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Commercial International Bank (CIB) Egypt
Annual Report 2016

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Table of
Contents

Milestones 

CIB: An Introduction 
Our History 
What We Do 
A Snapshot of our Business 
Key Facts 
Key Financial Highlights 
Our Strategy 
Stock Performance 
Chairman’s Note 
Board of Directors’ Report 

02

06
08
09
10
11
12
14
16
19
22

42
2016 In Review 
44
Institutional Banking 
54
Global Customer Relations 
Consumer and Business Banking 
56
Digital Banking                                                                                   63
68
COO Area 
72
Finance Group 
74
Big Data 
75
Human Resources 
78
Risk Group 
94
Compliance 
96
Internal Audit 
98
Brand & Corporate Communications 

Strategic Subsidiaries                                  100
102
CI Capital Holding 
104
Falcon Group 

Sustainability                                                  106
108
Corporate Governance 
116
Management Committee 
120
Sustainability Department 

Community Development                            124
126
CIB Foundation 
132
Corporate Social Responsibility 

Financial Statements 
Standalone Financial Statements 
Consolidated Financial Statements 

134
136
188

All images in this annual report were shot by Zeina Abaza at 
Inktank Communications from 6 November 2016 to 31 January 2017.
Zeina is a graduate of Parsons School of Design.

Historians estimate over 100,000 people were 
involved in the construction of the Pyramids 
of Giza. The Great Pyramid is made up of 
more than 2 million stone blocks weighing 
from two to over fifty tons. 

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Timeline of milesTones

Timeline of

milestones

1975

1993

2000

2008

•	 First  joint  venture  bank  in  Egypt  was  Chase 

•	 CIB wins Euromoney’s ‘Best Bank in Egypt’ award 

•	 First two Certified Bank Auditors (CBA)

National Bank

•	 Becomes  the  first  Egyptian  bank  to  introduce 
an Institutional Banking Risk Rating Model

1977

•	 Becomes  first  private  sector  bank  to  create  a 
dedicated division providing 24/7 banking ser-
vices to shipping clients, with primary focus on 
business in the Suez Canal

1983

•	 Head  office  moved  to  the  Nile  Tower  building 

in Giza

1987

•	 After  12  years  in  a  joint  venture,  on  15  June 
Chase  Manhattan  divested  its  stake  in  the 
Bank, based on a decision to reduce its minor-
ity holdings worldwide

•	 The  Bank’s  name  was  effectively  changed  to 

Commercial International Bank (CIB)

1989

•	 CIB was selected by BSP to become its agent in 

Egypt

•	 CIB remains the only bank that offers this ser-

vice to airline passengers

1991

•	 First  Egyptian  commercial  bank  to  arrange 

debt swap transactions

•	 CIB  becomes  first  bank  to  launch  smart  card 

centre in Egypt

for six consecutive years until 1998

•	 Bank concludes Egypt’s largest IPO for a domes-
tic  bank  on  12  September,  with  oversubscrip-
tion rate of 150%, selling 1.5 million shares in a 
span of 10 days and generating EGP 390 million 
in  proceeds,  using  no  underwriters  but  rely-
ing  instead  on  the  Bank’s  own  marketing  and 
placement capabilities for share sales

1994

•	 First bank in Egypt to connect with the inter-

national SWIFT network

1996

•	 First Egyptian bank to have a GDR program on 

London Stock Exchange

1997

•	 First Egyptian bank to link to SWIFT via CITA
•	 CIB concludes first and largest Euro-syndicat-

ed loan (USD 200 million)

•	 Becomes first private sector bank with investment 
rating (after Luxor incident) (‘BBB -‘ by Fitch IBCA)

1998

•	 CIB becomes first private sector bank with invest-
ment rating (after Luxor incident (‘BBB -‘ by S&P)
•	 First  bank  to  link  its  database  to  that  of  Misr 

Clearing, Settlement & Deposit Company

•	 First  Egyptian  bank  to  form  Board  of  Directors 

Audit Committee

•	 First Internal Audit Department to be independent
•	 One of the first Egyptian banks to establish a cus-

tody department

•	 One of the first Egyptian banks that established a 

brokerage arm (CIBC)

2001

•	 First  Egyptian  bank  to  register  its  shares  on 
New York Stock Exchange in the  form of Ameri-
can Depository Receipts (ADR) Level 1 program
•	 CIB  becomes  first  bank  to  introduce  FX  cash 

services for five currencies on ATM

2004

•	 Heya becomes the first credit card on the market 
to acknowledge women’s financial independence 

2005

•	 Only  bank  in  Egypt  to  be  awarded  JP  Morgan 
Quality  Recognition  Award  starting  2005  up 
until 2012

•	 CIB  launches  Osoul,  its  first  money  market 

fund in LCY

•	 First bank in Egypt to launch a page on Bloom-

berg for local debt securities

2006

•	 CIB was the first to adopt a pricing policy ac-
cording  to  the  client  risk  rating  as  a  step  for-
ward to abide by Basel II requirements

•	 CIB was the first bank in Egypt to execute EGP 
200 million Repo transaction in local market
•	 First and largest Egyptian bank to provide se-

curitisation trustee services

2007

•	 Only  Bank  in  Egypt  chosen  by  UNIFEM  and 
World Bank to participate in the Gender Equity 
Model (GEM)

•	 First bank to use Value at Risk (VaR) for trading 
and  banking  book  for  internal  risk  manage-
ment  requirements,  despite  there  being  no 
regulatory requirements

2009

•	 CIB becomes first regional bank to introduce 
unique concierge and MasterCard emergency 
services

•	 Only Egyptian bank recognised as ‘Best Bank in 
Egypt’ by four publications: Euromoney, Global 
Finance, EMEA Finance, and The Banker in the 
same year

2010

•	 First Egyptian bank to establish a GTS Depart-

ment

•	 Only bank in Egypt able to retain one of the top 
two  positions  in  the  primary  and  secondary 
markets for Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds
•	 CIB is the first and only local bank in Egypt to 
begin enforcing Business Continuity Standards
•	 CIB  Foundation  becomes  the  first  in  Egypt 
to  have  its  annual  budget  institutionalised  as 
part of its founding institution’s by-laws, as CIB 
shareholders  unanimously  agreed  to  dedicate 
1% of Bank’s net annual profit to the Foundation

2011

•	 CIB-TCM  becomes  the  pioneer  of  trading  in 
almost 114 new and unconventional currencies

2012

•	 CIB  becomes  the  first  Egyptian  bank  to  of-
ficially establish a Sustainable Development 
Department

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Timeline of milesTones

in 2016, Cib became the first egyptian bank recognised as an active member in the 
globally renowned United nations environmental Program - financial initiative.

In ancient times, Luxor, originally known as 
Thebes, was Egypt’s centre of power; today 
many of its temples and royal tombs remain 
astonishingly well-preserved.

2013

2015

•	 First  Egyptian  bank  to  receive  JP  Morgan 

Elite STP Award

•	 First Egyptian bank to upgrade its ADR to be 

traded on OTCQX platform US

•	 First  Egyptian  bank  to  sign  an  agreement 
with  Bolero  International  LTD  joining  the 
Bolero Multi-Bank service for Guarantees
•	 CIB  is  the  first  bank  in  Egypt  to  establish 
ERM  framework  and  road  map,  endorsed 
and monitored by the BoD

•	 Becomes the first to use RAROC
•	 CIB  breaks  the  record  for  the  highest  num-
ber  of  blood  donors  in  a  corporate  office  in 
a single-day campaign in Egypt through the 
Triple  Effect  initiative  inaugurated  by  the 
CIB Foundation

•	 CIB  becomes  the  first  bank  in  Egypt  to  in-
troduce an interactive multimedia platform 
that offers customers the option of interact-
ing with call centre agents over video calls

2014

•	 First  Egyptian  bank  to  sign  agreement  with 
Misr for Central Clearing, Depository, and Reg-
istry (MCDR) to issue debit cards for investors 
to collect cash dividends

•	 CIB  launches  first  co-brand  credit  card,  Mile-
severywhere, with national carrier EgyptAir
•	 Introduces  the  first  interactive  social  media 
platform  in  the  Egyptian  banking  industry, 
available 24/7 to handle all customer queries
•	 CIB becomes the first bank in Egypt to sponsor 
the establishment of intensive care units in Sohag 
through the Foundation, donating EGP 6 million 
to outfit the pediatric department at Sohag Uni-
versity Hospital with cutting-edge equipment
•	 The first block trading transaction on the EGX 
takes  place  when  Actis  sells  its  6.5%  stake  in 
CIB to Fairfax

•	 First  Egyptian  bank  to  successfully  pass 
external quality assurance on Internal Audit 
function

•	 CIB  launches  roadside  assistance  services 

for the first time in Egypt

•	 CIB  generates  highest  FX  income  among  pri-
vate-sector banks in Egypt (in the past 10 years)
•	 CIB  becomes  the  first  bank  in  Egypt  to  rec-
ognise  conduct  risk  and  establish  a  frame-
work  for  it,  despite  the  lack  of  regulatory 
requirements

2016

•	 CIB launches its mobile banking application, 
which includes various banking services and 
offers  clients  numerous  features  to  conve-
niently manage their accounts

•	 CIB becomes the first Egyptian bank recog-
nised  as  an  active  member  in  the  globally 
renowned  United  Nations  Environmental 
Program - Financial Initiative

•	 CIB  wins  the  Socially  Responsible  Bank  of 
the Year 2016 award from African Banker
•	 Recognised  for  the  first  time  for  several 

awards, including:

 - Best  Bank  in  Egypt  Supporting  Women 
Owned and Women Run Businesses by the 
American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt
 - Two  awards  in  Achievement  in  Liquidity 
Risk  and  Operational  Risk  for  Middle  East 
& Africa by Asian Banker for 2016

 - Best  Retail  Risk  Management  Initiative  by 

Asian Banker for 2016

 - Most Active Issuing Bank in Egypt in 2015 
by  The  European  Bank  for  Reconstruction 
and Development 

 - Middle  East  Most  Effective  Recovery  2016 

by BCI

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IntroductIon

At cIB, we strive to maintain sustainable growth by 
consistently creating value for all our stakeholders.

The Ramses II temple of Abu Simbel was dismantled in 1968 and 
moved 65 meters northwest to save it from becoming submerged 
under water after Egypt built the Aswan High Dam; the massive 
UNESCO-led project cost over USD 40 mn.

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inTroducTion

Taba is one of Egypt’s most strategic and 
picturesque coastal towns in South Sinai; 
from the mountains of Taba the countries of 
Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Israel are all visible.

oUr

History

WhaT

We Do

Commercial International Bank (CIB) was founded in 1975 as 
Chase National Bank, a joint venture between Chase Manhat-
tan Bank and the National Bank of Egypt (NBE). In 1987, a shift 
in its international strategy caused Chase to divest its owner-
ship stake, which NBE then acquired, adopting the new name 
Commercial International Bank. 

Over  time,  NBE  decreased  its  participation  in  CIB,  even-
tually  dropping  to  19%  in  2006,  when  a  consortium  led  by 
Ripplewood  Holdings  acquired  NBE’s  remaining  stake.  In 
July 2009, Actis, a Pan-African private equity firm specialis-
ing  in  emerging  markets,  acquired  50%  of  the  Ripplewood 
Consortium’s stake. Five months later, in December 2009, Ac-

tis became the single largest shareholder in CIB with a 9.09% 
stake  after  Ripplewood  sold  its  remaining  share  of  4.7%  on 
the open market. The emergence of Actis as the predominant 
shareholder  marked  a  successful  transition  in  the  Bank’s 
strategic partnership.

In March 2014, Actis undertook a partial realisation of its 
investment in CIB by selling 2.6% of its stake on the open mar-
ket, but maintaining its seat on the board. In May 2014, the 
private equity firm sold its remaining 6.5% stake to several of 
Fairfax Financial Holdings’ wholly owned subsidiaries, mak-
ing the latter the sole strategic shareholder in CIB. Fairfax is 
represented on the board by a non-executive member.

CIB is Egypt’s leading private sector bank, offering a compre-
hensive and wide range of financial products and services to 
its clients, who include enterprises and institutions of all sizes, 
high-net-worth (HNW) individuals and retail customers.

CIB operates in every segment of the banking sector including 
corporate, commercial, retail wealth management and SME, all 
delivered through client-centric teams. 

The Bank also owns two subsidiaries, including CI Capital 
Holding (which offers asset management, investment bank-
ing, brokerage and research services, and financial leasing 
after it acquired CIB’s stake in Corplease in December 2015) 
and Falcon Group.

At  CIB,  we  strive  to  maintain  sustainable  growth  by  con-
sistently  creating  value  for  all  our  stakeholders.  With  its 
dynamic business model and superior technology integrated 
into  its  products  and  services,  CIB  continues  to  provide  its 
clients with innovative financial solutions that satisfy all of 
their  financial  needs  and  facilitate  their  lives.  This  allows 
us  to  maintain  our  leading  position  in  the  market,  offer  an 
engaging  work  environment  for  our  staff  and  generate  out-
standing value for shareholders.

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inTroducTion

a SnaPShoT of oUr

Business

Corporate banking
Widely  recognised  as  the  preeminent  corporate  bank  in 
Egypt,  CIB  aspires  to  become  one  of  the  best  banks  in  the 
region, serving industry-leading corporate clients as well as 
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 proj-
ect finance and syndicated loan teams facilitate market access 
for large borrowers, providing them with world-class services 
at execution times that far exceed the market average.

treasury and Capital Market Services
CIB delivers world-class services in the areas of cash and liquidity 
management, capital markets, foreign exchange and derivatives.

Digital banking and global transactional Services 
Digital Banking & GTS manages all corporate and consumer 
online channels from the business side. The vision of the de-
partment is to make CIB part of our customers’ daily activi-
ties through an outstanding, simple, trusted, enjoyable and 
advisory digital financial experience that meets customers’ 
needs anytime, anywhere on any device.

Direct investment
As  a  local  player  that  adheres  to  widely  acclaimed  interna-
tional  standards,  CIB  actively  participates  in  select  direct 
investment opportunities in Egypt and across the region.

Consumer banking 
The Consumer Banking Division continues to assert itself as 
a growing and developing business segment within the insti-
tution, dedicating exceptional efforts to improving customer 
satisfaction levels by ensuring the delivery of a consistently 
positive customer experience every time. We offer a wide ar-
ray of consumer banking products that include:

•	 Personal Loans: These focus primarily on the employees 
of our corporate banking clients, offering them secured 
overdrafts and trade products.

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•	 Auto-Loans:  The  division  is  well  positioned  to  actively 
support this growing market in the coming years within 
a very competitive, dealer-driven environment.

•	 Deposit  Accounts:  We  offer  a  wide  range  of  accounts 
that  serve  all  our  clients’  deposits  and  savings  needs. 
These  include  tailored  accounts  for  minors,  youth  and 
senior citizens, as well as certificates of deposit and care 
accounts.  This  is  in  addition  to  our  standard  range  of 
current, savings and time-deposit accounts. 

•	 Residential Property Finance: Provides loans to finance 
home purchases, residential construction and refurbish-
ment and finishing.

•	 Credit and Debit Cards: We offer a broad range of credit, 

debit and prepaid cards.

•	 Wealth Management: CIB offers a wide array of invest-
ment products and services to the largest number of af-
fluent clients in Egypt.

•	 CIB Plus: This  division  caters  to  the  needs  of  medium-
net-worth  individuals,  helping  them  pave  their  way 
through  to  becoming  Wealth  Segment  clients,  using 
simplified products, fast-track services and personalised 
service offerings through our network of Plus Bankers. 
•	 Insurance: CIB’s insurance business provides life and gen-
eral insurance programs that generate non-interest revenues 
in the form of fees for the Consumer Banking Division.

business banking 
The  Business  Banking  segment  is  responsible  for  SMEs  in 
CIB’s  portfolio,  managing  nearly  40,000  SMEs  and  offer-
ing them various products and services that best suit their 
needs and interests.

investment banking Services
Through  CI  Capital,  CIB  offers  existing  and  prospective 
clients  a  full  suite  of  investment  banking  products  and 
services,  including  investment  banking,  advisory  and  ex-
ecution, asset management, brokerage and equity research. 
CI  Capital  offers  both  deep  and  broad  market  knowledge 
and  expertise,  and  the  firm  is  consistently  ranked  among 
the  region’s  leading  brokerage  houses  that  serve  local  and 
international clients.

Key

FaCts

6,714 

employees 

serve some 

948,594 active 

customers

Egp 267.5 

billion in total 

assets

228,248 

internet 

banking 

subscribers

More than 

21,276,165 

website views

over 500 of 

Egypt’s largest 

corporations 

bank with Cib

Egypt’s number one bank

in terms of:

pROFITABIlITY
EGP 6.01 billion in net income,  
more profitable than any other 
Egyptian private-sector bank

REVENUE
EGP 11.3 billion in total 
revenues, higher than any other 
Egyptian private-sector bank

NET WORTH
EGP 21.4 billion in net worth, 
the highest among all Egyptian 
private-sector banks

MARKET CApITAlISATION
EGP 84.3 billion, the largest in the 
Egyptian banking sector 

DEpOSIT MARKET SHARE*
8.10% market share, the largest 
among Egyptian private-sector banks

*  as of October 2016.

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inTroducTion

Key finanCial

HigHligHts

FY 16
Consolidated

FY 15
Consolidated

FY 14
Consolidated

FY 13
Consolidated

FY 12
Consolidated

FY 11
Consolidated

FY 16

FY 15

FY 14

FY 13

FY 12

FY 11

FY 10

FY 09

FY 08

FY 07

The temple of Kom Ombo is actually two 
temples in one. It’s equally dedicated to the 
gods of Haroeris and Sobek. It was built on a 
spot where crocodiles traditionally basked in 
the sun along the Nile.

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 Capitalisation (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) 
Net Loans and Acceptances   
Assets 
Deposits 
Common Shareholders Equity 
Average Assets
Average Interest Earning Assets

Average Common 
Shareholders Equity

Balance Sheet Quality Measures

Equity to Risk-Weighted Assets****
Risk-Weighted Assets (EGP billions)
Tier 1 Capital Ratio*****

Adjusted Capital Adequacy 
Ratio*****

3.58
0.75

3.73
4.56
0.50
1.00
18.44 14.39 16.31 13.46 18.94 15.03 14.59 23.75 19.25 20.93

4.89
1.00

2.43
1.00

3.00
1.00

2.63
1.50

2.42
1.25

2.67
1.00

3.55
1.20

47.4
28.9
38.1

73.6
30.8
73.1

39.8
21.1
34.6
1153.9 1147.1 908.2 900.2 597.2 593.5 590.1 292.5 292.5

95
93.4
59.7
29.5 27.87 53.61
37.2 91.77
195

47.4 79.49
18.5 33.75
18.7

45.4
27.4
32.6

51.3
32.6
49.2

47.4 54.68

84,290 43,692 44,673 29,330 20,646 11,098 27,973 15,994 10,881 17,895

16.0

10.6

13.9

12.2

14.3

7.7

15.8

20.8

7.6

24.6

0.68% 1.97% 2.44% 3.07% 3.62% 5.35% 2.11% 2.74% 2.69% 1.09%

9.7% 18.5% 29.9% 34.4% 33.9% 33.9% 27.6% 24.6% 18.1% 15.8%
4.38
3.96

2.30

1.93

3.25

3.02

1.83

1.24

2.65

2.42

11,315
893

10,189
1,682

893
2,433
6,009

21.36%

34.24%

1,682
2,025
4,729

19.61%

33.46%

7,741
589

589
1,705
3,741

6,700
916

916
1,608
3,006

22.84%

31.31%

23.54%

29.45%

5,344
610

610
1,653
2,226

30.64%

25.49%

589

916

321

893 1,682

3,934 11,370 10,165 7,717 6,206 5,108 3,837 3,727 3,173 3,200 2,288
193
610
57
250
9
916
1,557 2,433 2,028 1,705 1,450 1,445 1,337 1,188 1,041
636
1,615 5,951 4,641 3,648 2,615 2,203 1,749 2,141 1,784 1,615 1,233

346
49
395
950

1682

321

893

610

321

589

321

6

9

6

40.04% 21.26% 19.69% 22.91% 22.89% 28.01% 35.26% 33.11% 32.31% 29.89% 27.12%

20.86% 34.03% 32.80% 30.25% 24.77% 24.18% 22.23% 30.46% 31.18% 34.98% 34.62%

5.47% 5.74% 5.41% 5.36% 4.74% 3.71% 3.62% 3.81% 3.54% 3.12%

2.71%

6,714

2.95%

6,332

2.94%

5,697

2.93%

5,490

2.51%

5,181

2.03% 2.70% 2.90% 2.87% 2.54% 2.47% 2.20% 3.11% 2.97% 3.10% 2.90%

4,867

6,422

5,983

5,403

5,193

4,867

4,517

4,360

4,162

3,809

3,132

77,523

34,808

19,328

16,413

85,384
267,544
231,741
21,374
223,522
203,053

56,836
179,500
155,234
16,535
161,657
146,033

48,804
143,813
121,975
14,754
128,783
117,031

41,866
113,752
96,846
11,960
103,854
94,749

16,140

41,877
93,957
78,729
10,765
89,731
80,063

18,990 73,035 34,097 19,430 16,646 16,764 19,821 16,854 16,125 14,473 21,573

41,065 86,152 57,211 49,398 41,970 41,877 41,065 35,175 27,443 26,330 20,479
85,506 263,852 179,193 143,647 113,752 94,405 85,628 75,093 64,063 57,128 47,664
71,468 231,965 155,370 122,245 96,940 78,835 71,574 63,480 54,843 48,938 39,515
4,081
8,712 21,276 16,512 14,816 12,115 11,311
80,480 221,523 161,420 128,700 104,079 90,017 80,361 69,578 60,595 52,396 42,543
70,913 203,625 145,835 117,133 94,605 79,834 70,549 61,624 53,431 44,602 36,603

6,946

8,609

8,921

5,631

18,955

15,645

13,357

11,362

9,738

8,640 18,894 15,664 13,465 11,713 10,116

8,765

7,777

6,288

4,856

3,560

13.34%
150
12.90%

15.76%
96
15.01%

15.77%
84
15.70%

15.28%
70
15.23%

14.88%
65
14.33%

14.11% 13.28% 15.74% 15.84% 15.50% 15.69% 14.49% 15.85% 15.34% 13.93% 13.60%
30
14.15% 12.90% 15.01% 15.70% 15.23% 14.33% 14.15% 15.66% 15.28% 13.74% 10.17%

150

55

96

70

84

49

37

41

65

55

13.97%

16.06%

16.77%

16.32%

15.71%

15.40% 13.97% 16.06% 16.77% 16.32% 15.71% 15.40% 16.92% 16.53% 14.99% 14.70%

*  Based on net profit available to distribution (after deducting staff profit share and board bonus)
** Unadjusted to stock dividends 2,485,501 
*** 2016, 2015 and 2014 excluded CI Capital profit (discontinued operations)
**** Total equity after profit appropriation
***** After profit appropriation, from 2012 to 2016 as per Basel II regulations

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oUTPerforming iS

our strategy

Through the innumerable changes that both Egypt and CIB 
have  lived  through  over  the  years,  we  have  remained  com-
mitted  to  a  strategy  that  always  prioritises  our  clients.  In 
implementing  that  strategy,  CIB  has  focused  on  delivering 
sustainable  profitability  and  creating  value  for  our  clients, 
shareholders, and community at large.

Our strategy is simple; it revolves around outperforming 
in all aspects of our business. In that quest for excellence, 
CIB  handpicks  its  staff  members,  continuously  upgrading 
and enhancing their skill set through comprehensive train-
ing  programs,  as  we  believe  they  are  vital  to  our  success 
formula.  Because  we  offer  our  employees  a  host  of  career 
prospects  and  development  opportunities,  we  attract  and 
retain some of Egypt’s strongest banking professionals. This 
in  turn  translates  into  CIB’s  remarkable  ability  to  expand 
the scope of our high-quality products and unrivalled bank-
ing services to better suit the constantly evolving needs of 
our client base. 

Building a strong brand image that reinforces CIB’s stand-
ing as “A Bank To Trust” has never been a one-man job, as this 
responsibility extends to each and every one of our employees.

our Vision
To uphold CIB’s distinct reputation as a leading and trusted 
financial institution in Egypt, respected for its people, strong 
core  values,  performance  and  commitment  to  inclusive,  re-
sponsible and sustainable growth.

our Mission
To create outstanding stakeholder value by providing best-
in-class  financial  solutions  to  the  individuals  and  enter-
prises that drive Egypt’s economy. Through our innovative 
product offerings, superior customer service, staff develop-
ment strategies and commitment to sustainability, we will 
realise our ambitions and help shape the future of banking 
in Egypt for years to come.

our objective

To grow and help others grow.

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our Values
A  number  of  core  values  outline  the  way  in  which  CIB  em-
ployees work together to deliver effective results for our cus-
tomers and community.

integrity

•	 Exemplify the highest standards of personal and profes-

sional ethics in all aspects of our business

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

for one’s own mistakes

•	 Comply fully with the laws, rules and practices that gov-

ern CIB’s business in Egypt and abroad

•	 Say what we do and do what we say

client focus

•	 Our  clients  are  at  the  heart  of  our  activities,  and  their 

satisfaction is our ultimate objective

•	 Our  success  is  dependent  upon  our  ability  to  provide 
products  and  services  that  help  our  clients  achieve 
their goals

•	 We partner with our clients and work together as a single 

team with success as our primary objective

innovation

•	 CIB has been a pioneer of the financial services industry 
since its inception as the first joint venture bank in Egypt 
40  years  ago,  and  we  believe  innovation  is  a  core  com-
petitive advantage and promote it accordingly

•	 We seek to lead Egypt’s financial services industry to the 
future, with innovation being key to serving the millions 
of Egyptians who remain unbanked or underserved

Hard Work

•	 Our work is governed by discipline and perseverance 
to  achieve  outstanding  results  for  both  our  clients 
and stakeholders 

•	 Our commitment to our clients is guided by our drive 

for excellence

An outstanding track Record

Return on Average Equity (ROAE)*
Return on Average Assets (ROAA)*

* Both after profit appropriation on a standalone basis

•	 We  work  with  our  clients  to  accomplish  their  current 
goals and anticipate and plan future goals and objectives

Teamwork

•	 We  collaborate,  listen  and  share  information  openly 
within  the  CIB  family  to  enhance  every  staff  member’s 
knowledge base and skill set

•	 Each member of our staff is an ambassador of CIB’s cor-

porate brand and image

•	 We value and respect each other’s cultural backgrounds 

and unique perspectives

respect for the individual

•	 We  respect  all  individuals,  whether  employees,  clients, 

shareholders or community members

•	 We  treat  each  other  with  dignity  and  respect  and  take 

the time to respond to questions and concerns

•	 We firmly believe each individual should have the space 
to make suggestions and offer constructive criticism
•	 CIB  is  a  meritocracy,  where  all  employees  are  privy  to 
equal  development  opportunities  based  only  on  merit 
and accomplishments

decorum

•	 CIB places employee-client and business etiquette in the 
highest regard and maintains strict policies for govern-
ing decorum

•	 The  observance  of  good  behavior,  speech,  actions  and 

dress code is part and parcel of our culture at CIB

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Cib’S

stoCk

Stock performance in 2016

CIB Index

EGX30 Index

CIB  first offered its shares to the public in 1995 and has since 
become  the  biggest  stock  on  the  EGX  and  the  gateway  to 
Egypt. Investors and analysts often view CIB as a proxy for the 
Egyptian  economy,  with  the  Bank  acting  as  a  mirror  for  the 
local  banking  sector:  the  near-term  recovery  is  captured  in 
the credit outlook, while the longer-term story of low financial 
penetration is captured in the expansion of retail banking. 

CIB  was  the  first  Egyptian  bank  to  offer  its  shares  on  in-
ternational markets with a Global Depository Receipt (GDR) 
program on the London Stock Exchange in 1996. In 2001, CIB 
was yet again a first, this time being the first Egyptian bank 
to register its shares on New York Stock Exchange in the form 
of American Depository Receipts (ADR) Level 1 program.

In 2012, the Bank began trading on OTCQX International 
Premier, a segment of the OTCQX marketplace reserved for 
world-leading non-US companies listed on a qualified inter-
national exchange and providing their home country disclo-
sure to US investors.  

Equity Analysts Ratings
CIB  is  widely  covered  by  leading  research  houses  both 
domestically  and  internationally.  In  2016,  15  institutions 
regularly issued research reports on CIB. As of the end of 
2016, 6 analysts held Buy, 5 analysts held Hold and 4 ana-
lysts held Sell recommendations on CIB.

Analyst Recommendations

Buy ...........6

Hold .........5

Sell ...........4

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CIB has the highest weight (around 37.6%) in the EGX 30 in-
dex. With a free float ratio of 93% (the highest free float on 
the EGX 30), CIB is one of Egypt’s most liquid stocks and the 
most valuable financial institution with a market cap of 84.3 
billion as of end-December 2016. 

CIB’s  depository  receipt  program  reached  384,582,396 

shares as of year-end 2016. 

The institutional shareholder structure of CIB by region is 
6.85% UK and Ireland, 57.46% North America, 4.35% Europe, 
13.13% Gulf, 13.53% Africa and 4.69% rest of the world.

CIB continuously works toward increasing value created for 
stakeholders. The Bank maintains a proactive investor rela-
tions program to keep shareholders abreast of developments 
that  could  have  had  an  impact  on  the  Bank’s  performance. 
The Investor Relations team and senior management invest 
significant time in one-on-one meetings, road shows, inves-
tor  conferences,  conference  calls  and  a  proactive  stream  of 

disclosures while simultaneously ensuring analysts have the 
information  they  needed  to  maintain  balanced  coverage  of 
the Bank’s shares. During 2016, CIB Investor Relations took 
part  in  12  national  and  international  investor  conferences 
in the UK, US and Gulf with the participation of senior man-
agement,  in  addition  to  252  one-on-one  meetings  with  427 
international  investment  funds.  CIB  hosted  several  confer-
ence calls throughout the year, bringing its senior manage-
ment together with the investor community in 2016, and held 
presentations  on  its  financial  results  four  times  during  the 
year.  It  also  conducted  presentations  on  its  operating  plan 
that described its future projections. 

Regular  updates  and  releases  along  with  the  presentations 
were posted on the Investor Relations website for the conve-
nience of the Bank’s investors from around the world, giving 
them easy access to all the information they need.

As a result of the team’s conscious efforts to boost corpo-
rate  access,  in  a  2016  Middle  East  Investor  Relations  Study 
carried out by Extel in partnership with the Middle East In-
vestor Relations Society (MEIRS), CIB was named the “Lead-
ing Corporate for Investor Relations in Egypt,” while the head 
of Investor Relations also received a nod as the “Best Investor 
Relations Professional – Egypt”. This is the third year running 
in which CIB has received at least one award from MEIRS.

Symbols and Codes

key indicators

Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX)
SYMBOL: COMI

London Stock Exchange (LSE)
SYMBOL: CBKD

new York Stock Exchange (nYSE)      
SYMBOL: CIBEY   

1,154 mn

Outstanding Shares

EGP 10.00

1:1

Par Value 

GDR Convertibility

EGP 84.3 bn

Largest Market Cap

37.6%

Highest Weight in EGX 30

EGP 4.56

Earnings per Share*

*  EPS calculation is based on standalone financial statements.

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a noTe from 

our CHairman

Dear Shareholders, 

For  more  than  18  months,  the  management  team  of  this 
institution  has  been  preoccupied  with  technology.  How 
will it help us reach new customers — and better-serve the 
long-term corporate and consumer clients who are the back-
bone of this institution? How can it make us more efficient, 
whether  in  cross-selling  products  or  in  helping  our  clients 
acquire new businesses, manage payrolls, and remit customs 
payments? How can we harness it to drive financial inclusion 
and sharply raise the banking penetration rate in a market 
that remains exceptionally under-banked, regardless of the 
metric or methodology underpinning the study?

In  thinking  about  technology,  it  has  become  vogue  to 
consider not just the opportunity, but the threat: What does 
artificial  intelligence  (AI)  mean  to  industries  of  all  forms? 
Will it replace bankers? Will self-driving cars directed by AI 
replace whole classes of jobs, from taxi drivers to corporate 
logistics  fleets?  Extend  the  logic  and  you  have  a  whole  new 
field of economics and punditry about what the “rise of the 
robots”  and  declining  global  populations  mean  for  human-
ity in a future in which we will need fewer people and fewer 
resources to deliver products and services.

Our belief in the transformative power of technology is one 
of the lynch pins of our short- and long-term strategies alike. 
Our awareness of its limits underpin the visual theme of our 
2016  Annual  Report:  The  amazing  natural,  historical  and 
religious wonders that comprise our tourism industry. 

This  great  nation’s  tourism  industry  has  been  hard-hit 
by  the  events  that  have  unfolded  since  2011,  but  the  Pyra-

mids are still standing, as is the Sphinx. Our white, sandy 
beaches  and  crystal-clear  waters  are  still  among  the  most 
attractive  in  the  globe.  The  only  changes  desert  adventur-
ers will find are those that have been wrought by time and 
winds. Coptic Cairo is still thriving, as are Old Cairo and the 
historic  Citadel  district.  Alexandria  still  throngs  with  the 
energy of an ancient seaport.

This holds true today, and with good stewardship it will 
stand true for generations to come. Technology and chang-
ing  global  demographics  may  erode  jobs  in  traditional 
manufacturing  and  resource  industries,  but  technology 
will never supplant the experience of physically going on a 
real holiday to a  destination.

Our  nation  is  presently  undergoing  an  aggressive  eco-
nomic reform program. Our economic future is increasingly 
clear:  Domestic  consumption  will  be  powered  by  a  large, 
young and fast-growing population — and the twin impera-
tives of import substitution and export-led growth will fuel 
a resurgence in manufacturing. As that unfolds, it is critical 
that we remember that tourism is, in many ways, not just the 
ultimate export, but a competitive edge that will turbocharge 
the growth of countless other industries. 

Across  decades,  tourism  will  prove  to  be  the  ultimate 

counter-cyclical play.

From  the  well-known  to  the  relatively  undiscovered,  our 
annual report this year highlights the many destinations and 
activities that will back economic growth in the decades to 
come — and which CIB has made a core part of its strategy. 

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Marsa Matrouh boasts 
some of the world’s most 
stunning beaches and 
turquoise-blue waters

inTroducTion

egP 84.3 bn

market capitalisation as of year-end

It is an industry that will be changed by technology, but not 
made  obsolete  by  it.  It  demands  upgrades  of  existing  skill 
sets, and above all, it demands careful planning. 

It  will  also  demand  continued  vigilance  on  the  security 
front and robust investment in education. Our population of 
nearly  100  million  people  is  not  a  liability,  but  a  renewable 
resource whose value will be unlocked by education.

The  same  vision  and  critical  approach  that  allows  us  to 
see around the corner to what’s next for the tourism indus-
try  informed  our  approach  to  2016,  a  year  that  can  only  be 
said to have been replete with business surprises — positive 
and  negative  alike.  Our  management  team  thus  remained 
appropriately  conservative  in  its  approach  to  risk  manage-
ment.  This  approach  is  not  new:  We  have  long  argued  that 
the  higher  risk  cliff  associated  with  doing  business  in  an 
emerging  market  demands  a  conservative,  preemptive  and 
counter-cyclical  approach.  I  am  pleased  to  report  that  this 
same  approach  allowed  us  to  turn  in  a  record  bottom-line 
performance despite the challenges of the year. 

That  said,  we  are  not  content  to  celebrate  a  single  year’s 
results:  Our  operating  model  prizes  sustainability,  and  the 
bedrock  on  which  our  long-standing  conviction  that  every 
single CIB employee is a risk manager as we look to achieve a 
judicious balance between growing the bottom line and pre-
serving the interests of our shareholders over the long term. 
Going  forward,  we  are  increasingly  optimistic  about  the 
macro picture, but cognizant that short-term volatility will 
be the order of the day. If the shock to the system in 2016 was 
the welcome float of the Egyptian pound, change will come in 
2017 from both the adjustment to this new reality and from 
the  ongoing  drive  to  reform  the  subsidy  system.  It  is  clear 

that having 80% of the value of the subsidy program dispro-
portionately benefit the 20% of the society that needs it least 
was the wrong formula. This year, every business — from the 
single-person micro-businesses to the largest corporations — 
will have to re-examine how they do business, from expenses 
to pricing. As they do so, they will uncover weaknesses — and 
brilliant new opportunities. 

That’s why our 2017 focus will be on transformation: From 
our  business  banking  segment  to  our  largest  corporate  cli-
ents, we will be laser-focused on helping our small business 
clients become medium-sized enterprises, turning mid-sized 
businesses  into  large  corporations,  and  helping  large  cor-
porations  unlock  new  value  through  organic  and  inorganic 
growth  alike.  The  transformation  of  businesses  from  one 
stage to the next will be at the heart of building a sustainable, 
growing economy. 

As we do, one thing will remain constant on the expense 
side here at CIB: The best investment of shareholder money 
that we can make is to invest in our people to ensure our own 
sustainability for generations to come.

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
Chairman and Managing Director

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board of direCTorS

rePort

egP 6.01 bn

consolidated net income in FY2016, 
up 27.09% y-o-y

Although 2016 was not short of challenges, CIB again dem-
onstrated  its  strength  and  resilience  by  delivering  strong 
financial  performance  in  the  face  of  subdued  economic 
activity  while  honouring  the  Bank’s  commitment  to  its 
employees,  customers  and  shareholders  to  be  the  leading 
financial institution in Egypt.

Among many noteworthy achievements of the past year, 
the Bank reported record net profit and revenues, produced 
healthy loan and deposit growth, maintained a solid capital 
foundation  and  worked  to  further  enhance  our  excellent 
customer service. 

Our ability to produce such accomplishments reflects CIB’s 
distinctive business model and emphasises the Bank’s agility 
to adapt to the changing macro and regulatory environments 
while operating within a solid strategic framework focused 
on sustainable growth.

Parting from that, we proudly present to you our Board of Di-
rectors Report detailing how CIB managed to work through the 
unusual circumstances and come out even stronger yet again. 

Egypt: Short-Term Challenges … long-Term 
Opportunities
2016  was  globally  foreseen  as  a  year  of  opportunities  aris-
ing on the back of resumed corporate activity and restored 
investor  confidence,  but  year-to-date  events  have  proven 
otherwise both on the local as well as the regional arenas.

The  Egyptian  economy  had  to  deal  with  a  burdensome 
agenda of a high budget deficit, foreign currency shortages, 
rising inflation, an ailing tourism sector and low remittanc-
es, FDIs or Suez Canal revenues. More economic headwinds 
included  structural  adjustment  and  a  government  reform 
program of unprecedented proportion — in conjunction with 
the IMF loan and other multilateral/bilateral funding sourc-
es  —  that  included  gruelling  fiscal  consolidation  measures 
and the historical floatation of the Egyptian pound (EGP), in 
an attempt to put the country’s economic house in order and 
pave the way for economic stability.

To  delve  deeper  into  the  economic  activity  over  FY2016, 
one  must  look  at  the  macro  picture  both  prior  to  and  after 
one major turning point: the liberalisation of the EGP.

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prior to the Floatation
The  Egyptian  economy  faced  major  challenges  marked  by 
the  high  budget  deficit  of  11.8%  of  GDP,  the  severe  foreign 
currency  (FCY)  shortages,  where  net  international  reserves 
were in the range of USD 16-17 billion throughout 2016 and 
reached USD 19.5 billion in September along with high and 
rising  inflation  rates  exceeding  15%  in  August,  a  situation 
that led to the revision of Egypt’s GDP growth forecasts down 
to 3.3% from 4.4%. 

The inadequacy of the foreign currency supply along with 
an  overvalued  EGP  hampered  Egypt’s  competitiveness  — 
lowering the volume of exports by 26% in 1Q FY2016.

The spread of terrorism in the Middle East as a spill over 
from  the  conflict  in  Syria  and  instability  in  Iraq  has  hit 
Egypt’s  already  ailing  tourism  sector,  and  the  crash  of  the 
Russian  plane  over  the  Sinai  Peninsula  brought  it  to  an  al-
most complete halt. 

Other  foreign  currency  revenues  dried  up  as  well.  FDIs 
remained  in  a  wait-and-see  mode,  driven  by  the  haziness 
in the foreign exchange market and the anticipation of the 
devaluation/free float of the EGP. In addition, the persistent 
Chinese  economic  slowdown  continued  to  take  its  toll  on 
Suez Canal revenues.

Externally, the sluggish recovery of the Eurozone weighed 
on Egypt’s growth, while lower oil prices and a slowdown in 
Gulf  countries  negatively  impacted  Egyptians’  remittances 
and dwindled grants, aid and foreign currency deposits from 
GCC states that now must pursue structural reforms and cut 
down government spending to meet the new oil realities.

The  Central  Bank  of  Egypt  (CBE)  devalued  the  EGP  by 
almost 13% in March 2016. The local currency was devalued 
to EGP 8.78 to the USD in an attempt to ease the foreign cur-
rency shortage by bringing the official rate closer to that of 
the parallel market and attract FDI.

In  an  effort  to  curb  rising  inflation,  the  Monetary  Policy 
Committee (MPC) introduced a series of successive interest 
rate hikes: 50 bps in December 2015, 150 bps in March 2016 
and 100 bps in June, raising the corridor rates to 11.75% and 
12.75% for deposits and lending, respectively. The successive 
interest rate hikes had little impact over inflation rates given 

the continuous rises on the core and headline readings, and 
further  restrained  growth  by  raising  the  cost  of  borrowing 
for companies. Furthermore, such hikes did not support the 
government’s ambitions in reducing its widening deficit.

2016  witnessed  the  resumption  of  talks  with  the  IMF  for 
a USD 12 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support a 
government reform program aimed to improve the function-
ing of the foreign exchange markets, bring down the budget 
deficit  and  government  debt  and  create  jobs,  especially  for 
women and youth. Some of the steps that were taken by the 
government  supporting  its  commitment  to  reforms  include 
further rationalisation of energy subsidies and implementing 
a value-added-tax (VAT) at 13% (increasing to 14% in 2017), 
which Parliament passed in August.

After the Floatation
In early November, the central bank announced that it was 
moving  with  immediate  effect  to  a  liberalised  exchange 
rate regime to quell any distortions in the domestic foreign 
currency  market  and  to  allow  market  demand  and  supply 
dynamics  to  work  effectively  to  create  an  environment  of 
reliable and sustainable provision of foreign currency. 

At the time of writing, the currency stands at around 18.27/
USD, which represents a drop of 100% against the USD since 
before the floatation. Economists’ consensus is that the EGP 
will witness further volatility over the next couple of years, 
but the big adjustment has already happened. 

Besides the complete exchange rate liberalisation, the CBE 
also  increased  the  overnight  lending  and  deposit  rates  by 
300 bps, bringing the deposit rate to 14.75% and lending rate 
to  15.75%.  Also,  immediately  following  the  devaluation,  the 
government upwardly adjusted administrative fuel prices by 
approximately 30-40% as phase 1 of a multi-year program to 
eliminate energy subsidies.

The costs of these reforms and the floatation translated 
to a 23.3% headline inflation and 25.86% core inflation as 
of December. 

With the disbursement of the first tranche of the IMF loan, 
the  conclusion  of  the  People’s  Bank  of  China/CBE  USD  2.7 
billion swap agreement, and the upcoming launch of Egypt’s 

USD 2-3 billion Eurobonds, the CBE is set to rebuild a strong 
reserve shield rather than support a specific exchange rate. 
Hence, net international reserves reached USD 24.3 billion at 
the end of December 2016.

