 

Maturity date :

2012
2013
2014
Total

Exercise price
EGP
 10 
 10 
 10 

Fair value
EGP

 13.70 
 21.70 
 21.25 

No. of shares

 3,746,842 
 3,084,838 
 5,844,356 
 12,676,036 

The fair value of granted shares is calculated using Black-Scholes pricing model with the following:

 » Exercise price
 » Current share price
 » Expected life (years)
 » Risk free rate %
 » Dividend yield%
 » Volatility%
Volatility is calculated based on the daily standard deviation of returns for the last three years.

5th tranche
10
31.15
3
11.6%
3.21%
34%

4th tranche
10
54.68
3
12%
2.74%
42%

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35. Reserves and retained earnings

 » Legal reserve
 » General reserve
 » Retained earnings
 » Special reserve
 » Reserve for  A.F.S  investments revaluation diff.
 » Banking risks reserve
 » Intangible Assets Value For Bank Share Before Acquisition
Total reserves and retained earnings at the end of the year

A- Banking risks reserve

 » Beginning balance
 » Transferred from profits
Ending balance

B- Legal reserve

 » Beginning balance
 » Used during the year
 » Transferred from profits
Ending balance

C- Reserve for  A.F.S  investments revaluation difference

 » Beginning balance
 » Unrealized gains (losses) from A.F.S investment revaluation 
 » The effect of changing accounting policies
Ending balance

D- Retained earnings

 » Beginning balance
 » Dividend previous year
 » Change during the year
 » Transferred to ( from ) retained earnings
Ending balance

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 231,344,896 
 1,234,122,776 
 (334,419,692)
 185,931,315 
 (723,343,863)
 281,689,619 
 302,794,421 
 1,178,119,472 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 125,128,337 
 78,412,462 
 (203,604,610)
 184,356,569 
 (18,418,736)
 156,992,515 
 302,794,421 
 625,660,957 

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 156,992,515 
 124,697,104 
 281,689,619 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 26,652,790 
 130,339,725 
 156,992,515 

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 125,128,337 
 -   
 106,216,559 
 231,344,896 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP

 513,606,534 
 (476,326,032)
 87,847,835 
 125,128,337 

Dec.31, 2011
EGP

 (18,418,736)
 (704,925,127)
 -   
 (723,343,863)

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
 (107,124,766)
 108,847,257 
 (20,141,227)
 (18,418,736)

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
 (203,604,610)
 (5,125,378)
 (2,836,909)
 (122,852,795)
 (334,419,692)

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
 (176,287,838)
 -   
 1,587,135 
 (28,903,907)
 (203,604,610)

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36. Cash and cash equivalent

 » Cash and balances with central bank
 » Due from banks
 » Treasury bills and other governmental  notes 
 » Obligatory reserve balance with CBE
 » Due from banks (time deposits) more than three months
 » Treasury bills with maturity more than three months
Total cash and cash equivalent

Dec. 31, 2011
EGP

 7,492,064,510 
 8,528,229,519 
 9,260,842,183 
 (3,014,779,811)
 (5,237,471,783)
 (8,821,367,483)
 8,207,517,135 

Dec. 31, 2010
EGP

 5,675,241,791 
 7,054,682,826 
 8,821,003,566 
 (2,496,478,514)
 (3,904,210,090)
 (7,092,113,082)
 8,058,126,497

37. Contingent liabilities and commitments 

( A )  Legal claims 
There are a number of existing cases filed against the bank on Dec.31, 2011 without provision as it’s not expected 
to make any losses from it.

( B )  Capital commitments
• Financial investments:-
The capital commitments for the financial investments reached on the date of financial position EGP 173,576,091 
as follows:-

 » Available for sale financial investments

 366,822,734 

 193,246,643 

Investments value
EGP

Paid 
EGP

Remaining
EGP
 173,576,091

•	Fixed	assets	and	branches	constructions;-
The value of commitments for the purchase of fixed assets contracts and branches constructions that have not 
been implemented till the date of financial statement amounted   to EGP 23,292,545

( C )  Letters of credit, guarantees and other commitments

 » Letters of guarantee
 » Letters of credit (import and export)
 » Customers acceptances
Total

38. Comparative figures

Dec.31, 2011
EGP
11,263,565,016 
753,154,858 
542,833,642 
12,559,553,516 

Dec.31, 2010
EGP
10,300,701,367 
989,910,137 
589,087,209 
11,879,698,713

•	 The	comparative	figures	are	amended	to	confirm	with	the	reclassification	of	the	current	year	and	general	assem-

bly held on 21th of march, 2011,  decisions, for ratifying the appropriation account of  year 2010.

•	 The	comparative	figures	of	2010	are	amended	to	confirmed	with	the	effect	of	changing	in	accounting	policies.

39. Mutual funds
•	Osoul	fund

•	 The	Bank	established	an	accumulated	return	mutual	fund	under	license	no.331	issued	from	capital	market	

authority on 22/02/2005. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.

•	 The	number	of	certificates	issued	reached	44,697,171	with	redeemed		value	EGP	7,786,694,160.
•	 The	market	value	per	certificate	reached	EGP	174.21	on	31/12/2011.
•	 The	Bank	portion	got	1,092,899	certificates	with	redeemed	value	EGP	190,393,935.

•	Istethmar	fund

•	 CIB	bank	established	the	second	accumulated	return	mutual	fund	under	license	no.344	issued	from	capital	
market authority on 26/02/2006. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.