Amid  these  changes,  the  Egyptian  Stock  market  in  2016 
was the world’s best-performing market in 2016, according to 
the Egyptian Exchange’s year-end report. The move to a lib-
eralised exchange rate regime triggered one of the strongest 
bull equity market rallies in Egypt’s history, portfolio inflows 
into  equities  and  fixed  income  rebounded  sharply  after  al-
most six years of absence and foreign strategic investors have 
started to actively eye investment opportunities. The EGX 30 
index rose 74% in 2016, and the year saw one of the highest 
volume of foreigners’ net-buying in the market and attracted 
883 new funds and institutions. 

During these extraordinary times, one fact remained un-
changed, that is a safe, strong and resilient banking industry 
is  absolutely  critical  to  a  country’s  success.  The  Egyptian 
banking sector has been the lifeblood that kept the economy 
going  throughout  the  past  six  years.  Egyptian  banks  man-
aged through the cycles, continued to support the economy 
and  came  out,  to  a  great  extent,  unharmed.  Banks  remain 
well  funded  because  of  their  strong  deposit  base.  Liquidity 
remains ample, with the loan-to-deposit ratio at 44.5% (one 
of the lowest in emerging economies) and substantial excess 
reserves. Stress tests performed by the CBE suggest that pos-
sible losses could be absorbed by banks’ profits and capital 
buffers. Reiterating the fact that the fundamentals are solid 
and the sector is well poised to absorb the pent-up corporate 
demand and is steadfast in its ability to take advantage of the 
vast opportunities that still lie within the Egyptian market.

Outlook Moving Forward
As Egypt goes through a clear shift in monetary and fiscal poli-
cies aimed at easing pressure on the EGP and controlling mount-
ing inflation and public spending, 2017 is a year where growth is 
expected to slow. But with the government’s solid steps towards 
reforms  along  with  an  IMF  deal  now  in  place,  growth  should 
pick up from 2018 as inflation eases, monetary policy begins to 
be loosened and the Zohr gas field comes on stream. 

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Cib is and has always been at the forefront of change in the egyptian banking 
industry, and we continue to grow our core and strategic capabilities to sustain 
our competitiveness. 

The fall in the EGP’s value will naturally involve some short-
term challenges for the economy.  In particular, import costs 
will  rise,  which,  combined  with  measures  to  tighten  fiscal 
policy such as the implementation of VAT and fresh subsidy 
cuts, will push inflation up in the coming months. 

Moving forward, Egypt should be able to take advantage of 
the boost in competitiveness from a weaker EGP, which will 
help narrow the current account deficit, and there are already 
signs that foreign investors are returning to the country. In 
collaboration with the IMF, further economic reform is likely, 
which will act as an additional pull for foreign investors. All 
of this should support stronger medium-term growth. With-
in this context, Egypt is approaching the last mile of a bumpy 
25-year  economic  reform  process  with  full-fledged  political 
commitment and comprehensive international support.

Heading  into  2017,  the  following  elements  are  needed  to 

ensure smooth sailing through the current challenges:

•	 A proactive government that efficiently creates a better 
business climate, presses ahead with its reform agenda, 
and continues its focus on fiscal adjustment, legislative 
reform,  improving  the  international  standing  and  en-
hancing social protection.

•	 A patient private sector that realises the costs of reforms— 
and that demanding protection, special exemptions or a 
reversal of course will hinder economic activity. 

•	 Policy  stability  that  clearly  defines  the  forthcoming  In-

vestment Act.

•	 Hard work and persistence that helps overcome current 

and potential bottlenecks. 

Highlights of 2016
CIB is and has always been at the forefront of change in the 
Egyptian banking industry, and we continue to grow our core 
and  strategic  capabilities  to  sustain  our  competitiveness. 
Our  sophisticated  interest  rate  and  liquidity  risk  manage-
ment frameworks prepare us for a range of market scenarios 
and  ongoing  regulatory  changes.  Our  focus  on  technology, 
revolving around developing innovative solutions, capitalis-
ing on big data and investing in cyber defences, underscores 
the Bank’s commitment to leadership and excellence, aiming 
to be the most effective provider of financial services across 
all categories. We continue to invest in our most important 
asset, our people. We look forward to serving the needs of the 

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next as well as the current generation of customers, clients 
and  employees.  We  remain  committed  to  advancing  and 
protecting the Bank’s position as a world-class financial in-
stitution in a culture rooted in both ingenuity and integrity.

2016  was  no  different,  we  continued  to  do  what  we  have 
always done: manage the Bank and invest for the long run in 
line with our growth strategy, that is to achieve sustainable 
and  profitable  growth  based  on  customer  centricity,  opera-
tional efficiency and organisational development. 

The following list of CIB’s competitive advantages and set 
of factors and paved the way for the success of our strategy 
and translated many of our goals into concrete reality.

Dynamic balance Sheet Management 
CIB succeeded over the years to maintain a forward-looking 
strategy  to  sustain  any  external  shocks  based  on  sound 
balance  sheet  management,  a  solid  capitalisation  level  and 
exceptional  liquidity,  which  is  well  in  excess  of  both  local 
and international regulations. Despite continuous uncertain 
market conditions in 2016, the Bank continues to maintain its 
solid reputation as a market leader, serving clients efficiently 
and delivering strong results as evident in the following: 

•	 Proactive Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk Management
In 2016, we continued to advance our approach to liquid-
ity  and  interest  rate  risk  management,  cornerstones  of 
safety and soundness. 

Throughout  the  year,  we  ensured  that  the  Bank  had 
sufficient  liquidity  resources  to  continue  business  as 
usual under both a short-term and prolonged market and 
company-specific stress. Our internal framework is more 
conservative than the related Basel II liquidity measures. 
Compliance  with  our  framework  in  2016  has  resulted  in 
CIB exceeding regulatory minimums as well as Basel III 
liquidity  guidelines,  in  both  local  and  foreign  currency. 
The LCY CBE liquidity ratio remained well above the regu-
lator’s 20% requirement, recording 60.77% as of December 
2016,  and  the  FCY  CBE  liquidity  ratio  reached  47.80%, 
above the threshold of 25%. NSFR was 234% for local cur-
rency and 140% for foreign currency and LCR was 1770% 
for local currency and 435% for foreign currency.

Furthermore,  CIB  maintained  a  healthy  LDR  ratio 
of  42%.  The  Bank  successfully  attracted  7%  of  all  new 
deposits in the system in 2016, which is a testament to 

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the trust the market has in CIB. Having attracted such 
deposit  inflows  without  significant  increases  to  our 
cost  of  funding  reiterates  the  Bank’s  mission  of  creat-
ing  a  sustainable  liability  base  supported  by  stable, 
cost-effective customer deposits. The Bank focused on 
enhancing  the  CIB  franchise  and  building  relatively 
sticky  low-cost  current  account  and  savings  account 
(CASA) deposits, which comprised 43% of total custom-
er deposits as of 31 December 2016. The growth in CASA 
deposits helps to drive down overall cost of funds, pro-
viding a strategic advantage for the Bank. 

In  2016,  CIB  used  an  effective  risk-management 
process  that  maintained  interest  rate  risk  within 
prudent levels and ensured the Bank remained on safe 
and  stable  ground.  Measures  included  lowering  the 
balance  sheet  duration  as  a  precautionary  measure 
to  minimise  the  impact  of  interest  rate  movements 
on  the  Bank’s  capital  adequacy  levels.  CIB  also  took 
the lead in the reclassification of the Bank’s sovereign 
portfolio in a way to ensure that it maintains a proper 
balance sheet structure, boosting the return to share-
holders in light of an increasing interest rate environ-
ment,  while  maintaining  its  liquidity  ratios  comfort-
ably  above  regulatory  requirements.  As  a  result,  and 
despite prevailing economic conditions, we are better 
prepared to manage whatever scenario plays out.

•	 Best-in-Sector Asset Quality Led by Prudent and Well-

Disciplined Risk Management 
CIB  has  always  believed  that  having  an  effective  and 
disciplined risk management framework is crucial to 
proactively recognise potential adverse events and es-
tablish appropriate risk responses that in turn reduce 
costs  and  prevent  losses  associated  with  unexpected 
and volatile market conditions. We continually evalu-
ate our risk strategy, appetite and analysis in response 
to current and anticipated economic conditions, con-
ducting  vigorous  stress  tests,  efficient  risk  reporting 
and  analysis,  and  digitisation  of  certain  monitoring 
systems and processes. 

Parting  from  that  conviction  and  led  by  a  dynamic 
risk-management  strategy  to  counter  potential  chal-
lenges  and  market  factors,  CIB  took  provisions  of  EGP 
893 million for the full year. Moreover, asset quality con-
tinued to remain resilient, as reflected in an NPL ratio of 
6.70% (5.7% normalised for the EGP devaluation) of the 
gross loan portfolio, covered 149% by the Bank’s EGP 9.82 
billion loan loss provision balance.
 Increasingly Strong Capital Ratio
In a market where capital is the name of the game, CIB 
has established a strong capital base that not only allows 
the  Bank  to  excel  and  outperform  despite  slow  eco-
nomic growth, market volatility and heightened macro-
economic  challenges,  but  also  distinguishes  CIB  with 

•	

an  advantageous  market  position  despite  having  many 
players in the banking sector. 
The management and Board continue to pursue all avail-
able  alternatives  to  ensure  a  sustainable,  comfortable 
capital base that is less vulnerable to external factors.

In 2016, CIB maintained its strong and resilient capi-
tal base, as reflected in a comfortable capital adequacy 
level  of  10.47%  before  profit  appropriation  and  13.97% 
after profit appropriation well above CBE requirements 
and Basel guidelines. 

•	 Consistently Good Returns on Equity 

•	

All our businesses are close to best in class, as reflected 
in  consistently  strong  return  on  equity.  CIB’s  commit-
ment to sustainability was evident in its ability to record 
an ROAE of 34.24% (after profit appropriation based on 
the suggested profit appropriation schedule).
 Efficient Cost Controls
Personnel  and  administrative  expenses  increased  by 
20% in 2016. As we press on with building our businesses 
for  the  future,  we  will  continue  to  invest  for  the  long-
term  growth  and  sustainability  of  the  Bank,  namely  in 
technology,  training  and  various  investments  geared 
toward automating and improving efficiency and opera-
tions. Nonetheless, the cost-to-income ratio will remain 
within the 30%-35% range set by the Board of Directors.

investing in talent and technology
Talent  and  technology  continue  to  be  at  the  centre  of  our 
success, both today and in the future. We continuously invest 
in our human capital to have the best caliber on the ground 
who are ready to work with clients wherever they need our 
solutions and expertise. And we are committed to arm those 
employees  with  technology  tools  that  enable  them  to  serve 
clients efficiently and effectively.

big Data
With the growing wealth of data and customer interactions, 
so does the need to utilise Big data to identify opportunities, 
spot  trends  and  analyse  patterns  and  transform  them  into 
information, products and insights that can be used exten-
sively to improve our Bank. 

To best utilise our data assets and spur innovation we have 
built our own in-house big data and are now the first bank 
in the region to have an advanced analytics and data man-
agement team and will soon become the first to harness the 
power of big data for the benefit of our customers. 

In its quest of moving from a descriptive analytics model to 
predictive analytics, CIB has been investing aggressively in its 
IT and human capital to develop an exceptional infrastructure 
that  can  support  its  Big  Data  platforms.  Such  investments 
included data storage and computation platforms to increase 
structured data capacity and improve reporting performance 
as well as self-service Business Intelligence and real-time in-

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formation  delivery  systems  to  manage  petabytes  of  data  for 
advanced analytics and new regulatory requirements. 
We strongly believe these developments will prove transfor-
mational not just for CIB, but for our customers, clients and 
communities. All of which will significantly benefit from big 
data technologies and improved data-management practices 
across our businesses.

Future-proofing the Cib Franchise
Over the years, we have been very disciplined in our approach 
to growth, including resisting calls to skimp on investments 
for the future to meet short-term targets, but that is not our 
approach for building the business for the long term. 

This  responsible  approach,  a  strong  franchise  and  stable 
financial footing have left us well-positioned for the current 
economic challenges.

No one is able to predict what comes next, but we strive to 
ensure the Bank has the capacity to adapt to the future — no 
matter what it looks like. To this end, CIB devoted significant 
attention  in  2016  to  studying  our  current  business  mix  to 
respond strategically to evolving regulatory requirements as 
well as to find ways to be more productive with our resources 
and maximise shareholder value.

To meet the evolving needs of our customers as well as the 
financial system more broadly, we are committed to continu-
ally developing new solutions while maintaining a robust and 
secure infrastructure.

However, we do not innovate for innovation’s sake. Banking 
is, and always will be, about people and relationships. Therefore, 
our focus will remain on serving the real needs of our customers 
and clients: seamless interactions, personal advice and human 
experiences.  We  will  continue  to  build  for  the  future  and  be 
there for our clients in good times and bad. Whatever the future 
brings, we will face it from a position of strength and stability.

2016 Financial position
CIB  reported  another  exceptional  set  of  results,  with  con-
solidated net income up 27.09% y-o-y at EGP 6.01 billion for 
FY2016.  Standalone  net  income  reached  EGP  5.95  billion, 
28.22% over 2015. Standalone revenues grew 11.05% over the 
previous year to EGP 11.32 billion.

The Bank recorded net interest income of EGP 10.02 billion, 
an  increase  of  23.44%  y-o-y.  Non-interest  income  recorded 
EGP  1.3  billion  for  the  full  year.  Net  fees  and  commissions 
income stood at EGP 1.55 billion.

All  financial  indicators  emphasised  the  Bank’s  strong 
financial performance in 2016. CIB maintained its efficiency 
during the year, with cost-to-income ratio at 21.4% compared 
to  19.6%  in  2015.  The  Bank  continued  its  upward  trend  in 
ROAE, which recorded 34.24% on a consolidated basis (post-
appropriation), up from 33.46% in 2015. Consolidated ROAA 
recorded  2.71%  for  2016.  The  bank  recorded  a  net  interest 
margin of 5.47% as of year-end 2016.

The Bank’s loan portfolio stood at EGP 97.5 billion at year’s 
end,  growing  56%  or  EGP  35.3  billion  y-o-y.  Excluding  the 
impact of the devaluation, the gross loan portfolio grew 5% 
or  EGP  3.39  billion  during  2016.  This  increase  comes  in  ac-
cordance with the Bank’s strategic objectives in maintaining
asset quality and enhancing profitability. The Bank’s market
share of total loans amounted to 6.98% in October 2016.

CIB  aggressively  pursued  deposit  growth  in  2016,  adding 
EGP 77 billion to its base, which grew to EGP 231.7 billion, an 
increase of 49% over 2015. Excluding the devaluation impact, 
deposits  grew  12%  or  EGP  18.61  billion.  CIB’s  share  of  the 
deposits market reached 8.10% in October 2016.

The Bank ended the year with a buoyant balance sheet and 
capital base, which is reflected in its comfortable capital ad-
equacy level of 10.74% and an adjusted CAR (including profits 
attributable to shareholders) of 13.97%, well exceeding CBE 
stipulated  ratios  and  enhancing  the  Bank’s  ability  to  face 
uncertain economic circumstances, should any arise.

CIB  continued  achieving  strong  growth  in  net  interest 
income, fees and commissions and the balance sheet. Rela-
tive to its peer group, CIB maintained its leading position in 
terms  of  profitability  and  balance  sheet  size.  Overall,  CIB’s 
strong financial performance in 2016 exceeded P&L targets. 

Appropriation of Income
The  Board  of  Directors  proposed  the  distribution  of  a  divi-
dend per share of EGP 0.50. In addition, CIB is increasing its 
legal  reserve  by  EGP  297  million  to  EGP  1,333  million  and 
its  general  reserve  by  EGP  4,301  million  to  EGP  8,855    mil-
lion,  thus  reinforcing  the  Bank’s  solid  financial  position,  as 
evidenced  by  a  capital  adequacy  ratio  of  10.74%  and  an  ad-
justed  CAR  (including  profits  attributable  to  shareholders) 
of 13.97%. The proposed dividend distribution comes in line 
with  the  Bank’s  strategy  of  maintaining  a  healthy  capital 
structure  to  address  more  stringent  regulations,  mitigate 
associated risks as well as facilitate and support the Bank’s 
future growth plans.

2016 Activities
CIB’s  diverse  mix  of  revenue  streams  enabled  the  Bank  to 
weather  a  challenging  operating  environment  this  year,  and 
our  business  model  allowed  CIB  to  stay  committed  to  its 
growth strategy while building for tomorrow’s success. Once 
again, CIB management and employees delivered on all counts 
and, in doing so, the Bank achieved its best results to date and 
extended  its  leadership  position  in  areas  of  strategic  impor-
tance. We continue reaffirm our leading position in the indus-
try as the best private sector bank in Egypt, with a number of 
impressive recognitions on all sides of our business: 

institutional banking Activities
Parting from our conviction that “Winning organisations are 
more  responsive  to  their  customers,  more  agile  than  their 

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The ib group continued to be the primary contributor to Cib’s bottom-line 
profitability, generating almost 66% of the bank’s profits.

egP 5.95 bn

standalone net income in FY2016, 
an increase of 28.22% y-o-y

competitors and more flexible in how they go to market,” the 
IB group adopted a new strategy during 2016 and embarked 
decisively on implementing it. The new strategy is aimed at 
reorganising  the  Group’s  business  divisions  to  better  align 
them  with  the  clients’  needs.  The  new  model  is  built  to  en-
hance efficiency and maximise profitability, thus building a 
better and stronger franchise. 

Throughout  2016,  the  Group  sustained  its  preferred  and 
most trusted business partner position through meeting cor-
porate clients’ expectations and needs in a most timely and 
precise  manner,  offering  best-in-class  financial  structures 
and advisory services to its clients with its competent team, 
customer-oriented approach and innovative product portfo-
lio and distribution channels. 

The IB Group continued to be the primary contributor to CIB’s 
bottom-line profitability, generating almost 66% of the Bank’s 
profits. Institutional Banking’s net income before tax increased 
by 18% over last year to reach EGP 5.3 billion in 2016, mainly on 
higher net interest income, foreign exchange gains and strong 
trade services performance and controlled expense growth. 

On another note, the Bank’s strong disciplined and proac-
tive  risk  framework  has  been  essential  in  withstanding  the 
uncertain  economic  environment  in  Egypt.  Despite  chal-
lenges, the risk group continued to align and collaborate with 
business on product development and risk strategies to drive 
growth without compromising the quality of the portfolio.

Consumer and business banking Activities
The  Consumer  and  Business  Banking  Divisions  had  a  very 
strong  year  in  2016,  building  on  the  Group’s  strategy  of  de-
livering an outstanding customer experience and developing 
stronger relationships with our clients. 

The distinctiveness of CIB’s offerings lies in following “tailored 
and  personal  messaging”  strategies  rather  than  broad-based 
“one-size-fits-all”  approaches,  which  is  the  best  way  to  engage 
with customers. The Group focused on enhancing customer ser-
vice and attracting new customers, consequently enabling CIB to 
achieve growth in its consumer assets book despite challenging 
conditions in 2016, and with no significant deterioration in credit 
quality, thus maintaining its competitive edge in the market.

In doing so, Consumer and Business Banking net income 
rose 46% over last year to reach EGP 2 billion in 2016, con-
tributing 34% to CIB’s gross profitability. Consumer Banking 

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gathered  EGP  25.1  billion  and  USD  505  million  in  deposits. 
This growth is an outstanding achievement in a highly com-
petitive market of 39 banks and has helped CIB increase its 
market  share  of  overall  deposits  in  the  Egyptian  banking 
system, recording 8.09% as of December 2016.

 Moreover, throughout 2016, we continued to renovate and 
add to the Bank’s extensive branch network, which stood at 
168 branches and 748 ATMs as of December 2016.

At CIB, we strongly believe that by understanding custom-
ers well beyond a demographic profile, we can better antici-
pate what they need, and given the fast-paced advancement 
of  technology  and  its  growing  integration  into  the  lives  of 
customers,  it  has  become  indispensable  to  redefine  con-
sumer banking dynamics. The transformational progress of 
mobile phones and mobile technology significantly changed 
consumer behaviour and expectations. Internet and mobile 
banking thus are no longer alternatives, but have become a 
necessity, especially for younger generations. 

In keeping with the new banking trends, developing inno-
vative  digital  services  is  a  core  focus  of  CIB.  Tailoring  truly 
customer-centric  digital  products  and  delivering  all  the  ser-
vices  digitally,  versus  through  traditional  channels,  is  what 
differentiates a bank from its peers in the digital era we are in. 
This is where we see enormous revenue potential and why we 
have heavily invested in our digital platforms to transform our 
products and services to keep up with the quick pace of tech-
nology development and the demands of a younger generation 
of customers, who comprise 80% of the Egyptian population. 
In November 2016, CIB launched its mobile banking applica-
tion, which provides different banking services and offers many 
features for clients to manage their accounts conveniently.

Another digital product release in 2016 is CIB Smart Wallet, 
which revolutionises traditional payment methods and grants 
an advanced, secured, faster and smarter experience. The Wal-
let facilitates the customer’s daily payment process, including 
the  payment  of  utility,  phone  bills,  money  transfers,  mobile 
top-up, card-less cash in/out from the ATM, shopping online 
through a virtual card or from stores via a QR code, and much 
more.  This  new  application  integrates  different  technologies 
such  as  smartphones  with  banking  services  to  expand  the 
scope of financial services to reach a broader segment of cus-
tomers. Additionally, CIB offers a variety of customised prod-
ucts  to  unbanked  individuals  and  provides  them  with  easily 

accessible digital solutions. With access to Smart Wallet and 
Turbo Cash, any person can transfer money to another in real 
time, 24/7, without a bank account, through simple steps using 
an ATM. In every case, the goal of these applications is to en-
sure a convenient, seamless and efficient banking experience.
CIB is also partnering with non-financial organisations to di-
versify its digital offering to a wider customer base. These com-
bined efforts are yet another way to stimulate financial inclusion 
by reaching unbanked citizens. Such a significant step not only 
introduces a new, vast segment of telecom  customers into our 
banking system, but more importantly increases banking pen-
etration. It also demonstrates how a strategic alliance between 
two large entities from both the banking and telecommunica-
tion sectors can generate positive returns for our economy.

operations and it
In 2016, the COO Area was largely focused on the successful 
acquisition of Citibank’s retail business, which was based on 
the collective and comprehensive efforts exerted across Opera-
tions & IT to complete the complex integration process. CIB 
was the only bank among 11 Citibank acquisition deals world-
wide to commit to a six-month transitional service agreement 
(TSA) period, making CIB the only bank to successfully com-
plete the migration process in less than 12 months.

Much energy was channelled in 2016 into several IT initia-
tives, with continued efforts to build up our infrastructure 
capacity,  enhance  our  production  stability,  improve  our 
services monitoring and technology refresh for underlying 
infrastructure  to  create  a  more  agile  IT  organisation  that 
has the ability to support our services and provide a seam-
less and improved customer experience.

The COO Area also focused on automation, increasing pro-
ductivity and optimising/streamlining its processes. This in-
cluded several re-engineering efforts to enhance turnaround 
times and encourage staff to innovate and bring up new ideas 
through a “Think Tank” initiative.

Several  key  strategic  projects  were  also  launched  during  the 
year,  such  as  the  Customer  Relationship  Management  Phase  1, 
improving  internet  banking  with  more  secured  authentication 
mechanisms and upgrades to our Core Banking Platform. To fur-
ther  study  customer  behaviour  and  make  more  effective  credit 
decisions, we initiated a Scoring and Decision Engine project for 
both credit cards and personal loan applications to track consumer 

risk behaviour and ensure minimal risk to bank operations. This 
will allow us to build a unique risk model for each customer.

Despite the challenges faced during the year in terms of 
foreign exchange rates and foreign currency regulations set 
by the CBE, the COO Area has made every effort to ensure 
any extraordinary controls and regulations are seamlessly 
embedded in our processes without impacting our business 
expansion plans.

In line with CIB’s efforts to expand its reach, nine branches 
were instated this year. We also re-branded and renovated ex-
Citibank branches to match CIB’s brand image. As for ATM’s, 
CIB continued to expand its network with an additional 86 
ATMs added, bringing total ATMs to 748 across the country 
by the end of 2016.

Our footprint in Smart Village was also further expanded 
this year with the inauguration of the third Head Office, an 
award-winning  building  certified  with  the  Egyptian  Green 
Pyramids  Certificate  of  Sustainability,  emphasising  CIB’s 
commitment to sustainable development. 

The COO Area’s dynamic performance is and will always be 
built on our high caliber staff and their expertise. We reflect 
this philosophy through our structured hiring plan, tailored 
training, leadership development and setting talent manage-
ment  plans,  and  2016  was  no  different.  The  aim  is  to  build 
strong second lines with ideal qualifications for those tasked 
with our future development and leadership.

Going forward, we are embarking on a digitisation journey, 
which we believe is set to be the main player in shaping all 
future banking growth. The digital proposition will empower 
self-assisted sales and ongoing customer loyalty. Striving to 
support  innovation  led  to  a  new  partnership  between  the 
American University in Cairo (AUC) and CIB to launch AUC 
Venture  Lab  FinTech  Accelerator  to  introduce  new  innova-
tive products and solutions and groom and assist FinTechs to 
break into the finance sector.

business Continuity Management & information 
Security
The significant evolution of cyber security and its associated 
risks has necessitated an emphasis on ensuring a proper Se-
curity Management Program is in place to effectively manage 
security risks and guarantee the right governance is in place. 
Major efforts were funnelled into the cyber security/informa-

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tion security domain to ensure the Bank is fortified with the 
ability and scope to handle cyber security threats. 
As part of our 2016 roadmap, initiatives undertaken this year 
include the following: 

•	 Establishing  CIB’s  Security  Operations  Centre,  which 
will significantly boost its capability for monitoring and 
addressing a wide range of security threats in a proactive 
manner  and  build  competent  and  capable  Operational 
Security Services. 

•	 A Fraud Management Solution was put in place to moni-
tor monetary and non-monetary events on the consumer 
and corporate internet banking platforms, utilising cus-
tomer behaviour mapping to minimise operational risks.
•	 The  One-Time  Password  solution  was  implemented  for 
critical internet banking services in accordance with the 
Bank’s strategy to ensure compliance with CBE internet 
banking  regulations  and  improve  security  measures 
that protect customer transactions.

•	 A comprehensive security governance, risk and compli-
ance  framework  was  established  along  with  the  neces-
sary policies that ensure adequate security governance 
across the Bank.

•	 Concrete  steps  were  taken  toward  developing  the  re-
quirements for Business Continuity Management (BCM) 
software to automate the full BCM life cycle. Effort went 
into  guaranteeing  the  continuous  testing  of  our  recov-
ery  capabilities  to  ensure  service  availability  for  our 
customers. The Bank remains committed to investing in 
improving its BCM, bringing aboard a team of dedicated 
professionals in charge of the function. 

In keeping with our efforts, CIB was awarded the Most Effec-
tive  Recovery  of  the  Year  Award  at  the  Business  Continuity 
Institute  Middle  East  Awards  in  2016,  marking  the  second 
Business Continuity Award for the Bank and our 10th nomi-
nation  for  similar  awards  regionally  and  globally.  CIB  was 
also named finalist this year for the International Award in 
Business Continuity by the UK’s CIR Magazine. The recogni-
tion emphasises CIB’s unique positioning in the BCM indus-
try across the financial sector in Egypt.

Subsidiaries
CIB’s businesses provide integrated and diversified products 
and  services  through  its  affiliation  with  CI  Capital  and  its 
other  subsidiaries,  which  hold  numerous  opportunities  for 
CIB and will accelerate our ability to increase product pene-
tration with the aim of generating incremental value through 
cross-selling.

CI  Capital  generated  consolidated  net  income  of  EGP 
113 million, 85% over 2015. Brokerage net income recorded 
EGP 55.7 million, with a market share of 9.5% of total trad-
ing  as  of  year-end  2016.  CI  Capital’s  brokerage  platform  is 
complemented  by  an  industry-leading  research  platform 

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covering more than 75 companies across 11 sectors in seven 
markets, with a top-tier analyst team ranked sixth in MENA 
Research by the 2015 Extel Survey — second in the MENA 
region and first in Egypt.

CI  Capital’s  Investment  Banking  arm  is  the  #1  ranked 
advisor  in  Egypt,  with  c.  EGP  106  billion  in  transactions 
since inception and over EGP 72 billion executed since the 
beginning of 2013.

CI Asset Management had the best performing Egyptian 
equity funds of 2016. The Asset Management division man-
ages fixed income, money market and equity products, with 
AUM in excess of EGP 9.9 billion. The division managed to 
position itself as a top-quartile asset manager in all types of 
funds and portfolios. In 2016, the division was awarded the 
“Best  Asset  Manager  in  Egypt”  by  Global  Investors  for  the 
seventh consecutive year.

Continued Focus on Commercial Banking 
Activities
In  line  with  the  Bank’s  strategy  to  gradually  exit  from  its 
subsidiaries  and  affiliated  investments,  to  enable  CIB  to 
focus exclusively on its core banking activities and enhance 
its leading position in the market, 2016 saw a continuation of 
that strategy where:

•	 CIB sold its full stake (40%) in Egypt Factors to the Com-
pany’s main shareholder FIM Bank in November 2016.
•	 In December 2016, the Bank signed sale and purchase 
agreements  with  a  group  of  non-related  Egyptian  and 
Gulf investors for the sale of 71.94% of CI Capital Hold-
ing’s (“CI Capital”) share capital, for a total transaction 
value  amounting  to  EGP  683.4  million,  with  a  total 
company  value  of  EGP  950  million.  The  transaction  is 
expected to be finalised once all necessary regulatory 
approvals are obtained.

Awards and Recognition
CIB’s  superior  performance  and  distinction  continued  to 
receive  recognition  by  many  reputable  organisations  both 
on  the  regional  and  international  levels.  In  2016,  the  Bank 
received a total of 20 prestigious international awards, five of 
which were received for the first time, including:

•	 Best  Bank  in  Egypt  Supporting  Women-Owned  and 
Women-Run  Businesses  awarded  by  the  American 
Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham) 

•	 Best Private Bank in Egypt awarded by Global Finance
•	 Middle  East  Most  Effective  Recovery  awarded  by  The 

Business Continuity Institute 

•	 Achievement in Operational and Liquidity Risk Man-

agement Awards for 2016 by The Asian Banker

•	 FTSE4Good  Emerging  Index  Status  and  ESG  Rating: 
Based on an assessment of CIB’s ESG practices and perfor-
mance over April 2015-February 2016, the Bank became a 
constituent of the FTSE4Good Emerging Index 2016

Ancient Egyptian architects 
constructed the axis of Abu 
Simbel so that on October 22 
and February 22, the sun would 
illuminate the sculptures on 
the back wall, except for the 
statue of Underworld god Ptah. 

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The list of 2016 awards also includes:
•	 Best Trade Finance Provider in Egypt - Global Finance
•	 Best Treasury and Cash Management Providers in Egypt 

- Global Finance

•	 Best Bank in Egypt - Global Finance
•	 Best Foreign Exchange Providers in Egypt - Global Finance
•	 Best Sub-custodian Bank in Egypt - Global Finance
•	 Best Employee Engagement Initiative in the Middle East 

- Asian Banker

•	 Best  Retail  Risk  Management  Initiative  in  the  Middle 

East - Asian Banker

•	 Best Bank in Egypt - Excellence Award - Euromoney
•	 Most  Active  Issuing  Bank  in  Egypt  in  2015  -  The  Euro-

pean Bank for Reconstruction and Development

•	 Best Cash Management Services in North Africa - EMEA 

Finance

•	 Best FX Services in North Africa - EMEA Finance
•	 Best Bank in Egypt - EMEA Finance
•	 Bank of the Year in Egypt - The Banker

2017 Business Outlook
While  we  expect  continued  challenges  in  the  economic 
environment  in  2017,  we  are  confident  that  the  changes 
under  way  across  the  Bank,  including  those  focused  on 
improving productivity and enhancing mobile and digital 
technology  capability  and  offerings,  will  underpin  con-
tinuing strong performance. Our diverse business mix and 
franchise  model  —  centred  around  sustainable  growth 
—readies CIB to meet today’s ongoing challenges and wel-
comes the opportunities at hand. 

We  approach  2017  with  cautious  optimism,  tempered  by 
sound governance and discipline. We look forward to build-
ing  on  our  proven  business  model,  expanding  our  relation-
ships with current and new customers and maintaining our 
conservative  approach  towards  liquidity,  capital,  expense 
and  risk  management.  We  are  confident  that  we  will  keep 
driving positive results, continue to expand our market share 
and deliver exceptional customer experience.

Moving  forward,  we  are  focused  on  adapting  and  inno-
vating. We see technology as an essential core competency 
and  a  key  differentiator  to  drive  future  growth  in  all  our 
business  segments.  New  technologies  provide  us  with  op-
portunities to extend our leadership position in service and 
convenience. We will continue to invest in technology and 
tools that will allow CIB customers to engage across every 
channel  —  at  branches,  the  call  centre,  automated  bank 
machines and our phone, online and mobile platforms.

Behind all of this is our people. Their understanding of the 
banking business — what we do and how we do it — com-
bined with their passion and commitment to live up to our 
brand is why CIB will continue to grow and deliver results. 
They are why CIB is and always will continue to be “A Bank 
to Trust.”

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Commitment to Sustainability
CIB knows its responsibilities to all its stakeholders, listens 
to  them  carefully  and  grows  based  on  a  transparent,  clear 
and responsible approach. While moving forward, CIB aims 
to create not just economic value, but also a permanent value 
to the lives of all its stakeholders, with a philosophy of, “Grow 
and help others grow.”

The Bank has always strived to strike a sound balance be-
tween the strategic goal of increased profitability and serving 
broader  socioeconomic  and  environmental  interests  —  the 
backbone of any sustainable success and distinction. 

The  main  aspects  that  shape  our  focus  on  sustainable 
banking are:

•	 Environmental  Sustainability:  Minimising  the  envi-
ronmental  and  social  impacts  of  the  Bank’s  activities, 
products and services.

•	 Corporate Social Responsibility: Playing an active role 
in  establishing  high  standards  for  social  development, 
with creating value for society being the main goal.

•	 Corporate Governance: Commitment to corporate gov-
ernance best practices, ethics and corporate values.

Environmental sustainability
As the pursuit of sustainability becomes a key focus of lead-
ing financial institutions, CIB is embracing sustainability by 
integrating the ideology in its policies, practices, culture and 
mindset as well as its vision and mission statements. 

CIB’s thinking, course of action and its promising green 
journey of transformation and change are closely aligned 
with  the  2030  Global  Sustainable  Development  Agenda, 
its  16  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  and  as-
sociated  169  targets  and  with  Egypt’s  2030  Agenda.  The 
underlying focus is to advance a sustainable and climate-
resilient future. 

CIB is not only employing different clean energy systems 
at  its  premises  but  also  conforms  to  green  construction 
standards  to  benefit  the  environment  and  accommodate 
staff members and customers.

Despite the fact that most banks and their associated busi-
nesses are paper dependant, CIB succeeded in tremendously 
decreasing its volume of paper requisition and consumption. 
Furthermore,  CIB  is  a  pioneer  in  implementing  a  waste-
segregation process and exchanging waste for cash via sales 
to the appropriate recycling outlets.

CIB also approved the activation of ride-sharing application 
Carpooling to encourage its staff members to streamline their 
fuel  expenses,  build  team  camaraderie  and  encourage  fewer 
cars, and therefore fewer emissions, on the road. The Bank also  
accommodates the special needs’ community through digital 
banking channels, the introduction of ATM machines for the 
visually impaired and conducting training for branch staff on 
communication with individuals with disabilities. 

Communicating, sharing our practices and partnering with 
international  entities  around  the  world,  CIB  was  the  first 
and only bank in Egypt to join the United Nations Environ-
ment  Programme  Finance  Initiative  (UNEP  FI)  through 
signing the UNEP FI Statement of Commitment on Sustain-
able Development. Furthermore, CIB engaged in Dow Jones 
2016’s  sustainability  assessment  exercise,  ranking  79  out  of 
131  globally  recognised  financial  entities.  CIB  was  the  only 
Egyptian bank in the MENA region to participate in this as-
sessment and is committed to improve its ranking in 2017.

CIB  is  committed  to  enthusiastically  dive  into  the  most 
pressing  sustainable  priorities,  building  on  the  SDGs  and 
Paris Climate Agreement signed by Egypt in mid-2016. It is a 
crystal-clear reality that sustainability is a key focus of healthy 
and reputable financial institutions. Therefore, CIB pledges to 
continue its work towards a green economy through partner-
ing with the government, civil society and others.

One  of  several  new  paths  being  charted  by  CIB  is  that  a 
growing number of startups and entrepreneurs are working 
on  impressive  alternative  energy  solutions  and  innovations 
in  green  finance.  CIB  is  confident  in  Egypt’s  youth,  seeing 
them  as  the  architects  of  the  future  with  the  wisdom  and 
natural inclination for change.

Corporate Social Responsibility
At  CIB,  we  take  our  social  responsibility  towards  the  com-
munity  where  we  live  and  operate  very  seriously.  Our  CSR 
programs  provide  our  business  with  the  vital  components 
to  operate  both  responsibly  and  ethically.  Being  a  socially 
responsible corporate has always come atop our priorities, as 
is evident from the numerous community programs we have 
been involved in throughout the year.

community development
Over the last 12 months, CIB maintained its steadfast com-
mitment  to  community  development  through  diverse  cat-
egories of CSR projects in the fields of art, culture and sport. 
Some of the activities we conducted during 2016 include:

Student  Cultural  Trip  to  Cairo  Opera  House:  In  associa-
tion with “Friends of The Opera” association, CIB organised 
a cultural trip for 400 students from different public schools 
to attend Sergei Prokofiev’s composition “Peter and the Wolf” 
performed  by  the  Cairo  Symphony  Orchestra  at  the  Cairo 
Opera House. The trip aimed to promote and nurture musical 
appreciation in the children. 

KidZania: Throughout its partnership with KidZania, which 
began in 2013, CIB has been organising trips to the edutainment 
city for underprivileged children. Over the past 12 months, CIB 
organised four trips for 100 children with special needs, serious 
health conditions and those from underprivileged backgrounds 
to KidZania, under the supervision of the CIB Foundation. At 
KidZania,  children  perform  simulated  jobs  and  are  paid  for 
their  work  as  firefighters,  doctors,  police  officers,  journalists 

and the like. CIB’s partnership with KidZania has also been a 
chance to raise banking awareness in the youth. The Bank has 
a mini-branch on the premises that allows children to perform 
different  bank  operations  like  writing  cheques,  issuing  debit 
cards and depositing or withdrawing KidZos, the official cur-
rency of KidZania, from ATMs around the venue. 

Autism: Children with autism and other disabilities have al-
ways been given the highest priority on CIB’s CSR agenda. This 
has been reflected in our long-term partnership with the AD-
VANCE Society for Persons with Autism and Other Disabilities 
and  the  Bank’s  continuous  contributions  to  its  activities.  In 
2016, CIB continued to sponsor the society’s annual ceremony, 
which showcased rhythmic musical compositions performed 
by  students.  The  concert  serves  as  a  platform  from  which 
awareness  can  be  raised  about  the  creative  and  expressive 
skills of children with disabilities, supporting their integration 
into society. Moreover, the Bank sponsored 2016’s World Au-
tism Awareness Day (WAAD) in Egypt, held annually in April 
worldwide, which witnessed the participation of more than 75 
organisations specialised in the provision of services to those 
with learning disabilities and autism across the country.

Zawya:  Through  CIB’s  partnership  with  Zawya,  an  art-
house  cinema  founded  by  Misr  International  Films  (MIF), 
the  Bank  sponsored  the  screening  of  animated  film  “Hotel 
Transylvania 2” with live audio description for more than 150 
visually-impaired children from the schools of Taha Hussein, 
Mostafa  Assaker  and  Alnour  Wal  Amal,  in  addition  to  the 
Fagr El Tanweer Association and Al-Markaz Al-Namoozagy 
for the Blind.

El Sawy Culture Wheel: In 2016, the Bank capitalised on 
2015’s  successful  awareness  campaign  entitled  “Financial 
Planning for Safer Future” and launched a second round of 
free  seminars  under  the  theme  “Financial  Inclusion.”  CIB 
also continued its sponsorship of special screenings of docu-
mentary films, cultural nights, concerts and art exhibitions 
organised by El Sawy Culture Wheel.

Beena  Initiative:  CIB  is  the  main  partner  and  funder  of 
“Beena”, a protocol signed with the Social Solidarity Minis-
try to encourage the active participation of youth in society, 
and to support and monitor the development of social care 
services.  The  initiative  succeeded  in  attracting  thousands 
of  volunteers  across  Egypt,  who  implemented  an  effective 
mechanism  for  developing  and  monitoring  the  quality  of 
services  provided  to  different  social  care  centres,  such  as 
orphanages, elderly homes and special-needs houses, a seg-
ment  of  society  that  is  in  dire  need  of  adequate  care  and 
higher-quality services. 

Sponsoring Art: Supporting art remains the core of CIB’s 
CSR  agenda.  We  work  to  ensure  the  diversification  of  our 
channels to reach out to distinctive art talents across Egypt 
and into as many categories as possible. CIB’s numerous and 
varied art-centric sponsorships and activities led to the sig-
nificant enrichment of the Bank’s private art collection.

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Supporting  Students  of  Fine  Arts  Faculties:  The  Bank 
continued to pave the way for more art students to realise 
their  talents  and  receive  adequate  recognition  for  their 
art.  This  year,  CIB  extended  its  reach  across  Egyptian 
universities  by  adding  the  newly  inaugurated  Fine  Arts 
Faculty at Al-Mansoura University to its agenda, sponsor-
ing  the  first  ever  art  exhibition  held  at  the  premises  for 
senior students and fresh graduates. CIB’s reach included 
the acquisition of participants’ distinctive pieces, adding 
them to our private art collection to incentivise the young 
talents. Similarly, the Bank sponsored for the second con-
secutive  year  the  art  exhibitions  of  the  faculties  of  Fine 
Arts  at  Alexandria,  Minya  and  South  Valley  universities, 
targeting the same age range of young artists.

Art  Exhibitions:  This  year,  CIB  developed  its  already  ex-
pansive strategy of supporting art exhibitions by extending 
support to individual exhibitions by young artists. The Bank 
acquired  the  finest  pieces  displayed  at  each  exhibition  to 
enrich its private art collection.

Cairo Symposium: Maintaining its exclusive position as 
the  only  bank  in  Egypt  sponsoring  every  category  of  fine 
arts, CIB sponsored the second edition of the Cairo Sym-
posium  for  Carving  Iron  Scrap,  which  was  held  in  April 
2016  at  Mohamed  Mahmoud  Khalil  Museum.  The  Bank 
has  been  sponsoring  this  magnificent  art  event  since  its 
launch  in  2013  and  acquired  distinctive  pieces  added  to 
CIB’s private art collection.

Art Salons: For the sixth consecutive year, CIB sponsored 
the  annual  Egyptian  Youth  Salon  in  collaboration  with  the 
Fine Arts Division at the Egyptian Culture Ministry support 
trending artists under the age of 35. CIB also sponsored for 
the  second  consecutive  year  the  Upper  Egypt  Salon,  which 
was  held  in  Luxor  in  November  2016,  in  collaboration  with 
South Valley University’s Faculty of Fine Arts. This not only 
extended  the  Bank’s  geographical  reach  to  untapped  areas 
of Upper Egypt, but gave artists of various age brackets the 
opportunity to display their creative works. 

Sponsoring the Egyptian Squash Federation: For more 
than  five  years,  CIB  has  been  sponsoring  the  Egyptian 
Squash Federation as part of the Bank’s belief that sports 
are  an  integral  facet  of  shaping  the  minds  and  health  of 
Egyptian youth. The Bank continued its support this year 
of  young,  talented  athletes  who  represent  the  country 
in  regional  and  international  arenas.  In  2016,  the  Bank 
further  expanded  this  support  to  include  less-fortunate 
children  by  launching  the  “Squash  for  Everyone”  Initia-
tive in partnership with Egyptian Squash National Teams 
Director & Technical Advisor Amr Shabana. The initiative, 
supported by CIB Foundation and held in association with 
the  Egyptian  Red  Crescent  and  Logain  Foundation,  aims 
to  give  underprivileged  children  and  those  with  special 
needs  access  to  sports  facilities  and  to  let  them  explore 
and develop their athletic capabilities.

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Al Ahram Squash Open: CIB was proudly the exclusive bank 
for  the tournament, which  aimed  at reviving the  Al  Ahram 
Squash Open that was suspended for the last 10 years.

Partnering with Omar Samra: This year, CIB introduced 
the new “Your Space” initiative in the context of its partner-
ship  with  Egyptian  entrepreneur  Omar  Samra,  which  aims 
to  develop  the  scientific  talents  of  Egyptian  youth.  This 
initiative  represents  an  innovative  experience  to  promote 
the culture of space sciences among students at schools and 
universities. The objective is to stimulate the development of 
engineering, sciences, technology and mathematics curricu-
lums and motivate students’ interests to explore the sciences 
of  space,  making  it  their  future  professional  choice.  In  this 
regard, different special contests, such as designing a space-
ship or a city for humans on another planet or on the moon, 
were organised for students to compete and excel.

ciB foundation
2016  was  another  strong  year  for  the  CIB  Foundation.  The 
organisation reaffirmed its position as a leading supporter of 
quality health services for children by growing and expand-
ing  across  the  country  and  especially  in  Upper  Egypt.  In 
acknowledgment of the sustainable impact it instills in the 
community, the CIB Foundation was recognised for its work 
in the arena of corporate social responsibility from African 
Banker, winning the award for “Socially Responsible Bank of 
the Year in May 2016.” Among the numerous projects that the 
CIB  Foundation  supports  was  providing  Children’s  Cancer 
Hospital 57357 with a PET CT scanner at a cost of EGP 13.17 
million. The highly specialised equipment will allow doctors 
and surgeons to less-invasively identify and plan for the re-
moval  of  cancerous  cells.  This  piece  of  equipment  will  also 
reduce the level of radiation patients are exposed to.

In  partnership  with  Gozour  Foundation  for  Development, 
the  CIB  Foundation  supported  the  funding  of  264  eye  exam 
caravans in public elementary schools in several governorates 
across  Egypt,  which  included  Qena,  Sohag,  Aswan,  Luxor. 
Through the “6/6 Eye Exam Caravan” program, the Foundation 
provides 158,400 disadvantaged students with free eye exams 
and necessary care and consultation by the end of the project.
Moreover,  it  has  supported  the  complete  renovation  and 
outfitting of the Abu El Rish El Mounira Children’s Hospital’s 
intensive care unit under the supervision and management 
of Friends of Abu El Rish Children’s Hospitals Organization. 
The project would help to save the lives of nearly 2,000 chil-
dren annually. Additionally, the Foundation has equipped a 
paediatric catheter lab at the Ain Shams University Hospital, 
under the supervision and management of the Yahiya Arafa 
Foundation,  allowing  the  hospital  to  separate  adult  and 
paediatric patients, conduct 100 procedures per month and 
reduce the waiting list by 90%.

The  Foundation  also  supported  the  Department  of  Ra-
diology  at  the  National  Cancer  Institute  with  a  paediatric 

Computed  Tomographic  (CT)  scan  machine.  The  dedicated 
piece of equipment will allow the department to increase the 
number of urgent cases it can take in daily, decrease mortal-
ity  and  morbidity  rates  as  early  diagnosis  rates  climb  and 
eliminate the paediatric waiting list.

In  addition,  the  Foundation  has  covered  the  costs  of  50 
paediatric open-heart surgeries at the Magdi Yacoub Heart 
Foundation  Center  and  approximately  10  paediatric  burn 
patient surgeries at the Ahl Masr Foundation. 

The  Foundation  also  continues  to  bear  the  maintenance 
costs of all the projects it has carried out since its inception to 
ensure the continuity and sustainability of the desired health 
services quality. 

Corporate Governance
CIB believes that effective corporate governance practices are 
essential to achieving and maintaining public trust and confi-
dence in the banking system, which are critical to the proper 
functioning  of  the  banking  sector  and  economy  as  a  whole. 
Stemming from that belief, the Bank has had long-standing com-
mitment  to  promoting  sound  corporate  governance  practices 
across  the  organisation  and  has  consistently  and  proactively 
worked  on  enhancing  our  corporate  governance  frameworks 
and actively amending any corporate governance shortcomings 
that may arise. Accordingly, CIB continually adjusts to conform 
to relevant regulatory requirements and duly considers interna-
tional best practices in corporate governance.

The core principles of our corporate governance policies, 
which  we  view  as  key  for  managing  the  Bank  effectively 
and  achieving  its  strategic  operational  plans,  goals  and 
objectives for sustainable banking, are centred around the 
following notions: 

•	 Responsibility and meritocracy — the clear division and 

delegation of authority; 

•	 Accountability  in  the  relationships  between  manage-
ment  and  the  Board,  and  between  the  Board  and  the 
shareholders and other stakeholders; 

•	 Disclosure  and  transparency  to  enable  stakeholders  to 
assess the Bank’s financial performance and position; and 

•	 Fairness in the treatment of all stakeholders.

CIB’s  overall  corporate  governance  framework  assures  the 
alignment of the interests of shareholders and managers as 
well as monitoring the management of the business through 
the dissemination of information and transparent reporting. 
In this context, the Bank’s governance framework is directed 
by a number of internal policies and regulations that cover a 
wide range of business and fiduciary aspects including risk 
management,  compliance,  audit,  remuneration,  evaluation, 
succession  planning,  ethics  and  conduct,  budgeting  and 
capital management. 

Clear  and  segregated  reporting  lines  in  different  areas 
of  the  Bank  along  with  a  continuous  chain  of  supervision 

and communication channels for the Board’s guidance and 
strategy  are  a  vital  component  of  the  Bank’s  governance 
structure  to  highlight  any  potential  conflict  of  interest. 
With regard to the respective roles of the Board and Senior 
Management,  the  Board  approves  the  Bank’s  strategic 
goals,  as  well  as  oversees  the  management  of  the  Bank, 
while the day-to-day operation of the Bank is the responsi-
bility of Senior Management. The Managing Director along 
with  the  excellent  and  competent  CIB  Chief  Executives 
and  Management  Team  bring  decades  of  experience  and 
thought leadership that guide CIB’s direction and execution 
of the strategies set by the Board in addition to overseeing 
the  day-to-day  tasks  of  managing  the  Bank.  While  direct-
ing  this  effort,  the  Managing  Director  is  also  responsible 
for ensuring adequate and effective governance of the Bank 
through managing the independent control functions: risk, 
compliance and legal. The CIB Chief executives report to the 
Board directly.

The Board and its specialised committees, both executive 
and  non-executive,  constitute  key  elements  of  the  gover-
nance framework and are governed by well-defined charters. 
The  Board’s  non-executive  committees  —  consisting  of  the 
Audit Committee, Corporate Governance and Compensation 
Committee, Risk Committee, Operations and IT Committee 
and Sustainability Advisory Board, along with the executive 
committees  comprising  of  the  Management  Committee, 
High Lending and Investment Committee and Affiliate Com-
mittee — are tasked with assisting the Board in accomplish-
ing their responsibilities and obligations with respect to their 
decision-making roles. 

CIB’s Board consists of eight members, one executive and 
seven non-executive, one of whom represents Fairfax’s inter-
est in CIB, with three of the non-executive members being in-
dependent. The Board collectively possesses a wide range of 
industry expertise and knowledge that adequately enables it 
to set balanced strategic direction and to offer management 
a clear implementation route for aspired goals. 

CIB’s Board met seven times over the course of 2016, during 
which, with the assistance of its committees, it effectively ful-
filled its main responsibility of exerting the requisite oversight 
over the Bank and ensured that CIB’s activities are run in a man-
ner that meets the highest ethical and fiduciary standards, thus 
enhancing the long-term value for the shareholders, through:

•	 Approving the Bank’s business and risk strategy as well 

as major policy decisions.

•	 Supervising  the  affairs  of  the  Bank  and  overseeing  the 
execution  of  its  strategy  by  the  officers  and  employees 
under the direction of the CEO. 

•	 Assuring the long–term interests of the shareholders are 
advanced responsibly as well as guaranteeing the disclo-
sure of reliable and timely information to shareholders.
•	 Evaluating,  compensating  and  ensuring  that  there  is 

proper succession for key management roles.

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Ci Capital generated consolidated net income of egP 113 million during 
the year, 85% over 2015.

The Staff Issues Committee  was initiated  in 2011  as  a com-
munication  channel  for  employees  to  express  their  queries, 
complaints and any work-related issues to an unbiased body. 
The committee’s role extends from dealing and solving cus-
tomer  complaints  to  setting  recommendations  to  enhance 
the work environment and processes as well as ensuring an 
engaging workplace.

In 2016, 51 cases were presented to the Staff Issues Com-
mittee.  These  cases  included  performance  disagreements, 
violation  to  the  code  of  conduct,  working  environment 
issues,  misuse  of  authority,  termination  of  contracts  and 
request for extending unpaid leave. The issues raised to the 
committee have been thoroughly investigated and analysed 
where  fair  and  sound  decisions  have  been  taken  and  all 
cases have since been resolved.

•	 Developing  and  monitoring  the  Bank’s  internal  audit 
and risk management policies and strategies. The Board 
sets the risk policies and the risk appetite and constantly 
monitors  the  Bank’s  risk  profile  against  said  appetite 
through the CIB Risk Department.

Furthermore,  the  Board  of  Directors  continued  to  work  on 
enhancing  the  comprehensiveness  of  the  Bank’s  corporate 
governance  framework  especially  in  connection  with  risk 
and  compliance  matters.  In  an  effort  to  reinforce  its  risk-
based  approach,  the  Board  is  moving  towards  an  Enterprise 
Risk  Management  (ERM)  Framework.  CIB’s  enterprise  risk 
monitoring  and  reporting  are  critical  components  that  sup-
port Senior Management and the Board’s ability to effectively 
perform their risk management and oversight responsibilities. 
The ERM concept thus provides the Bank with the necessary 
controls, communication and risk-informed decision-making 
to achieve the right balance between risk and reward. 

CIB  has  taken  concrete  steps  to  ensure  accountability 
and  institutionalise  its  corporate  governance  guidelines  in 
compliance with the applicable laws and regulations of the 
regulators. During the central bank’s regular audit missions, 
CIB’s  management  ensures  that  the  auditors  are  provided 
with all the necessary documents to fully perform their audits. 
CIB’s Internal Audit team closely follows up with the Bank’s 
management to take all corrective measures with regards to 
the central bank’s audit comments. Furthermore, given the 
utmost attention to maintaining the highest levels of gover-
nance and adherence to the disclosure requirements of the 
stock exchanges where the Bank is listed, CIB’s Investor Rela-
tions team is committed to consistently sharing high-quality 
information  with  all  stakeholders  regarding  the  Bank’s  ac-
tivities, with emphasis on transparency. 

Finally,  and  with  the  objective  of  continuously  improving 
Compliance  measures  as  a  key  element  of  the  Bank’s  control 
framework, several channels for staff issues/code of conduct and 
petitions have been introduced and announced to employees. 

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In Closing: Measuring CIB’s performance 
in 2016

Through  our  performance  measures,  we  communicate  our 
priorities and benchmark CIB’s performance versus its peers 

as we strive to be “A Bank to Trust.” The following table high-
lights our performance against these measures.

2016 performance Measures

Results

2016 performance Measures

Results

finAnciAl 

•	 Maximise  shareholders’  equity  and  deliver  above-peer-

average total shareholder return 

•	 Grow earnings per share (EPS) 
•	 Deliver above-peer-average return on risk-weighted assets

Business oPerATions  

•	 Grow revenue faster than expenses 
•	 Identify market gaps and attain first-mover’s advantage 
by laying the groundwork ahead of our peers to allow us 
the  ability  to  benefit  from  rising  opportunities  as  they 
present themselves

cusTomer   

1.  Improve customer experience 
2.  Invest in core businesses to enhance customer experience

emPloYee  

•	  Improve employee engagement score y-o-y 
•	  Enhance the employee experience by:  

1.  Listening to our employees 
2.  Providing a healthy, safe and flexible work environment 
3.  Providing competitive pay, benefits and performance-

based compensation 

4.  Investing in training and development

•	  ROAE of 33.1% vs a peer average of 31.6% (as of 3Q2016)
•	  28% EPS growth 

communiTY    

•	 Donate 1.5% of the Bank’s net annual profit through the 

•	 Refer to the CSR section for more details on CIB’s social 
involvement and community development initiatives

CIB Foundation

•	 Make positive contributions by: 

1.  Supporting  employees’  community  involvement  and 

fund raising efforts

2.  Supporting advances in our areas of focus, which in-
clude  education,  arts,  culture,  health  and  protecting 
and preserving the environment

sAfeGuArdinG THe inTeresTs of sHAreHolders    
CIB  maintains  a  proactive  investor  relations  program  to 
keep  shareholders  abreast  of  developments  that  could  have 
had an impact on the Bank’s performance. The Investor Rela-
tions  team  and  Senior  Management  invest  significant  time 
in  one-on-one  meetings,  road  shows,  investor  conferences, 
conference calls and a proactive stream of disclosures while 
simultaneously  ensuring  analysts  had  the  information  they 
needed to maintain balanced coverage of the Bank’s shares

•	 As a result of the IR team’s conscious efforts in asserting 
corporate  access,  in  a  2016  Middle  East  Investor  Rela-
tions Study, carried out by Extel in partnership with the 
Middle  East  Investor  Relations  Society,  CIB  was  named 
the “Leading Corporate for Investor Relations in Egypt,” 
while the head of Investor Relations also received a nod as 
the “Best Investor Relations Professional – Egypt”. This is 
the third year running in which CIB has received at least 
one award from MEIRS.

egP 11.3 bn

consolidated revenues during the 
year, gaining 11% y-o-y

•	 Cost to income recorded 21.4 %
•	 Consumer Banking net income rose 46% y-o-y to EGP 2 
billion and gathered EGP 25.1 billion and USD 505 million 
in deposits, aided by the launch of tailored new products 
for the household segment designed to add value

•	 Institutional Banking’s net income  before tax  increased 
18%  over  last  year  to  EGP  5.3  billion,  mainly  on  higher 
net interest income, foreign exchange gains, strong trade 
services performance and controlled expense growth

•	 Much  effort  was  exerted  in  enhancing  the  organisa-
tion’s cyber security standing, with a clear strategy and 
comprehensive plan put in place to improve our security 
capability and continuously provide a safe banking envi-
ronment for our customers

•	 The  Employee  Relations  Team  launched  the  third  Em-
ployee Effectiveness Survey during  the year.  Some 4,627 
employees  participated,  meaning  a  considerably  high 
participation  rate  of  88%,  with  the  survey  revealing 
57%  engagement  and  47%  enablement.  The  results  also 
revealed  key  organisational  strengths:  mainly  pride  in 
working  at  CIB,  believing  CIB  has  high  performance 
expectations and understanding the link between every 
job  and  the  organisation’s  goals.  The  survey  revealed 
important  development  opportunities,  such  as  perfor-
mance  management,  respect  and  recognition  and  work 
structure  and  processes.  Plans  to  work  on  these  oppor-
tunities  are  being  developed  with  the  relevant  business 
heads to address the issues in 2017. The results have been 
communicated to senior management and, accordingly, 
translated into an action plan

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Appendix: Key Financial Highlights

i.  balance Sheet (in Egp billions):
a.  ciB standalone

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 

b. consolidated ciB and ci-cH

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 

ii.  income Statement (in Egp million)
a.  ciB standalone

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

b. consolidated ciB and ci-cH

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

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balance as of 
31/12/2016

balance as of 
31/12/2015

% Change

263.9
68.6
86.2
62.5
39.2
232.0
1.5

21.3

179.2
31.0
57.2
62.0
22.1
155.4
0.9

16.5

47.27%
121.29%
50.70%
0.80%
77.38%
49.29%
66.66%

29.09%

balance as of 
31/12/2016

balance as of 
31/12/2015

% Change

267.5
68.6
85.4
62.1
39.2
231.7
1.5
21.5

179.5
31.0
56.8
61.6
22.1
155.2
0.9
16.6

Jan. 1, 2016
to Dec. 31, 2016

Jan. 1, 2015
to Dec. 31, 2015

19,144
-9.127
1,548
5,951

14,765
-6,650
1,586
4,641

Jan. 1, 2016
to Dec. 31, 2016

Jan. 1, 2015
to Dec. 31, 2015

19,144
-9.127
1,548
5,896
127
6,009

14,765
-6,650
1.586
4,669
61
4,729

49.03%
121.29%
50.35%
0.81%
77.38%
49.29%
66.66%
29.52%

% Change

29.66%
37.25%
-2.39%
28.22%

% Change

29.66%
37.25%
-2.39%
26.28%
108.20%
27.06%

Saint Catherine’s Monastery is believed to 
enshrine the burning bush through which 
God was first revealed to Moses.

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In rEvIEw

2016 was not without its challenges, but it was yet 
another opportunity for cIB to demonstrate its ability to 
remain ahead of the game and “A Bank to trust.” 

Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Area, Saint 
Catherine’s ecosystem is home to many endemic 
and rare species, including the world’s smallest 
butterfly — the Sinai baton blue butterfly.

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institutional

Banking

Corporate Banking Group (CBG) 
Recognised across the Egyptian market for its strong credit 
culture, CBG is CIB’s financing arm, providing world-class 
financial  structures  and  superior  advisory  services  to 
clients.  The  group  caters  to  the  financing  needs  of  large 
companies and has broadened its scope to serve medium-
size companies as well, recognising the importance of the 
latter’s role in the economy.

CBG’s  foremost  goal  is  to  advance  the  nation’s  economic 
development. It is committed to closely monitor the perfor-
mance of projects and economic entities that CIB finances to 
ensure their viability. The group believes economic viability 
on  the  micro  level  is  certain  to  contribute  to  and  promote 
macroeconomic welfare.

The  Group’s  mission  is  to  enhance  its  position  as  the  top 
corporate  bank  in  Egypt  while  maximising  value  for  its 
shareholders,  employees  and  the  community  at  large.  We 
strive to create the best possible banking experience for our 
clients through developing new innovative products.

Competitive Advantages

•	 Strong corporate business model. 
•	 Highly experienced staff supported by continuous train-
ing to keep up with the latest industry developments and 
technical know-how.

•	 Strong  customer  base  with  a  healthy  and  diversified 
portfolio  that  is  well  positioned  in  primary  growth  in-
dustries, including but not limited to: oil and gas, power, 
petrochemicals,  infrastructure,  food  and  agribusiness, 
tourism, shipping and ports and real estate.

•	 Ability to provide a wide and innovative array of financ-

ing schemes. 

•	 Broad coverage including companies with sales revenues 
above EGP 100 million, thus establishing a foothold in this 
untapped segment to create future growth potential.

2016 Achievements
Despite  the  challenging  economic  and  market  conditions 
during  2016,  the  Group  was  able  to  grow  its  loan  portfolio 
64% y-o-y through the following:

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•	 The  revaluation  of  our  foreign  currency  book  following 

the EGP floatation.

•	 Participating  in  two  syndicated  loans  to  finance  new 
energy generation capacities of 16,265 MW in Egypt.
•	 Participating in a trilateral syndicated agreement with 
the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company and Egyptian 
General  Petroleum  Corporation  to  discount  dues  be-
tween the parties. 

•	 Leading  the  market  with  a  share  of  37.7%  in  financing 
Egypt’s 4G licenses while improving CIB’s share of wal-
let to 41% in issuing the required performance letters of 
credit for the mobile operators. 

•	 Playing part in Egypt’s mega projects such as the Suez Ca-
nal Tunnel Development Project (Ismailia and Port Said).
•	 Financing major acquisition deals within the health-

care sector.

•	 Launching the new Discounting Without Recourse Prod-
uct,  preliminary  introduced  to  pharmaceutical  manu-
facturers in its first phase. Marketing for the product is 
ongoing, aiming to gain more exposure in 2017. 

•	 Scoring an overall Net Promoter Score of 27 and a Cus-

tomer Satisfaction Score of 7.7.

2017 Strategy
CBG’s goals in 2017 reflect the Bank’s overall objectives and 
mission  to  create  higher  stakeholder  value  while  playing  a 
pivotal role in driving the country’s economy out of our re-
sponsibility as the best bank in Egypt. 

Creating  higher  value  for  all  stakeholders  can  only  be 
achieved  through  the  development  of  new  innovative  prod-
ucts, creating the best possible client experience and focus-
ing on our asset quality and growing our business.  

On the asset quality front, the Group is focusing on restruc-
turing  problematic  accounts  and  developing  specifically  tai-
lored credit facilities to distressed/unconventional industries.
To achieve growth in business, the team is looking at four main 

products in 2017, in additional to our existing ones. These are:

1.  Discounting of Trader Receivables
2.  Securitisation

56% y-o-y

growth in loan portfolio to EGP 97.5 
billion by year-end 2016

3.  Escrow Arrangements
4.  Supplier Finance Scheme

The group intends to continue supporting other areas within 
the  Bank  through  marketing  CIB’s  electronic  payment  gate-
way  to  potential  customers.  The  goal  is  to  increase  penetra-
tion rates and create a memorable customer experience, refer 
small- and medium-size subcontractors and suppliers dealing 
with our clients to the Business Banking Group and promote 
discounting and forfeiting transactions to CIB’s prime corpo-
rate clients on select import and export transactions. 

Financial Institutions Group (FIG)
FIG covers global relationships with credit institutions and 
serves as the entry point and first contact for credit institu-
tions  with  CIB.  FIG  manages  CIB’s  business  with  local  and 
foreign  banking  and  non-banking  financial  institutions 
through three specialised divisions: 1) Correspondent Bank-
ing,  2)  Non-Banking  Financial  Institutions  and  3)  Finance 
Programs and Donor Funds. 

Correspondent Banking Division (CBD)
CBD  lies  at  the  core  of  FIG,  acting  as  the  focal  point  of  con-
tact for local and international banks working with CIB. CBD 
accounts for almost 91% of FIG business, most of which is in 
the form of contingent trade finance exposure. The division is 
highly active in supporting and coordinating the relationship 
with  various  correspondent  banks  and  provides  an  array  of 
products and services including trade finance, direct lending, 
international  payments  and  tailored/structured  solutions.  A 
number of factors underpin the division’s core competencies:

•	 Experienced regional relationship officers.
•	 Specialised product managers.
•	 A  diverse  network  of  almost  200  global  correspondent 

banks. 

•	 Strong ties with multilateral financial institutions.
•	 Access to prime corporate and business banking clients .
•	 Proven  track  record  in  delivering  tailored  credit  and 

trade finance services.

geographical coverage
The division manages its correspondent credit relationships 
through dedicated and experienced relationship officers who 
are structured regionally as follows:
•	 Americas and Europe Team
•	 Asia-Pacific Team
•	 MENA, Africa and Russia Team

product Management
Complementing the activities of the division is a Trade & Cash 
Products  Team  specialised  in  structuring  products  and  ser-
vices that meet the unique needs of banks and clients, such as:
•	 Without  recourse  financing  or  discounting  of  trade  in-

struments (forfeiting)

•	 Letters of credit refinancing
•	 Risk participations
•	 Bilateral loans and funding arrangements
•	 Nostro and Vostro account management
•	 Commercial  and  interbank  payments  and  cash  letter 

collection services

2016 Achievements

•	 Grew  outstanding  contingent  trade  finance  portfolio 
mainly  on  the  back  of  successfully  attracting  letters  of 
guarantee for mega and infrastructure projects in Egypt.
•	 Expanded CIB’s correspondent banking relationships in 

Asia and Africa.

•	 Continued  to  expand  in  Eastern  Europe  as  a  new  mar-
ket,  focusing  on  relationships  in  Poland  and  the  Czech 
Republic.

•	 Continued  our  initiative  of  signing  trade-facilitation 
agreements  with  multilateral  financial  institutions  to 
support  Egyptian  trade  transactions  and  expand  our 
coverage  of  Africa  to  better  cater  to  the  trade  finance 
needs of Egyptian exporters.

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despite the challenging economic and market conditions during 2016, the 
Corporate banking group was able to grow its loan portfolio 64% y-o-y.

2017 Strategy

•	 Position  CIB  as  the  bank  of  choice  for  correspondent 
banks through applying a customer-centric approach by 
acting not only as a correspondent bank to our counter-
parts but also as their local advisor.

•	 Capitalise  on  our  service  quality  and  efficient  processing  to 
further grow the trade finance business (contingent and direct).
•	 Further diversify correspondent network by focusing on 

relationships with Asia and Africa.

•	 Continue  to  apply  a  “relationship-management  model” 
to capture more value from our client and correspondent 
relationships over time.

•	 Innovate revenue-generating trade and cash products.
•	 Maintain our focus on supporting the Egyptian economy.

Non-Banking Financial Institutions 
Division (NBFI)
NBFI  is  a  credit-lending  division  under  FIG.  It  provides 
credit  facilities,  liability  products  and  services  to  all  types 
of  non-bank  financial  institutions.  Targeted  clients  include 
companies engaged in leasing, insurance, securities broker-
age, car finance, factoring and credit insurance, along with 
investment companies and microfinance organisations.

2016 Achievements

•	 Grew total loan portfolio c. 56% and total deposits 101%.
•	 Attracted new-to-bank accounts and grew credit facili-

ties extended to existing clients.

•	 Participated in landmark securitisation transactions.
•	 Established  new  limits  for  existing  companies  and 
identified  new  NGO  accounts  to  accommodate  the 
microfinance business.

•	 Continued to maintain moderate levels of portfolio risk and 
managed an effective collection of loan portfolio payments.

2017 Strategy

•	 Grow loan portfolio and increase share of wallet for exist-
ing prime credit customers in leasing and microfinance.
•	 Approach new clients in mortgage finance, leasing and 

microfinance.

•	 Focus  on  bond  investments  related  to  securitisation 

transactions.

•	 Market  the  Bank’s  digital  products  for  all  existing  and 

targeted NBFIs.

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•	 Grow  the  loan  and  investment  portfolio  with  quality 
players in the leasing, mortgage and brokerage (clearing 
and  settlements  accounts)  sectors  in  terms  of  volume 
and number of accounts.

•	 Aggressively market and cross sell CIB liability products.

Finance programs and International Donor 
Funds (Fp&IDF)
FP&IDF  is  uniquely  specialised  in  managing  sustainable 
development funds and credit lines provided by governmen-
tal  entities  and  international  agencies  that  positively  affect 
our  community  and  environment.  In  collaboration  with 
the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, FP&IDF 
encouraged  private  sector  involvement  in  the  agribusiness, 
while the division is also engaged in various environmental 
and pollution-abatement projects that aim to assist compa-
nies  in  making  their  operations  more  eco  friendly.  FP&IDF 
also manages CIB’s direct microfinance portfolio through a 
microfinance  services  company  and  has  recently  extended 
its focus to include wholesale microfinance. 

The division’s main functions include:

Agency Function
CIB acts as APEX (Agent Bank) for several funds, grants and 
credit lines, providing an array of tailored operational servic-
es including structuring and providing pre-loan assessment 
and post-loan monitoring.

participating Function
CIB  acts  as  a  participating  bank  in  several  developmental 
programs that finance agricultural and environmental proj-
ects with concessional terms.

Microfinance
The division has managed CIB’s direct microfinance portfolio 
since  2007.  Most  recently,  the  indirect  model  was  launched 
through lending microfinance institutions (MFIs) in collabora-
tion with non-bank financing institutions. In 2016, the division 
introduced a cash collection solution through the addition of a 
new function to CIB Smart Wallet that enabled microfinance 
institutions to collect payments from customers.

Carved out of just one ridge of limestone 73 
meters long and 20 meters high, the Sphinx of 
Giza is considered the greatest monumental 
sculpture in the ancient world.

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egP 82.8 bn

in deals expected to materialise 
in FY2017

Said to have housed Greek oracle 
Jupiter Amun, Siwa’s Temple of the 
Oracle is thought to be the first place 
Alexander the Great visited in Egypt.  

technical Assistance and Consulting Services
FP&IDF offers an array of integrated and competitive consul-
tancy services targeting development programs. 

2016 Achievements

•	 FP&IDF maintained CIB’s position as the leading agent 

bank in the market.

•	 Concessional loans amounting to EGP 672.1 million were 
disbursed through the Agricultural Development Program. 
•	 Grew fund programs under management to EGP 1.6 billion. 
•	 Awarded two new agency contracts.
•	 Launched the Support to Agriculture Small- and Medi-
um-Enterprises Project  (SASME  Project),  amounting to 
the equivalent of EUR 30 million in EGP terms.

•	 Launched  the  Promotion  of  Rural  Income  through  the 
Market Enhancement Project (PRIME Project), amount-
ing to USD 35 million in EGP terms.

•	 A  joint  declaration  was  signed  with  AFD  to  consider  two 
credit facilities to CIB for EUR 80 million, with EUR 60 mil-
lion as a soft loan granted by AFD and dedicated to promote 
renewable  energy  and  energy  efficiency,  combined  with  a 
EUR 350, 000 grant for a technical assistance program. 
•	 Introduced a cash collection solution through the addition 
of a new function to CIB Smart Wallet that enabled microfi-
nance institutions to collect payments from customers.

2017 Strategy

•	 Sustain  CIB’s  leadership  in  agency  and  participating 
bank functions by growing the portfolio of funds un-
der management. 

•	 Grow CIB’s microfinance portfolio in collaboration with 

non-bank institutions.  

•	 Market 

the  cash  collection/disbursement  solution 
through  CIB  Smart  Wallet  to  our  existing  customers  as 
well as other MFIs.

•	 Continue to enhance CIB’s capacity for microfinance lending 
through establishing new agreements with guarantee insti-
tutions and providing technical assistance opportunities.

Debt Capital Markets (DCM)
DCM  has  an  unparalleled  track  record,  with  experience  in 
underwriting, structuring and arranging large-scale project 
finance facilities, syndicated loans, bond issues and securiti-

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sation transactions, all of which are supported by a dedicated 
agency desk. The division achieves its objectives by leveraging 
CIB’s substantive underwriting capabilities and established 
relationships  with  international  financial  institutions  and 
export credit agencies, as well as its placement capabilities 
in  the  local  market  with  banks,  insurance  companies,  the 
money  market  and  fixed  income  funds.  Furthermore,  the 
division  provides  large-scale  borrowers  with  better  market 
access and greater ease and speed of execution. 

2016 Achievements
DCM  has  focused  its    marketing  efforts  in  conjunction 
with  CBG  &  GCR  (leveraging  on  CIB’s  underwriting  ca-
pability),  with  a  focus  on  local  currency  denominated 
financing particularly in the infrastructure, energy, ports, 
petrochemicals  sectors  and  PPP  projects,  as  well  as  real 
estate and telecommunication. We have been successful in 
achieving the following: :  

•	 DCM has deals for a total debt size of EGP 31.4 billion 
with  CIB’s  share  amounting  to  EGP  6  billion  and  EGP 
0.6  billion  in  new  and  restructured  transactions  in 
2016,  CIB  is  in  the  final  stages  of  closing  an  EGP  2.3 
billion  syndicated  facility  for  the  Suez  Canal  Tunnel 
Development Project.

•	 In light of the government’s plan to expand and develop 
the Suez Canal region to become a global hub, CIB is in 
the  final  stage  of  closing  an  EGP  3.2  billion  syndicated 
facility for a tunnels project in the Ismailia governorate. 
DCM has also closed deals in FY2016 worth a total issue 
size of EGP 3.4 billion in the bunkering and power sec-
tors,  namely  with  Sonker  Bunkering  Company  and  the 
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company. 

•	 Continued growth in the real estate, education, building 
materials, petrochemical, transportation, power and in-
frastructure sectors has provided financing opportuni-
ties, with ongoing negotiations for deals worth EGP 82.8 
billion expected to materialise in FY2017.

•	 DCM has also closed deals in FY2016 for a total debt size of 

EGP 15 billion in the bunkering and power sectors.

DCM  continues  to  lead  in  the  securitisation  sector,  hav-
ing closed deals worth EGP 2.6 billion in 2016. DCM is also 
mandated as a Joint Lead Arranger with NBE for Arab Con-

tractors securitization for EGP 500 million and Abdul Latif 
Jameel Securitization for EGP 200 million. In addition, deals 
in the pipeline amount to EGP 700 million for originators in 
the fields of auto finance and leasing among others.

2017 Strategy

•	 Continue  playing  a  vital  role  in  economic  development 
by  mobilising  funds  for  large-ticket  project  financing 
deals and syndication transactions.

•	 Position  the  Bank  to  raise  the  required  debt  to  fund 
Egypt’s  substantial  infrastructure  and  power  invest-
ments (with a special focus on renewable and green en-
ergy), whether implemented by public sector companies, 
via IPP or PPP programs.

•	 Introduce new financial tools to lead the development of 

capital markets in Egypt.

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

Treasury & Capital Markets (TCM)
TCM  is  the  Bank’s  primary  pricing  arm  for  all  its  foreign 
exchange (FX) and interest rate products. TCM is a primary 
profit  centre  for  CIB,  offering  a  wide  range  of  products  to 
various  types  of  businesses  that  we  have  diversified  across 
regions, capabilities and distribution channels.

 Among its responsibilities are FX, Money Market and Fixed 
Income trading activities, primary and secondary government 
debt trading, management of interest rate gaps with its respec-
tive hedging, pricing of local and foreign currency deposits and 
pricing  of  preferential  deposits.  Foreign  exchange  products 
are  used  by  our  customers  for  hedging  purposes.  Also,  our 
products are used through third counterparty trading, where 
CIB  allows  its  clients  to  purchase  almost  any  non-tradable 
currency that they require, including, for example, the Brazil-
ian riyal, Singaporean dollar, Thai baht, Chinese yuan, Korean 
won, and South African rand. The currency is simultaneously 
transferred to its country of origin to make payments abroad. 
Other  products  covered  are  direct  forwards  and  simple/
plain  vanilla  options,  in  addition  to  a  wide  array  of  option 
structures  such  as  premium  embedded  options,  participat-
ing  forwards,  zero-cost  cylinders,  boosted  call/put  spread, 
interest rate swaps and interest rate caps/floors/structured 
products.  The  division’s  Primary  Dealers  team  provides 

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Ras Sedr was originally developed as a base 
town for one of Egypt’s largest oil refineries, 
but its beautiful coasts transformed it into a 
prime resort area. 

clients with transparent advice on their investments in trea-
sury bills and treasury bonds as well as corporate bonds, on 
both primary and secondary markets, with very competitive 
prices on the secondary market offers. The team has been one 
of the most influential players in the local debt market. The 
Treasury Division’s team provides the Bank’s clients with an 
incomparable quality of service around-the-clock.

Service Model
TCM uses a hybrid customer-centric service model. It contains 
some  features  of  the  direct  customer-centric  model,  such  as 
understanding your customer by actively engaging and compre-
hending the customer analytics/information, enhancing the cus-
tomer experience and breaking down silos. It is also composed 
of  market  understanding  by  pricing  TCM  products  related  to 
market norms in a way that effectively addresses customer needs.

target Markets
TCM  works  in  collaboration  with  all  customer  relationship 
sectors,  such  as  Corporate  Banking,  Business  Banking, 
Strategic  Relations,  Enterprise  Customer  and  Financial  In-
stitutions such as insurance companies and funds. It targets 
clients with long and strong relationships with CIB and those 
with large volumes of foreign currency, fixed income, money 
market and hedging businesses. It also focuses on customers 
with expertise and adequate understanding of our products 
to advise them and enhance their treasury business volumes.                 

2016 Achievements

•	 Despite the severe shortages in FX during the year, TCM has 

been able to secure some FX from its repeat client base, with 
a total reaching the equivalent of USD 1.25 billion in 2016.
•	 In  2Q2016,  Global  Finance  Magazine  recognised  CIB 
TCM  as  one  of  Global  Finance’s  World’s  Best  Foreign 
Exchange Providers in 2016. 

•	 TCM maintained its leading position as the highest net 
trading income segment among Egyptian private banks 
in 2016, with a total value of EGP 1.315 billion.

•	 The Ministry of Finance ranked CIB’s Fixed Income Desk 
the second best performing bank on the primary market 
for treasury bills and bonds and second best on the sec-
ondary market for treasury bonds.

2017 Strategy
Increase TCM’s market share of the foreign exchange business, 
especially for foreign currency purchased against the EGP, and 
boost the deposit base captured across all customer segments 
and share of fixed income and money market generated.

Asset & liability Management (AlM)
The  strategic  priority  for  ALM  is  the  management  of  the 
Bank’s assets and liabilities in terms of interest rates, liquid-
ity  and  concentration  risk  and  maximising  the  Bank’s  net 
interest income by managing the excess liquidity portfolio in 
all currencies and introducing a variety of diversified prod-
ucts to satisfy both retail and corporate clients’ needs such 
as mutual funds and CDs. Moreover, ALM is responsible for 
managing the Bank’s Nostro accounts and is also committed 
to effectively attracting DDA and Savings Accounts through 
proper pricing and coordination with other lines of business.

ALM’s  main  objectives  are  to  provide  adequate  liquid-
ity, maintain mandatory ratios and manage liquidity risk 
within  approved  gapping  limits.  It  also  focuses  on  the 
Bank’s overall interest rate risk in terms of re-pricing gaps 
and duration, which includes the restructuring and hedg-
ing of the balance sheet.

2016 Achievements 

•	 Successfully managed the Bank’s liquidity and contributed 
towards  increasing  the  Bank’s  LCY  net  interest  margin 
compared to the same period of the previous year.  

•	 CIB remained a safe haven even after the liberalisation of 
the exchange rate by moving its capital away from riskier 
investments.

•	 Maintained  liquidity  during  the  free  float  by  keeping 
liquidity  ratios  solid  at  higher  than  regulatory  ratios. 
Surpassing  our  liquidity  goal  was  mainly  attributed  to 
our  efforts  to  attract  deposits  and  increasing  deposit 
rates to attract clientele and higher volumes.

•	 Continued to maintain liquidity with solid net loans/depos-
its, strong asset quality and a comfortable coverage ratio.

2017 Strategy
ALM anticipates growth in the private sector business driven 
by a gradual pickup in several sectors and a boost in investor 
confidence. As such, ALM will continue positioning the Bank 
to comfortably support all its clients’ needs while enhancing 
shareholder value. The Bank has a strong appetite for growth 
in both deposits and loans to cater to customer needs and in-
crease bottom-line profits. 

Direct Investment Group (DIG)
DIG  is  CIB’s  investment  arm,  introducing  equity  finance  as 
an additional service to existing and potential clients. DIG’s 
main focus is to identify, evaluate, acquire, monitor, admin-
ister and exit minority equity investments in privately owned 
companies that possess commercial value for CIB.

Invested funds are sourced from CIB’s own balance sheet, 
whereby  the  investment  process  is  governed  by  a  clear  and 
strict set of parameters and guidelines.

Our primary objectives encompass generating attractive, risk-
adjusted  financial  returns  for  our  institution  through  dividend 
income and capital appreciation, as well as enabling CIB to offer a 
broad spectrum of funding alternatives to support client growth.
We  commit  to  excellence  by  adopting  the  industry’s  best 
practices, creating a “win-win” situation for all stakeholders. 
This commitment is supported by our unique value proposi-
tion and team of specialised experts.

2016 Achievements
2016 was a rather exciting year for DIG in light of the changing 
market dynamics and investment landscape. As always, DIG 
remained positive on Egypt’s long-term economic prosperity 
and confident about the country’s ability to overcome short-
term challenges. DIG viewed the current market instability 
and scarcity of sizable quality investments as an opportunity 
to scan the market, aiming to pursue a wider coverage of the 
investment spectrum and add new business lines. 

The lack of international investment inflows and the chal-
lenges facing importers resulted in the rise of mid-sized local 
players to fill the newly created supply gap. This encouraged 

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pristine marine life in Egypt, with sea 
turtles and dugongs being a common site 
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egP 1.3 bn

non-interest income for the full year 

DIG  to  explore  mid-size  investment  tickets  in  industries 
showing resilience to market challenges and great potential 
to  deliver  above-average,  risk-adjusted  reruns.  A  consider-
able  pipeline  of  mid-sized  deals  supported  adding  such  in-
vestments as one of our new focus areas. 

Moreover,  DIG  was  active  in  exploring  the  venture  capital 
space, being one of the new pillars to drive value for CIB and fuel 
economic growth at large. As an initial step to further unleash 
the venture capital potential for CIB, DIG was heavily engaged 
in the preparation and conclusion of CIB’s sponsorship of FIN-
Tech, a specialised financial technology acceleration track, in 
association with AUC’s V-Lab. Additional investment activities 
are  currently  being  prepared  for  CIB  to  further  benefit  from 
the venture capital space with a risk-conscious approach. 

Exits:  Despite  prevailing  market  conditions,  DIG  suc-
ceeded in concluding the full exit from two of CIB’s affiliated 
investments,  namely  Corplease  and  Egypt  Factors,  which 
falls in line with CIB’s open architecture strategy.

Portfolio  Management:  DIG  continued  its  on-going  sup-
port  to  its  portfolio  companies  at  all  levels  to  provide  re-
quired assistance for companies to weather market volatility. 
Such efforts have preserved the quality of DIG’s investment 
portfolio throughout the year.  

The  Pipeline:  DIG’s  dedicated  marketing  and  deal-
sourcing team managed to maintain a healthy deal pipe-
line despite the prevailing investment climate. As a result, 
DIG  assessed  the  viability  of  multiple  investment  oppor-
tunities,  mainly  in  defensive  sectors  such  as  education, 
healthcare, food and logistics.  

2017 Strategy
DIG is embarking on a portfolio expansionary strategy aim-
ing at doubling assets under management by 2020. Accord-
ingly,  DIG  will  continue  its  efforts  to  add  lucrative  invest-
ments  with  profound  fundamentals,  high  growth  potential 
and value proposition for CIB.

Strategic Relations Group (SRG)
SRG  as  a  function  was  created  with  the  sole  purpose  of 
focusing on and catering to the unique needs of the Bank’s 
top  non-commercial  organisations  of  sovereign  origins 
and affiliations. 

SRG’s  portfolio  is  made  of  up  global  donors,  aid  and 
development agencies supported by their sovereign diplo-
matic  missions,  international  regulatory  agencies,  major 
tier-one educational constituencies and key charity foun-
dations.  Their  deposits  contribute  considerable  amounts 
to CIB’s stable funding base.