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•	 The	number	of	certificates	issued	reached	2,520,794		with	redeemed		value	EGP	116,561,515	.
•	 The	market	value	per	certificate	reached	EGP	46.24	on	31/12/2011.
•	 The	Bank	portion	got	194,744		certificates	with	redeemed	value	EGP	9,004,963	.

•	Aman	fund	(CIB	and	Faisal	Islamic	Bank	Mutual	Fund)

•	 The	Bank	and	Faisal	Islamic	Bank	established	an	accumulated	return	mutual	fund	under	license	no.365	issued	
from  capital market authority on 30/07/2006.  CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages 
the fund.

•	 The	number	of	certificates	issued	reached	766,223	with	redeemed		value	EGP	26,626,249	.
•	 The	market	value	per	certificate	reached	EGP	34.75	on	31/12/2011.
•	 The	Bank	portion	got	71,943	certificates	with	redeemed	value	EGP	2,500,019	.

•	Hemaya	fund

•	 CIB	bank	established	an	accumulated	return	mutual	fund	under	license	no.585	issued	from	financial	supervi-

sory Authority on 23/06/2010. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.

•	 The	number	of	certificates	issued	reached	643,744	with	redeemed		value	EGP	68,307,676	.
•	 The	market	value	per	certificate	reached	EGP	106.11	on	31/12/2011.
•	 The	Bank	portion	got	50,000		certificates	with	redeemed	value	EGP	5,305,500	.

•	Thabat	fund

13/09/2011. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.
•	The	number	of	certificates	issued	reached	2,619,141	with	redeemed		value	EGP	268,933,398	.
•	The	market	value	per	certificate	reached	EGP	102.68	on	31/12/2011.
•	The	Bank	portion	got	52,304	certificates	with	redeemed	value	EGP	5,370,575	.

40. Transactions with related parties
All banking transactions with related parties are conducted in accordance with the normal banking practices and regu-
lations applied to all other customers without any discrimination.

(a) Loans, advances, deposits and contingent liabilities

 » Loans and advances
 » Deposits
 » Contingent liabilities

(b) Other transactions with related parties

 » International Co. for Security & Services 
 » Corplease Co.
 » Commercial International Life Insurance Co.

EGP

 780,597,123 
 232,470,613 
 198,213 

Expenses
(EGP)
 60,682,959 
 52,413,034 
 1,728,547 

Income
(EGP)
 1,715,572 
 84,790,313 
 2,424,880 

(c) Benefits of the board of directors and senior management
Benefits of the board of directors and senior management members reached 3.63% on December.31 ,2011 from 
total salaries and wages compared with 2.94% on December.31 ,2010

41. Good will & intangible assets
•	 According	to	Central	Bank	of	Egypt	regulation	issued	on	16/12/2008,	an	amortization	of	of	20%	annualy	has	been	

applied on Goodwill starting Year 2010

•	 Amortization	Amount	have	been	riched	until	end	of	December	2011		EGP	80,186,891

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Intangible Assets which has been acquired at the acquisition date are determined as follows:-

 » Brand
 » Licenses
 » Contracts
 » Customer Relationships
Total
 » Amortization Till December  2011
Net Intangible Assets

EGP

 336,790,272 
 20,000,000 
 119,694,389 
 198,187,745 
 674,672,406 
 (365,319,302)
 309,353,104

42. Tax status 
1- Bank
•	 The	bank’s	corporate	income	tax	position	has	been	examined	and	settled	with	the	tax	authority	from	the	start	up	

of operations up to the end of  year 1984.

•	 Corporate	income	tax	for	the	years	from	1985	up	to	2000	were	paid	according	to	the	tax	appeal	committee	deci-

sion and the disputes are under discussion in the court of law.

•	 The	bank’s	corporate	income	tax	position	has	been	examined	and	settled	with	the	tax	authority	from	2001	up	to	

2004.

•	 Corporate	income	tax	for	the	years	2005-2006	has	been	examined	from	the	tax	authority	and	paid.
•	 The	bank	pays	salary	tax	according	to	concerning	domestic	regulations	and	laws,	and	the	disputes	are	under	

discussion in the court of law.

•	 The	bank	pay	stamp	duty	tax	according	to	concerning	domestic	regulations	and	laws,	and	the	disputes	are	un-

der discussion in the court of law . 

2- CICH
•	 The	company	has	been	inspected	from	the	beginning	of	its	operation	1999	till	2000	The	company	has		made	an	
objection over the tax declaration & the re-inspection has been approved but till now no date has been deter-
mined for inspection (no inspection made from year 2001 till 2004)

•	 The	tax	deceleration	has	been	represented	for	the	years	2005/2007	according	to	the	income	tax	rule	no.	91	year	

2005

•	 The	salary	tax	has	been	inspected	from	the	beginning	of	operation	till	2004	&	has	been	settled	no	tax	inspection	

has been made from 2005 till now

•	 The	 company	 has	 been	 inspected	 from	 the	 beginning	 of	 its	 operation	 1999	 till	 2000	 The	 company	 made	 an	
objection on the legal time & no date has been determined for internal committee to discuss the issue no tax 
inspection has been made from 2001 till the cancellation of stamp duty rule on  31/07/2006 

•	 Sales	tax	is	not	applied	for	the	company’s	operation

43. Main currencies positions

 » Egyptian pound
 » US dollar
 » Sterling pound
 » Japanese yen
 » Swiss franc
 » Euro

Dec. 31, 2011
In thousand EGP
 8,068 
 24,134 
 408 
 (53)
 118 
 7,481 

Dec. 31, 2010
In thousand EGP
 11,966 
 (6,602)
 (400)
 (433)
 130 
 8,218

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