SRG is a small group of professionals dedicated to bridg-
ing  the  gap  between  CIB’s  streamlined  services  and  the 
distinct  expectations  of  its  clients.  Its  edge  is  in  working 
closely with each client individually, designing innovative, 
tailor-made services to suit the various business and opera-
tional needs of clients. Its success is based on long-standing 
partnerships  with  clients,  dating  as  far  back  as  the  1980s, 
despite fierce competition.

SRG  is  committed  to  continue  strengthening  these 
partnerships to maintain customer loyalty while preserv-
ing the delicate balance between client satisfaction and 
account profitability. 

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global CUSTomer

relations

Over the past few decades, cross-border business has expe-
rienced unparalleled growth due to advances in communi-
cation  and  IT,  privatisation  and  deregulation  in  emerging 
economies  and  the  emergence  of  the  global  consumer.  As 
the era of globalisation continues to manifest itself through 
the  emergence  of  global  companies,  the  importance  of 
Global  Customer  Relationship  Management  has  become 
increasingly significant.

In  December  2009,  CIB  established  the  Global  Customer 
Relations Department (GCR), with a team of credit certified 
calibers with strong interpersonal and marketing skills.

The GCR model has proven globally to be an effective method 
in accelerating business outcomes through superior customer 
support/service. The model may be relatively new in Egypt, but 
it has been adopted globally over the past 25 years. 

Primarily, the GCR’s vision was for CIB to become a one-
stop  shop  as  a  financial  solutions  provider  rather  than  a 
product provider. With this vision in mind, our mission was 
to maximise customer satisfaction and revenue generation, 
through making the most of customer value across the global 
customer portfolio within the Bank. 

In February 2016, the board decided to adopt key institu-
tions’ best practices of applying a model where the GCR as-
sumes  the  function  of  customer  acquisition/maintenance, 
supported  by  product  officers.  Under  the  new  model,  the 
GCR function is responsible for the client and product profit-
ability, share of wallet (SOW) and product penetration rates, 
among other things. Client profitability is composed of vari-
ous products including GTS, treasury and corporate credit.

2016 Achievements

•	 SCZone:  After  successful  and  unwavering  efforts,  an 
MOU with the SCZone was signed, marking CIB’s lead-
ership in the market as the first bank to undertake this 
initiative. The MOU entails the cooperation of both enti-
ties  in  the  execution  of  the  SCZone’s  development  plan 
through providing our distinguished commercial, retail, 
automation, corporate banking and advisory services as 
well as all other financial services provided by the Bank. 
The  MOU  of  significant  importance  to  CIB,  letting  us 

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provide our advisory and technical consultancy services 
to the SCZone on projects presented for investments in 
the Economic Zone along with the needed financing for 
these projects either bilaterally or through arranging the 
necessary syndications.

•	 Renewable Energy: Immense efforts were exerted in the 
field  of  renewable  energy  during  the  year,  making  CIB 
the sole mandated bank for many major deals, translated 
in the issuance of LGs amounting to EGP 211 million.
•	 Digital  Solutions:  In  keeping  with  GCR’s  continuous 
effort  to  promote  newly  launched  digital  services,  CIB 
Smart  Wallet  was  launched  with  success,  with  clients 
signing 112 Smart Wallet applications.  Some 18,130 ACH 
system transactions were implemented. CPS (Corporate 
Payment)  transactions  for  CIB  amounted  to  50%  of  to-
tal  e-finance  volume.  Transactions  for  one  GCR  client 
amounted to EGP 226 million, representing 16.3% of CIB 
and 8% of total e-finance transactions.

•	 Vodafone Cash: CIB signed an agreement with Vodafone 
to  support  Vodafone  Cash  by  migrating  approximately 
1.8 million wallet users to the MasterCard platform. The 
service  reflects  CIB’s  strategy  of  promoting  financial 
inclusion  in  Egypt  and  attracting  various  segments  of 
customers  under  the  umbrella  of  banking  services  by 
providing a range of innovative electronic solutions that 
meet  customers’  needs.  Total  mobile  line  subscribers 
stand  at  more  than  90  million  while  the  total  number 
of  bank  clients  do  not  exceed  10  million.  This  means 
the  agreement  between  CIB  and  Vodafone,  the  leading 
mobile  operator  in  Egypt,  will  help  expand  the  base  of 
mobile banking services customers and enhance Egypt’s 
general  banking  awareness.  Offering  banking  services 
through  electronic  channels  such  as  Vodafone  Cash  is 
one  of  the  most  significant  and  important  steps  in  at-
tracting Egypt’s substantial informal economy.

•	 4G Financing: Capitalising on its close ties to the indus-
try,  CIB  financed  mobile  operators  to  acquire  ground-
breaking  4G  licenses  in  the  form  of  contingent  and 
direct facilities, for EGP 490 million and EGP 2.8 billion 
respectively, with a 41% SOW.

•	 Portfolio:  Increased  the  loan  portfolio  to  EGP  40.8 
billion  in  2016.  Increased  the  deposit  portfolio  to  EGP 
13.54 billion in 2016 

Strategy going Forward
Given GCR’s newly expanded role and the healthy economic 
signals that have begun to emerge since October 2016, going 
forward GCR’s strategy will focus on:

•	 Maximise CIB’s profitability through three major channels:
 - Explore new business opportunities via market screen-

ing for newly sound customers.

 - Increase  SOW,  penetration  rate,  profitability,  asset 

quality and RAROC of all customers.

 - Grow  the  retail  banking  business  through  marketing 
retail products and services to existing and new clients.
•	 Strategic collaboration with all CI family, with a specific 
focus on CI Capital along  with the GTS team to provide 
fully rounded solutions to clients.

•	 Focus  on  FDIs,  especially  from  the  Gulf  region  after 

the EGP float.

•	 Major attention will be given to mega projects located in 
the Suez Canal Zone in addition to the energy (conven-
tional/renewable),  EEA,  infrastructure,  transportation, 
logistics and ports sectors in line with the government’s 
announced directives and expansion policies.

•	 Exert more effort to recover problematic/underperforming 
accounts to safeguard the quality of CIB’s asset portfolio.

Edfu Temple is one of the best-preserved 
shrines in Egypt; the temple is 
dedicated to the falcon god Horus, 
and the history of its construction is 
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ConSUmer and bUSineSS

Banking

Cards 

payment Acceptance
CIB is the clear market leader in credit and debit card pay-
ment  acceptance,  processing  over  30%  of  total  market  vol-
ume, valued at EGP 28 billion. 

Wealth Segment
The Wealth segment focused in 2016 on customer centricity 
while also preserving our core brand values: personalised so-
lutions, priority services, trust and recognition. Through this, 
the division has managed to rake in a total deposit portfolio 
of EGP 85.3 billion, representing 47,000 customers, in serving 
this crucial segment 

CIB plus
CIB  Plus  continued  to  focus  during  the  year  on  priority 
services  and  on  providing  exceptional-quality  services 
and  personalised  facilities  that  meet  the  needs  of  medi-
um-worth individuals through a qualified team of highly 
trained Plus Bankers. 

2016 Financial Highlights
To better serve our customers and increase our geographic 
presence,  Plus  sales  force  was  increased  20%  compared  to 
2015, leading to:

•	 Customer count growing 28% y-o-y since December 2015.
•	 Total  deposits  increasing  a  significant  51%  y-o-y  since 

December 2015. 

•	 Total asset portfolio climbing 31% y-o-y since Decem-

2016 Financial Highlights

ber 2015. 

•	 To  better  serve  our  customers  and  increase  our  geo-
graphic  presence,  the  Wealth  sales  force  was  increased 
45% y-o-y, leading to a significant 36% y-o-y increase in 
the number of customers.

•	 Total deposits hit EGP 85.3 billion – a 72% y-o-y increase 

since December 2015. 

•	 Assets recorded EGP 8.9 billion, up 60% y-o-y. 

key 2016 Highlights
A  new  layer  of  management  was  added  to  the  segment  in 
2016,  under  which  Wealth  Managers  now  report  directly 
to a Wealth District Head. This opened up more avenues to 
lead,  liaise  with  and  coach  Wealth  Managers  and  helped 
recalibrate the strategy and pillars of the Wealth segment 
during the year.

In  keeping  with  our  efforts  to  not  only  gain  but  retain 
our  Wealth  customers  and  strengthen  brand  loyalty,  the 
Wealth segment continued to provide key financial servic-
es,  personal  privilege  packages  and  handpicked  lifestyle 
offerings to our clients. Just some of the benefits offered in 
2016 were tickets to the Majida El Roumi Sound and Light 
Concert (May 2016), El Classico match in Barcelona (April 
2016) and the Dire Straits Experience Concert in Soma Bay 
(January 2016).

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key 2016 Highlights
During  the  year,  training  our  Plus  Bankers  has  been  a  key 
focus. The bankers were enrolled in the AUC Academy to help 
them  fine-tune  their  skills,  boost  their  market  knowledge 
and hone their customer-management abilities. 

We  also  focused  more  on  our  clients  through  offering 
tailored  privileges  and  loyalty  packages  that  meet  this  seg-
ment’s needs while simultaneously promoting CIB products 
to bolster penetration rates.

liabilities
The  success  of  CIB  Consumer  Banking  is  demonstrated  by 
the exceptional growth in customer deposits, which reached 
EGP 99 billion in local currency and USD 4 billion in foreign 
currency  by  December  2016  –  an  impressive  26%  y-o-y  in-
crease  of  EGP  20  billion  and  11%  y-o-y  increase  of  USD  416 
million compared to year-end 2015. 

CIB’s deposit market share reached 8.1% as of October 2016 
(latest published CBE data), maintaining CIB’s leading posi-
tion among private sector banks in the country. The growth is 
an outstanding achievement in a highly competitive market 
of 39 banks and has helped CIB increase its market share of 
overall deposits in the Egyptian banking system.

The success of Cib Consumer banking is demonstrated by the exceptional 
growth in customer deposits, which reached egP 99 billion and USd 4 billion by 
december 2016, an impressive 12% y-o-y increase.

Consumer Banking’s strategy has focused on the household 
segment, which was clearly reflected in the household mar-
ket share increase of 48 basis points to 7.51% as of October 
2016 up from 7.02% as of December 2015.

Insurance Business 
The CIB Insurance Business provides life and general insurance 
programs that generate non-interest revenues in the form of fees 
for CIB Consumer Banking. CIB now is considered the largest 
distributor  of  individual  life  insurance  policies  in  Egypt,  with 
around 56% of the new business market share in 2016.

In 2000, CIB began promoting life insurance programs such 
as  protection  and  savings  packages.  These  programs  were 
introduced to address a variety of consumer needs through 
Commercial Insurance Life Company (CIL). The department 
began offering general insurance in 2011 and capitalised on 
its strong links to the Egyptian market and the top insurance 
providers to find the best solutions for our customers.

key 2016 Highlights 
In  December  2015,  CIB  completed  the  sale  of  CIL  to  AXA. 
As part of the sale transaction, CIB signed a bancassurance 
agreement with AXA giving it the benefits of a 10-year, exclu-
sive life, savings and health distribution. 

Several new life insurance programs were also introduced 
in 2014/15, with upgraded benefits to better satisfy customer 
needs in a variety of segments.

In 2016, AXA introduced for the first time in the Egyptian market 
the Health Insurance Product, exclusively through CIB Distribution 
Channels, allowing CIB to be the first bank to market such a signifi-
cant product to its customers. The launch capitalised on AXA’s vast 
medical network in Egypt, which includes more than 1,800 medical 
providers  to  suit  all  client  segments,  and  caters  to  the  increased 
demand for adequate health solutions in the Egyptian market.

Strategic goals

•	 Increase revenue contribution to Consumer Banking to 

10% by 2017. 

•	 Increase market penetration by expanding CIB’s cus-

tomer base.

•	 Lead the market by introducing a wide range of products 

from the best insurance providers.

2016 Achievements: Life insurance

•	 Life  insurance  fee  income  increased  45%  in  2016  com-
pared to 2015. The life insurance business was worth EGP 
427 million in 2016 compared to EGP 282 million in 2015, 
a significant growth of 51%.

•	 Continued  to  provide  a  wide  array  of  insurance  plans  to 

meet the needs of all consumers.

2016 Achievements: general insurance & bundled 
products

•	 Increased Credit Shield fee income by 42% compared to 2015.
•	 Increased  Family  Protection  Plan  fee  income  by  27% 

compared to 2015. 

•	 Developed the Business Banking Master Policy, provid-
ing  CIB  Business  Banking’s  unsecured  customers  with 
property insurance coverage for approved assets. 

Going forward, CIB will develop different bundled insurance 
services with consumer products and segments. 

Marketing & Communication 
The growth of the Consumer Banking portfolio can be directly 
attributed to the launch of several new successful marketing 
activities/campaigns that adopted a personalized targeting 
approach,  leading  to  more  effective  customer  engagement 
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The Consumer assets division recorded a total revenue of egP 956  billion as of 
december 2016, contributing 19.4% to total Consumer banking revenue.

Our  key  objective  is  to  sustain  this  level  of  growth  in  2017 
and to outpace the market through a more segment-driven 
strategy  that  drives  our  product  propositions,  acquisitions 
and service models, and portfolio and life cycle management. 
This will translate into providing our clients with need-based 
propositions at the point of need.  

Consumer  Asset  products  are  designed  to  be  customer-
centric  to  facilitate  a  demand-pull  approach  and  gradually 
move away from a product-push approach. 2016 saw several 
new card product launches and re-launches to ensure effec-
tive  product  differentiation  and  that  we  successfully  meet 
our clients’ varied needs.

key 2016 Highlights

•	 Ongoing  card  realignment  and  setting  a  clear  product 

hierarchy with value differentiation. 

•	 Launching two new card products: White and Titanium 

Credit Cards. 

•	 The  successful  migration  of  Citibank’s  card  portfolio, 
including  an  effective  product-mapping  strategy  that 
ensured  a  smooth  migration  to  the  equivalent  product 
at CIB while providing more value at a lower price point 
than at Citibank. 

•	 Visa Business credit and debit cards were launched to 
serve  our  business  banking  customers.  These  cards 
will  serve  as  a  very  convenient  way  for  both  the  cor-
poration  and  the  employee  to  manage  and  calculate 
business-related  expenses  and  digitise  their  pay-
ments. Special deals and offers targeting the segment 
facilitate  their  daily  business  such  as  courier,  trans-
portation  and  travel  services.  In  addition,  there  will 
be  extra  value-added  features  such  as  EPP  and  cash 
on call, which will provide the card holders with more 
purchasing power to grow their business.

•	 Improving customer convenience through IPP with the 
launch  of  merchant-initiated  IPP,  covering  150  mer-
chants across a variety of sectors. 

Due to the shifting dynamics of the Egyptian market during 
the  year,  keeping  up  with  key  market  research  trends  was 
more important than ever in 2016 in guiding future market-
ing activities. This was effected through measuring custom-
ers’ interests and behaviour by conducting both qualitative 
and quantitative research. 

Marketing  activities/campaigns  launched  during  the 
year  were  designed  to  support  our  Consumer  Banking 
strategy, which aims at a more personalised, targeted ap-
proach when it comes to customer interactions. The goal 
was to shift from a product-centric approach to a custom-
er-centric one in terms of appealing to a target group’s age, 
demographics and interests. 

In more specific terms, the team focused on digital marketing 
due to the undeniably pervasive nature of technology in every-
day lives. Incorporating digital campaigns into our marketing 
strategy in 2016 was essential to ensuring maximum exposure 
and reach for CIB products and services.

Our digital marketing approach focused on two main channels:
•	 Search  Engine  Marketing: users  proactively  searching 

for the product/service.

•	 Digital Display Marketing: users visiting websites that 
relate  to  their  needs  and  interests  but  not  proactively 
looking for the product/service.

Various  marketing  initiatives  also  took  place  on  CIB’s  of-
ficial  Facebook  page,  which  boosted  the  number  of  fans  on 
the  page  to  490,000  (organic  fans),  up  30%  in  the  third  and 
fourth quarters of the year compared to the first and second. 
The CIB website also saw a tremendous 40% increase in the 
number of hits this year to the consumer banking pages. 

Consumer Assets 
The  Consumer  Asset  Portfolio  has  exhibited  significant 
growth of EGP 4.6 billion in 2016 despite the myriad of chal-
lenges posed due to changing market dynamics, currency de-
valuation and regulatory requirements. The portfolio hit EGP 
14.8 billion as of December 2016. CIB has been more nimble in 
addressing the adverse impact experienced in the market due 
to the restrictions on lending and shortage of foreign currency. 
The Consumer Assets Division recorded a total revenue of 
EGP 956  billion as of December 2016, contributing 19.4% to 
total Consumer Banking revenue.

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The White Canyon in Sinai gets its name 
from the high limestone content of the 
rocks, which gives the peaks and valleys a 
magnificent milky-white appearance.

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egP 77 bn

added to CIB’s deposit base in 2016, 
up 49% y-o-y

Loans
The Personal Loan product grew aggressively in 2016 through 
a range of initiatives throughout the year:

•	 Migrating  Citibank’s  loan  portfolio  using  multiple  pro-
grams developed to cater to different customer segments 
at Citibank while at the same time providing additional 
benefits  for  migrated  loans  such  as  longer  terms  and 
competitive interest rates. 

•	 The Wedding Finance Loan, which offers flexible financ-
ing schemes paid directly to hotel wedding venues. The 
package includes additional benefits from Egypt’s most 
prestigious  hotels  as  well  as    discounted  offers  from 
other  wedding-related  merchants  that  are  already  part 
of the suite of merchants in CIB’s arsenal.

•	 The Mortgage product suite mainly focused on the af-
fordable housing segment this year, which is slated for 
growth  through  our  mounting  relationship  with  the 
Mortgage Finance Fund.

•	 Overdraft  Proposition  improved  payment  convenience 
through the availability of secured and unsecured pro-
grams to best meet the needs of every client segment.  

Acquisitions 
CIB’s  acquisition  strategy  was  designed  to  ensure  clear  align-
ment  between  sales  channels  and  corresponding  segments, 
which enhanced client interactions and ensured a smooth pro-
cess by clearly allocating client segments to the correct channels.  
During  the  year,  total  credit  card  acquisitions  increased 
45%  y-o-y  to  100,000  in  2016.  Total  Personal  Loans  acquisi-
tion volumes increased 41% y-o-y to EGP 5.5 billion in 2016 
compared to EGP 3.9 billion in 2015. 

Going forward, we expect CRM Phase I deployment will 
contribute  to  a  higher  number  of  acquisitions  through 
lead  generation  and  opportunity  management.  CIB  will 
continue  to  leverage  CRM  capabilities  in  2017  after  the 
initial deployment.

portfolio Management 
Due  to  shifting  market  dynamics  throughout  the  year,  CIB 
adopted  a  rigorous  portfolio  management  strategy  built  to 
tailor services to various sub-segments based on established 
criterions  for  each  product.  The  card  portfolio  strategy  is 
designed  for  the  17  sub-segments  in  the  portfolio.  The  sub-

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segments  have  been  planned  based  on  the  transactional 
behaviour  of  card  customers,  and  there  are  specifically  de-
signed initiatives across each segment to maximise the op-
portunities available. 

For  the  loan  division,  a  similar  segmented  approach  was 
adopted, with the criteria based on months on book and the 
balance of the loan. 

Business Banking 
Business  Banking  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  largest  bank  units 
dedicated  to  serving  small-  and  medium-sized  enterprises 
(SMEs) in Egypt. The unit has the only complete SME-focused 
bundle in the market, offering a broad range of financing, cash 
management, trade, payment acceptance and advisory services 
to nearly 40,000 SMEs throughout the country. Our credit and 
debit  card  payment  acceptance  business  is  the  clear  market 
leader, processing nearly a third of total market volume in 2016.
In addition to offering specialised products such as supply 
chain and fleet financing, Business Banking fully supports the 
Central Bank’s initiative to expand SME financing as a key pil-
lar of Egypt’s economic growth strategy. Central to this is our 
more targeted offering to key client segments and industries.

Business  Banking’s  experienced  team  of  specialised 
SME  Relationship  Managers  provides  tailored  solutions 
and  advice,  partnering  with  business  managers  to  take 
their enterprises to the next level. In 2016, a new team of 
expert Client Advisors was formed to cater specifically to 
the needs of large depositors.

Clients enjoy the convenience of our market-leading digital 
channels that automate their financial transactions and in-
quiries, providing convenient remote access to CIB’s services 
and products outside our branches. Our online platform now 
accounts for over 40% of  trade business volumes.

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key Achievements in 2016

Business & Product development

•	 Products and Services Tailored to Small Businesses

Our  new  loan  programmes  offer  small  business  clients 
pre-approved  credit  lines  with  minimal  documentation 
and rapid turnaround, while the “Super Business” account 
bundles a range of exclusive benefits and services offering 
easy, 24/7 account access and cash management. To further 
bolster our offering, a new sales team was formed in 2016 to 
address the specific needs of the small business market.

•	 Business Debit & Credit Cards

Business  Banking  launched  Egypt’s  first  SME  credit  and 
debit  cards  offering  a  range  of  unique  benefits,  including 
easy account monitoring and control, instalment plan op-
tions and exclusive merchant discounts

strategic Partnerships, Training & events
•	 SME Business Certificate Programme

The  SME  Business  Certificate  is  a  specially  developed  in-
house training programme providing a range of on-the-job, 
soft  skills  and  training  courses  to  prepare  our  officers  to 
become successful Business Banking Relationship Manag-
ers.  We  are  proud  to  have  graduated  over  40  Relationship 
Managers in 2016 from the programme.
•	 IFC Corporate Governance Workshop

Partnered with the IFC to deliver training on corporate gov-
ernance to our Business Banking clients.

•	 AUC & Goldman Sachs Women Entrepreneurs Programme 
Partnering  with  the  American  University  in  Cairo  and 
Goldman  Sachs  to  support  the  “10,000  Women  Entrepre-
neurs” programme.

2016 Financial Highlights

•	 Deposits grew a record EGP 17.5 billion (49%), generat-

ing nearly a quarter of CIB’s total deposit growth.

•	 Business Banking’s loan portfolio reached EGP 2 billion, 

driven by 43% growth in unsecured loans.

•	 Net profit grew 22% to over EGP 800 million, nearly 14% 

of CIB’s total profits.

Deposit growth (Egp mn)

53.2

35.7

28.7 

24%

49%

2014

2015

2016

net profit (Egp mn)

812.8

665.5

616.7

8%

22%

2014

2015

2016

digiTal

Banking

CIB  Digital  Banking’s  drive  is  to  pursue  digital  simplic-
ity.  In  essence,  it  is  developing  digital  and  data  capabilities 
that  radically  simplify  our  businesses  and  processes  while 
dramatically  improving  the  customer  experience  through 
greater efficiency, quality and speed.

Over  the  past  three  years,  we’ve  invested  in  building  di-
versified,  resilient,  secure  digital  capabilities.  In  2016,  we 
transformed  all  legacy  systems  to  drive  agility  and  time  to 
market  and  to  develop  competitive  differentiation.  Our  aim 
to improve digital simplicity has driven all the division’s ef-
forts during the year and will continue to be at the core of our 
initiatives in 2017 and years to come.

2017  onward  will  see  us  building  a  robust  digital  frontier 
to deliver even more efficient, effective digital products and 
services for customers across diversified lines of businesses. 
We plan to expand our digital capabilities to provide enhanced 
services,  deeper  analytical  capability  and  personalise  the 
treatment of every client segment. 

Most  importantly,  we  aim  to  put  the  customer  at  the 
heart  of  our  digital  strategy.  Over  the  next  three  years, 
our Digital Banking team will focus on delivering the best 
customer  experience  by  strengthening  our  multi-channel 
business model and targeting untapped segments, be they 
businesses or individuals. 

AtM network
CIB  currently  has  the  largest  ATM  network  among  private 
banks in Egypt, with a fleet of over 748 machines providing 
various  types  of  functions  including  cash  withdrawal,  cash 
deposits,  credit  card  settlement,  bill  payment,  mobile  top-
up,  money  transfer,  Mobile  Wallet  cash-in/out  and  cheque 
deposits.  Our  full-fledged  ATMs  located  at  convenient  sites 
(56% of the network installed outside CIB branches) cover a 
wide geographical area and provide expedient alternative to 
banking at a branch. 

2016 Achievements

•	 Further enhanced our ATM services to assist companies, 
adding cheque and cash deposits via the Companies De-
posit Card service. 

•	 The ATM network continues to serve branch migration 
efforts,  with  84%  of  individual  cash  deposits  into  ac-
counts  and  92%  of  cash  deposits  into  credit  cards  mi-
grating to the ATM network in 2016.

forward strategy 
Going forward, we will continue our efforts to drive customer 
migration from branches and enhance the customer experi-
ence  through  adding  new  functionalities  at  competitive 
prices to our ATM network.

phone banking & Call Centre
The  CIB  Call  Centre  handles  an  average  of  3.5  million  calls 
annually,  serving  both  CIB  and  non-CIB  customers.  The 
centre  allows  consumer  banking  clients  to  manage  money 
transfers,  inquire  about  cards  and  accounts  and  activate 
cards and manage PIN selection easily anytime, anywhere.

2016 Achievements

•	 Introducing IVR Self Service helped to offload 53% of the 
incoming inquiry calls received by the call centre in 2016 
and doubling the number of enrolments to an average of 
6,000 per month compared to 3,000 per month in 2015. 
•	 CIB  became  the  first  bank  to  introduce  a  Bill  Payment 
&  Recharge  service  to  our  IVR,  leveraging  on  One-Time 
Password (OTP) token capabilities. IVR Bill Payment & Re-
charge gave CIB customers a new touch point and created a 
new revenue stream with growth potential. 

forward strategy 
We  plan  to  continue  to  offload  call  centre  requests  by  mi-
grating  even  more  eligible  calls  to  IVR  Self  Service,  aiming 
to reach a 70% migration ratio, to optimise the call centre’s 
operational  cost  and  boost  agents’  productivity.  By  the  end 
of 2017, we plan to introduce IVR Self Service for Corporate 
Banking clients as well.

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150 ATms

added in 2016 for a total network of 
759 across the country

in 2016, Cib achieved a 10.3% y-o-y increase in the number of transactions 
performed via trade online and increased the number of subscribers to 951 clients. 

online banking 
As tablets and smart phones become the preferred channel 
for  consumer  banking,  CIB  Online  Banking  has  started  to 
capitalise  on  the  shift  by  offering  a  range  of  services  to  all 
CIB clients, strongly presenting itself as the go-to channel to 
perform day-to-day banking activities.

2016 Achievements

•	 Enhanced internet banking services for CBE Compliance 
transactions  through  OTP  tokens  (both  software  and 
hardware tokens).  

•	 Added  two  new  functionalities  to  enhance  credit  card 
users’ customer experience by enabling credit cards for 
registrations and allowing credit card payments to other 
CIB credit cards. 

•	 4Q2016  marked  the  soft  launch  of  our  Mobile  Banking 
Application  for  CIB  staff,  representing  a  value-adding 
extension to the online banking portal. The application 
is expected to increase the number of subscribers signifi-
cantly as it matures.

forward strategy 
2017 will see the CIB Online Banking focus on digital service 
penetration and automation rates.

Cib Smart Wallet
CIB Smart Wallet is one of the newer offerings under CIB Dig-
ital Banking. Launched in January 2016 CIB, this innovative 
payment  experience  gives  both  the  banked  and  unbanked 
community  a  convenient,  secure  and  cost  effective  way  to 
make  purchases  through  mobile  devices.  With  just  a  few 
taps,  customers  can  pay  bills,  recharge  their  mobile  credit, 
send money to any other CIB Smart Wallet holder, cash-in/
cash-out  from  CIB’s  ATM  network  and  deposit/withdraw 
money from their CIB Smart Wallet from any Fawry retailer.

2016 Achievements

•	 Launched  microfinance  loan  instalments  (presentment 
and collection) via CIB Smart Wallet, making us the first 
institution in Egypt to launch a service of this nature to this 

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untapped segment. The move allowed us to grow our cus-
tomer base and improve our reach all while catering to the 
needs of the microfinance market in a cost-efficient way.  
•	 Continued to rank number one in terms of activity in the 

local market. 

•	 Facilitated  the  offsite  acquisition  for  CIB  Smart  Wallet 

through piloting with 100 agent outlets.

forward strategy 
Going  forward,  CIB  Smart  Wallet  will  customise  value 
propositions for each segment to widen its customer base 
and continue to develop new features and services for un-
tapped segments.

Cash Management 
CIB  Cash  Management  provides  standardised  and  tailored 
cash-management  products  and  solutions  that  improve  the 
management of incoming and outgoing payments, streamline 
reconciliation  and  information  management  and  enhance 
working capital efficiency. The product offering includes sev-
eral innovative payment and payable products, collection and 
receivable  products  and  standard  and  tailored  information 
reporting delivered through a variety of channels.

2016 Achievements

•	 CIB customers performed 632,090 payable transactions 
and  1,482,683  receivable  transactions  in  2016  via  our 
intelligent, secure Cash Management portal. 

•	 Cash  Management’s  total  registered  clients  reached 
5,  000  during  the  year  due  to  our  24/7  accessibility  at 
convenient sites.

•	 CIB  ranked  first  in  terms  of  volume  in  EG-ACH  Direct 
Credit Sending and Receiving, with a 33% and 20% mar-
ket share, respectively. 

•	 CIB ranks first in terms of Direct Debit Sending with a 
99%  market  share  and  second  in  terms  of  Direct  Debit 
Receiving with a 17% market share.

•	 Added  Business  and  Enterprise  Banking  to  our  roster 
of Cash Management, which has greatly  improved cus-
tomer experience.

•	 The transfer migration rate reached 80% as of December 
2016. After beginning to migrate internal transfers in only 
2Q2016, we already hit a rate of 18% as of December 2016.
•	 CIB  received  the  Best  Cash  Management  Award  from 
EMEA and was named the World’s Best Treasury and Cash 
Management Providers 2016 by Egypt Global Finance.

forward strategy 
In 2017 and beyond, we plan to continue our focus on customer 
migration from branches to Cash Management portals to allow 
customers to transact more conveniently 24/7. We also plan to 
continually enhance our existing roster of services to boost our 
customers’ experience and achieve major cost savings.

trade Services 
CIB Trade Services offer both the tools and expertise that allow our 
diverse base of clients to realise their business goals. CIB’s trade 
solutions (CIB Trade Online and Bolero system) are designed to 
enable clients to effectively manage risk and optimise cash flows.

 2016 Achievements

•	 In  2016,  CIB  achieved  a  10.3%  y-o-y  increase  in  the 
number of transactions performed via trade online and 
increased the number of subscribers to 951 clients. 

•	 The  percentage  of  transactions  performed  via  the  61 
Trade  Hubs  and  the  online  channel  reached  100%  of 
bank-wide transactions.

•	 Our Corporate Payment Service, which enabled CIB clients 
to pay their taxes and custom fees online, hit 225 customers 
by the end of 2016 and captured a 47.5% market share, al-
lowing CIB to achieve a number-one market ranking.

forward strategy 
In 2017, the division plans to launch Supply Chain Finance, 
a  new  suite  of  products  automating  financial  supply  chain 
management. The service brings buyers and sellers together 
on  a  single  platform  to  enhance  collaboration  and  invoice 
submission and facilitate the release of early payments. Sup-
ply  Chain  Finance  not  only  taps  into  a  new  business,  and 
therefore revenue stream, but bolsters customer loyalty. 

The  service  will  let  the  Bank  approve  invoices  from  sup-
pliers at a discount before receiving full payment from the 
buyer  at  maturity.  Buyers  benefit  from  working  capital 
efficiencies while suppliers can request invoice financing 
directly through the platform based on the credit quality 
of  their  buyers  to  better  manage  working  capital  and  re-
duce sales outstanding. 

global Securities Services
Despite the volatility of the market in 2016, our Global Secu-
rities Services (GSS) successfully maintained our leadership 
position in terms of market share and value of assets under 
custody, with market share during the year growing  to  28% 
compared  to  21%  at  the  end  of  2015  and  total  assets  under 
management reading EGP 250 billion compared to EGP 210 
billion last year. 

 2016 Achievements

•	 Enhanced  GSS  platform  technologies  by  developing 
the current working system. This enabled us to process 
357,000 transaction as of the end of December 2016 while 
continuing to provide high levels of service to our 24,400 
active client base.

•	 CIB joined the Africa & Middle East Depositories Asso-
ciation as an associate member, being the first Egyptian 
bank to hold a membership in 2016. 

•	 Awarded  the  best  sub-custodian  bank  in  Egypt  from 
Global Finance Magazine for the eighth consecutive year.
•	 Assigned by the depository bank Bank of New York Mellon 
as  a  sole  sub-custodian  for  Domty’s  new  Egyptian  GDR 
program with a total market value of EGP 247 million.
•	 Acquired  three  new  transactions  with  a  total  value  of 
EGP 1.3 billion, maintaining our position as the leading 
trustee agent in the market with 13 out of 14 securitisa-
tion SPVs for a total value of EGP 8.5 billion.

•	 Maintained our leading position as the local sub-custo-
dian for all Egyptian GDR programs, handling 14 current 
programs with a portfolio of EGP 62 billion. 

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1.5 mn

receivable transactions performed 
through CIB’s Cash Management 
portal in 2016

forward strategy 
In  2017  we  plan  to  activate  the  sub-account  services  for 
international  securities  through  opening  segregated  sub-
accounts for brokerage companies under CIB’s main account 
held at international clearing depositories, which will ensure 
that we utilise all available revenue streams. 

Digital governance
Due  to  the  dynamic  nature  of  digital  solutions,  CIB  put 
together  a  Digital  Governance  Division  under  the  umbrella 
of  our  Digital  Banking  Department.  Officially  launched  in 
February  2016,  the  Digital  Governance  Division  supports  a 
growing  number  of  required  approvals  (internal  and  exter-
nal) while managing the relationship with government and 
public sector entities to identify potential business leads.
Digital Channels Governance serves the following key objec-
tives subject and not limited to:  

•	 Obtain  all  required  logistics,  official  and  legislative  re-
quirements  and  approvals  from  internal  stakeholders 
(Legal, Compliance, AML, Operational Risk, IT Security, 
and Taxation) to support the smooth and effective finali-
sation of any new or amended product/service.

•	 Maintain  solid  relationships  with  internal  bank  stake-

holders and external regulators. 

•	 Study the gap analysis between previous CBE approvals 
/ regulations and the current situation, then prepare the 
required action plans to fulfill any missing requirements 
in corporation with business owners.

•	 Maintain  CIB’s  sound  legal  position  and  mitigate  any 
potential risks arising from digital solutions/activities.

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Coo

area

by the CBE, the COO Area has put in every effort to ensure 
any extraordinary controls and regulations are seamlessly 
embedded in our processes without impacting our business 
expansion plans.

In line with CIB’s continuous efforts to expand its reach, 16 
branches were added this year, in addition to the re-branding 
and renovation of ex-Citibank branches to match CIB’s brand 
image.  CIB  continued  to  expand  its  ATM  network  with  an 
additional 150 ATMs added. The total ATM network is now 
made up of 759 ATMs across the country by the end of 2016.

Our footprint in Smart Village was also further expanded this 
year  with  the  inauguration  of  the  third  Head  Office,  an  award-
winning  building  certified  with  the  Egyptian  Green  Pyramids 
Certificate  of  Sustainability,  emphasising  CIB’s  commitment  to 
sustainable development.   

People are one of the Bank’s greatest assets. The COO Area’s 
dynamic performance is and will always be built on our high 
calibre staff and their expertise. This philosophy is carried out 
through our structured hiring plan, tailored training, leader-
ship development and setting talent management plans. The 
aim is to build strong second lines with ideal qualifications for 
those tasked with our future development and leadership.

The  focus  as  of  the  end  of  2016  and  going  forward  is  em-
barking on our digitisation journey, which is the main player 
in shaping all future banking growth. The digital proposition 
will  empower  self-assisted  sales  and  ongoing  customer  loy-
alty. Striving to support innovation led to a new partnership 
between the American University in Cairo (AUC) and CIB to 
launch  AUC  Venture  Lab  FinTech  Accelerator  to  introduce 
new innovative products and solutions and groom and assist 
FinTechs to break into the finance sector.

In 2016, the COO Area was primarily focused on the successful 
acquisition of Citibank’s retail business, which was based on 
the collective and comprehensive efforts exerted across Opera-
tions & IT to fulfil this complex integration process. CIB was 
the only bank among 11 Citibank acquisition deals worldwide 
to  commit  to  a  six-month  Transitional  Service  Agreement 
(TSA) period, making CIB the only bank to succeed in complet-
ing the migration process in less than 12 months.

Over and above, energy was channelled in 2016 into address-
ing several initiatives within the IT Division, with continued 
efforts to build up our infrastructure capacity, enhance our 
production  stability,  improve  our  service-monitoring  and 
technology refresh for underlying infrastructure to create a 
more agile IT organisation that can support our services and 
provide a more seamless and enhanced customer experience.
The COO Area has also focused on automation, increasing 
productivity and optimising/streamlining its processes. This 
included  several  re-engineering  efforts  to  enhance  turn-
around times and encourage staff to innovate and bring up 
new ideas through a “Think Tank” initiative.

A  number  of  key  strategic  projects  were  also  launched 
during  the  year,  including  the  inauguration  of  Customer 
Relationship Management Phase 1, improving internet bank-
ing with more secured authentication mechanisms and up-
grades to our Core Banking Platform. CIB Smart Wallet was 
publicly launched in 2016 along with a kick-off to our mobile 
banking  implementation,  providing  more  convenient  and 
easy-to-access platforms for a unique banking experience. 

To  further  study  customer  behaviour  and  make  more  ef-
fective  credit  decisions,  we  initiated  the  Scoring  and  Deci-
sion Engine project for both credit cards and personal loan 
applications to ensure minimal risk to bank operations and 
track consumer risk behaviour, which will allow us to build a 
unique risk model for each customer.

Much effort was exerted in enhancing the organisation’s Cyber 
Security standing, with a clear strategy and comprehensive plan 
put in place to improve our security capability and continuously 
provide a safe banking environment for our customers. 

Despite the challenges faced during the year in terms of 
foreign exchange rates and foreign currency regulations set 

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Aswan’s Nubian Museum is dedicated to the 
rich culture of the Nubian people, whose long 
history in Egypt includes founding a dynasty 
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42%

LDR, exceeding regulatory 
minimums and Basel guidelines

information technology
During 2016, the IT Department took some of the first steps 
toward  becoming  a  more  mature  business  enablement 
partner  through  launching  key  transformational  technolo-
gies  that  support  advanced  customer  centricity  and  better 
system-to-system interactions. 

The IT infrastructure strategy sought to enhance system re-
siliency and create a robust infrastructure platform to build a 
strong, reliable and stable underlying infrastructure to enhance 
the banking systems’ performance and time to market. Trans-
formational technologies and infrastructure resilience support 
operational efficiency, which is further reinforced and optimised 
through projects and initiatives that solidify production stability 
and upgrade end-to-end solutions built on it. In turn, all these 
efforts have the goal of improving the customer experience. 

We laid the foundation for big data to support the business 
in performing transactional and behavioural analysis, which is 
considered the core of advanced customer base segmentation.

The role of IT as a business enabler was evident in the suc-
cess of the Citibank’s acquisition project – a major milestone 
for CIB that required close work with Citibank’s global and 
local teams to ensure a successful integration process 

Training  and  people  development  was  also  an  important 
plank  for  the  IT  Department  in  2016,  concentrating  on  im-
proving  the  team’s  technical  skills  and  filling  existing  gaps 
through external hiring and grooming existing staff.

operations, Channels & Customer Experience
Customer centricity coupled with operational efficiency and 
diversified customer touch points are the key pillars of estab-
lishing customer loyalty. This has been an ongoing achieve-
ment for CIB that has been sustained by dynamic initiatives 
supported by the Bank’s strategy. In 2016, CRM Phase I was 
rolled out across our branch network to assist our customer-
facing staff in streamlining the customer relationship man-
agement process and increase operational efficiency. We set 
the foundation of Enterprise Service Bus, a new architecture 
that allows the Bank to hasten the time to market for busi-
ness solutions requiring data exchange between systems. 

Different  enterprise  digital  transformation  projects  are 
underway  to  create  outstanding  customer  experience  and 
consistent  capabilities  across  all  bank  channels  while  sup-
porting processes automation. 

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The initiation of an upgrade project for our Corporate Cash 
and Trade portals took place this year, aiming at providing 
a  single  platform  to  serve  corporate  customers,  increasing 
customer  satisfaction  and  providing  a  more  streamlined 
and  seamless  online  banking  experience  for  corporates. 
Our Trade Service hubs increased to 61 from 53 to cover the 
Bank’s  network  and  the  average  transactional  increase  of 
corporate customers for better service offerings.

Continuous  enhancement  and  sustaining  service  levels 
across channels is also of vital importance, with significant 
offloading achieved by migrating customers to phone bank-
ing.  Automated Equal Payment Plan features have been en-
abled to allow credit card holders to transact directly at the 
merchant  point  of  sale  using  Equal  Payment  Plan  features, 
hence reducing processing turnaround time. Internet Bank-
ing Phase II was successfully launched with feasible registra-
tion for credit card customers/non-CIB customers. 

We approach customer centricity in a holistic way, conduct-
ing benchmarking exercises to assess the customer experience 
journey and services in seven main banks in the market against 
CIB’s. As an ongoing practice, we conduct customer satisfaction 
surveys across all segments to continue prioritising customer ex-
perience indicators and ensure we meet the regional benchmark.  
The  Bank’s  operational  progression  was  acknowledged 
internationally:  CIB  was  selected  by  the  Bank  of  New  York 
Mellon to be its main sub-custodian in Egypt. 

business Continuity Management & information 
Security
The significant evolution of cyber security and its associated 
risks has necessitated an emphasis on ensuring a proper Se-
curity Management Program is in place to effectively manage 
security risks and guarantee the right governance is in place. 
Major efforts were funnelled into the cyber security/informa-
tion security domain to ensure the Bank is fortified with the 
ability and scope to handle cyber security threats. 

As part of our 2016 roadmap, initiatives undertaken this year 
include the following: 

•	 Establishing  CIB’s  Security  Operations  Centre,  which 
will significantly boost its capability for monitoring and 
addressing a wide range of security threats in a proactive 

Cib was awarded the most effective recovery of the year award at the business 
Continuity institute middle east awards in 2016.

manner  and  build  competent  and  capable  Operational 
Security Services. 

•	 A  Fraud  Management  Solution  was  put  in  place  to 
monitor monetary and non-monetary events on both the 
consumer  and  corporate  internet  banking  platforms, 
utilising customer behaviour mapping to minimise op-
erational risks.

•	 The  One-Time  Password  Solution  was  implemented  for 
critical internet banking services in accordance with the 
Bank’s strategy to ensure compliance with CBE internet 
banking  regulations  and  improve  security  measures 
that protect customer transactions.

•	 A comprehensive security governance, risk and compli-
ance  framework  was  established  along  with  the  neces-
sary policies that ensure adequate security governance 
across the Bank.

•	 Concrete  steps  were  taken  toward  developing  the  re-
quirements for Business Continuity Management (BCM) 
software to automate the full BCM life cycle. Effort went 
into guaranteeing the continuous testing of our recovery 
capabilities  to  ensure  service  availability  for  our  cus-
tomers.    The  Bank  remains  committed  to  investing  in 
improving its BCM, bringing aboard a team of dedicated 
professionals in charge of the function. 

In keeping with our efforts, CIB was awarded the Most Effective 
Recovery of the Year Award at the Business Continuity Institute 
Middle East Awards in 2016, marking the second Business Con-
tinuity Award for the Bank and our 10th nomination for similar 
awards regionally and globally. CIB was also named finalist this 
year  for  the  International  Award  in  Business  Continuity  by  the 
UK’s CIR Magazine. The recognition emphasises CIB’s unique po-
sitioning in the BCM industry across the financial sector in Egypt.

Real Estate & Corporate Services
After a full year of consolidating Real Estate & Corporate 
Services under one roof, the new division has benefited from 
streamlined workflow to provide a better working environment 
for our internal customers.

The  department  worked  aggressively  during  2016  in  the 
areas of branch network expansion, head office premises en-
hancement, business development in addition to supporting 
CSR and sustainability development.

In keeping with the Branch Network Expansion plan, 16 new 
branches and 150 ATMs were added  this year.  Moreover, 56 
ATMs were replaced during the year.

Plans to expand the Head Office premises were realised in 
2016  with  the  completion  and  operation  of  the  magnificent 
third  building  in  Smart  Village,  accommodating  350  em-
ployees. Another comprehensive Head Office rearrangement 
plan  –  serving  more  than  1,300  employees  across  around 
eight buildings – was undertaken to streamline the workflow 
and accommodate ex-Citibank staff. This included outfitting 
and operating seven floors at the Merryland Head Office to 
accommodate 500 employees. 

As for Real Estate Business Development, the Service Area 
Optimisation  Strategy  was  put  into  action  in  2016,  aiming 
at  reducing  the  service  area  at  branches  to  29%  from  35% 
and providing more area for the business front line through 
various initiatives introduced at new branches.  The Manage-
ment Hub concept was also implemented to economise space 
at branches by moving all managerial posts located that do 
not have direct client contact to a consolidated area. 

Fostering CIB’s role in CSR, the Real Estate Department in 
cooperation  with  the  Sustainability  Development  Depart-
ment are contributing to the mega national project to restore 
the Giza Zoo. Design of the first phase has been completed, 
and  we  are  currently  putting  together  the  logistics  for  the 
construction phase, which is slated to begin in 2017.

In  continuation  with  the  Bank’s  directives  to  facilitate 
services  offered  for  customers  with  special  needs,  more 
branches throughout the country were outfitted during the 
year with special needs facilities.

Facility Management continued with efforts to implement 
sustainability  initiatives  through  many  projects,  one  of 
which included replacing lighting at CIB premises with en-
vironmental friendly LED lights and donating replaced lights 
to Abu El Reesh Hospital through the CIB Foundation. 

We  have  continued  to  improve  safety  measures  through 
the  centralisation  and  upgrade  of  the  surveillance  camera 
systems, a project slated for delivery in 2017.  

A new division named Occupational Safety & Health was 
established to ensure we provide and maintain a convenient 
and healthy working environment for our colleagues in com-
pliance with the most up-to-date Egyptian laws and regula-
tions for health and safety.

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Aswan’s Nubian Villages are dotted in houses 
built in the archetypical Nubian-style and 
frequently painted in vibrant colors and 
accented with decorative designs. 

2016 in revieW

finanCe

grouP

The  Finance  Group  in  2016  witnessed  an  expansion  in  its 
roles and functions with an increased focus on improving the 
overall productivity and performance efficiency of the Bank. 
The  Group  added  three  new  units  to  achieve  higher  ef-
ficiency and specialisation in the Group’s functions. A Capi-
tal  Management  unit  has  been  established  with  the  main 
responsibilities  of  Basel  reporting,  furnishing  the  Bank’s 
dividend policy and the bank-wide use of RAROC. A Cost and 
Investment Control unit has also been introduced with a pri-
mary focus on the application of the Value at Stake concept 
for all the Bank’s IT capital projects to maximise sharehold-
ers’ return on the Bank’s investments in IT infrastructure. A 
Regulatory Update unit has been established with the main 
responsibility of keeping an eye on and ensuring continuous 
compliance with developments in international regulations, 
mainly IFRS and Basel accords.

Finance Group had three major achievements during the year:
1.  The Group drove the centralisation of the CBE reporting 
function,  which  was  previously  performed  by  different 
departments across the Bank, to ensure consistency and 
accuracy in regulatory reporting in a timely manner. 
2. The  Group  achieved  commendable  control  of  the 
successful and timely migration of Citibank retail ac-
counts into CIB systems.

3.  2016  witnessed  the  launch  of  the  Financial  Control 
School, which would ensure smooth transition of  ba-
sic, essential knowledge, both theoretical and practi-
cal,  necessary  to  understand  the  day-to-day  process 
in  Finance.  This  course  is  slated  to  be  a  mandatory 
requirement and prerequisite for joining the Finance 
Group as well as a promotion eligibility criterion.  

The  restructured  Finance  Group  has  thus  provided  CIB 
with  a  solid  foundation  to  operate  efficiently  within  a 
challenging regulatory and economic environment while 
maintaining  its  competitive  edge  and  maximising  long-
term shareholder value.

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big

Data

Big data and advanced analytics have been playing a vital 
role in transforming the way business is done and is influ-
encing the behaviour of customers in all walks of life, and 
the  banking  industry  is  no  exception.  To  implement  these 
rapid  developments,  bold  and  swift  action  was  required 
from our side to lead change in the industry.

Data  has  evolved  from  being  a  tool  to  becoming  a  com-
modity  in  itself.  It  represents  a  fundamental  shift  in  how 
we  do  business  by  opening  a  door  to  a  new  approach  to 
strategy. Big data analytics provide a colossal opportunity 
for  banks  to  excel  by  giving  them  a  clear  edge  to  lead  the 
market.  Banks  that  can  transform  enormous  amounts  of 
data into valuable insights and then actions will be able to 
create a unique and differentiated customer experience. 

As  CIB  has  always  taken  the  road  less  travelled  to  bench-
mark  itself  against  top  global  institutions,  we  are  now  the 
first  bank  in  the  region  to  have  an  advanced  analytics  and 
data management team and will soon become the first to har-
ness the power of big data for the benefit of our customers. 

We  understand  the  importance  of  moving  from  a  de-
scriptive analytics model to predictive analytics and fully 
comprehend  the  challenges  and  difficulties  this  entails. 
Therefore, we are investing aggressively in our IT and Hu-
man  Capital  to  develop  exceptional  infrastructure  that 
can support us through this journey.

CIB invested in data storage and computation platforms 
to  increase  structured  data  capacity,  improve  reporting 
performance as well as invest in self-service Business In-
telligence  and  real-time  information  delivery  systems  to 
manage petabytes of data for advanced analytics and new 
regulatory  requirements.  Those  infrastructure  invest-
ments will be the platform by which CIB will conduct our 
advanced big data analytics.

We  strongly  believe  these  developments  will  prove  trans-
formational not just for CIB, but for the banking industry in 
Egypt as we know it. We look forward to embarking on this 
transformational journey with our shareholders as we contin-
ue to create more value with our ever-increasing resources. 

Hot air balloon rides are an excellent 
way to experience Luxor, a city 
that was renowned as a center for 
knowledge, art, religion and politics 
in the 11th Dynasty.

hUman

resourCes

Recruitment & Selection 
In line with the Human Resources (HR) strategy to develop 
potential talents, the Recruitment Department became even 
more responsive when fulfilling hiring requirements during 
the year, succeeding in reducing the average time-to-hire to 
20 days versus 35 in 2015.

The  department  also  lowered  expenses  associated  with 
hiring middle and senior staffers by relying on our network-
ing  and  direct  sourcing  to  identify  talents  without  using 
recruitment agency services. The expenses of over 30 talents 
were saved in 2016.

The  department  conducted  a  talent-mapping  exercise  to 
allow the Bank to build a database of Egyptian talents in the 
GCC, US and Canada for the Bank’s critical positions.

To ensure we are developing our employees as our most im-
portant asset, the division introduced a new team designated 
to manage end-to-end internal hiring. The idea was to build 
a network to provide growth opportunities for potential tal-
ents within the Bank.

In our continuous efforts to brand CIB as the employer of 
choice,  the  Recruitment  Department,  in  cooperation  with 
representatives from the business side, participated in more 
than  15  employment  fairs,  awareness  sessions  and  career 
events with Egyptian universities, including GUC Career Day, 
American Chamber HR Career Day, AUC Banking Awareness 
Session, CV Writing Awareness Session and the Cairo Univer-
sity Business Banking Awareness Session.

In 2016, we launched the Thomas International Behavioural 
Assessment  as  an  additional  screening  tool  to  enhance  the 
quality of new hires. It was used to analyse potential employ-
ees’; behavioural style at work, identify their key strengths and 
limitations and help measure their mental agility before being 
interviewed for a position. 

Organisation Development 
Performance management was one of the key strategic aspects 
HR’s  Organisational  Development  Department  worked  to  de-
velop in 2016. An external consultant was brought in to meet 

with senior management to discuss and assess the current per-
formance management process, implementation and measure-
ment system to identify the gaps and provide recommendations.
HR  was  keen  to  deepen  the  “job  weight  approach”  intro-
duced in 2015. The concept was to apply a systematic method 
of determining the value/worth of a job in relation to others 
in the organisation to establish a rational pay structure. The 
department, in collaboration with the Reward Management 
Department  and  relevant  business  stakeholders,  finalised 
the exercise for all Bank positions, translating Hay Reference 
levels to CIB Grades. The outcome was communicated to all 
group heads and employees to clarify ambiguities and make 
sure the entire organisational structure is on board. The job 
weight approach was also translated to relevant HR policies.
Twelve  organisational  restructuring  exercises  were  ap-
proved throughout 2016 in the COO, Consumer Banking and 
Control  Areas.  The  main  objectives  were  to  accommodate 
new functions, enhance the span of control and ensure better 
communication and workflow. 

Career maps for all branches, business banking and wealth 
management jobs were developed to help create a clear ca-
reer path for employees by highlighting career advancement 
opportunities within these areas. 

The Employee Relations Team launched the third Employee 
Effectiveness Survey during the year. Some 4,627 employees 
participated, meaning a considerably high participation rate 
of 88%, with the survey revealing 57% engagement and 47% 
enablement.  The  results  also  revealed  key  organisational 
strengths: mainly pride in working at CIB, believing CIB has 
high performance expectations and understanding the link 
between  every  job  and  the  organisation’s  goals.  The  survey 
revealed important development opportunities, such as per-
formance  management,  respect  and  recognition  and  work 
structure and processes. Plans to work on these opportuni-
ties are being developed with the relevant business heads to 
address the issues in 2017.

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13.97%

    CAR after profit appropriation

Compensation & Benefits

Job Weights
We  worked  closely  with  the  Organisational  Development  De-
partment  to  roll  out  a  job  evaluation  project  correlating  with 
our new CIB Grades to apply the weight of each position to HR’s 
operating system. This should help the Organisational Develop-
ment  and  Recruitment  Departments  make  efficient  human 
capital decisions and support all the Bank’s lines of business. 

Salary Structure
We introduced and implemented a new, flexible salary scale 
directly  linked  to  market  practices.  The  new  structure  will 
enhance CIB’s competitive positioning in the market to en-
sure we attract and retain the best human capital assets and 
enhance our internal pay equity.

Variable Compensation
We revamped our variable compensation philosophy, taking 
the  Bank’s  strategic  direction  into  consideration.  The  new 
mechanism is driven by varying performance ratings in line 
with the individual, division and overall Bank performance. 
It  also  ensures  our  competitive  positioning  among  rival 
banks in the local and regional market.

learning & Development 
In 2016, the Learning & Development Department was strategi-
cally engaged with different business lines, offering a compre-
hensive suite of learning and training programs and modules. 
We introduced innovative ways to effectively up-skill and em-
power CIB teams with the best professional learning experience. 
This  year,  the  department  introduced  new  learning  tech-

niques, which included:

•	 CIB Basic Banking Certificate Program: We revamped 
our  induction  to  provide  newcomers  with  diversified 
banking  knowledge  to  help  them  adjust  as  quickly  as 
possible and achieve maximum working efficiency. 

•	 Consumer Banking Professional Certificate: Covering 
138  Branch  Heads,  this  certificate  was  designed  to  de-
velop the skill set required by any CIB Branch Head. The 
program  included  14  mandatory  modules  (27  training 
days), and courses were spread over one year, culminat-
ing in a team project presented to the Consumer Bank-
ing Sr. Management panel. 

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•	 Customer  Experience  Program  (iCare):  Various  training 
methods and techniques were applied at all levels, including:
1.  Branch Management (People Managers): 546 
2.  Front Liners: 381 (80*) 
3.  Tellers & Back Office: 665 (20*)
4.  CIBians (internal departments, support functions): 120 
 Pilot  session  for  the  Call  Centre  was  delivered  in 
5. 
October 2016. Rollout was slated for November 2016, 
covering 60 agents in 2016. The remaining 290 will 
be covered early 2017. 

In line with CIB’s strategy, the Learning & Development De-
partment focused on designing and delivering special tracks 
and  programs  that  serve  strategic  business  segments,  keep 
up with ever-changing consumer banking developments, im-
prove the customer experience across customer touch points 
and boost leadership and talent capabilities.  

These special tracks include: 

•	 Several  leadership  tracks  were  designed  for  different 
management tiers (Senior and Middle) to develop a com-
mon understanding on CIB’s priorities/direction as well 
as  desired  management  practices  across  the  organiza-
tion. L&D partnered with top-ranked worldwide leader-
ship  schools  and  institutes  to  deliver  the  best-in-class 
leadership  programs.  IMD’s  Leading  with  High  Impact 
Program covering 100 heads of functions.

•	 Talent  programs  were  designed  to  develop  and  equip 
fresh  junior  talents  and  Middle  Management  High  Po-
tentials that will be running in 2017. 

overseas Learning & Development Events
Seventy overseas training courses for key talents and promis-
ing delegates were offered in collaboration with Top Institute 
in Leadership Programs:

•	 Seven delegates were approved to pursue their overseas 

postgraduate studies in 20 top universities. 

•	 Twenty-one  regional  heads  and  area  managers  were 
given  the  International  Sales  Management  Diploma, 
endorsed  by  the  Institute  of  Sales  and  Marketing  Man-
agement – England. 

The Agha Khan, the influential leader of the 
Ismaili sect, liked to spend his winters in 
Aswan for his health and was buried there in 
an elegant tomb after his death in 1957.

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Shallow beaches and constantly blowing 
winds make Ras Sedr one of the most 
ideal kite surfing sites in the world. 

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riSK

grouP

The Risk Group (RG) provides independent risk oversight and 
supports the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework 
across the organisation. The group proactively assists in rec-
ognising potential adverse events and establishes appropri-
ate  risk  responses  essential  for  the  building  of  competitive 
advantage,  which  reduces  costs  and  losses  associated  with 
unexpected  business  disruptions. The  group  works  to  iden-
tify,  measure,  monitor,  control  and  manage  risk  exposure 

against limits and tolerance levels and reports to senior man-
agement and the Board of Directors (BoD). The group is man-
aged by the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), whose responsibilities 
entail the day-to-day monitoring of the following key areas: 
credit,  investment,  market,  operational,  conduct,  liquidity, 
interest  rate,  security,  reputational,  regulatory,  social  and 
environmental risks (referred to as Principal Risks), as well as 
the establishment of a holistic risk management framework. 

Chief Risk officer

credit & Investment 
Exposure Management

credit & Investment 
Administration & credit 
Information

risk
Management

consumer & Business
Banking risk

credit Exposure 
Management

credit & Investment 
Administration

ALM risk

credit Information

Market risk

non-Performing
Exposure Management
& Provisioning

Investment Exposure 
Management

consumer credit Policy

credit Assessment and 
Fulfillment

collection and 
recoveries

operational risk

Strategic Analytics

FI & country risk

Enterprise risk

Social &Environmental 
credit risk Management

reputational risk & 
Strategic risk Initiatives

Application Fraud

Business Banking risk

risk Infrastructure & 
control

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overview
2016  was  yet  another  year  of  uncertain  economic  circum-
stances  that  experienced  CIB’s  prudent  risk  management 
framework support the containment of losses. Despite chal-
lenges, Risk Group continued to align and collaborate with 
business on product development and risk strategies to drive 
growth without compromising portfolio quality, which was 
maintained within the risk appetite parameters and contin-
ued to be on sound footing despite the difficult conditions. 

objectives

•	 Implement  an  enterprise  risk  management  framework 
with the elements of risk strategy/risk appetite, process, 
infrastructure and risk culture. 
•	 Maintain focus on Principle Risks. 
•	 Align our risk profile with the Bank’s risk strategy and 
support  strategic  initiatives  with  special  focus  to  bal-
ance sheet optimisation. 

•	 Provide independent risk analysis via measurement and 
monitoring  processes  that  are  closely  aligned  with  the 
business and support groups. 

•	 Work  on  raising  efficiency  to  reduce  expected  losses, 

while maintaining adequate impairment coverage. 

•	 Initiate  the  process  of  embedding  social  and  environ-
mental  risks  as  integral  components  of  our  risk  review 
by  developing  social  and  benvironmental  policies,  pro-
cesses and procedures.

•	 Support  business  growth  while  encouraging  approval/
delegation authorities to enhance turn-around time. 

enterprise risk management (erm)
ERM  remains  a  key  pillar  for  the  Bank.  Its  objective  is  to 
foster  an  integrated  and  forward-looking  risk  approach,  dy-
namic risk culture, robust and adaptable technology platform 
aligned  with  the  business  and  risk  strategy  and  Identifying, 
Measuring,  Managing,  Monitoring,  &  Reporting  (IMMMR) 
framework to support both financial and non-financial risks. 
The  Bank  is  focused  on  non-financial  risks  such  as  conduct, 
vendor, reputational, cyber, information security and IT risks. 
CIB’s  enterprise  risk  monitoring  and  reporting  are  critical 
components that support senior management and the Board of 
Directors (BoD) to effectively perform their risk management 
and oversight responsibilities. Risk Group has strong partner-
ships with key stakeholders throughout the organisation.

Risk Management Framework

Risk Culture

Risk 
Governance

Risk 
Principles

Risk 
Appetite

Limits and 
Policies

Risk 
Monitoring

Credit

Market

Operational

Liquidity

Interest Rate Environmental 

& Social

Investment

Reputational

Emerging Non-
Financial Risks

Stress Testing

Enterprise Risk Management

identify, Measure, Manage and Report (iMMR)

Risk Identification

Risk Assessment

Risk Response

Risk Control

•	 Identify risks 

that may impact 
strategy
•	 Establish an 
integrated or 
cross-discipline 
approach

Environment

Infrastructure

process

•	 Impact and 

prioritisation of 
identified risks

•	 categories of 
avoidance or 
acceptance of 
risks

•	 Adherence to 

producers, policies 
and regulations

Cib’s ERM Framework Components

Strategy

Execution

Risk Strategy & 
Business Strategy

Risk Appetite

validation / 
reassessment

Risk 
Identification

Risk 
Assessment

Risk 
Response

Risk 
Control

Organisation 
& People

Limits

Methodologies

Data

Systems

Policies

Reporting

Governance

Culture

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Governance
CIB’s risk governance structure utilises the lines-of-defence 
model, with a robust committee structure and a comprehen-
sive set of policies and operating guidelines that are approved 
by the BoD. The BoD, directly or in conjunction with Board 
Committees,  provides  oversight  of  approval  processes,  risk 
levels as well as key performance and risk indicators.

The  CRO  and  other  risk  officers,  who  are  key  members  of 
all  credit,  consumer,  business  banking,  security,  asset  and 
liability  management  and  operational  risk  committees,  are 
responsible for the identification, assessment and reporting 
of all types of risks across all business lines.

Lines of Defence Model
To ensure the effectiveness of an organisation’s risk manage-
ment  framework,  the  BoD  and  senior  management  rely  on 

adequate  lines  of  defence  functions,  including  monitoring 
and assurance within the organisation.

board of Directors, Risk, Audit, operations & technology Risk Committees

Management

First Line of Defence

Second Line of Defence

Third Line of Defence

Business line management

independent risk compliance 
& legal

independent Audit review and 
challenge

Identify and manage the risks 
inherent in the activities

Set frameworks and rules, monitor 
and report on execution, manage-
ment and control

Provide an independent assess-
ment for the whole process

Manage

Control

Evaluate

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Principles
CIB’s take on risk is directed by the following principles:

•	 Business activities are conducted within established risk 
categories that are further cascaded down to limits.
•	 Decision-making  is  based  on  a  clear  understanding  of 
the  given  risk,  which  comes  alongside  robust  analysis 
and continuous maintenance of a defined risk appetite.
•	 Proactively  considering  changing  economic  conditions 

in a holistic and forward-looking manner.

•	 Mitigate  Social  and  Environmental  risks  that  may  dis-

rupt business performance.

risk Appetite
CIB aligns business objectives with risk appetite and risk toler-
ance, quantifying this using capital adequacy, stable funding 
and earnings volatility, as primary key risk indicators (KRIs) 
cascaded into risk tolerances by risk category and limits. 

Risk  appetite  is  the  maximum  level  of  risk  the  Bank  is 
prepared  to  accept  to  accomplish  its  business  objectives 
and is annually reviewed and approved by the BoD. CIB’s 
risk appetite statement is defined in both qualitative and 
quantitative  terms  and  is  integrated  into  our  strategic 
planning  processes  for  each  line  of  business.  Our  frame-
work for risk appetite is guided by the following principles:

•	 Strong capital adequacy
•	 Sound management of liquidity and funding risks
•	 Stability of earnings

limits & Policies 
A robust system of risk limits and policies is fundamental 
to  effective  risk  management  and  is  guided  by  the  risk 
appetite  framework.  CIB  has  a  comprehensive  set  of  risk 
management  policies,  processes  and  procedures  that  are 
regularly  updated  and  aligned  with  CBE  regulations,  the 
Bank’s  strategy  framework  and  market  dynamics.  CIB 
policies  and  procedures  are  communicated  throughout 
the  organisation  and  are  used  to  control  the  Bank’s  risk 
level and tolerance.

monitoring
Enterprise-level risk monitoring, transparency and reporting 
are crucial components of CIB’s risk framework and operat-
ing culture, ensuring the BoD, committees and senior man-
agement are effectively executing their responsibilities. CIB 
has developed practices designed to monitor risk and ensure 
control measures are exercised.

culture
CIB’s risk culture encourages effective communication among 
employees to facilitate alignment of business and risk strate-
gies  and  promote  an  understanding  of  the  prevailing  risks 
throughout the organisation. Integrity and reputation are em-
bedded in CIB’s culture, being key requirements for successful 
operation.  CIB  continues  to  add  learning  opportunities  and 
expand risk training across its departments to raise risk and 
internal control awareness and ensure the Bank’s employees 
are well equipped to make decisions in an ethical, professional, 
coordinated and consistent manner. 

stress Testing
Stress  testing  is  performed  on  a  regular  basis  to  assess  the 
impact of a severe economic downturn on our risk profile and 
financial position. The Bank’s methodologies undergo regu-
lar scrutiny to assess the impact of different scenarios. CIB is 
working toward having an integrated stress testing approach 
as a key component of the ERM framework.

Stress testing is critical in:

•	 Identifying a unified technique for managing risk Bank wide. 
•	 Providing a forward-looking assessment of risks.
•	 Addressing limitations in the historical forms and data.
•	 Facilitating the future planning for capital and liquidity.
•	 Developing applied risk mitigation techniques/contingency 

plans in distressed conditions.

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Cib’s Current Risk Framework

Risks

Measurements

governance

policies

wholesale credit 
risk

•	 Sensitivity  Model/

Default Ratio/Coverage 
Ratio and Provisioning 
Monitoring

•	 Institutional Banking 
Credit Committee

•	 High Lending and Invest-

ments Committee 

•	 Credit Policy

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consumer credit 
risk

Business Banking 

credit risk

Liquidity risk

Interest rate risk

•	 Loss Rates & Provision-

ing Monitoring 

•	 Leading, Coincidental, 
& Lagged Indicators
•	 Behavioral, Segmenta-
tion, Vintage & Past 
Dues Data Analysis

•	 Liquidity Gaps
•	 Net Stable Funding
•	 Liquidity Coverage 

Ratio

•	 Economic Value of 
Banking Book
•	 Earnings at Risk
•	 Interest Rate Gaps

Market risk

•	 Value at Risk

operational risk 
& conduct risk

Security risk

Investment risk

Social & Envi-
ronmental credit 
risk

•	 Loss Data Base
•	 Risk and Control Self- 

Assessment

•	 Key Risk Indicators
•	 Heat Map

•	 On-going Risk Assess-

ment

•	 Risk and Control Self-

Assessment

•	 Key Risk Indicators
•	 Heat Map

•	 IRR
•	 DCF Model
•	 Market Multiples

•	 Portfolio Concentra-
tion in High Social & 
Environmental Risk 
Firms (Category A)
•	 Percent of Loans in 

S&Es Exclusions List 
Sectors

•	 Breaches of Social 
&Environmental 
Covenants

•	 Consumer Risk Com-

mittee

•	 Consumer Credit  Policy

•	 Business Banking Risk 

Committee

•	 Treasury Policy

•	 Assets & Liability Com-

mittee

•	 Treasury Policy

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•	 Operational Risk Com-

mittee

•	 Operational Risk Policy
•	 Conduct Risk Policy

•	 Security Committee

•	 Security Governance 

Policy

•	 High Lending and Invest-

•	 Direct Investment 

ments Committee

Policy

•	 Institutional Banking 
Credit Committees 

•	 Social & Environmental 

Credit Risk Policy 

Chief Risk officer Chart

Chief Risk officer (CRo)

High Lending & 
Investment 
committee (HILc)

Asset & Liability 
committee (ALco)

consumer risk 
committee (crc)

operational risk 
committee (orc)

Security 
committee

The  CRO  and  other  risk  officers,  who  are  key  members  of 
all  credit,  consumer,  business  banking,  security,  asset  and 
liability  management  and  operational  risk  committees  are 
responsible  for  identification,  assessment  and  reporting  all 
types of risks across all business lines.

•	 The  High  Lending  and  Investment  Committee  (HLIC) 
is an Executive Committee composed of members of the 
Bank’s  senior  management  team.  Its  primary  mandate 
is to manage the asset side of the balance sheet, keeping 
a close eye on asset allocation, quality and development, 
while ensuring compliance with the Bank’s credit poli-
cies  and  the  CBE’s  directives  and  guidelines.  The  HLIC 
reviews and approves the Bank’s credit facilities and eq-
uity investments, although there are other Credit Com-
mittees  responsible  for  approving  different  exposures 
that  carry  lower  limits,  shorter  tenors  and  better  Risk 
Ratings than those reviewed/approved by the HLIC.

•	 The Asset & Liability Committee (ALCO) is charged with 
optimising  the  allocation  of  assets  and  liabilities,  given 
expectations of the potential impact of future interest rate 
fluctuations,  liquidity  constraints  and  foreign  exchange 
exposures. ALCO monitors the Bank’s liquidity and mar-
ket  risks,  economic  developments,  market  fluctuations 
and risk profile to ensure ongoing activities are compat-
ible with the risk/reward guidelines approved by the BoD. 
•	 The Consumer Risk Committee’s (CRC) overall respon-
sibility  entails  managing,  approving  and  monitoring 
all  matters  related  to  the  quality  and  growth  of  the 
consumer portfolio. CRC decisions are guided first and 
foremost by the Bank’s current risk appetite, in addition 
to prevailing market trends, all the while ensuring com-
pliance with the principles stipulated by the Consumer 
Credit Policy Guide, as approved by the BoD.

•	 The  Senior  Business  Banking  Committee’s  (SBBC)
overall responsibility is managing, approving and moni-
toring  all  matters  related  to  the  quality  and  growth  of 
the Business Banking Portfolio and approval processes. 
SBBC  decisions  are  guided  first  and  foremost  by  the 
Bank’s current risk appetite, as well as prevailing market 
trends, while ensuring compliance with guidelines stip-
ulated  by  the  CBE  and  Business  Banking  Credit  Policy 
Guide, as approved by the BoD.

•	 The Security Committee’s  main objective is to provide 
guidance  and  advice  to  help  maintain  and  improve  all 
matters  related  to  security,  including  information  con-
fidentiality, integrity and availability, as well as physical 
security, Bank asset protection and workplace security.
•	 The Operational Risk Committee’s (ORC)  main objec-
tive  is  to  oversee,  approve  and  monitor  all  affairs  per-
taining  to  the  Bank’s  compliance  with  the  operational 
risk framework and regulatory requirements.

Risk Organisation
Under  the  Risk  Group,  risks  are  monitored  by  Credit  and 
Investment  Exposure  Management,  Credit  and  Investment 
Administration and Credit Information, Consumer and Busi-
ness Banking Risk and the Risk Management groups. These 
groups actively examine and review exposure to ensure the 
diversification of the Bank’s portfolio in terms of capital ad-
equacy, customer base, geography, industry, tenor, currency, 
products, countries, risk rating, segments, etc. 

Credit & investment Exposure Management (CiEM)
In the current volatile market, CIB has successfully managed 
to maintain healthy growth momentum without compromis-
ing  the  credit  portfolio’s  quality.  Maintaining  positive  mo-
mentum is the primary objective of the Credit & Investment 
Exposure Management Department (CIEM). 

This  risk-adjusted  growth  is  a  result  of  the  consistent 
commitment to the credit risk process that outlines the com-
prehensive set of policies and operating guidelines adopted 
by Bank staff and under the supervision of the BoD and the 
Board Risk Committee. Credit Exposure Management (CEM) 
is  responsible  for  the  credit  quality  of  the  Bank’s  portfolio 
and Investment Exposure Management (IEM) is responsible 
for safeguarding CIB’s interest in its equity investments and 
securitised  bonds.  The  Credit  &  Investment  Risk  Process 
comprises of three Primary Elements, namely:

•	 Risk identification and assessment
•	 Risk mitigation
•	 Risk monitoring and reporting

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net interest income in 2016, a rise of 
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boD

Strategy

Risk Mitigation

Risk Identification 
& Assessment

CiEM

Risk Monitoring 
& Reporting

Credit policy guide

risk identification and Assessment 
CIEM’s  primary  objective  is  to  evaluate  Institutional  Bank-
ing’s (IB) lending and investment portfolio and use qualita-
tive and quantitative analysis to maintain a quality portfolio, 
enhance the Bank’s seniority, establish adequate protection 
and control and develop a solid provisioning process that en-
sures adequate portfolio coverage. The following are the tools 
used in risk identification and assessment:

•	 Internal  Credit  Rating  Assessment  Model:  CIEM 
was  able  to  design  an  assessment  model  to  evaluate 
corporate  portfolio  customers’  risk  ratings  through 
several  phases,  starting  with  gathering  all  regulatory 
guidelines,  consolidating  historical  information  and 
translating all aspects into qualitative and quantitative 
measures. In 2016, CIEM was able to convert the Credit 
Risk  Rating  Assessment  Model  (CRAM)  into  a  reliable 
tool with a well-designed workflow.  

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•	 Credit  Risk  Analysis:  Credit  approval  memorandum  risk 
analysis  is  the  core  function  of  CIEM.  Historical  perfor-
mance  and  trends  are  analysed  and  stress  tested  using 
prevailing  market  and  industry  conditions.  Following 
the  review  stage,  potential  risks  are  identified  and  scaled 
against the probability of occurrence and impact severity. 
The risk review is then calibrated with the output of CRAM 
and  stress  tested  to  create  a  holistic  view  for  client  cred-
itworthiness  and  internal  risk  rating.  This  holistic  view 
provides  the  insights  needed  in  the  next  element  of  the 
Credit Risk Process.

risk mitigation  
Based  on  the  comprehensive  analysis,  risk  mitigation  mea-
sures are taken to align with the Bank’s risk appetite. Accept-
ed low-level risks are monitored on a regular basis to account 
for any changes in risk evaluation. Medium and critical risks 
are either reduced through collaterals, supports, guarantees 
and covenants, or transferred to insurance companies. 

In terms of additional governance, there are seven Credit 
Committees, each consisting of members from IB and CEM. 
Appropriate risk mitigation is assigned to assure maintain-
ing  a  solid  credit  portfolio,  following  regulatory  guidelines  
with precise monitoring triggers.  

risk monitoring & reporting 
In CIB, we understand the interdependence of all economic 
activities.  Therefore,  credit  analysts  cover  macroeconomic, 
environmental,  political,  social  and  technological  research 
for  all  industries  on  a  daily  basis.  This  information  acts  as 
an alert for any unexpected risks, be they intrinsic, industry, 
concentration, FX or counterparty default. 

CIEM is responsible for collecting monthly information to as-
sess the Bank’s compliance status and ensure adhering to CBE 
limits. It also follows up on past due exposure or problematic 
accounts, with corrective actions taken if needed to meet our 
goal of maintaining a quality portfolio. 

To  maintain  a  quality  portfolio,  CIEM  is  continuously 
monitoring IB credit exposure and reporting to Senior Man-
agement. The BoD, directly or in conjunction with the Board 
Committees, oversees key performance and risk indicators. 
The reports delivered on a quarterly basis to the BoD include, 
but are not limited to: Portfolio Quality Summary, concentra-

tion levels, government exposure levels, past dues, coverage 
ratios, Key Risk Indicators, etc.

in different jurisdictions, provide cross-border services and 
support international trade.

The impact of turbulent and stressed market conditions 
(i.e.  macro  and  industry  specific  conditions)  took  a  nega-
tive toll on the portfolio quality, with the CIB Default Ratio 
recording 6.7% as of December 2016, which would read 5.7% 
if the effect of the devaluation were to be excluded, with an 
adequate coverage of 149.11%.

On another note, the exposure of Watch List accounts was in-
flated to EGP 6,238 million in 2016, which would read EGP 3,245 
million if the effect of devaluation is excluded, compared to EGP 
2,680 million in 2015, mainly as a reflection of the witnessed de-
valuation during said period as 70% of said exposure is related 
to the Tourism Industry and is mainly in FCY. Said exposure is 
not alarming as the CBE initiative to support the tourism sec-
tor  allows  banks  to  restructure  and  reschedule  loans  to  said 
industry without being downgraded to non-performing loans. 
The same effect was witnessed on restructured loans reaching 
EGP 7,771 million in 2016, up from EGP 3,127 million in 2015, as 
tourism  and  non-performing  loans  represent  49%  and  28%  of 
said amount respectively.  

credit Policy Guide (cPG)  
CIEM  is  responsible  for  reviewing  and  updating  the  Bank’s 
Credit Policy Guide (CPG). The CPG regulates credit, industry, 
country  and  counter-party  limits,  in  addition  to  regulating 
the  risk  appetite,  tolerance  and  approval  authorities.  In  2016, 
CIEM finalised the Credit Processes & Procedures Guide that 
includes comprehensive corporate credit lending best practices 
and expertise that shaped the Bank’s success story and further 
elaborated on different parties’ roles and responsibilities.

moving forward
The  BoD  endorsed  new  functions  to  cope  with  the  dynamic 
changes in the market environment over the year. Accordingly, 
CIEM has taken proactive steps by establishing two new teams:

The team’s main functions are to: 

•	 Manage country risks along with top down approach 
by  analysing  the  country’s  economic  and  industry 
risks,  the  credit  risk  of  economic  participants,  the 
quality  and  effectiveness  of  country  regulations  and 
the competitive environment.

•	 Standardise process and analysis framework using up to 
date market data to enable immediate responses and to 
develop early warning signals

•	 Prepare in depth reports covering key updates regarding 

the countries/ banks under review.

social & environmental credit risk management  
CIB believes in the importance of protecting natural resources 
and society as a key facet of any sustained business success. In 
light of this, CIEM formalised a Social & Environmental Credit 
Risk  Management  Department,  which  focuses  on  procedures 
to guarantee the sustainable growth of CIB clients’ businesses 
while  minimising  adverse  projects’  impact  on  the  community 
and the environment. A framework comprising of a set of actions 
and  measures  has  been  implemented  concurrently  with  the 
Bank’s existing prudent risk management procedures. The Social 
& Environmental Credit Risk Policy Guide integrates social and 
environmental credit risks into the Bank’s evaluation process.

Green financial solution
The Social & Environmental Credit Risk Department monitors 
market opportunities in renewable energy and energy efficien-
cy solutions, providing our clients with the necessary means to 
finance their transformation from a business-as-usual model 
to a more sustainable one. Energy efficiency solution courses 
were conducted internally to raise staff awareness while pro-
viding them with the tools needed to identify opportunities.    

financial institution (fi) & country risk Team 
The FI & Country Risk Team has been formed to actively col-
laborate with international players and develop a broad net-
work of correspondent relationships with a fast, yet prudent 
approval process. The team’s main objective is to meticulous-
ly manage country risks, confidently assess financial services 

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Finance 
Initiative as an International Platform
The UNEP – Finance Initiative (FI) partnered with CIB to pro-
mote sustainable finance. Along with over 200 financial institu-
tions, the Bank will work with UNEP FI to understand today’s 
environmental  challenges  and  how  to  actively  address  them. 

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ROAE for the year after profit 
appropriation

CIB is the first financial institution in Egypt to sign the UNEP 
FI Statement of Commitment on Sustainable Development. The 
Bank will join forces with the UNEP FI to stimulate a country-
level policy dialogue between finance institutions, supervisors, 
regulators and policy makers to promote the Egyptian financial 
sector’s involvement in processes such as global climate nego-
tiations and integration of environmental and social consider-
ations into all aspects of financing operations.

Furthermore, CIB took part in the UNEP FI Global Round-
table, which is widely recognised as one of the most promi-
nent global platforms on sustainable finance. In the 14th edi-
tion of the Global Roundtable in Dubai, hundreds of leaders 
from all parts of the financial system, civil society, academia, 
governments  and  the  United  Nations  gathered  to  discuss 
Financial Institutions future plans based on the Sustainable 
Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. 
CIB  enjoyed  an  exceptional  representation  in  the  opening 
Plenary, CEO’s Luncheon, energy, water and food session, in 
addition to the participation in the banking commission.  

Credit & investment Administration / Credit 
information
The  Credit  &  Investment  Administration  function  ensures 
administrative  control  over  institutional  and  investment 
exposures as well as compliance with both credit and invest-
ment policy guidelines and CBE directives.

The department is the backbone of the Investment Bank-
ing (IB) division as it maintains a quality control system that 
ensures CIB’s seniority, protection and control. The function 
has  enhanced  efficiency  in  meeting  customer  requests  to 
disburse funds in a timely manner. It is the main focal point 
in compiling qualitative information and regulatory report-
ing on credit customers. Controls and compliance have been 
enhanced  through  the  data  integrity  and  risk  management 
platform strategy.

Consumer and business banking Risk
Consumer and Business Banking Risk is a centralised, inde-
pendent group under the Risk Group, monitoring risk for all 
Consumer and Business Banking asset products and apply-
ing a diversified set of strategies and mitigation tools. 

The framework in which the Consumer and Business Bank-
ing Risk group operates is subject to constant evaluation to en-

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sure it meets the challenges and requirements of the Egyptian 
market, regulatory standards and industry best practices.

The  group  structure  is  designed  to  facilitate  the  Credit 
Cycle and support the growth of the Consumer and Business 
Banking portfolio. 

consumer Banking risk
The Consumer Banking portfolio consists of a broad range of 
asset  products,  which  include  personal  loans,  credit  cards, 
auto loans, real estate finance loans and overdrafts. Lending 
programs and decisions are guided through individual prod-
uct programs that assess each product separately and incor-
porate detailed eligibility criteria, delegation authorities and 
approved peak exposures aligned with current risk appetite.
The  Consumer  Credit  Policy  Guide  (CCPG)  sets  lending 
boundaries  and  establishes  robust  limits  to  oversee  ongo-
ing  policy  management.  It  provides  guidelines  on  ensuring 
prudent  risk  management  and  maintaining  high-quality 
loan  portfolios,  while  keeping  in  mind  the  risk  and  reward 
equation. It also regulates the delegated approval authorities 
for  new  product  launches,  tests  and  promotions,  as  well  as 
transactional approvals.

The  consumer  cycle  comprises  five  main  elements.  and 
the  consumer  risk  structure  and  framework  mirrors  these 
stages,  each  of  which  is  managed  entirely  by  a  specialised 
functional department:  

•	 The Credit Policy Department, which undertakes prod-

uct planning.

•	 The Credit Assessment Department, which handles cen-

tralised credit underwriting.

•	 The  Collections  and  Recoveries  Department,  which 

handles delinquent customers.

•	 The Strategic Analytics Department, which provides sup-
port for management in all stages, including information 
and analytics for decision making and credit actions.

•	 Account maintenance activities.

Business Banking risk
The  Business  Banking  Risk  Department  has  success-
fully partnered with the Business Team to achieve portfolio 
growth while maintaining its solid quality. This is achieved 
through regular reviews and dynamic parameter changes to 
keep abreast of the market and close monitoring and man-

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21.4%

efficiency ratio as of year-end 2016

aging  of  high-risk  segments.  Continuous  amendments  are 
applied based on findings from portfolio reviews, including 
in-depth analysis, to ensure consistency in the performance 
of  the  Bank’s  portfolio.  The  Business  Banking  Risk  Depart-
ment  along  with  the  Business  Team  have  been  focused  on 
identifying  new  segments  and  sub-segments  as  well  as 
implementing  a  simple  product  program  approach  that 
addresses the needs of those segments, leveraging the “Fac-
tory Approach.” This approach involves implementing a near 
straight-through processing mechanism that varies based on 
a set of standardised criteria, in addition to support packages 
and documentation that allow for a standardised evaluation 
and shorter turnaround time. 

Portfolio Quality
Consumer  and  Business  Banking  portfolio  quality  has 
been  sustained,  ensuring  advanced  portfolio  manage-
ment techniques by monitoring all current and historical 
programs’  performance.  This  helps  in  the  identification 
of  potential  growth  segments  and  the  detection  of  early 
warning signs. The 2016 Consumer and Business Banking 
Asset Portfolio stands at EGP 17.4 billion with the loss rate 
kept at minimal levels of 1.1%. 

Despite  the  aggressive  growth  of  the  unsecured  lending 
strategy adopted by the Bank, challenging economic circum-
stances and rising inflation, key risk indicators and loss rates 
were maintained within risk appetite benchmarks, with non-
performing loans standing at 1.5%.  

our Strategy going Forward  

consumer Banking risk

•	 Making the Consumer Risk Processes the best in terms 
of  market  customer  experience:  A  transformation 
project was initiated to automate the credit decisioning 
process further. 

•	 Revamp  Credit  Policies  &  Processes:  The  division 
will work closely with Business Banking to realign and 
revamp all policies and processes to realise a segment-
focus approach instead of a product-focused one, in line 
with the new Consumer and Business Banking strategy.  
•	 Moving  to  the  next  level  of  advanced  bespoke  score-
cards:    CIB  has  partnered  with  a  vendor  with  a  suc-

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cessful  track  record  when  it  comes  to  implementing 
transformative  solutions  and  cutting-edge  technology 
for automation of decision rules, application and behav-
ioural scoring models. 

Business Banking risk

•	 Focus  on  unsecured  product  programs  with  simplified 

criteria and lending support to business growth.

•	 Support  the  Business  Team  in  expanding  into  further 
markets and untapped segments within the small- and 
very-small-size enterprise market.   

Risk Management Department 
The  Risk  Management  Department  identifies,  measures, 
monitors and controls asset and liability management as well 
as market, operational and other non-financial risks via Bank 
policies, ensuring regulatory and risk analytics requirements 
are adequately managed and their status regularly reported 
to management and members of the BoD.

enterprise risk management   
ERM  is  dedicated  to  leading  the  Bank’s  overall  enterprise 
risk  management  framework  and  monitoring  infrastructure 
initiatives, with the objective of having a holistic, integrated 
and  forward-looking  view  of  risks  and  following  best  prac-
tices, which was endorsed by the BoD via the ERM roadmap. 
The  initial  foundation  for  the  ERM  roadmap  is  strong  data 
governance and continuous enhancement of quantitative and 
qualitative frameworks of Principal Risks. 

CIB established a dedicated department within the Risk Group 
to lead and implement the ERM roadmap through the following:
•	 Ensure CIB is in line with international best practices in 

modelling techniques.

•	 Continuous  enhancement  in  quantifying  qualitative 
risks  along  with  improving  statistical  techniques  used 
to capture quantitative risks.

•	 Align  corporate,  retail  and  business  banking  risk  per-

spectives in modelling techniques. 

The ICAAP Report is a summary of the Bank’s risk manage-
ment framework, starting from describing current method-
ologies and processes all the way to enhancements and the 
optimisation  of  risk  processes  and  capital  planning.  The 

Cib has a comprehensive liquidity Policy and Contingency funding Plan to 
manage liquidity risk, which factors in the bank’s risk profile, risk appetite as 
well as market and macroeconomic conditions.

objective of ICAAP is to ensure the Bank understands its risk 
profile and has systems in place to assess, quantify and moni-
tor all material risks. CIB maintains the following:

•	 The assessment process of capital for credit, market and 

operational risks.

•	 Ample capital for covering other types of risks not covered 
under  regulatory  capital,  such  as  interest  rate  risk,  con-
centration risk, counterparty credit risk and liquidity risk.
•	 Continuous risk management enhancements in line with 

local and international best practices.

•	 BoD  and  management  oversight  of  the  risk  manage-
ment framework aligned with the regulatory require-
ments and approving necessary corrective actions in 
case of deviations.  

In  2016,  the  Bank  enhanced  focus  on  the  following  Non-
Financial Risks:

•	

•	 Cyber Risk: Protection against potential threats have been 
implemented and considered as a top strategic priority.
 Information Security Risk: The framework is in progress 
and aims to set policy guidelines and controls for manag-
ing and handling information within the organisation. 
•	 IT  Risks:  Dedicated  action  plans  are  being  monitored 
and implemented for IT risks based on best practices.
•	 Vendor  Risk:  A  dedicated  framework  has  been  put  in 
place  to  ensure  all  vendors  are  evaluated,  monitored 
and assessed to meet the criteria of qualified suppliers.
•	 Reputational Risk: Added a dedicated Reputation Risk 

Department in 2016 to build a robust framework.

•	 Conduct  Risk:  CIB  was  the  first  Egyptian  bank  to  es-
tablish a Conduct Risk framework, in compliance with 
the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), UK. The frame-
work  includes:  Training  and  Awareness,  Product  Risk 
Assessment and Conduct Risk RCSA and Heat Map.
•	 Social  &  Environmental  Credit  Risks:  A  devoted  de-
partment was established and policy was approved to 
assess  and  mitigate  material  Social  &  Environmental 
Credit Risks. 

Liquidity  Risk  arises  from  the  Bank’s  inability  to  meet  fi-
nancial  obligations  and  regulatory  liquidity  requirements. 
CIB  has  a  comprehensive  Liquidity  Policy  and  Contingency 
Funding Plan to manage liquidity risk, which factors in the 

Bank’s risk profile, risk appetite as well as market and mac-
roeconomic conditions.

The  main  measures  and  monitoring  tools  used  to  assess 
the  Bank’s  liquidity  risk  include  regulatory  and  internal 
liquidity  ratios,  liquidity  gaps,  Basel  III  liquidity  ratios  and 
funding base concentration.

CIB  managed  to  maintain  a  strong  liquidity  ratio  in  2016 
compared to the guidelines of both the CBE and Basel III (Li-
quidity  Coverage  and  Net  Stable  Funding  ratios).  The  CBE’s 
liquidity ratios for LCY was 60.77% and FCY 47.80% for the year, 
maintaining  the  Bank’s  strong  position  even  during  volatile 
times. CIB has a robust Contingency Funding Plan (CFP) that 
supports diverse funding sources of liquid assets, maintaining 
an adequate liquidity buffer with minimal reliance on wholesale 
funding. 2016 witnessed an exceptional percentage of customer 
deposits to total funding base (a major component of CIB’s Risk 
Appetite Statement) of 98.6%. Throughout the year, stress test-
ing scenarios (specific and systemic) showed that no immediate 
action was required in the CFP, which was further fortified by 
the existence of sufficient high-quality liquid assets (HQLA).

2016

  Q1

  Q2

 Q3                 Q4

Percentage of Deposit Base 
to Total Funding Base

99.6% 99.2% 99.7%            98.6%     

Interest  Rate  Risk  is  the  potential  loss  resulting  from  the 
Bank’s  exposure  to  adverse  movements  in  interest  rates. 
Interest  rate  risk  primarily  arises  from  re-pricing  maturity 
structures.  In  2015,  CIB  used  an  effective  risk  management 
process  that  maintained  interest  rate  risk  within  prudent 
levels  that  ensured  the  Bank  remains  on  safe  and  stable 
ground. Additionally, CIB proactively positioned the balance 
sheet in a way that allows it to benefit from a volatile interest 
rate  environment.  The  Bank  uses  complementary  technical 
approaches to measure and control interest rate risk includ-
ing  Interest  Rate  Gaps,  Duration,  Duration  of  Equity  (CBE 
parameters) and Earnings-at-Risk (EaR).

The Bank also has a comprehensive interest rate risk mea-
surement framework that assesses the impact of interest rate 
changes in manners that are consistent with the scope of ac-
tivities, evaluating interest rate risk from both the earnings 
and economic value perspectives.

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•	 Optimised  our  operating  model  to  achieve  more  effi-
ciency through process reengineering and underwriting 
automation initiatives resulting in significant improve-
ments in asset products’ turnaround times, maintaining 
enhanced  approval  rates  while  achieving  significant 
headcount optimisation.

•	 Supported  the  successful  migration  of  Citibank  port-
folios  through    facilitating  the  smooth  integration  of 
Citibank’s portfolio and personnel into CIB’s culture by 
providing training sessions and orientations for systems, 
policies and processes, as well as ensuring all key acqui-
sition risks were effectively managed. 

•	 Reinforced our Collections structure in line with indus-
try best practices; a Collection Strategy Unit was created 
to  optimise  collection  capabilities  and  instilling  best 
practice activities such as collection contests, champion 
challenger approach and developing different strategies 
for every bank segment.

•	 Strengthened  the  stress-testing  model  to  account  for 
shifts  in  risk  factors  as  well  as  including  regression 
analysis between KRIs, Probability of Default (PD), and 
Macroeconomic Indicators. Results are integrated into 
risk  management  decision-making  processes  for  risk 
limits and appetite. 

 Market Risk is the risk of losses that may arise from adverse 
movements of market prices of trading positions, including in-
terest rates, foreign exchange and equity as well as the changes 
in the correlations and volatility levels between those risk fac-

dence level and a one-day holding period. VaR is calculated 
for the Bank’s total trading book exposures as well as for each 
risk class, e.g. interest rate, equity and foreign exchange.

Deposit base Concentration 
december 2016

trading VaR for 2016

95% 1-day

Minimum Maximum   Average

Trading Book VaR 

  11.3

  335.9

      51.7 

 95% 1-day

  Q1

  Q2

 Q3                

Q4

Trading Book VaR

 30.9

   27.9

 14

116.4 

Regular  back  testing  of  daily  profit  and  loss  against  the  esti-
mated VaR is performed to validate the accuracy and integrity 
of  the  Bank’s  VaR  model.  In  addition,  the  Bank  estimates  the 
Stressed Value at Risk (SVaR) on a daily basis. SVaR measures 
the potential loss under stressed market conditions. Stress test-
ing combined with VaR provides a more comprehensive view of 
market risk. SVaR is calculated using the maximum volatility 
levels witnessed during the observation period and is estimated 
by using a 95% confidence level with a one-day holding period. 
Regular stress testing is also carried out using a combination 
of historical and hypothetical scenarios to monitor the Bank’s 
vulnerability to extreme and unexpected shocks.

Operational Risk  refers to potential loss that could result 
from inadequate or failed internal processes, people or sys-
tems or due to external events. CIB maintains a comprehen-
sive operational risk framework, with policies and processes 
designed to provide a controlled environment and to monitor 
the  first  line  of  defence  in  identifying  and  assessing  opera-
tional risks and controls. 

Current Account..............................26.0%

Time Deposits ..................................24.8%

Certificates of Deposits .............29.8%

Saving Accounts .............................16.6%

Others ..................................................2.8%

tors. Market Risk Management (MRM) sets key limits to moni-
tor and control market risk by considering both the Bank’s risk 
appetite as well as the projected business plan.

These  limits  include  position,  stop-loss  and  Value  at  Risk 
(VaR) limits. When limits are exceeded, MRM is responsible 
for identifying and escalating those cases instantly. 

The Bank primarily uses the VaR technique to quantify the 
market risk. VaR is a probabilistic measure of the potential 
loss under normal market conditions, at a specific confidence 
level over a certain period of time. As the Bank’s trading book 
portfolio includes linear level 1 assets, the Variance-Covari-
ance  approach  is  used  to  calculate  VaR,  using  a  95%  confi-

We  monitor  corrective  action  plan  implementations  to 
mitigate  risks  in  systems,  human  factors,  policies,  internal 
processes and external events using CBE guidelines and best 
practices.  The  framework  uses  the  following  approaches  to 
measure and control operational risk:

•	 Operational Loss Events
•	 Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) 
•	 Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)
•	 Control Testing
•	 Issues and Action Plans
•	 Operational Risk Awareness Program
•	 Operational Risk Champions Program
•	 Stress Testing

2016 Accomplishments

•	 CIB  Risk  Group  won  three  awards  in  Achievement  in 
Liquidity  Risk,  Operational  Risk  and  Best  Retail  Risk 
Management  Initiative  for  Middle  East  &  Africa  from 
Asian Banker Singapore. 

•	 CIB has been short listed as a finalist for the ERM Strat-
egy of the Year by CIR Magazine in the UK for the Annual 
Risk  Management  Awards.  Over  the  last  two  years,  the 
group has won four risk awards in four different catego-
ries  (ERM,  Retail  Risk,  Liquidity  Risk  and  Operational 
Risk), which validates the strength of our ERM initiative 
and overall Risk Group framework.

•	 CIEM was able to inaugurate the Credit Rating Assess-

ment Model (CRAM).

•	 CIEM  formed    the  Financial  Institution  (FI)  &  Country 
Risk and Social and Environmental Credit Risks teams.  
•	 CIB was the first and only bank in Egypt to join the United Na-
tions Environmental Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).
•	 Risk  Culture  was  enhanced  by  covering  almost  50%  of 
the organization via training courses and awareness ses-
sions. In addition, the Bank achieved a 96% passing and 
participation  rates  for  the  online  organization  aware-
ness for Operational and Conduct Risks.

•	 Supported the growth of high-return portfolios driven by 
significant  high-yield  parameter  changes  and  new  pro-
grams launched to support unsecured business growth 
while maintaining rigorous controls on portfolio quality. 

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ComPlianCe

Marsa Alam’s Port Ghalib is the only 
South Red Sea marina from which safari 
boats can make direct trips to some of 
the world’s most famous marine sites like 
Daedalus Reef and Brothers Island.

The Compliance Group is an independent unit that continues 
to support CIB’s business and operations to enable the Bank 
to  pursue  its  growth  strategies.  The  group  works  to  ensure 
CIB adheres to compliance standards to safeguard the Bank 
against  a  full  spectrum  of  compliance  risk,  while  reducing 
the risk of imposed fines by the regulator. 

The Compliance Group has five divisions under its umbrella:

The Policies and Procedures Division ensures that all con-
trols,  laws  and  regulations  are  embedded  in  the  applied 
policies and procedures, which are periodically reviewed to 
ensure they are up to date. The division is also responsible 
for reviewing and approving marketing materials, contracts 
and customer forms. 

The Corporate Governance and Code of Conduct Division 
ensures that a sound corporate governance model is in place 
and  that  the  Bank  adopts  international  best  practices  in 
compliance standards. The division also ensures the appro-
priate segregation of duties for all positions across the Bank 
by  reviewing  updated  job  descriptions  versus  organisation 
charts to detect and escalate cases of conflict of interest. 

The  Anti-Money  Laundering  and  Terrorism  Financing 
(AML) Division monitors transactions and customer account 
activity and screens transactions against negative lists and 
those  related  to  sanctioned  countries  to  avoid  the  Bank’s 

involvement  and  shield  it  against  money  laundering  and 
terrorism-financing crimes.

The  Foreign  Account  Tax  Compliance  Act  (FATCA)  Divi-
sion ensures the Bank and its subsidiaries are consistently in 
compliance with FATCA regulations and reports yearly to the 
US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 

The CBE Relations Division serves the entire Bank to en-
sure all banking operations comply with CBE instructions 
and guidelines.

2016 Accomplishments 
In  2016,  the  Policies  and  Procedures  Division  undertook 
several  new  preventative  initiatives,  such  as  reviewing  the 
supporting  documentation  of  new  products  and  ensuring 
the required approvals have been obtained to guarantee its 
compliance with established policies, laws and regulations.

The AML Division managed in 2016 the logistics involved 
in converting to a fully automated monitoring system using 
SAS software, the industry’s leading analytics software and 
solutions  provider.  The  first  phase  of  the  program  will  be 
launched in 1Q2017 and the second phase in 2Q2017. 

The AML Division also succeeded in quickly and efficient-
ly migrating Citibank’s retail portfolio, which was acquired 
by CIB in 2015, in accordance with CIB’s AML policies and 
procedures.  It also updated in 2016 the risk assessment to 
evaluate the exposure to operational risk in AML.

In keeping with the AML Division’s ethos of consistently en-
hancing performance and applying the highest international 
standards and best practices, the AML team attended several 
international and local seminars and conferences to keep up 
to date on AML trends locally and globally. In doing so, three 
AML officers became internationally certified by the ACAMS 
in 2016, with more expected to be certified in 2017, making 
the team one of the highest qualified in the country.  

The  FATCA  Division  successfully  outlined  the  accounts 
acquired in the Citibank transaction. It also sent the yearly 
reports to the IRS as a Foreign Financial Institution and as a 
sponsoring entity for CIB Funds. 

To  more  effectively  keep  up  with  the  regulator’s  direc-
tives,  in  2016  a  CBE  Relations  representative  joined  the 
FX Committee to ensure the Bank abides by FX allocation 
regulations. Due to market conditions and ongoing changes 
during the year, the division had to respond to a substantial 

volume of daily inquiries and follow special CBE approvals 
for exceptional cases.

In  another  milestone  for  the  Compliance  Department 
in  2016,  the  Chief  Compliance  Officer  was  a  member  of  a 
committee  formed  by  the  Egyptian  Financial  Supervisory 
Authority  to  develop  the  “Corporate  Governance  Guide  for 
Egyptian Companies,” receiving a certificate of appreciation 
for efforts exerted in launching the guide. 

goals going Forward 
Going  forward,  the  Compliance  Group  plans  to  continue  to 
improve the efficiency of processes and turnaround time, sup-
port CIB through the Group’s five divisions and enhance staff 
awareness of key compliance issues to even better safeguard the 
Bank against potential risk. The department also plans to en-
sure adequate controls are in place while maintaining a smooth 
workflow to boost customer satisfaction.

The aml division quickly and efficiently migrated Citibank’s retail portfolio, 
which was acquired by Cib in 2015, in accordance with Cib’s aml policies 
and procedures.

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inTernal

auDit

Being the first Internal Audit Group in Egypt complying with 
international  standards  (IIA  Professional  Practice  Frame-
work), CIB Internal Audit Group is continuously striving to 
keep itself ahead and delivering audit services according to 
international standards.

CIB Internal Audit Group is backed by a prudent Audit Com-
mittee of the Board of Directors, which ensures the independen-
cy of the IAG as the Third Line of Defence, reviewing activities of 
the first two lines of defence based on the risk-based audit plan 
and the methodology approved by the Audit Committee.

The role of Internal Audit Group is to provide independent as-
surance  to  the  Audit  Committee,  Senior  Management  and  the 
regulators of the efficiency and effectiveness of governance, risk 
management and internal controls to mitigate exposure to risks 
and recommend enhancements if necessary on an on-going basis. 
  Internal  Audit  Group  provides  reasonable  assurance  of  the 
implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and 
assures that the three lines of defence are in complete alignment 
with the objectives and strategy of the bank, and that the group 
is  in  full  synergy  with  the  Compliance  Department  and  Risk 
Management Department, without breaching its independence. 
Internal  Audit  Staff  are  very  well  chosen  with  diversified 
experience covering all the banking functions. Some 45% of 
the staff is certified (CIA, CBA, CPA, CISA, and MBA). They are 
continuously  provided  with  on-the-job  training  and  attend 
overseas  conferences  like  annual  IIA  conferences.  Senior 
staff freely shares their expertise with junior staff, who also 
have  consistent  access  to  middle  management  that  expose 
them to the latest trends and methodologies worldwide. 

The Internal Audit Group works as a true business partner, 
which  is  reflected  in  the  findings  of  an  independent  survey 
conducted  by  an  outsourced  Human  Resources  consultant 
company, indicating that 70% of the bank staff believe “Internal 
Audit helps improve the process and is a true business partner.” 
   The structure of the Internal Audit Group allows the Chief 
Audit Executive to maintain quality assurance and to develop 
intensive programs to cover all aspects of internal audit activ-
ity. These tasks are implemented by professional auditing teams 
that are assigned follow-up functions. The Chief Audit  also set 
up a separate Quality Assurance Team reporting directly to him.

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The Citadel at Pharaoh’s Island, a UNESCO 
World Heritage Site in the Gulf of Aqaba, 
was built in 1170 by crusaders. The island 
is surrounded by coral reefs and an 
underwater mountain that plunges 24 
meters to a huge table of corals.

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brand & CorPoraTe 

CommuniCations

With  the  ongoing,  evolving  economic  changes  locally  and 
internationally,  the  Brand  &  Corporate  Communications 
Department continued to maintain the Bank’s leading brand 
image  by  further  solidifying  and  expanding  brand  equity, 
loyalty, positioning and exposure. 

The  Brand  &  Corporate  Communications  had  several  ac-
complishments in 2016. The most important was coming out 
with  the  original  movie  production  “CIB:  40  Years  of  Excel-
lence”, which featured the history of our four decades of suc-
cesses and achievements that brought CIB to the leading posi-
tion in which we stand today. The movie was promoted across 
print and online media as well as through social media. 

2016  also  saw  the  release  of  “150  Years  of  Egyptian  Post”, 
which celebrates Egyptian heritage – an integral part of our 
identity.  Another  significant  release  of  CIB  Books  was  the 
“Scents of Egypt”, which offers a collection of photographs by 
renowned  artists  spanning  every  geographic  pocket  of  our 
country that depicts the essence of our history and culture 
and  celebrates  equally  Egypt’s  splendid  past  and  vibrant 
present.    This  was  in  addition  to  the  production  of  the  IR 
movie and CIB Foundation’s annual activity report that con-
sisted of its annual movie and 10 documentaries. 

Further  boosting  CIB’s  expansive  brand  exposure,  the 
Bank  maintained  its  focal,  exclusive  branding  position 
across Cairo International Airport, being the first and only 
bank  with  branding  inside  and  outside  airport  tubes.  This 
strategic brand positioning also covers the airports of Burg 
Al-Arab, Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh. 

On  the  international  front,  CIB  maintained  its  significant 
exposure across different foreign media channels, by promoting 
pivotal campaigns and CIB editorials across the world’s promi-
nent  publications,  in  addition  to  securing  the  premium  place-
ments of digital banners in renowned, high-traffic online media 
platforms.  Some  of  the  leading  media  platforms    that  featured 
CIB included, but were not limited to, the Wall Street Journal, The 
Financial Times, The Economist, Forbes Middle East, Asia Money, 
EMEA Finance, Bloomberg, Euromoney and Emerging Markets. 
Our international campaigns were not solely focused on promot-
ing our brand image, but supporting Egypt’s by communicating 
ongoing, healthy economic reforms and hence contributing to the 

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creation of a favourable perception about the country’s invest-
ment environment and its lucrative opportunities.

Locally, CIB capitalised on its strong presence across Egyp-
tian media platforms and diversified the channels of brand ex-
posure  through  advertisements,  special  editorials  and  inter-
views with various highly regarded publications and websites 
including Bloomberg Middle East, MSNBC and Al-Arabiya. 

In the digital arena, Brand & Corporate Communications 
forged ahead with the Bank’s firm strategy to maintain the 
sustainable  development  of  its  e-channels  to  keep  up  with 
the fast-growing digital world. The most important of these 
was  the  CIB  website,  which  saw  several  enhancements  and 
features added, turning it into a mobile friendly portal with 
an intuitive and responsive design that adapts to all tablets/
smart phones to further enhance the user experience.

Investing on the internal communications channels is of equal 
importance to brand equity. The corporate intranet and monthly 
newsletter have been the main channels used by the department 
to bring all CIBians on the same page throughout the year. 

Cementing CIB’s leadership through diverse channels has 
always been a core goal for the Brand & Corporate Commu-
nications  division.  This  has  translated  into  various  highly 
selective  sponsorships  and  activities  that  not  only  sustain 
the Bank’s firm commitment toward society in general, but 
cements the Bank’s support of Egyptian youth in specific. 

This year, the Bank further diversified its sponsorships and 

sealed new ones:

•	 Sawy Culture Wheel
•	 KidZania
•	 Zawya, an art-house cinema in Downtown Cairo
•	 Money & Finance Conference
•	 ICT
•	 Friends of Opera
•	 Third Annual Energy Conference
•	 Egyptian Squash Federation
•	 Upper Egypt Youth Salon
•	 Cairo Symposium
•	American	Chamber	of	Commerce	in	Egypt	(AmCham)
•	 Folklore Night by the Embassy of Australia
•	 IMAX, Americana Plaza and Point 90 cinema complex

500

of Egypt’s largest corporates choose 
to bank with CIB

Focusing  on  CSR  activities  rooted  in  CIB’s  corporate  iden-
tity, many outstanding initiatives took place in 2016, among 
which  was  the  distribution  of  20,000  Ramadan  Food  Boxes 
in 10 governorates in cooperation with the CIB Foundation. 
Another  activity  was  held  at  the  57357  Children’s  Cancer 
Hospital  before  the  beginning  of  Ramadan,  which  saw  our 
team decorate the hospital to bring joy to young patients and 
their families celebrating the Holy Month.  

CIB Awards
CIB’s  superior  performance  and  depth  of  premium  service 
and products were recognized by many reputable organiza-
tions  that  granted  the  Bank  different  notable  on  both  the 
regional and international levels. In 2016, the Bank received a 
total of 20 international awards, seven of which were received 
for the first time, including:

•	 Best Bank in Egypt Supporting Women-Owned and Wom-
en-Run Businesses awarded by the American Chamber 
of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham): This AmCham award 
is given to organizations that dedicate special attention to 
women in their community by supporting them through a 
bouquet  of  services  and  products  tailored  specifically  for 
women.  It  reflects  CIB’s  distinctive  commitment  to  sup-
porting  women,  financing  their  business  and  endeavours 
and  offering  them  many  banking  services  and  products, 
including, but not limited to, providing credit facilities to 
finance projects and offering the exclusive Heya credit card 
with tailored benefits. 

•	 Best Private Bank in Egypt 2017 awarded by Global Fi-
nance: Based on an in-depth analysis conducted by Global 
Finance, this award is granted to organizations that have 
the deepest experience, best value and highest level of cus-
tomer service within the private banking sector. CIB was 
certainly  deserving  of  the  award  seeing  as  it  succeeded 
over  the  year  to  maintain  its  outstanding  performance 
and record of accomplishments, which have cemented the 
leading position it occupies today.

•	 Middle  East  Most  Effective  Recovery  awarded  by  The 
Business Continuity Institute: This award is one of the 
most prestigious of the Business Continuity Management 

Regional Excellence Awards, which recognize organiza-
tions that achieve a certain level of excellence in the fields 
of continuity management, technology recovery and cri-
sis management. Received for the first time, this award 
emphasises the positioning of CIB as a market leader for 
implementing BCM best practices and positions it as the 
only Egyptian private bank competing against regional 
organizations and industry professionals in the business 
continuity industry.

•	 Best  Retail  Risk  Management  Initiative  in  the  Middle 
East,  Best  Employee  Engagement  Initiative  in  the 
Middle  East  and  Achievement  in  Operational  and 
Liquidity  Risk  Management  Awards  for  2016  by  The 
Asian Banker: CIB received these four awards in recog-
nition of its firm, effective management frameworks that 
supported the Bank in navigating through the economic 
volatility and maintaining its leading position as the most 
profitable private sector bank in Egypt. This is in addition 
to  the  Bank’s  dynamic  strategies  that  have  successfully 
mitigated  potential  risks,  such  as  those  related  to  cyber 
crime and forged cheques.

The list of 2016 awards also includes:
•	 Best Trade Finance Provider in Egypt - Global Finance
•	 Best Treasury and Cash Management Providers in Egypt 

- Global Finance

•	 Best Foreign Exchange Providers in Egypt - Global Finance
•	 Best Sub-custodian Bank in Egypt - Global Finance
•	 Best Bank in Egypt - Excellence Award - Euromoney
•	 Most  Active  Issuing  Bank  in  Egypt  in  2015  -  The  Euro-

pean Bank for Reconstruction and Development

•	 Best  Cash  Management  Services  in  North  Africa  - 

EMEA Finance

•	 Best FX Services in North Africa - EMEA Finance
•	 Best Bank in Egypt - EMEA Finance
•	 Bank of the Year in Egypt - The Banker
•	 MT 202 ELITE Quality Recognition Award with STP rate 

of 99.70% - by JP Morgan

•	 MT  103  Quality  Recognition  Award  with  STP  rate  of 

98.22% - by JP Morgan

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SuBSIdIArIES

cIB owns two strategic subsidiaries that allow the Bank 
to offer a full suite of services from investment banking 
and asset management to security services.

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The ancient region of Deshret Reithu near Saint Catherine’s 
Monestary provided Ancient Egypt with turquoise, gold and 
copper. Ruins of mines and temples can still be found there. 

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Ci CaPiTal

HolDing

CI Capital Holding (“CI Capital” or the “Group”) is a leading 
Egyptian  investment  banking,  securities  and  investment 
management firm. The Group is a wholly owned subsidiary 
of  CIB,  Egypt’s  largest  private-sector  commercial  bank. 
Through  its  headquarters  in  Cairo  and  offices  in  New  York 
and Dubai, CI Capital offers a wide range of financial services 
to a diversified client base that includes individual, high-net-
worth and institutional investors and corporate clients. The 
Group offers its services across six business lines: Securities 
Brokerage, Equity Research, Asset Management, Investment 
Banking Advisory, Leasing and Private Equity.

The Group’s Investment Banking arm is the number-one-
ranked advisor in Egypt, having successfully executed c. EGP 
106  billion  in  transactions  since  inception,  with  more  than 
EGP 72 billion executed since the beginning of 2013. The com-
pany advises on mergers and acquisitions, private and public 
equity and debt capital raising and financial restructures. 

The Securities Brokerage arm is a market-leading broker-
age  house  in  Egypt,  ranked  number  one  on  the  Egyptian 
Exchange, with a market share of 9.65% of total trading as 
of year-end 2016. The firm’s share among institutional inves-
tors is even higher at 19.9%. CI Capital’s brokerage platform 
is complemented by an industry-leading research platform 
covering more than 75 companies across 11 sectors in seven 
markets, with a top-tier analyst team ranked sixth in MENA 
Research by the 2015 Extel Survey –  second in the MENA 
region and first in Egypt. 

The  Asset  Management  Division  manages  fixed  income, 
money  market  and  equity  products,  with  AUM  in  excess  of 
EGP 9.9 billion. The division managed to position itself as a 
top quartile asset manager in all types of funds and portfolios. 
The division manages 10 diverse funds and provides portfolio 
management services to a wide client base, while also offer-
ing discretionary services to high-net-worth individuals and 
institutional investors. Clients are provided with comprehen-
sive,  personalised  services  tailored  to  their  investment  and 
reporting  requirements.  The  Asset  Management  team  has 
always been at the forefront of innovation, launching Egypt’s 
first  one-year,  open-ended  capital-protected  fund  and  first-
ever Sharia-compliant money market fund.

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During 2016, CI Capital acquired a controlling stake in Cor-
please, one of the leading financial leasing companies in Egypt. 
CI Capital was recognised as the “Best Investment Bank 
in  Egypt”  by  Global  Finance  in  2014  and  2015,  by  EMEA 
Finance  in  2013,  2014,  2015  and  2016  and  by  International 
Finance Magazine in 2014.

2016 Review

securities Brokerage 

•	 CI  Capital’s  brokerage  arm  staffs  more  than  119  em-
ployees,  with  an  average  of  11  years  of  experience  in 
MENA  capital  markets.  To  better  compartmentalise  
tasks  and  protect  the  interest  of  each  segment,  CI 
Capital’s Securities Brokerage arm is comprised of two 
companies:  Dynamic  Securities,  which  caters  to  local 
retail investors, and CIBC, which caters to foreign, local 
and  GCC  institutions  and  high-net-worth  Individuals 
across Egypt and the GCC. 

•	 The synergies of its Research, Sales and Trading teams al-
lowed CIBC to continue to grow its overall market share 
and ranking on the EGX. A market share of 9.8% (exclud-
ing one-off transactions) puts the company in first place 
among  competition.  CIBC  remains  the  largest  institu-
tional broker with a 23.6% market share, including a 27.5% 
foreign market share compared to 17.6% in 2012. 

•	 CI Capital Research is Egypt’s leading research house, most 
recently being ranked fifth (up from sixth) among regional 
firms in EMEA Extel’s 2016 Institutional Investor vote and 
second among local firms covering the MENA region. Out 
of  a  team  of  13,  five  analysts  covering  macro,  telecoms, 
industrials,  chemicals,  consumer  and  construction  are 
ranked among the top 25 in the region, according to EMEA 
Extel 2016. The division has active coverage of 30 Egyptian 
companies  across  six  sectors,  in  addition  to  41  regional 
companies  across  seven  MENA  markets:  the  UAE,  Saudi 
Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan and Morocco. 

•	 The firm successfully received approval from the UAE Se-
curities and Commodities Authority during 1H2015 and is 
currently in the final stages of establishing on-the-ground 

presence in Dubai to branch out its regional platform and 
grow  its  GCC  client  base  further.  CIBC’s  potential  pres-
ence  in  the  UAE  not  only  provides  direct  market  access 
to  the  company’s  clients  but  will  also  diversify  revenue 
generation from other GCC markets, complimented by a 
strong and growing MENA research product. 

•	 CI Capital also hosted the 3rd Annual Egypt Equities Con-
ference in Cape Town in August 2016, receiving excellent 
feedback from both investors and corporates alike.

•	 Finally, and as an extension to its track record of success-
ful flagship conferences, CI Capital Brokerage hosted its 
4th Annual Egypt Investor Conference in January 2016, 
spanning  Cairo  and  New  York.  The  conference  hosted 
38 of Egypt’s publicly listed companies meeting one on 
one with close to 100 foreign, local and GCC investment 
institutions and high-net-worth individuals managing c. 
USD 5 trillion in GEM and frontier equities.  

Asset management 

•	 The division is recognised as one of the first and best in-
stitutionalised  asset  managers  with  a  strong  manage-
ment team backed by the fastest growing, full-fledged 
Investment Bank. 

•	 We are a pioneer in introducing innovative products to the 
Egyptian market with AUMs in excess of EGP 8.0 billion 
and the widest mandate range in the Egyptian market.
•	 Our  outstanding,  sustainable  performance  in  all  dif-
ferent asset classes under management in the Egyptian 
market have pushed us to outperform both the respec-
tive  benchmarks  and  the  average  returns  of  market 
peers. Our accomplishments have led to our accredita-
tion by the Egyptian Investment Management Associa-
tion (EIMA) with international recognitions and awards.
•	 The  division  puts  strong  emphasis  on  corporate  gover-
nance and risk management to align business practices 
with the best interests of stakeholders while maximising 
transparency through timely information disclosure.
•	 We  serve  prominent  local  and  foreign  institutional  cli-
ents with professionalism, integrity and strict abidance 
to business codes of ethics.

•	 CI  Asset  Management  was  been  awarded  2016’s  “Best 
Asset Manager in Egypt” by Global Investors for the sev-
enth consecutive year. 

•	 We were also awarded 2016’s “Best Asset Manager in the 

Egyptian Market” by Global Business Outlook.

•	 Year to date, CIB Equity Fund Estithmar has been ranked 

second among all other equity funds by EIMA.

•	 Year  to  date,  CIB  /  FIB  Sharia-Compliant  Equity  Fund 

Aman has been ranked second by EIMA.

•	 Blom  Money  Market  Fund  was  ranked  first  among  all 
money market funds for seven consecutive years (2009-
2015), maintaining its top ranking in 2016.

investment Banking

•	 CI  Capital  Investment  Banking  acted  as  the  exclusive 
financial  advisor  to  Olayan  Financing  Company  on  its 
EGP 518 million acquisition of a 100% stake in El Rashidi 
El  Mizan,  Egypt’s  market-leading  confectionery  player, 
in November 2015.

•	 CI  Capital  Investment  Banking  acted  as  international 
joint lead manager on Orascom Development Holding’s 
CHF  135  million  rights  issue  in  December  2015.  The 
highly successful transaction is CI Capital’s first interna-
tional offering on the Swiss SIX Exchange.

•	 The  arm  acted  as  exclusive  financial  advisor  to  Qalaa 
Holdings on the EGP 422 million sale of a 94% stake in 
Tanmeyah Micro Enterprise Services, a leading microfi-
nance player in Egypt, in March 2016.

•	 CI Capital Investment Banking acted as exclusive finan-
cial advisor to Actis on its EGP 959 million sale of a 7.5% 
stake in Edita Food Industries, a leading F&B player in 
Egypt and the region, in June 2016.

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falCon

grouP

Established in 2006 as a joint venture between CIB, the CIB 
Employees Fund, Al-Ahly for Marketing and other private 
entities, Falcon Group has since grown exponentially into 
a full-fledged security services company. The group’s main 
lines of business that operate as separate legal entities are 
Security Services, Cash in Transit, Technical Services and 
General Services and Properties Management. 

The Group has been the main security service provider 
for  several  top-tier  government  and  non-government  or-
ganisations, such as the United Nations, and a number of 
embassies in Egypt. We value our clients as business part-
ners, dedicated to providing them with the highest quality 
of  service  and  treating  their  goals  and  objectives  as  our 
own. We strive to increase their competitive advantage by 
consistently exceeding expectations.

Falcon’s  marketing  plan  for  2017  seeks  to  upgrade  and 
develop our lines of service, specifically by targeting banks 
and  other  financial  institutions,  governmental  bodies, 
tourism facilities and the construction sector. In addition, 
we  are  committed  to  safeguarding  the  wellbeing  of  our 
employees. We have created a fully functioning structure 
and  utilised  systematic  procedures  for  identifying  and 
minimising the risk of employee harm.

Accomplishments 
Falcon  for  Public  Services  and  Project  Management 
holds a market share of 18.5%, serving a large client base 
out  of  295  different  locations  as  of  2016.  Our  values  help 
us  drive  our  objectives  and  provide  us  with  guidelines 
by  which  we  achieve  meaningful  results  in  the  project 
management  sphere,  providing  our  clients  with  the  best 
possible  services.  The  division  succeeded  in  signing  key 
contracts  with  several  government  agencies,  such  as  for 
the  Interior  Ministry’s  new  building  in  New  Cairo  and 
for  the  site  of  the  State  Security  at  Nasr  City  /  Cairo.  We 
also renewed our cleaning contract with Orange Egypt for 

another  three  years,  ending  in  2019.  Falcon  for  Security 
Services managed to sign security contracts with several 
prominent  entities  and  embassies  in  2016,  including  the 
Australian Embassy, UNHCR Office, the Belgian Embassy 
and  the  Indian  Embassy.  Falcon  Group  also  established 
a  new  company  named  National  Falcon,  which  secured  a 
contract with Sharm El Sheikh Airport and plans to sign 
an agreement with Cairo Airport for security services us-
ing our fully trained security personnel. 

Falcon for Security Services has a market share of 55%, 
serving a large client base out of 515 locations as of 2016.  
Falcon’s Cash in Transit segment has a market share of 
35.5% as of 2016. The segment services 133 clients with our 
top-notch  services  and  our  exemplary  track  record.    The 
division  signed  five  new  contracts  in  2016  and  renewed 
our agreement with Emirates NBD. Also we increased the 
number ATMs served across our bank client network, hit-
ting 1,010 ATMs served versus 800 last year. The segment 
saw the amount of transferred cash (Cash in Transit) climb 
to  EGP  250  billion  during  the  year  after  increasing  the 
number of vehicles in our armored vehicle fleet.

Falcon’s  Technical  Services  Division  has  a  market 
share  of  60%  as  of  2016.  The  division  managed  to  sign 
contracts  with  numerous  new  clients  during  the  year, 
including with Cairo Airport’s Technical Support System, 
the Egyptian Airport Authority, the Egypt Post Authority 
and the Interior Ministry. 

2017 Goals
Falcon  for  Public  Services  and  Project  Management: 
In 2017, we plan to sign several important contracts with 
government  agencies,  such  as  the  Alexandria  Security 
Directorate,  with  prominent  resort  villages,  like  Marina 
and Marakia, and with top banks such as QNB, HSBC and 
Credit Agricole.

In ancient times Aswan was a garrison 
town for the military campaigns 
against Nubia; its quarries provided 
the granite used for ancient Egypt’s 
mammoth sculptures and obelisks.

Falcon for Security Services: Our marketing plan for 2017 
seeks to upgrade and develop our lines of service, specifi-
cally  by  targeting  diplomatic  institutions  and  more  gen-
erally  by  developing  segmented  marketing  strategies  for 
every line of business. 

We  plan  to  restructure  all  security  contracts  in  terms 
of  payment  to  terminate  any  loss-making  contracts  and 
ensure we continue to improve our services. 

Finally, we plan to further develop our strategy of safeguard-
ing the well-being of our employees by continuing to improve 
the structures we employ to minimize employee risk. 

Falcon’s  Cash  in  Transit:   We  are  looking  to  grow  our 
market share during the year through many new business 
avenues,  the  most  important  of  which  is  opening  a  new 
centre vault in Alexandria.

Falcon’s  Technical  Services  Division: We  plan  to  con-
tinue  not  only  providing  quality  services,  but  improving 
our  facilities  and  amenities  in  2017.  To  date,  the  division 
is conducting research into the line of business to identify 
new opportunities and map out more specific goals for the 
year. Also we signed with Alsmahy for tactical gear autho-
rization and STC authorization.

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Sustainable growth and development are the 
cornerstones of any business strategy, which is why they 
have long been part and parcel of cIB’s philosophy.

Almost all Egyptian mangrove stands, particularly in 
Marsa Alam, are now protected as their dense root 
systems filter out sediments and protect coral reefs. 

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CorPoraTe

governanCe

We  at  CIB  believe  corporate  governance  is  built  on  a  set  of 
concrete  principles  and  values  that  aim  to  not  only  gain 
investors’ trust, but also sustain it. Based on this belief, we 
have  for  years  now  consistently  followed  numerous  codes 
and  values  derived  from  the  core  of  corporate  governance 
best practices. In fact, CIB laid out the foundations of good 
governance  many  years  ago,  which  have  now  come  to  form 
the framework around which our five-year plan revolves. 

Striving  for  the  best  interests  of  our  shareholders  guides 
everything we do, and we have established a sound reporting 
system that ensures the dissemination of material informa-
tion in a timely, transparent and accurate manner. The Bank 
continues  to  uphold  its  mandate  of  creating  value  for  its 
shareholders, something we are firmly committed to in the 
present and in the future.

We  take  pride  in  our  strong  corporate  governance 
structures,  which  include  an  experienced  team  of  senior 
management  professionals,  competent  Board  committees 
as well as a distinguished group of non-executive directors, 
who believe mandated laws and rules that govern business 
activities can never be substituted for ethical behaviour and 
voluntary compliance.

CIB’s highly qualified Board of Directors (BoD) is support-
ed by internal and external auditors, as well as other internal 
control functions (Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit) and 
effectively utilises the work carried out by those functions to 
ensure  the  Bank  adheres  to  international  best  practices  of 
corporate governance. 

Board of Directors
CIB prides itself on its strong, renowned BoD that provides 
the  Bank  with  the  necessary  leadership  and  experience  to 
manage its business with integrity, efficiency and, most im-
portantly, excellence.

The Board primarily focuses on long-term financial returns 
and  the  best  interest  of  all  stakeholders,  whether  they  are 
customers, shareholders, employees or members of the com-
munities in which the Bank operates. The Board’s role is to 
set  the  Bank’s  long-term  strategy  and  provide  proper  over-
sight. It establishes the appropriate tone at the top, oversees 

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management and long-term performance, reviews financial 
planning  and  audit  process,  ensures  risk  oversight  and 
compliance, sets compensation and performance goals and 
manages  director  nomination,  evaluation  and  succession 
planning. It oversees our economic, social and environmen-
tal sustainability, performing its duties with entrepreneurial 
leadership, sound strategies and risk management oversight 
to ensure risks are assessed and properly managed.

CIB’s Board is composed of eight members, with a diverse 
knowledge base and a balanced skill set that gives the Bank 
a distinct competitive edge. The directors meet at least six 
times  per  year  to  discuss  matters  that  are  important  to 
shareholders. Over the course of 2016, CIB’s BoD met seven 
times.  Being  the  single  largest  shareholder  in  CIB,  Fairfax 
Financial Holding Ltd, through its wholly owned subsidiar-
ies, currently holds 6.65% of CIB’s local shares on the back 
of its transaction with Actis in May 2014 and has one repre-
sentative on the Board.

Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab 
chairman and managing director
Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab has led CIB since 2002 as Chairman and 
Managing Director. Under his leadership, CIB expanded its lead-
ing position, grew its market capitalisation from EGP 1 billion to 
EGP 84.3 billion and developed from a wholesale lender into the 
full-fledged financial institution it is today. His vision transcended 
financial performance to include the adoption of best practices in 
corporate governance, risk management and building a modern 
banking  culture.  With  these  efforts,  CIB’s  stock  is  now  viewed 
by the international investment community as a proxy stock for 
Egypt and the benchmark for its banking industry.

As  Managing  Director,  Mr.  Ezz  Al-Arab  along  with  the 
excellent and competent CIB Chief Executives and Manage-
ment Team bring decades of experience and thought leader-
ship that guide CIB’s direction in addition to overseeing the 
day-to-day tasks of managing the Bank. 

While  directing  this  effort,  Mr.  Ezz  Al-Arab  is  person-
ally  responsible  for  ensuring  adequate  and  effective  gov-
ernance of the Bank through managing the Risk, Compli-
ance and Legal Departments. 

Striving for the best interests of our shareholders guides everything we do, and 
we have established a sound reporting system that ensures the dissemination of 
material information in a timely, transparent and accurate manner.

In June 2016, Mr. Ezz Al-Arab received Euromoney’s Award for 
Excellence for his “Outstanding Contribution to Financial Ser-
vices in the Middle East”. In January 2015, he was awarded EMEA 
Finance African Banking Award’s “Best CEO in Egypt and Africa 
Region” for the year 2014 in recognition of the distinguished suc-
cess of CIB in the banking sector under his leadership. 

Mr. Ezz Al-Arab is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees 
of the CIB Foundation. He has also been a Director at Mas-
terCard  Middle  East  and  Africa’s  Regional  Advisory  Board 
since June 2007, in addition to being a principal member of 
the American Chamber of Commerce. For his distinguished 
work, he was elected as a member of the Board of Trustees 
for  the  American  University  in  Cairo  in  November  2012.  In 
March 2013, Mr. Ezz Al-Arab was also elected as Chairman 
of  the  Federation  of  Egyptian  Banks.  In  February  2014,  he 
became  a  member  of  the  Institute  of  International  Finance 
Emerging Markets Advisory Council – EMAC.

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

Dr. Medhat Hassanein 
non-executive Board member 
Dr. Medhat Hassanein is a PhD, DUP (Distinguished Univer-
sity  Professor)  and  Professor  of  Finance  and  Banking  with 
the  Management  Department  of  the  School  of  Business  at 
the  American  University  in  Cairo  and  a  former  Minister  of 
Finance (1999-2004). Dr. Hassanein obtained his BA in Eco-
nomics  from  Cairo  University  (with  Honours)  and  holds  an 
MBA from New York University (with Distinction) and a PhD 
from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, US.

Dr. Hassanein was the senior economist of the Projects Depart-
ment of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development in 
Kuwait – a regional development fund operating according to 
the rules of the World Bank and servicing all developing Arab 
countries.    During  his  term  with  the  fund,  he  participated  in 
the financing of infrastructural, agro-industrial, industrial and 
agricultural projects.  Thereafter, he was promoted to Director 
of the fund’s Technical Assistance Department.

Dr. Hassanein then joined the Arab Investment Bank in Egypt 
as the Director of the Investment Sector in charge of project 
finance, asset management and private equity transactions 
of  the  Bank.    After  his  service  with  the  Arab  Investment 
Bank, he was offered the position of President of the Egyptian 
Gulf Bank in Egypt (commercial bank).

Dr. Hassanein is a senior policy analyst with vast experience 
in institutional building, macro-policy analysis, financial eco-
nomics,  corporate  finance  and  international  financial  man-
agement.  He previously served as advisor to the government, 
high-level advisory bodies and the donor community.

During his term as Minister of Finance, he developed and 
instituted the second-generation program of the fiscal public 
policy reforms of the Egyptian government.  These included, 
inter-alia,  tax,  customs  reforms,  reviewing  the  procure-
ment  system  in  government,  revising  the  pension  system 
(pay-as-you-go  versus  fully  funded  systems)  together  with 
the investment policy of social insurance funds, introducing 
public expenditure reviews and performance-based budget-
ing, building and designing policies for the formalisation of 
extra-legal entities, securing international and local funding 
packages  for  the  appraisal  and  implementation  of  national 
projects,  developing  a  program  for  the  corporatisation  of 
public economic authorities, setting a program for the man-
agement of government cash flow, effecting the public debt-
management  function  through  introducing  Egypt’s  debut 
Eurobond  issue  in  international  financial  markets,  in  addi-
tion to the implementation of the primary dealers system and 
national debt equity swaps.

He has authored numerous articles and government reports 
on  topical  issues  in  economics,  fiscal  and  monetary  policy, 
finance and banking, macroeconomic reforms, privatisation, 
capital markets and the extra-legal economy in Egypt.

Dr. Hassanein was a member of the UN’s high-level Com-
mission  on  the  Legal  Empowerment  of  the  Poor.  He  was 
selected among commissioners to be the chairman of Group 
4, which is entrusted with the study of Entrepreneurship: Ex-
panding Opportunities for Legally Establishing Business and 
Fostering Innovative Financial Instruments and Institutions 
for the Transition from informal to Formal Business.

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Dr.  Hassanein  holds  membership  in  many  local  and  in-
ternational  professional  associations.    He  has  served  as 
Chairman and Board Member of banks (investment, com-
mercial and development), public holding companies and 
private corporations.

Dr. Hassanein has been a CIB Non-executive Board Member 
and Audit Committee Member since July 2009 and Chaired 
the Audit Committee in January 2014.  He is also a member of 
the Sustainability Advisory Board and the GCC.

Mr. Jawaid Mirza
non-executive Board member 
Mr.  Jawaid  Mirza  is  the  founder  and  president  of  Focalone 
Consulting  Company  Incorporation  in  Ontario,  Toronto, 
Canada.  A strong proponent and practitioner of international 
corporate governance and well-versed in multi-country com-
pliance, Mr. Mirza brings with him over 35 years of diversified 
experience and a solid track record in all facets of financial, 
technology,  risk  and  operation  management.  In  mid-May 
2013, he joined CIB’s Board and assumed the responsibilities 
of Managing Director overseeing the daily work of the follow-
ing areas: Consumer Banking, COO, Finance Group and IT. 

He  is  widely  recognised  for  realigning  and  returning  to 
excellence  and  profitability  floundering  business  units  and 
divisions  and  building  collaboration  across  multiple  juris-
dictions  for  business  and  cultural  change.    Mr.  Mirza  has 
extensive experience as a Director, taking a firm and resolute 
approach  to  leading  board  committees  while  allowing  free 
and open discussion and keeping a tight rein on proceedings.  
Mr.  Mirza  has  a  demonstrated  ability  to  lead  a  business 
through challenges, removing barriers to drive success and 
sharpening  its  competitive  edge  in  all  economies  and  cul-
tures.  Having  spearheaded  numerous  mergers  and  acquisi-
tions,  working  alongside  experts  through  due  diligence  to 
final  negotiation,  contractual  conclusion  and  blending  of 
multicultural  resources,  he  has  proven  to  be  an  adaptive 
leader,  intuitive  of  international  business  protocol  and  cul-
tural  diversity,  with  the  ability  to  manage  teams  crossing 
multiple geographies.

Over the years, Mr. Mirza has worked with global institu-
tions like Citicorp and ABN AMRO Bank. He started his ca-
reer in Citibank as a Financial Controller in Pakistan before 
serving in a variety of senior regional positions in ABN AMRO 
in Central Eastern Europe, Europe, Central Asia, the Middle 
East and Africa. He later moved to Hong Kong as Corporate 
Executive Vice President and CFO responsible for the Asian 
region and Australia/New Zealand. He has led successful due 
diligences for acquiring banks in Hungary, Taiwan, Thailand, 
Germany, France and Pakistan. 

Mr.  Mirza  was  a  member  of  the  Top  Executive  Group  of 
ABN  AMRO  bank,  member  of  ABN  AMRO  Group  Finance 
Board as well as the Group COO. He also served on the Board 
of  Directors  of  Prime  Bank  and  ABN  AMRO  Pakistan  Ltd. 

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after the acquisition and integration of Prime Bank.  He also 
served  on  the  boards  of  non-profit  organisations,  namely 
Artistri Sud (Montreal) and Humewood House (Toronto).  Mr. 
Mirza is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Direc-
tors, Canada and holds business management degrees from 
reputable institutions including Queens Business School and 
Wharton Business School.

Mr.  Mirza  has  been  a  CIB  Non-executive  Board  Member 
since  January  2014,  chairs  the  Operations  &  Technology 
Committee at CIB and is a member of the Risk Committee.  
He is also a member of the Advisory Board and the GCC.

Dr. nadia Makram Ebeid
non-executive Board member
Dr. Nadia Makram Ebeid is the Executive Director of the Cen-
tre  for  Environment  and  Development  for  the  Arab  Region 
and Europe (CEDARE), an international diplomatic position 
she  has  held  since  January  2004.    She  joined  CIB’s  Board  of 
Directors  in  March  2005  and  acts  as  a  member  of  the  CIB 
Foundation’s Board of Trustees. 

For five years beginning in 1997, Dr. Ebeid served as Egypt’s 
first  Minister  of  Environment,  becoming  the  first  woman 
to assume this position in the Arab world. One of her most 
notable achievements was declaring the River Nile free from 
polluted industrial wastewater discharge. Proudly, Dr. Ebeid 
is the Chairperson of CIB’s Sustainability Advisory Board and 
the Governance and Compensation Committee. 

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 Council for Environment and 
Development Research. In recognition of her role in environ-
mental policy and advocacy, Dr. Ebeid has been the recipient 
of numerous awards and distinctions from local and interna-
tional NGOs and leading institutions and associations.

Dr. Sherif H. kamel 
non-executive Board member 
Dr.  Sherif  H.  Kamel  is  the  Vice  President  for  Information 
Management  and  is  former  founding  dean  of  the  American 
University  in  Cairo’s  (AUC)  School  of  Business  (2009-2014).  
Dr.  Kamel  was  associate  Dean  for  Executive  Education 
(2008-2009)  and  Director  of  the  Management  Center  (2002-
2008). Before joining AUC, he was director of the Regional IT 
Institute (1992-2001) and managed the Training Department 
of the Cabinet of Egypt’s Information and Decision Support 
Center  (1989-1992).  His  experience  focuses  on  investing  in 
human  capital  and  building  and  managing  executive  de-
velopment  institutions  addressing  IT,  management,  gover-
nance, entrepreneurial and leadership issues. Dr. Kamel is a 
member of the Egypt-US Business Council (2013-present) and 
a member of the AACSB International Middle East Advisory 
Council (2015-present).  He is an Eisenhower Fellow (2005). 

Dr. Kamel holds a PhD in Information Systems from London 
School of Economics and Political Science (1994) and an MBA 
(1990)  and  MA  in  Islamic  Art  and  Architecture  (2013)  from 
AUC. His research and teaching interests include IT transfer 
to  developing  nations,  IT  management,  electronic  business 
and decision support systems.  Dr. Kamel received a number 
of organisational leadership awards for serving the IT com-
munity from the Cabinet of Egypt (2011), BIT World, Mexico 
(2000) and Information Resources Management Association, 
US  (1999).    He  also  received  AUC’s  Distinguished  Alumni 
Faculty  Service  Award  (2014),  the  UNDP  National  Human 
Resource Development Award (2014), the School of Business 
Leadership Award (2013) and the AUC President’s Catalyst of 
Change Award for Citizenship and Service (2013).

Mr. Mark Richards
non-executive Board member
As Chairman and Chief Executive of IPGL Ltd., the principle 
shareholder of Exotix, Mr. Mark Richards brings considerable 
expertise in navigating frontier and emerging markets, most 
recently as Partner and Global Head of Financial Services at 
Actis, one of the world’s leading and most ethical emerging 
market  private  equity  groups  focused  on  Africa,  Asia  and 
Latin America.  He has global responsibility for making and 
leading investments in fast-growth financial services groups 
and in ensuring good governance.  During 11 years at Actis, 
Mr.  Richards  was  responsible  for  building  many  successful 
companies,  including  the  market-leading  Brazilian  broker-
age XP Investmentos.

Dr.  Kamel  has  been  a  CIB  Non-executive  Board  Member 
since May 2014 and is a member of the Audit Committee, the 
Operations & Technology Committee and the GCC. 

He previously spent 18 years at Barclays in senior roles in-
cluding CFO of the International Offshore Bank, Director of 
Group Strategy and Head of Group Corporate Development.

Mr. yasser Hashem
non-executive Board member 
Mr. Yasser Hashem has been the Managing Partner at Zaki 
Hashem & Partners since 1996 and was Partner from 1989 
to  1996,  immediately  following  his  graduation  from  Cairo 
University’s  Faculty  of  Law  in  1989  with  an  LL.B.    He  was 
admitted by the Egyptian Court of Cassation in 2007 and is 
a member of the Egyptian Society of International Law and 
the  Licensing  Executive  Society.    The  legal  skills  he  has  in 
corporate M&A and capital markets extends to the privati-
sation of public sector entities, the inception of the private 
provision  of  telecom  services  in  Egypt  and  the  promulga-
tion of its laws, which have placed him as a valued veteran 
of legal practice in Egypt.

With a special focus on corporate law, Mr. Hashem played 
a  major  role  in  the  privatisation  of  public  sector  entities  in 
Egypt  through  his  support  to  hundreds  of  restructurings, 
capital  market  transaction  incorporations  of  foreign  and 
domestic companies and advising foreign and local investors 
on the most efficient vehicles and structures that suit their 
investment in Egypt.

Mr. Hashem’s legal skills were also extended to the telecom-
munication sector in Egypt throughout his contribution to the 
drafting and negotiation of all major telecom licenses, including 
public pay phones, mobile cellular networks, private data net-
works and satellite and marine fibre optic cabling.  His expertise 
in the telecom field led to his appointment by Ministerial Decree 
as Member of the New Telecommunication Act Drafting Com-
mittee.  He has also been responsible for most of Egypt’s IPOs 
in the last decade and has reliably represented acquirers in all 
major tender offers and M&A transactions in Egypt.  Further-
more, he has led the largest four major multibillion USD M&A 
transactions in Egypt after the January 2011 Revolution.

Mr. Hashem has been a CIB Non-executive Board Member 

since May 2013 and is a member of the Audit Committee. 

With  his  29  years  of  global  experience  in  banking  and 
financial  services  (including  the  UK,  Africa  and  Asia),  Mr. 
Richards  serves  as  Non-executive  Director  for  a  number  of 
companies, including CIB.  He has a first-class degree from 
Oxford University in modern history and economics.

He  completed  the  Accelerated  Development  Program 
from  London  Business  School  and  Group  Level  Strategy 
from  Ashridge  Management  College.  He  also  attended  the 
Leading  Professional  Services  Firms  Program  at  Harvard 
Business School.

Mr. Richards has been a CIB Non-executive Board Member 
since March 2014 and chairs the Risk Committee. He is also a 
member of the Audit Committee and the GCC.

Mr. bijan khosrowshahi
non-executive Board member
Mr. Bijan Khosrowshahi joined Fairfax Financial Holdings in 
June 2009 and is currently based in London, UK.  Fairfax is a 
financial services holding company which, through its sub-
sidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and 
reinsurance  and  investment  management.    Fairfax  is  listed 
on the Toronto Stock Exchange. 

Mr. Khosrowshahi also represents Fairfax’s interests as a 
board member in Gulf Insurance Group and Gulf Insurance 
& Reinsurance Company in Kuwait, Bahrain Kuwait Insur-
ance Company, Arab Misr Insurance Group S.A.E. in Egypt, 
Arab Orient Insurance Company in Jordan, Gulf Sigorta in 
Turkey, Alliance Insurance Company in the UAE as well as 
Jordan  Kuwait  Bank  in  London  and  BRIT  Limited  in  the 
United Kingdom.

Prior to joining Fairfax, Mr. Khosrowshahi was the President 
and CEO of Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance Company Limited in 
Japan.  He is the only non-Japanese individual who has been the 
president of a publicly traded Japanese insurance company.  In 
2002, Fuji Fire & Marine began a major reform of the company 
after  investment  by  its  major  shareholders  American  Interna-

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tional Group (AIG) and ORIX Corporation. Mr. Khosrowshahi 
was  elected  President  in  June  2004  and  successfully  imple-
mented a turnaround strategy to return Fuji to profitability and 
growth  through  taking  strategically  leading  positions  within 
the insurance industry in Japan.

From 2001 to 2004, he was the President of AIG’s General 
Insurance  operations  based  in  Seoul,  South  Korea  where 
a  major  restructuring  plan  resulted  in  significant  revenue 
and  profitability  increases  through  specific  product  and 
channel strategies.

From 1997 until 2001, Mr. Khosrowshahi was the Vice Chair-
man and Managing Director of AIG Sigorta based in Istanbul, 
Turkey and was involved in negotiating strategic alliances and 
joint  ventures  with  Turkish  conglomerates  and  working  with 
governmental  regulators  to  improve  support  for  new  product 
introductions for the emerging Turkish insurance market.

Prior  to  this  position,  he  was  Regional  Vice  President  of 
AIG’s domestic property and casualty operations for the Mid-
Atlantic region based in Philadelphia. Mr. Khosrowshahi also 
held  various  underwriting  and  management  positions  with 
increasing responsibilities at AIG’s headquarters in New York 
since joining AIG in 1986.

Mr.  Khosrowshahi  obtained  an  MBA  in  1986  following  an 
undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1983 from 
Drexel  University.    He  participated  in  the  Executive  Develop-
ment Program at the Wharton School of the University of Penn-
sylvania  in  2003  and  is  a  regular  lecturer  at  universities  and 
insurance institutes.
He has served on the Board of the Foreign Affairs Council and 
the Insurance Society of Philadelphia.  He has also been a council 
member of USO in South Korea, the Chairman of the Insurance 
Committee on the American Chamber of Commerce in South 
Korea and a member of the Turkish Businessmen’s Association.  
He is also a member of the UK Chartered Insurance Institute.

Mr. Khosrowshahi has been a CIB Non-executive Board Mem-
ber since October 2014, representing the interest of Fairfax Fi-
nancial Holdings Ltd. He was nominated by Fairfax to continue 
serving the company’s interest in CIB for the Board Term 2017-
2019. He is also a member of the Risk Committee and the GCC.

Board of Directors’ Committees
CIB’s BoD has eight standing committees that assist the Board 
in  fulfilling  its  responsibilities.  Accordingly,  the  BoD  is  pro-
vided with all necessary resources to enable them to carry out 
their duties in an effective manner. Each committee operates 
under  a  written  charter  that  sets  out  its  responsibilities  and 
composition requirements and the committees report to the 
BoD on a regular basis. Separate committees may be set up by 
the BoD to consider specific issues when the need arises.

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non-Executive Committees

Executive Committees

Committee

Members

key Responsibilities

Committee

Members

key Responsibilities

Audit committee
Supervising  the  quality  and  integ-
rity of CIB’s financial reporting.

chair:
Dr. Medhat Hassanein

members:
Dr. Sherif H. Kamel
Mr. Yasser Hashem
Mr. Mark Richards

Governance and compensation 
committee
Responsible 
for  CIB’s  corporate 
governance  as  well  as  the  Board’s 
performance  evaluation,  compen-
sation and succession planning.

chair:
Dr. Nadia Makram Ebeid

members:
All  other  Non-Executive 
Board Members

risk committee
Supervising risk management 
at CIB.

chair:
Mr. Mark Richards

members:
Mr. Jawaid Mirza
Mr. Bijan Khosrowshahi

The Committee’s mandate is to ensure compliance with the 
highest levels of professional conduct, reporting practices, 
internal processes and controls. Consistent with the inter-
ests of  all stakeholders,  the Audit  Committee also  insists 
on high standards of transparency and strict adherence to 
internal policies and procedures. In performing its critical 
functions,  the  Committee  is  cognisant  of  the  important 
role CIB plays in the Egyptian financial sector as a leader 
in all the areas. The Committee met four times in 2016.

The Committee is an integral part of the overall responsi-
bilities of the BoD. In line with CIB’s corporate governance 
framework, it is responsible for establishing corporate gov-
ernance standards, providing assessment of BoD effective-
ness and determining the compensation of BoD members. 
The Committee also determines the appropriate compen-
sation levels for the Bank’s senior executives and ensures 
that compensation is consistent with the Bank’s objectives, 
performance,  strategy and control environment. The Com-
mittee met four times in 2016.

The  primary  mission  of  the  Risk  Committee  is  to  assist 
the Board in fulfilling its oversight risk responsibilities by 
establishing,  monitoring  and  reviewing  internal  control 
and risk management systems to ensure the Bank has the 
proper focus on risk. It also makes recommendations to the 
Bank’s risk strategy and associated limits to the Board. The 
Committee met four times in 2016.

operations and iT committee
Assisting  the  BoD  in  overseeing 
Bank  operations  and  technology 
strategy  as  well  as  operations  and 
technology risk.

chair:
Mr. Jawaid Mirza

members:
Dr. Sherif H. Kamel

This Committee is appointed by the BoD and assists mem-
bers in their oversight of Bank operations and technology 
strategy, significant investments to support that strategy, 
and  operations  and  technology  risk.  The  Committee  met 
five times in 2016.

management committee
Responsible  for  execution  of  the 
Bank’s strategy.

chair:
Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab

members:
CIB Senior Management

This  Committee  is  responsible  for  executing  the  Bank’s 
strategy  as  approved  by  the  BoD.  It  manages  the  Bank’s 
day-to-day functions to ensure alignment with strategy, 
effective  controls,  risk  assessment  and  efficient  use  of 
Bank  resources.  The  Committee  adheres  to  high  ethical 
standards  and  ensures  compliance  with  regulatory  and 
internal  CIB  policies.  The  committee  also  provides  the 
BoD  with  regular  updates  on  the  Bank’s  financial  and 
business activities, as well as any key issues. The Commit-
tee met 12 times in 2016.  

High lending and investment 
committee
Responsible  for  asset  allocation, 
quality and development.

chair:
Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab

members:
Senior CIB Management

This  Executive  Committee  is  responsible  for  managing 
the  assets  side  of  the  balance  sheet  and  keeping  an  eye 
on  asset  allocation,  quality  and  development.  As  per  its 
mandate,  the  Committee  convened  weekly  throughout 
2016 and met 52 times.

Affiliates committee
Responsible  for  steering  and  man-
aging CIB affiliates.

chair:
Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab

members:
CIB Senior Management 

The Affiliates Committee reports to the BoD and is respon-
sible for steering and managing CIB’s affiliates. It also acts 
as a think-tank for setting and initiating all strategic goals 
related  to  the  Bank’s  affiliates.  The  Committee  met  five 
times during 2016.

Shareholders’ Rights
Our  General  Assembly  is  the  platform  where  shareholders 
exercise their voting rights. The Bank’s Annual General Meet-
ing of Shareholders is held in March each year, no later than 
six months after the end of the company’s financial year. Ad-
ditional  Extraordinary  General  Shareholders  meetings  may 
be convened at any time by the BoD. Shareholders’ consent is 
required for key decisions such as:

•	 Adoption of the financial statements.
•	 Declaration of dividends.
•	 Significant changes to the Bank’s corporate governance.
•	 Remuneration policy.
•	 Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors.
•	 Discharge from liability of the Board of Directors.
•	 Appointment of the external auditor.
•	 Appointment, suspension or dismissal of the members of 

the BoD.

•	 Issuance of shares or rights to shares, restriction or ex-
clusion of preemptive rights of shareholders and repur-
chase or cancellation of shares.

•	 Amendments to the Articles of Association.

External Auditor
The  General  Meeting  of  Shareholders  appoints  the  external 
auditor.  The  Audit  Committee  recommends  the  auditor  to 
the BoD, to be proposed for (re)appointment by the General 
Meeting  of  Shareholders.  In  addition,  the  Audit  Committee 
evaluates  the  performance  of  the  external  auditor.  CIB 
changes  auditors  every  five  years  to  ensure  objectivity  and 
the exposure to new practices.

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We take pride in our strong corporate governance structures, which include 
an experienced team of senior management professionals, competent board 
committees as well as a distinguished group of non-executive directors.

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managemenT

Committee

Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
chairman and managing director
Mr.  Hisham  Ezz  Al-Arab  has  led  CIB  since  2002  as  Chair-
man and Managing Director. Under his leadership, CIB ex-
panded its leading position, grew its market capitalisation 
from EGP 1 billion to EGP 84.3 billion and developed from 
a wholesale lender into the full-fledged financial institution 
it is today. His vision transcended financial performance to 
include  the  adoption  of  best  practices  in  corporate  gover-
nance,  risk  management  and  building  a  modern  banking 
culture. With these efforts, CIB’s stock is now viewed by the 
international  investment  community  as  a  proxy  stock  for 
Egypt and the benchmark for its banking industry.

As  Managing  Director,  Mr.  Ezz  Al-Arab  along  with  the 
excellent and competent CIB Chief Executives and Manage-
ment Team bring decades of experience and thought leader-
ship that guide CIB’s direction in addition to overseeing the 
day-to-day tasks of managing the Bank. 

While directing this effort, Mr. Ezz Al-Arab is personally 
responsible for ensuring adequate and effective governance 
of  the  Bank  through  managing  the  Risk,  Compliance  and 
Legal Departments. 

In  June  2016,  Mr.  Ezz  Al-Arab  received  Euromoney’s 
Award for Excellence for his “Outstanding Contribution to 
Financial Services in the Middle East”. In January 2015, he 
was awarded EMEA Finance African Banking Award’s “Best 
CEO  in  Egypt  and  Africa  Region”  for  the  year  2014  in  rec-
ognition of the distinguished success of CIB in the banking 
sector under his leadership. 

Mr. Ezz Al-Arab is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees 
of the CIB Foundation. He has also been a Director at Mas-
terCard Middle East and Africa’s Regional Advisory Board 
since June 2007, in addition to being a principal member of 
the American Chamber of Commerce. For his distinguished 
work, he was elected as a member of the Board of Trustees 
for the American University in Cairo in November 2012. In 
March 2013, Mr. Ezz Al-Arab was also elected as Chairman 
of  the  Federation  of  Egyptian  Banks.  In  February  2014,  he 
became a member of the Institute of International Finance 
Emerging Markets Advisory Council – EMAC.

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

Mr. Hussein Abaza
chief executive officer, institutional Banking
Mr. Hussein Abaza assumed his duties as CEO of Institutional 
Banking in October 2011. Prior to that, he was CIB’s Chief Op-
erating Officer, Chairman of CIAM and a member of the High 
Lending  and  Investment  Committee,  the  Management  Com-
mittee and the Affiliates Committee, in addition to being on the 
board of CI Capital Holdings.

Mr. Abaza’s history with CIB extends beyond these positions; 
between 2001 and 2010 he was the General Manager and Chief 
Risk Officer whose duties covered a range of responsibilities that 
included Credit, Market and Operational Risk, as well as Inves-
tor Relations. Prior to his time at CIB, Mr. Abaza had occupied 
the position of Head of Research at EFG Hermes’ Asset Manage-
ment between March 1995 and October 1999. He had started out 
his career at Chase National Bank of Egypt, the forerunner to 
CIB. He holds a BA in Business Administration from the Ameri-
can University in Cairo.

Mr. Mohamed Sultan
chief operating officer
Mr. Mohamed Sultan is CIB’s Chief Operating Officer, assuming 
his  role  in  February  2015.  He  joined  CIB  as  Head  of  Consumer 
Operations in 2008, and within six months was appointed Head 
of the Operations Group. In September 2014, Mr. Sultan was ap-
pointed Head of Operations & IT before assuming his role as COO.
Under  his  leadership  and  management,  the  Operations 
Group was significantly developed, resulting in major expan-
sions  within  the  Operations  Area  through  merging  several 
operations divisions, including Corporate Services, Alterna-
tive Channels and Real Estate and Facility Management.

In  his  continuous  efforts  to  enhance  the  Bank’s  internal 
and  external  customer  experience  in  alignment  with  CIB’s 
overall objectives and strategic goals, multiple departments 
were  established  under  CIB  operations  including  Treasury 

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Middle  Office,  Operations  Control  Management,  Retail  Op-
erations, and Customer Care Unit.

Following  Mr.  Sultan’s  insightful  vision,  the  Business 
Continuity and Information Security Management Depart-
ment – headed by the Chief Security Officer – as well as the 
Sustainability  Department  were  established,  positioning 
CIB  as  the  pioneer  and  leader  in  these  fields  among  other 
financial institutions in the market. 

In  2015-2016,  Mr.  Sultan  lead  a  major  transformation  strat-
egy in the IT Division, which added significant value to existing 
technology and enhanced infrastructure, aiming for a more solid 
foundation that provides superior services to customers and al-
lowing the business to grow smoothly as the Bank moves forward. 
Mr. Sultan has also been leading the Bank’s Digital Trans-
formation strategy with an aim of positioning CIB as a mar-
ket leader in digital banking. 

Prior  to  joining  CIB,  Mr.  Sultan  held  the  positions  of  Vice 
President  of  Branches  Operations  and  Control  Management  at 
Mashreq Bank and Country Operations Head at National Bank of 
Oman. He has attended several leadership programs in top busi-
ness schools and is also an alumnus of INSEAD Business School.

Mr. Ahmed Issa
CEO Consumer Banking
Mr. Ahmed Issa leads the Retail Banking Division at CIB and is 
a  member  of  the  Bank’s  Management  Committee.  His  key  re-
sponsibilities cover Consumer Banking, Business Banking and 
the  Bank’s  distribution  strategies  and  networks.  Prior  to  this, 
Mr. Issa was Chairman of the Board at Corplease and at Falcon, 
Group CFO at CIB, Co-Founder and Head of Research at CIBC 
and Managing Director of Investment Banking at CI Capital.

Mr.  Issa  is  the  Co-Chair  of  the  Banking  Committee  at 
AmCham  and  chairs  the  Board  Audit  Committee  at  Civil 
Aviation Finance Holding Company.

He earned his MBA at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Busi-

ness School in 2003 and re-joined CIB the same year.

Mr.  Issa  is  passionate  about  the  role  of  banks  as  a  fair 
intermediary in allocating capital, reversing Egypt’s brain 
drain, equality through education, disruption in consumer 
banking and how markets work.

Ms. Pakinam Essam 
Chief Risk Officer 
Ms.  Pakinam  Essam  serves  as  the  Chief  Risk  Officer  (CRO)  of 
CIB. Ms. Essam was appointed to her current position in Janu-
ary 2011. Since then, she commenced the Risk Transformation 
Process, and the CIB Risk Group evolved into a forward-looking, 
holistic organization with an integrated view of risks, covering 
all the key areas including Institutional Banking, Consumer & 
Business Banking, Market, Operational, Liquidity and Interest 
Rate Risks. The coverage further expanded to focus on emerging 
non-financial risks, such as Conduct, Cyber Security, Informa-
tion  Security,  Vendor  Management,  IT,  Reputation  and  Social 

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& Environmental Risks. Ms. Essam is championing the bank’s 
Enterprise  Risk  Management  framework,  with  emphasis  on 
Infrastructure, Process, Environment, and Risk Culture.  Under 
her leadership, CIB has been recognised for four prestigious risk 
awards by Asian Banker Singapore for Middle East & Africa in 
the  following  categories:  Enterprise  Risk  Management,  Retail 
Risk, Liquidity Risk, and Operational Risk.  

Ms. Essam is a key member of the Bank’s executive commit-
tees and an active member of the Bank’s Sustainability Steering 
Committee and the Board of Trustees of the CIB Foundation.

Ms. Essam joined CIB after graduating from Faculty of Eco-
nomics and Political Science, Cairo University, and has over 25 
years of experience in banking and risk management.

Mr. Amr El Ganainy
President, Global Customer Relations
Mr. Amr El Ganainy joined CIB in 2004 as General Manager, 
Financial  Institutions  Group.    In  January  2010,  he  assumed 
his  role  as  President  of  the  Global  Customer  Relations  De-
partment,  a  one-stop  shop  to  the  largest  30  groups  in  the 
Bank.  The Relationship Management (RM) concept involved 
an incremental layer of client coverage within CIB’s new ap-
proach to product structure that mainly focuses on improv-
ing the overall client relationship via measurable KPIs. 

Mr.  El  Ganainy  succeeded  in  transforming  and  developing 
Global Customer Relations since inception. The accounts under 
management  witnessed  numerous  generic  and  new  commit-
ment additions that grew the portfolio from EGP 8.6 billion in 
January 2010 to around EGP 100 billion by December 2016.  The 
success of the RM model led to the February 2016 decision to 
cascade this model to all corporate and strategic accounts after 
exceeding all set strategic targets and KPIs.

Mr.  El  Ganainy  is  also  the  Chairman  of  International  Se-
curities & Services Co. (Falcon Group), Chairman of CI Asset 
Management Co., Board Member of TE DATA, Board Member 
of CI Capital Holding Co., Board Member of Misr for Central 
Clearing,  Depositary  and Registry  Co., Honorary  Chairman 
of Interarab Cambist Association (ICA), Honorary Chairman 
of Egyptian Dealers Association (ACI Egypt) and a member of 
the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt.

He was the Chairman of Commercial International Broker-
age Co., Chairman of United Brokerage Co., Abu Dhabi, Execu-
tive Board Member of ACI International (The Financial Market 
Association),  Board  Member  of  Royal  &  Sun  Alliance  Insur-
ance Co. and Chairman of Capital Securities Brokerage Co.

Prior to joining CIB, Mr. El Ganainy worked at the United 
Bank of Egypt as a General Manager, Treasurer and Head of 
Correspondent Banking, Chief Dealer of Export Development 
Bank and started his career as a Dealer at Suez Canal Bank.

The River Nile, which is nearly 650 meters 
wide in Aswan, includes an archipelago of 
picturesque islands. 

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SUSTainabiliTy 

DePartment

Sustainability is a key focus for leading financial institutions 
today, with the global financial architecture being redefined 
around its foundations. As always, CIB is at the heart of these 
changes and challenges and is an internationally recognised 
frontrunner in this rapidly evolving, forward-thinking field. 
This  enlightened  approach  is  rooted  in  a  solid  foundation 
based  on  both  a  clear  outlook  and  pragmatic  action.  As  a 
result, embracing sustainability is becoming an increasingly 
integral  part  of  the  Bank’s  policies,  practices,  culture  and 
mindset as well as CIB’s vision and mission statements.   

CIB’s thinking, course of action and promising green jour-
ney of transformation and change are closely aligned with 
the  2030  Global  Sustainable  Development  Agenda  and  the 
16  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  and  169  associ-
ated targets. They are also in line with Egypt’s 2030 Agenda, 
with  the  underlying  focus  being  to  advance  a  sustainable 
and climate-resilient future. 

It is worth noting that CIB has spent EGP 250 million and 
counting  on  its  sustainability  initiatives,  reaping  several 
prestigious awards and global acclamations along the way.

The Bank’s Sustainability Advisory Board was set up to over-
see, approve and monitor all sustainability strategies, initiatives 
and  projects.  Concentrating  on  long-term  value  drivers  that 
advance the twin objective of the Bank’s sustained success in 
addition to the well-being and betterment of society, the board 
is one of the fundamental pillars of CIB’s sustainability agenda.  

2016 Accomplishments

Affordable & Clean Energy (SDg #7) and Sustainable 
Cities & Communities (SDg #11) 
CIB  understands  the  importance  of  acting  responsibly  and 
efficiently with regards to energy usage. By adjusting several 
of the Bank’s energy systems and following a sustainable en-
ergy strategy, CIB was able to save over 3 million KWs of en-
ergy equivalent to providing lighting to over 1 million small 
homes  in  Egypt.  Amount  saved  is  only  over  Greater  Cairo 
branches over 2016. This was achieved by the following:

•	 CIB  employs  various  clean  energy  systems  around  its 

premises and offices.

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•	 LED lamps were replaced bank wide, with calculated savings 
from the project in KW at 40% of post-usage figures as per ac-
creditation of the Electricity and Renewable Energy Ministry. 
•	 CIB has over 180 branches and six head offices all over Egypt. 
The magnitude of LED consumption around the bank’s prem-
ises,  marketing  of  the  financial  benefits  and  the  country’s 
energy  shortage  dilemma  all  sparked  high  demand  on  the 
LED  requisition.  Subsequently,  different  consumers  shifted 
to LED and suppliers reduced prices due to the high demand. 
CIB installed three solar grid-tied stations over its standalone 
buildings, feeding in 20% of the buildings’ electricity.

•	 CIB  operates  35  solar  water  heaters  and  switches  off  the 
electric water heaters throughout the long summer months. 
•	 The Bank’s energy-saving initiative not only directly aligns 
with  national  plans  to  improve  energy  efficiency  but  is 
regarded as a competent tool for better management and 
resource saving. Other financial and non-financial insti-
tutions followed suit, making CIB one of the pillars sup-
porting the “Affordable and Clean Energy” SDG.

•	 CIB has taken significant strides to protect the environ-
ment  by  conforming  to  green  construction  standards 
while  accommodating  staff  members  and  customers  – 
foundational pillars of the Bank’s mission and vision. 
•	 CIB built and renovated several of its properties to meet 
international green construction standards and ensure 
better  air  circulation  mechanisms.  Natural  plants  and 
green walls have been installed at branches and offices 
to  curtail  the  dissemination  of  inessential  emissions. 
Green  initiatives  are  sustained  through  regular  audits 
from the Ministries of Environment and Housing. 

Reduced inequalities (SDg #10)
CIB sees financial inclusion of non-banking users as one of its 
priorities and thus, mitigating our standard operations and 
services to accommodate all is a necessity:

•	 As  part  of  CIB’s  efforts  to  give  back  to  members  of  our 
society most in need, CIB organised awareness sessions 
for its staff members on communication with their col-
leagues with physical and mental disabilities.  

Pristine dunes surround Siwa Oasis, one of 
Egypt’s most isolated settlements with only 
about 23,000 Berbers living in the area who 
developed a unique culture and distinct 
language called Siwi. 

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•	 CIB was the first financial institution in the Middle East 
to join the assessment exercise of the Dow Jones Sustain-
ability  Index  2016.  Through  successful  data  collection 
and cross-functional analytics, CIB managed to rank 79 
out of 131 Participating banks. CIB is positioned with the 
likes of Wells Fargo & Commerzbank and is working to 
improve its global sustainability ranking in 2017. 

•	 CIB is the only Egyptian bank recognised in the FTSE4 Good 
Index  2016  Index,  key  evidence  that  CIB  supports  human 
rights, maintains good relations with its stakeholders, en-
sures positive labour standards, maintains anti-bribery and 
corruption benchmarks and is environmentally sustainable.
•	 CIB is the first and only bank in Egypt to join the United 
Nations  Environment  Programme  Finance  Initiative 
(UNEP  FI)  through  signing  the  UNEP  FI  Statement  of 
Commitment  on  Sustainable  Development.  CIB  will 
assume  the  role  of  UNEP  FI’s  Sustainability  Champion 
nationally and regionally. More information is available in 
the Credit & Investment Exposure Management segment.

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•	 CIB also installed the first ATM for the visually impaired 
in  Egypt.  After  its  successful  and  well  received  launch, 
the  Bank  was  encouraged  to  introduce  similar  mecha-
nisms all over Egypt to advocate for accessibility.

Climate Action (SDg #13)

•	 CIB  is  the  first  Egyptian  financial  entity  developing  a 
carbon footprint inventory for its premises. Collaborat-
ing  with  a  top-rated  international  consultancy  agency, 
we are addressing sustainability issues in a robust and 
comprehensive  way,  positioning  our  organisation  as  a 
leader in the Egyptian market. The development of a car-
bon inventory is seen as one of the most valuable tools for 
the identification of internal actions and measures that 
can uncover cost-saving opportunities and help improve 
the  bottom  line.  Our  results,  environmental  policy  and 
projected  action  plan  can  be  explicitly  reviewed  in  the 
Bank’s  2016  Sustainability  Report.  These  requirements 
and  findings  are  fundamental  for  Egypt’s  2018  climate 
change strategy, in line with the Paris Agreement.

•	 CIB approved the activation of mobile application Car-
pooling Ray’eh. The ride-sharing app not only has numer-
ous social benefits, but has the additional advantage of 
reducing  the  number  of  cars  on  the  road  and  thereby 
quelling emissions of CO2 and other harmful pollutants. 

Life on Land (SDg #15)  

•	 CIB firmly believes that the interrelated concepts of waste 
management,  recycling  and  changing  habits  in  the  work-
place save life on land. Consequently, the Bank has anchored 
the basics of waste deployment throughout its premises. 
•	 CIB  managed  to  decrease  its  paper  consumption  and 
requisition by up to 20% in 2016 compared to 2015, de-
spite an increase in its branch network and headcount.
•	 CIBians were encouraged to participate in the recycling 
initiative and used the segregating bins efficiently. As a 
result, different waste items, especially paper, were sold 
to recycling outlets and the generated funds were cred-
ited  to  the  CIB  Foundation’s  account.  CIB  saved  over  6 
million sheets of paper, the equivalent of 306 trees, 126, 
218 gallons of water and 287, 425 CO2 emissions.

partnership for the goals (SDg #17)

•	 Sharing  our  practices  and  experience  with  external 
stakeholders is a source of motivation, recognition, op-
erational  efficiency  and  continuous  development.  CIB 
partners with different communities and institutions to 
generate solutions, striving to be a model of excellence. 
•	 The  2015  Sustainability  Report  was  developed  and  pub-
lished in June 2016. The report’s architecture followed GRI 
G4 guidelines. The report was used as a prototype for other 
banks and financial organisations. Furthermore, the Egyp-
tian  Stock  Authority  (EGX)  communicated  its  interest  to 
follow suit and develop its first Sustainability Report in 2017. 

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Cleopatra Beach at Marsa Matrouh is said to 
be where Cleopatra and Mark Anthony swam.

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CommUniTy 
dEvELoPMEnt

the cIB Foundation was established in 2010 as a 
nonprofit organisation dedicated to the enhancement of 
health and nutrition services. 

About 30 pharaohs contributed to the buildings at Karnak Temple in Luxor, 
enabling it to reach a size, complexity and diversity not seen elsewhere.

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Cib

FounDation

The  CIB  Foundation  has  seen  exponential  geographical 
growth in terms of its reach during the year. Supporting the 
healthcare needs of the Egyptian community in many new ar-
eas across Egypt, the CIB Foundation reaffirmed its position 
as a leading supporter and provider of quality health services 
across the country. The Foundation was established in 2010 
as  a  non-profit  organisation  dedicated  to  the  enhancement 
of health and nutrition services extended to underprivileged 
children  in  Egypt.  Registered  under  the  Ministry  of  Social 
Solidarity – as per the Ministry’s Decree No. 588 of 2010 – the 
Foundation  focuses  on  sustainable  development  initiatives 
that result in positive long-term outcomes.

the Cib Foundation is governed by a seven-member 
board of trustees:

mr. Hisham ezz Al-Arab
Chairman

mr. rafik madkour
Treasurer

ms. maha el-shahed
Member

dr. nadia makram ebeid
Member

mr. Hossam Abou moussa
Member

ms. Pakinam essam el-din mahmoud
Member

ms. nadia moustafa Hosny
Secretary General

Following the annual shareholders’ General Assembly meet-
ing in early 2016, the CIB Foundation was allocated over EGP 
69 million, representing 1.5% of CIB’s annual net profit. With 

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this  funding,  the  organisation  continued  to  expand  its  op-
erations geographically, creating new beginnings for Egypt’s 
youngest citizens across the country.

In  late  May  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation  was  recognised  for 
its work in the arena of corporate social responsibility from 
African Banker, winning the award for “Socially Responsible 
Bank of the Year.” 

The  Foundation’s  partnerships  and  initiatives  during 

2016 included:

gozour Foundation for Development: Eye Exam 
Caravans
In July 2016, the CIB Foundation reaffirmed its long-standing 
partnership  with  the  Gozour  Foundation  for  Development 
to fund 264 eye exam caravans to provide 158,400 disadvan-
taged students enrolled  at  public  schools  in  poor rural  and 
urban areas in Egypt with free eye care services through the 
Gozour  Foundation.  The  caravans  will  be  implemented  in 
Upper Egypt governorates.

The  CIB  Foundation  allocated  EGP  47  million  over  three 
years  to  fund  caravans  in  the  governorates  of  Sohag,  Qena, 
Luxor  and  Aswan  through  the  6/6  Eye  Exam  Caravan  Pro-
gram. Through a partnership with Alnoor Magrabi Founda-
tion and Dar El Oyoun, the caravans are designed to provide 
public school students with free ophthalmic exams, eyeglass-
es, eye medication if necessary as well as referrals to private 
hospitals  for  complex  cases.  Each  caravan  included  25-30 
doctors,  nurses  and  coordinators  and  was  fully  equipped 
with advanced equipment, a fully stocked pharmacy and an 
eyeglass shop. Each one-day caravan targeted 600 children. 
The CIB Foundation donated over EGP 8 million in July 2016 
to cover the first tranche of the project.

CIB staff members also participated in bag-packing events 
and  the  eye  exam  caravans,  where  thousands  of  school  bags 
were  packed  with  soap,  towels  and  educational  material  as 
well as providing the children with eye care, medication and 
glasses. They also lead awareness sessions on healthy eye prac-
tices for the student beneficiaries of the program. These events 
provided valuable opportunities for the CIB staff to learn about 
the Foundation’s activities and give back to the community. 

Magdi yacoub Heart Foundation: Research Labs
In  April  2015,  the  CIB  Foundation’s  Board  of  Trustees  ap-
proved  the  complete  financing  of  two  research  labs  in  the 
Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation’s Aswan Heart Center. The 
EGP 15 million project will be funded over three years. 

The  centre  hopes  these  research  labs  will  deepen  the  un-
derstanding of various heart diseases and shed light on pos-
sible therapeutic strategies. Research provides opportunities 
for audit, development of critical faculties, enhances patient 
care,  stimulates  discovery  and  enhances  international  vis-
ibility  of  the  centre.  In  addition,  training  Egyptian  doctors 
and  scientists  in  research  methodology  as  well  as  the  ex-
ecution of research and publishing in international journals 
with high impact factors are essential for the development of 
science in the region. The program serves as an excellent plat-
form from which young Egyptian scientists and researchers 
can  contribute  to  the  advancement  of  world-class  research 
without having to leave the country.

Over the course of 2016, the CIB Foundation donated over EGP 7 

As  another  demonstration  of  the  Foundation’s  commit-
ment  to  the  hospital,  EGP  3.5  million  was  donated  in 
March  2016  to  fund  patient  care  in  both  the  Cairo  and 
Tanta branches of the hospital.

Friends of Abu El Rish Children’s Hospitals 
organization: paediatric intensive Care Unit 
In  April  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation’s  Board  of  Trustees  ap-
proved EGP 16 million over two years to fund the complete 
renovation and outfitting of the El Mounira Hospital’s origi-
nal intensive care unit (ICU) on the seventh floor.

The renovation included the installation of central oxygen and 
ventilation  networks,  covering  all  surfaces  with  anti-bacterial 
material,  constructing  isolation  rooms,  establishing  a  central 
monitoring station, providing emergency electrical supplies and 
purchasing  state-of-the-art  medical  equipment,  including  ICU 
beds,  resuscitation  units,  monitors,  ventilators,  endoscopes,  a 
mobile x-ray machine, sterilisation unit, and others. The project 
would help serve nearly 2,000 children annually. 

million to cover the outfitting costs of the research labs.

In June 2016, the CIB Foundation fulfilled its first installment 

Magdi yacoub Heart Foundation: 50 open-Heart 
Surgeries
In  July  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation  allocated  EGP  4.5  million 
to the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation to cover the costs as-
sociated with 50 pediatric open-heart surgeries. Through its 
ongoing donations, the CIB Foundation supports the Magdi 
Yacoub  Foundation’s  efforts  to  drastically  minimise  the 
number of children on the open-heart surgery waiting list. In 
September 2016, the CIB Foundation donated EGP 2.25 mil-
lion, covering the first tranche of the project.

Children’s Cancer Hospital 57357: pEt Ct scanner 
and Annual Donation 
In line with its long-term partnership with the Children’s Cancer 
Hospital 57357, the CIB Foundation provided the hospital with 
a PET CT scanner at a cost of EGP 13.17 million. The highly spe-
cialized equipment will allow doctors to identify cancerous cells 
and plan for removal during the operations. The CIB Foundation 
fulfilled its commitment to the project in October 2016. 

amounting EGP 4 million for the project.

Rotary Club of kasr El nil: Children’s Right to Sight 
program
In  April  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation’s  Board  of  Trustees  ap-
proved supporting the third phase of the Children’s Right to 
Sight program at a cost of EGP 1 million over one year under 
the management of Rotary Club - Kasr El Nile to fund around 
500  critical  eye  surgeries  to  underprivileged  children.  The 
CRTS program is dedicated to eradicating blindness by sup-
porting children and infants requiring critical eye surgeries.
Over the course of 2016 the CIB Foundation donated over EGP 

309,000 covering 99 surgeries. 

Egyptian Clothing bank 
In  line  with  its  history  of  supporting  national  campaigns,  the 
CIB Foundation supported the “One Million Blankets” national 
campaign organised by the Egyptian Clothing Bank (ECB). In 
January 2016, the Foundation donated EGP 1 million to the cam-
paign’s “Warm Egypt” initiative, providing sweaters to children 

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in Upper Egypt and border governorates. Over the course of the 
winter,  CIB  employees  in  various  governorates  were  actively 
involved in the distribution of 50,000 sweaters to the children.

national Cancer institute: Computed tomographic 
(Ct) Scanner 
In  February  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation  fulfilled  its  first  in-
stallment  to  National  Cancer  Institute  by  donating  EGP 
2.205  million  for  the  purchase  of  a  pediatric  Computed 
Tomographic (CT) scan machine for the Department of Ra-
diology at a cost of EGP 3.15 million.  

The  National  Cancer  Institute  is  the  largest  hospital  serving 
cancer patients in Egypt. It was established at Cairo University 
in 1969 and currently receives around 140 children with cancer 
daily, of whom around six to eight patients are newly diagnosed. 
The Department of Radiology currently receives some 30 patients 
daily, in addition to the 10-15 emergency cases that are turned 
away due to long waiting lists. The dedicated piece of equipment 
will allow the department to increase early diagnosis rates. 

In  November  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation  fulfilled  its  second 
and final installment amounting to EGP 945,000 for the project.

baladi Foundation – ophthalmic Clinic in Aswan
In  September  2015,  the  CIB  Foundation’s  Board  of  Trustees 
approved  an  EGP  710,000  project  to  establish  the  first  fully 
equipped diagnosis and referral centre for cases of glaucoma 
among children in Upper Egypt. Through the project, the CIB 
Foundation will support the Baladi Foundation in the early 
detection  of  the  disease  in  500  children,  treat  and  perform 
follow-up  operations  for  this  group  and  conduct  50  surger-
ies  for  congenital  glaucoma  cases.  Additionally,  the  Baladi 
Foundation will conduct two events per year to train 25 spe-
cialised doctors. In March 2016, the CIB Foundation donated 
EGP 102,000 for the project to cover the purchase of essential 
equipment for the Baladi Foundation. 

yahiya Arafa Children’s Charity Foundation: 
paediatric Catheter Lab and Annual operating Costs
The  Yahiya  Arafa  Children’s  Charity  Foundation  is  a  long-
standing  partner  of  the  CIB  Foundation.  In  September 
2015,  the  CIB  Foundation’s  Board  of  Trustees  approved 
the complete funding of a pediatric catheter lab at the Ain 
Shams University Hospital, under the supervision and man-
agement of the Yahiya Arafa Foundation. The roughly EGP 
8  million  project  will  enable  the  hospital  to  have  a  Cath-
eter Lab dedicated to children, conduct 100 procedures per 
month and reduce the waiting list by 90%.

In July 2016, the CIB Foundation donated EGP 2 million to 

cover the first installment for the project.

Additionally,  in  March  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation  fulfilled  its 
commitment to support the annual operating costs of four pediat-
ric units at the Ain Shams University Hospital through the Yahiya 
Arafa Children’s Charity Foundation at EGP 2 million.

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Zewail University of Science and technology: Cib 
Foundation Fellowship for Science and technology
In  line  with  its  commitment  to  quality  education,  the  CIB 
Foundation  disbursed  its  year-four  donation  of  EGP  5  mil-
lion  to  the  Zewail  University  of  Science  and  Technology  to 
cover the tuition expenses of its 50 CIB Foundation Fellows. 
The fellowship supports 50 public school graduates pursuing 
degrees in the advanced sciences or engineering.

Egyptian Liver Care Society: Children Without Virus C 
program
The  CIB  Foundation  dedicated  over  EGP  6  million  to  fund 
the  Egyptian  Liver  Care  Society’s  Children  Without  Virus 
C  (C-Free  Child)  program.  The  Egyptian  Liver  Care  Society 
was  established  in  2008  with  specific  goals  of  caring  for 
hepatitis patients, raising doctor and nurse hepatitis patient-
care skills, providing financial support to hepatitis patients 
(including  liver  transplants)  and  increasing  the  number 
and  quality  of  hepatitis-treatment  centres  in  Egypt.  The  C-
Free Child program is the only program of its kind in Egypt, 
screening and treating children with hepatitis C for free.

In  March  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation  fulfilled  its  commit-
ment to the Egyptian Liver Care Society with EGP 1.710 mil-
lion donated, representing the final installment of the project.

Right to Live Association
In  December  2014,  the  CIB  Foundation’s  Board  of  Trustees 
approved EGP 312,600 to fund the renovation of several chil-
dren’s areas at the Right to Live Association, a center for the 
schooling  and  rehabilitation  of  people  with  various  mental 
and physical disabilities.

The CIB Foundation fulfilled its commitment to the Right 
to Live Association, with EGP 282,908 donated in April and 
June 2016 representing the final installments for the project.

Rotary Club of Zamalek: Maxillo-Facial Center in 
the Cairo University Faculty of Dentistry Annual 
operating Costs 
In  September  2015,  the  CIB  Foundation’s  Board  of  Trustees 
approved  EGP  45,100  in  annual  operating  costs  for  the  CIB 
Foundation-funded Maxillo-Facial Center at Cairo University’s 
Faculty of Dentistry. The centre was inaugurated in April 2014 
and is one of the sole providers of highly specialised treatment 
for oral and nasal cavity deformities, congenital deformities in 
newborn babies and facial deformities caused by cancer.

In June 2016, the CIB Foundation donated EGP 22,515 to cover 

the first installment of the operating costs.

Rotary Club of Zamalek: Mobile Dental Caravan 
for the Faculty of oral & Dental Medicine - Cairo 
University 
In  September  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation  Board  of  trustees 
approved funding the purchase of an outfitted mobile dental 

caravan for the Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine - Cairo Uni-
versity under the management of Zamalek Rotary Club with 
a total amount of EGP 640,000. The CIB Foundation donated 
EGP 160,000 to cover the first installment for the project. 

The dental caravan will be used by the Faculty of Oral & Dental 
Medicine to perform necessary dental treatment (free of charge) 
to school students in Cairo and Giza governorates’ remote areas. 

MoVE Foundation for Children with Cerebral palsy: 
premises Renovation
In  June  2015,  the  CIB  Foundation  committed  EGP  2  mil-
lion  to  the  MOVE  Foundation  for  Children  with  cerebral 
palsy to renovate their premises, allowing them to expand 
their operations. The MOVE Foundation was established in 
2004 with the mission to positively impact the lives of the 
estimated  250,000  children  living  with  the  disability.  The 
organisation  aims  at  mainstreaming  those  children  into 
the public-school system to allow them to become healthy, 
productive  members  of  society.  While  cerebral  palsy  can-
not be cured, it can be managed successfully through early 
intervention. The CIB Foundation fulfilled its first commit-
ment to the MOVE Foundation by donating EGP 1.3 million 
for the purchase of their current premises. 

Over the course of 2016 the CIB Foundation donated over 
EGP  514,000  to  cover  the  complete  renovation  of  the  prem-
ises, as well as the purchasing of essential equipment.

Sohag University Hospital: Craniofacial Center 
In April 2014, the CIB Foundation Board of Trustees approved 
EGP 1 million to fund the outfitting of the Craniofacial Cen-
ter at the Sohag University Hospital. 

A team of surgeons specialising in hearing, speech ther-
apy and dentistry have established the Craniofacial Centre 
to  serve  patients  from  Sohag,  Qena  and  Aswan,  primarily 
with  cleft  lip  and  cleft  palate  deformities.  In  addition  to 
prescribing courses of treatment, the centre also conducts 
specialised surgeries over long-term time frames. The spe-
cialised services offered in the centre will potentially allow 
it to become a major referral centre for patients across the 
country.  Over  the  course  of  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation  do-
nated EGP 447,924 for the project. 

Sohag University Hospital: paediatric Critical Care Unit 
In April 2016, the CIB Foundation’s Board of Trustees approved 
EGP 6 million over one year to fund the outfitting of the Pediat-
ric Critical Care Unit at the Sohag University Hospital.

The  outfitting  of  the  Pediatric  Critical  Care  Unit  will  in-
clude  a  Pediatric  Cardiac  Care  Unit,  Diabetic  Ketoacidosis 
Management Unit, Pediatric Endoscopy Unit, a comprehen-
sive  unit  treating  poisonings,  immune  system  diseases  and 
hepatic coma and Kidney Unit. 
In July 2016, the CIB Foundation fulfilled its first installment 
amounting to EGP 3 million for the project.

Sawiris Foundation and Star Care for Helping 
Children: together for Change project 
In  April  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation’s  Board  of  Trustees  ap-
proved  a  new  EGP  1.5  million  partnership  between  the 
Sawiris Foundation and Star Care Foundation to implement 
comprehensive  community  development  projects  in  Sohag, 
Assiut and Qena, under the management of the Association 
of Businesswomen in Assiut.

The  project  includes  the  renovation  and  upgrade  of  com-
munity  health  centres,  the  training  of  doctors  and  nurses, 
organising health awareness campaigns for locals, raising the 
skills of teachers in community schools, distributing in-kind 
support  to  students  as  well  as  offering  regular  sports,  soft 
skills  and  recreational  activities.  The  project  also  offers  eco-
nomic  empowerment  opportunities.  The  CIB  Foundation  is 
committed to supporting the health sector.

Ahl Masr Foundation burn Victim operations
There are between 80,000 to 100,000 new burn cases in Egypt 
every year, 37% of which die of their injuries and 18% of which 
suffer  from  permanent  impairment.  One  quarter  of  these 
cases are children under the age of five, over 50% are under 
the age 20 and 75% of all cases are sustained by people from 
underprivileged backgrounds.

In April 2016, the CIB Foundation allocated EGP 1 million 
to  the  Ahl  Masr  Foundation  to  cover  the  costs  associated 
with  approximately  10  pediatric  burn  patient  surgeries. 
The  donation  will  help  support  underprivileged  children 
suffering  severe  burns  without  the  financial  capability  to 
cover  the  cost  of  their  treatment.  In  September  2016,  the 
CIB Foundation fulfilled its first installment amounting to 
EGP 250,000 for the project.

british Council Egypt: Full tuition Support for one 
Al-Azhar University Student
In  December  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation  fulfilled  its  first 
installment  in  a  pledge  to  support  one  student  of  Al-Azhar 
University to pursue a PhD in religious studies in the Depart-
ment  of  Politics,  Philosophy  and  Religion  at  Lancaster  Uni-
versity. The proposed topic of research is Islamic Feminism in 
Modern Egypt, a quest for a pragmatic perspective based on 
Islamic sources and cultural specificities.

The  British  Council  and  Al-Azhar  initiative  aims  to  pro-
mote  mutual  understanding  among  a  new  generation  of 
Muslim and non-Muslim scholars.

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The Cib foundation was recognised for its work in the arena of corporate social 
responsibility from african banker, winning the award for “Socially responsible 
bank of the year.”

point 90 Cinema
In September 2016, 100 children enjoyed an entertaining trip 
to Point 90 Cinema and watched the movie “Pete’s Dragon.” 
The trip was organised by the CIB Foundation and sponsored 
by CIB, in association with the Advance Society for Autism. 
The Foundation also provided the children with transporta-
tion to and from the cinema, as well as healthy refreshments 
during the movie.

Squash for Everyone
In  September  2016,  the  CIB  Foundation  organised  a  sports 
day  for  35  children  from  the  Egyptian  Red  Crescent  and 
Logain Foundation, during which they practiced squash for 
the first time. The event signaled the launch of the first phase 
of  the  “Squash  for  Everyone”  initiative  sponsored  by  CIB  in 
partnership  with  renowned  Egyptian  squash  professional 
Amr Shabana, offering an equal opportunity to underprivi-
leged children and with special needs to explore and develop 
their athletic capabilities.

blood Donation Campaigns: the triple Effect
Over the course of 2016, the CIB Foundation hosted 21 blood 
donation  campaigns  across  its  corporate  offices.  The  cam-
paign aims to encourage CIB staff and customers to positively 
and effectively participate in an activity that can save the lives 
of thousands of patients across the country. Over 600 bags of 
blood  were  collected  in  2016,  potentially  saving  the  lives  of 
more than 1,800 people. On International Blood Donation Day, 
Egypt was attempting to break the Guinness World Record for 
the number of blood donation applicants in an eight-hour pe-
riod. CIB’s participation in the event helped secure the record.

kidZania Cairo
Through CIB’s long-term corporate sponsorship of KidZania 
Cairo,  the  CIB  Foundation  allocated  50  tickets  each  quar-
ter  to  underprivileged  children.  Throughout  2016,  the  CIB 
Foundation  organised  multiple  visits  to  the  edutainment 
city through its partner organisations, where children were 
provided  the  opportunity  to  experience  adult  professions 
on  a  child-friendly  scale.  By  performing  sector-specific 
jobs, children could spend the KidZos, the official currency 
of  KidZania,  they  earned  on  games  and  other  entertaining 
activities. The CIB Foundation awarded this opportunity to 
underprivileged children, children with physical and mental 
disabilities,  orphans  and  cancer  patients.  Through  these 
events,  children  from  marginalised  groups  of  society  were 
given  the  chance  to  experience  activities  that  would  have 
previously been unavailable to them.

Americana plaza Cinema
In  August  2016,  more  than  300  children  enjoyed  an  en-
tertaining  trip  to  Americana  Plaza  Cinema  and  watched 
the animated movie “The Secret Life of Pets.” The trip was 
organised  by  the  CIB  Foundation  and  sponsored  by  CIB, 
in  association  with  the  Egyptian  Red  Crescent  and  other 
foundations  for  children  with  special  needs,  including  the 
MOVE  Foundation,  Right  to  Live  Association  and  Logain 
Foundation.  The  Foundation  also  provided  the  children 
with  transportation  to  and  from  the  cinema,  as  well  as 
healthy refreshments during the movie.

Karnak Temple is the largest ancient 
religious site in the world consisting 
of huge pillars, towering columns and 
avenues of sphinxes. 

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CorPoraTe SoCial

resPonsiBility

2016  saw  CIB  continue  to  achieve  significant  milestones  in 
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), further solidifying the 
Bank’s commitment to the betterment of society and creat-
ing a profound, positive impact on the lives of citizens. 

Community Development
Over the last 12 months, CIB maintained its steadfast com-
mitment to community development through diverse catego-
ries of CSR projects in the fields of art, culture and sport.

Student Cultural Trip to Cairo Opera House: In associa-
tion with  the“Friends of The Opera” association, CIB organ-
ised  a  cultural  trip  for  400  students  from  different  public 
schools to attend Sergei Prokofiev’s composition “Peter and 
the Wolf,” performed by the Cairo Symphony Orchestra at the 
Cairo Opera House. The trip aimed to promote and nurture 
musical appreciation in the children. 

KidZania:  Throughout  its  partnership  with  KidZania, 
which  began  in  2013,  CIB  has  been  organising  trips  to  the 
edutainment city for underprivileged children. Over the past 
12 months, CIB organised four trips for 100 children with spe-
cial needs, serious health conditions and those from under-
privileged backgrounds to KidZania, under the supervision 
of the CIB Foundation. At KidZania, children enjoy an edu-
cational,  entertaining  experience  by  performing  simulated 
jobs, such as firefighters, doctors, police officers, journalists 
and the like. CIB’s partnership with KidZania has also been 
a chance to raise banking awareness in the youth. The Bank 
has  a  mini-branch  on  the  premises  that  allows  children  to 
perform different bank operations like writing cheques, issu-
ing  debit  cards  and  depositing  or  withdrawing  KidZos,  the 
official currency of KidZania, from ATMs around the venue. 
Autism: Children with autism and other disabilities have 
always been given the highest priority on CIB’s CSR agenda. 
This  has  been  reflected  in  our  long-term  partnership  with 
the  ADVANCE  Society  for  Persons  with  Autism  and  Other 
Disabilities  and  the  Bank’s  continuous  contributions  to  its 
activities.  In  2016,  CIB  continued  to  sponsor  the  society’s 
annual ceremony, which showcased rhythmic musical com-
positions performed by students. The concert serves as a plat-
form from which awareness can be raised about the creative 

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and expressive skills of children with disabilities, supporting 
their integration into society. Moreover, the Bank sponsored 
2016’s World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) in Egypt, held 
annually in April worldwide, which witnessed the participa-
tion of more than 75 organisations specialised in the provi-
sion of services to those with learning disabilities and autism 
across the country.

Zawya:  Through  CIB’s  partnership  with  Zawya,  an  art-
house  cinema  founded  by  Misr  International  Films  (MIF), 
the  Bank  sponsored  the  screening  of  the  animated  film 
“Hotel Transylvania 2” with live audio description for more 
than  150  visually  impaired  children  from  the  schools  of 
Taha  Hussein,  Mostafa  Assaker  and  Alnour  Wal  Amal,  in 
addition to the Fagr El Tanweer Association and Al-Markaz 
Al-Namoozagy for the Blind.

El Sawy Culture Wheel: In 2016, the Bank capitalised on 
2015’s  successful  awareness  campaign  entitled  “Financial 
Planning for Safer Future” and launched a second round of 
free  seminars  under  the  theme  “Financial  Inclusion.”  CIB 
also continued its sponsorship of special screenings of docu-
mentary films, cultural nights, concerts and art exhibitions 
organised by El Sawy Culture Wheel.

Beena  Initiative:  CIB  is  the  main  partner  and  funder  of 
“Beena”, a protocol signed with the Social Solidarity Minis-
try to encourage the active participation of youth in society, 
and to support and monitor the development of social care 
services.  The  initiative  succeeded  in  attracting  thousands 
of  volunteers  across  Egypt,  who  implemented  an  effective 
mechanism  for  developing  and  monitoring  the  quality  of 
services  provided  to  different  social  care  centres,  such  as 
orphanages, elderly homes and special-needs houses, a seg-
ment  of  society  that  is  in  dire  need  of  adequate  care  and 
higher-quality services. 

Sponsoring Art: Supporting art remains the core of CIB’s 
CSR  agenda.  We  work  to  ensure  the  diversification  of  our 
channels to reach out to distinctive art talents across Egypt 
and into as many categories as possible. CIB’s numerous and 
varied art-centric sponsorships and activities led to the sig-
nificant enrichment of the Bank’s private art collection.

•	 Supporting  Students  of  Fine  Arts  Faculties:  The  Bank 
continued to pave the way for more art students to realise 
their  talents  and  receive  adequate  recognition  for  their 
art. This year, CIB’s reach included the acquisition of par-
ticipants’  distinctive  pieces,  adding  them  to  our  private 
art collection to incentivise the young talents. Similarly, 
the  Bank  sponsored  for  the  second  consecutive  year  the 
art exhibitions of the faculties of Fine Arts at Alexandria 
and  South  Valley  universities,  targeting  the  same  age-
range of young artists.

•	 Art Exhibitions: This year, CIB developed its already ex-
pansive strategy of supporting art exhibitions by extend-
ing  support  to  individual  exhibitions  by  young  artists. 
The  Bank  acquired  the  finest  pieces  displayed  at  each 
exhibition to enrich its private art collection.

•	 Cairo  Symposium:  Maintaining  its  exclusive  position 
as the only bank in Egypt sponsoring every category of 
fine arts, CIB sponsored the second edition of the Cairo 
Symposium for Carving Iron Scrap, which was held in 
April 2016 at Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum. The 
Bank  has  been  sponsoring  this  magnificent  art  event 
since its launch in 2013 and acquired distinctive pieces 
added to CIB’s private art collection.

•	 Art Salons: For the sixth consecutive year, CIB sponsored 
the  annual  Egyptian  Youth  Salon  in  collaboration  with 
the Fine Arts Division at the Egyptian Culture Ministry, 
supporting trending artists under the age of 35. 

CIB also sponsored for the second consecutive year the 
Upper Egypt Salon, which was held in Luxor in Novem-
ber 2016, in collaboration with South Valley University’s 
Faculty of Fine Arts. This not only extended the Bank’s 
geographical  reach  to  untapped  areas  of  Upper  Egypt, 
but gave artists of various age brackets the opportunity 
to display their creative works. 

Sponsoring  the  Egyptian  Squash  Federation:  For  more 
than  five  years,  CIB  has  been  sponsoring  the  Egyptian 
Squash Federation as part of the Bank’s belief that sports 
are  an  integral  facet  of  shaping  the  minds  and  health  of 

Egyptian youth. The Bank continued its support this year 
of  young,  talented  athletes  who  represent  the  country 
in  regional  and  international  arenas.  In  2016,  the  Bank 
further  expanded  this  support  to  include  less-fortunate 
children  by  launching  the  “Squash  for  Everyone”  Initia-
tive in partnership with Egyptian Squash National Teams 
Director & Technical Advisor Amr Shabana. The initiative, 
supported by the CIB Foundation and held in association 
with  the  Egyptian  Red  Crescent  and  Logain  Foundation, 
aims  to  give  underprivileged  children  and  those  with 
special  needs  access  to  sports  facilities  and  to  let  them 
explore and develop their athletic capabilities.

Al Ahram Squash Open: CIB was proudly the exclusive 
bank  sponsor  for  the  tournament,  which  aimed  at  reviv-
ing the Al Ahram Squash Open that was suspended for the 
last 10 years.

Partnering with Omar Samra: This year, CIB support-
ed  the  new  “Your  Space”  initiative  launched  by  Egyptian 
entrepreneur Omar Samra, which aims to develop the sci-
entific talents of Egyptian youth. This initiative represents 
an innovative experience to promote the culture of space 
science  among  students  at  schools  and  universities.  The 
objective is to stimulate the  development  of  engineering, 
science,  technology  and  mathematics  curriculums  and 
pique  students’  interests  in  not  only  exploring  space,  but 
also making it their future profession. Various special con-
tests, such as designing a spaceship or a city for humans 
on another planet or moon, were organised for students to 
compete and excel.

In the context of partnership with Samra, CIB supported 
the  young  adventurer  in  his  expedition  to  Antarctica. 
The  most  significant  achievement  of  this  adventure  was 
Samra’s successful climbing of three mountains that had 
never  been  climbed  before  (first  ascents).  Samra  raised 
the  Egyptian  flag  along  with  CIB’s,  the  main  expedition 
sponsor, thereby declaring an unprecedented and historic 
achievement that truly demonstrates the distinctive skills 
and ambition of Egyptian youth pursuing their dreams.

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finanCial 
StAtEMEntS

while 2016 was a turbulent year in terms of the 
macroeconomic landscape, cIB managed to weather the 
storm and report an exceptional set of results. 

Luxor has been called the “world’s greatest open-air museum” as the ruins 
of Karnak and Luxor temples lie within the city, and across the Nile are the 
Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.

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Financial StatementS: Separate

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Financial StatementS: Separate

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Separate balance sheet as at December 31,2016

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Separate income statement for the year ended December 31,2016

Notes

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

Assets
Cash and balances with central bank
Due from  banks
Treasury bills and other governmental notes
Trading financial assets
Loans and advances to banks, net
Loans and advances to customers, net
Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments
- Available for sale
- Held to maturity
Investments in associates
Non current assets held for sale
Other assets
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Deferred tax assets (Liabilities) 
Property, plant and equipment
Total assets
Liabilities and equity 
Liabilities
Due to banks
Due to customers
Derivative financial instruments
Current tax liabilities
Other liabilities
Long term loans
Other provisions
Total liabilities
Equity
Issued and paid up capital 
Reserves
Reserve for employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
Total equity
Net profit for the year
Total equity and net profit for the year
Total liabilities and equity

15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 

22 
22 
23 
42 
24 
41 
41 
32 
25 

26 
27 
21 

29 
28 
30 

31 
34 

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

 10,522,040 
 58,011,034 
 39,177,184 
 2,445,134 
 159,651 
 85,991,914 
 269,269 

 5,447,291 
 53,924,936 
 10,500 
 428,011 
 5,446,025 
 -   
 499,131 
 181,308 
 1,338,629 
 263,852,057 

 3,008,996 
 231,965,312 
 331,091 
 2,017,034 
 3,579,330 
 160,243 
 1,514,057 
 242,576,063 

 11,538,660 
 3,443,319 
 343,460 
 15,325,439 
 5,950,555 
 21,275,994 
 263,852,057 

 9,848,954 
 21,002,305 
 22,130,170 
 5,848,377 
 38,443 
 57,172,705 
 80,995 

 46,289,075 
 9,261,220 
 12,600 
 503,066 
 4,799,937 
 209,842 
 629,340 
 258,157 
 1,107,905 
 179,193,091 

 1,600,769 
 155,369,922 
 145,735 
 1,949,694 
 2,622,269 
 131,328 
 861,761 
 162,681,478 

 11,470,603 
 152,144 
 248,148 
 11,870,895 
 4,640,718 
 16,511,613 
 179,193,091 

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
Chairman and Managing Director

Interest and similar income 
Interest and similar expense
Net interest income 

Fee and commission income
Fee and commission expense
Net fee and commission income

Dividend income
Net trading income
Profits on financial investments  
Administrative expenses
Other operating (expenses) income
Goodwill impairment
Intangible assets amortization
Impairment charge for credit losses
Profit before income tax

Income tax expense
Deferred tax assets (Liabilities) 
Net profit for the year

Earning per share
Basic
Diluted

Notes

6 

7 

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22 
10 
11 
41 
41 
12 

13 
32 & 13

14 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 19,144,218 
 (9,126,512)
 10,017,706 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 14,765,337 
 (6,650,008)
 8,115,329 

 1,965,529 
 (417,573)
 1,547,956 

 34,236 
 1,315,182 
 32,121 
 (2,432,652)
 (1,237,187)
 (209,842)
 (130,208)
 (892,874)
 8,044,438 

 (2,017,034)
 (76,849)
 5,950,555 

 1,885,544 
 (299,696)
 1,585,848 

 35,062 
 710,398 
 270,998 
 (2,028,404)
 (523,490)
 (7,236)
 (21,701)
 (1,682,439)
 6,454,365 

 (1,949,694)
 136,047 
 4,640,718 

4.56 
4.49 

3.56 
3.51 

Hisham Ezz Al-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 December 31,2016

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Separate cash flow for the year ended December 31,2016 (Cont.)

Cash flow from financing activities
Increase (decrease) in long term loans
Dividend paid
Capital increase
Net cash used in financing activities

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalent during the year
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 with maturities more than three months
Treasury bills with maturity more than three months
Total cash and cash equivalent

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 28,915 
 (1,463,450)
 68,057 
 (1,366,478)

 38,935,643 
 22,583,057 
 61,518,700 

 10,522,040 
 58,011,034 
 39,177,184 
 (5,438,235)
 (2,565,895)
 (38,187,428)
 61,518,700 

 (111,550)
 (1,563,646)
 94,748 
 (1,580,448)

 16,122,814 
 6,460,243 
 22,583,057 

 9,848,954 
 21,002,305 
 22,130,170 
 (8,268,202)
 -   
 (22,130,170)
 22,583,057 

Cash flow from operating activities
Profit before income tax
Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash provided by operating  
activities
Fixed assets depreciation
Impairment charge for credit losses
Other provisions charges
Trading financial investments revaluation differences
Available for sale and held to maturity investments exchange revaluation 
differences
Goodwill impairment
Intangible assets amortization
Financial investments impairment charge 
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 (losses) from selling associates
Shares based payments
Impairment (Released) charges of associates
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
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Due to banks
Due to customers
Income tax obligations paid
Other liabilities
Net cash provided from operating activities

Cash flow from investing activities
Proceeds from selling subsidiary and associates
Payment for purchases of property, plant, equipment and branches construc-
tions
Proceeds from redemption of held to maturity financial investments
Payment for purchases of held to maturity financial investments  
Payment for purchases of  available for sale financial investments
Proceeds from selling available for sale financial investments
Proceeds (payments) from real estate investments
Net cash used in investing activities

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 8,044,438 

 6,454,365 

 285,381 
 892,874 
 150,847 
 (269,283)

 (2,219,961)

 209,842 
 130,208 
 82,428 
 (3,696)
 (78,405)
 583,550 
 (1,682)
 (35,193)
 32,793 
 187,000 
 (131,799)
 7,859,342 

 264,072 
 (16,057,258)
 3,672,526 
 (2,918)
 (29,833,291)
 (599,879)
 -   
 -   
 1,408,227 
 76,595,390 
 (1,949,694)
 957,061 
 42,313,578 

 176,161 

 (560,631)

 4,094 
 (1,243,669)
 (3,334,122)
 2,946,710 
 -   
 (2,011,457)

 223,510 
 1,682,439 
 135,866 
 353,590 

 (96,638)

 7,236 
 21,701 
 140,751 
 (5,286)
 (505)
 13,330 
 (564)
 (163,270)
 (285,431)
 133,395 
 -   
 8,614,489 

 2,131,806 
 8,331,133 
 (2,474,396)
 (20,247)
 (9,495,679)
 (1,042,543)
 (217,078)
 (651,041)
 469,384 
 33,124,989 
 (1,814,609)
 80,304 
 37,036,512 

 334,451 

 (360,587)

 3,919,074 
 (4,019,548)
 (25,392,460)
 5,301,726 
 884,094 
 (19,333,250)

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Financial StatementS: Separate

Notes to the separate financial statements for the year ended 
December 31, 2016

1.  General information

Commercial  International  Bank  (Egypt)  S.A.E.  provides  retail,  corporate  and  investment  banking  services  in  various 
parts of Egypt through 168 branches, and 24 units employing 6422 employees on the statement of financial position 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 policies 
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 Di-
rectors on December 16, 2008.

The separate financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation 
of financial assets and liabilities classified as trading or 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 accordance 
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 indi-
rectly – 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  year 
ended on December 31, 2016 to get complete information on the Bank’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows 
and changes in ownership rights.

Subsidiaries

2.2.  Subsidiaries and associates
1.2.1 
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 convertible are consid-
ered when assessing whether the Bank has the ability to control the entity or not.

associates

2.2.2 
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 acquisition 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.

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 different from those 
of segments operating in other economic environments.

Foreign currency translation
2.4. 
1.4.1. Functional and presentation currency
The financial statements are presented in Egyptian pound, which is the Bank’s functional and presentation currency.

transactions  and balances in foreign currencies

2.4.2. 
The Bank maintains its accounting records in Egyptian pound. Transactions in foreign currencies during the period are 
translated into the Egyptian pound using the prevailing exchange rates on 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 transac-
tions 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, denomi-
nated 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 statement 
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’.

Valuation differences resulting from the non-monetary items include gains and losses of the change in fair value of such 
equity instruments held at fair value through profit and loss, as for recognition of the differences of valuation resulting 
from equity instruments classified as financial investments available for sale within the fair value reserve in equity.

Financial assets

2.5. 
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.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

2.5.1. 
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 repur-
chasing 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 categorized as held for 
trading unless they are designated as hedging instruments.

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.

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: 

•	 When the designation eliminates or significantly reduces measurement and recognition inconsistencies that would arise 

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from measuring financial assets or financial liabilities, 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 mea-
sured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized in the income statement. The main classes of financial instru-
ments 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-classification is 

not allowed for any financial instrument initially recognized at fair value through profit and loss.

loans and advances

2.5.2. 
Loans and advances are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an 
active market, other than: 

- Those that the Bank intends to sell immediately or in the short term, which is classified as held for trading, or those that 
the Bank upon initial recognition designates as at fair value through profit and loss. 
•	 Those that the Bank upon initial recognition designates and available for sale; or
•	 Those for which the holder may not recover substantially all of its initial investment, other than credit deterioration.

2.5.3.  Held to maturity financial investments
Held-to-maturity investments are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturi-
ties 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 available for sale 
unless in necessary cases subject to regulatory approval.

2.5.4.  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 recognized 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 recognized at fair value, 
and transaction costs are expensed in the income statement.

Financial assets are derecognized 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 derecognized 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 subsequently 
measured at fair value. Loans, receivables and held-to-maturity investments are subsequently measured 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 recognized 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 recognized in equity is recognized 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  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 instru-
ments classified as available for sale, the value is measured at cost less impairment.
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 reclassified at its fair 
value on the date of reclassification, and any profits or losses that have been recognized previously in equity, are treated 
based on the following:

•	 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 unreal-
ized gains or losses in equity are recognized directly in the profits and losses.               

•	 In the case of financial asset which has infinite life, any previously recognized profit and 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 rec-
ognized 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 affecting the invest-
ment 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 recognized amounts and there is an intention to be settled on a net basis.

Agreements of repos & reverse repos are shown by the net in the financial statement in treasury bills and other govern-
mental notes. 

2.7.  Derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting
Derivatives are recognized initially, and subsequently, at fair value. Fair values of exchange traded derivatives are ob-
tained 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 contract as at fair value through net trading income through profit and loss.

The timing method 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 commit-

ments (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 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.

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Fair value hedge

2.7.1. 
Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualified as fair value hedges are recognized in profit 
and loss immediately together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that is 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 state-
ment. Any ineffectiveness is recognized in profit and 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 and 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 deriva-
tives 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’.

Interest income and expense

2.8 
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 amortized 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 ex-
actly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument 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 recognized and will 
be recorded off balance sheet, and are recognized as income subsequently based on a cash basis according to the following: 

•	 When all arrears are collected for consumer loans, personnel mortgages and micro-finance loans.
•	 When calculated interest for corporate are capitalized according to the rescheduling agreement conditions until paying 
25% from rescheduled payments for a minimum performing period of one year, if the customer continues to perform, the 
calculated interest will be recognized in interest income (interest on the performing rescheduling agreement balance) 
without the marginalized before the rescheduling agreement which will be recognized in interest income after the settle-
ment of the outstanding loan balance.

Fee and commission income

2.9. 
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 recog-
nized as an adjustment to the effective interest on the loan once drawn. Commitment fees in relation to facilities 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 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 and the purchase or sale of properties are recognized upon 
completion of the underlying transaction in the income statement . 

Other management advisory and service fees are recognized based on the applicable service contracts, usually on accrual 
basis. Financial planning fees related to investment funds are recognized steadily over the period 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 recognized on the accrual basis also.

2.10.  Dividend income
Dividends are recognized in the income statement when the right to collect it is declared.

2.11.  Sale and repurchase agreements
Securities may be lent or sold according to a commitment to repurchase (Repos) are reclassified in the financial state-
ments and deducted from treasury bills balance. Securities borrowed or purchased according to a commitment to re-
sell them (Reverse Repos) are reclassified in the financial statements and added to treasury bills balance. The difference 
between sale and repurchase price is treated as interest and accrued over the life of the agreements using the effective 
interest rate method.

Impairment of financial assets

2.12. 
2.12.1.  Financial assets carried at amortised cost
The Bank assesses on 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/s 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 ( e.g, 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 recognition 
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 general, 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 individu-
ally 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, wheth-
er significant or not, it includes the asset in a group of financial assets with similar credit risk characteristics and collec-
tively assesses them for impairment according to historical default ratios. 

•	 If the Bank determines that an objective evidence of financial asset impairment exist that is individually assessed for im-
pairment 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 esti-
mated 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 recognized in the income statement. If a loan or held to maturity investment has a variable inter-
est 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 impair-
ment on the basis of an instrument’s fair value using an observable market price.

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The calculation of the present value of the estimated future cash flows of a collateralized 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, geographical location, 
collateral type, past-due status and other relevant factors). Those characteristics are relevant to the estimation of future 
cash flows for groups of such assets by being indicative of the debtors’ ability to pay all amounts due according to the con-
tractual 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 be reflected together with changes in related observ-
able data from period to period (e.g. 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.

2.12.2.  available for sale investments
The  Bank  assesses  on  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 consider significant when it became 
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 and 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 recognized 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
Lands 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 acquisi-
tion of the items.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount or as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is prob-
able 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  

20 years.
3 years, or over the period of the lease if less
3/5 years.
5 years

Vehicles 
Computers and core systems 
Fixtures and fittings 

5 years
3/10 years
3 years

The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, on each balance  sheet date. De-
preciable 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 as-
set’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.

Impairment of non-financial assets

2.15. 
Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not amortized -except goodwill- and are tested annually for impairment. As-
sets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate 
that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized 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 impair-
ment 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 the original impairment not been recognized.

2.15.1.  Goodwill
Goodwill  is  capitalized  and  represents  the  excess  of  acquisition  cost  over  the  fair  value  of  the  Bank’s  share  in  the  ac-
quired entity’s net identifiable assets on 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 associates and subsidiaries in the Bank’s 
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 rep-
resented 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 impair-
ment 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.

2.16.1.  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’.

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2.16.2.  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 re-
turn 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 depre-
ciated over the expected useful life of the asset in the same way as similar assets, and the lease income recorded less any 
discounts given to the lessee on a straight-line method over the contract period.

Deferred taxes arising from temporary time differences between the book value of assets and liabilities are recognized 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 appli-
cable on 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 in-
crease within the limits of the above reduced.

2.21.  Borrowings
Borrowings are recognized initially at fair value net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently stated at 
amortized cost also any difference between proceeds net of transaction costs and the redemption value is recognized in 
the income statement over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method.

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.

2.22.  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.

2.18.  Other  provisions
Provisions for restructuring costs and legal claims are recognized when the Bank has present legal or constructive obliga-
tions 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 in-
come (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 on 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 bal-
ance 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 recognized 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, per-
formance conditions and market performance conditions are taken into account when estimating the fair value of equity 
instruments on the date of grant. On each balance sheet date the number of options that are expected to be exercised are 
estimated. Recognizes estimate changes, if any, in the income statement, 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 and loss for the period 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 on the date of the balance sheet in ad-
dition to tax adjustments for previous years.

2.23.  Comparatives
Comparative figures have been adjusted to conform with changes in the presentation of the current period where necessary.

2.24.  Non-current assets held for sale
A non-current asset (or disposal group) to be classified as held for sale if its carrying amount will be recovered principally 
through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use.
Determining whether (and when) an asset stops being recovered principally through use and becomes recoverable prin-
cipally through sale.
For an asset (or disposal group) to be classified as held for sale:
(a)  It must be available for immediate sale in its present condition, subject only to terms that are usual and customary for 

sales of such assets (or disposal groups);

(b)  Its sale must be highly probable; 

The standard requires that non-current assets (and, in a ‘disposal group’, related liabilities and current assets,) meeting 

its criteria to be classified as held for sale be:

(a)  Measured at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell, with depreciation on them ceasing; and
(b)  Presented separately on the face of the statement of financial position with the results of discontinued operations 

presented separately in the income statement. 

2.25.  Discontinued operation
Discontinued operation as ‘a component of an entity that either has been disposed of, or is classified as held for sale, and 
(a)  Represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations,
(b)  Is part of a single coordinated plan to dispose of a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations or
(c)  Is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale.

When presenting discontinued operations in the income statement, the comparative figures should be adjusted as if the 
operations had been discontinued in the comparative period.

3.  Financial risk management
The Bank’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks and those activities involve the analysis, evaluation, acceptance 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 performance. The most important types of fi-
nancial 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. 

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The Bank’s risk management policies are designed to identify and analyze these risks, to set appropriate risk limits and con-
trols, 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 limit control and mitigation policies

3.1.2. 
The Bank manages, limits and controls concentrations of credit risk wherever they are identified − in particular, to indi-
vidual counterparties and banks, and to industries and countries. 

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.

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 in-
struments. In addition, credit risk management is responsible for the independent review of risk management and the control 
environment.

Credit risk

3.1. 
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 finan-
cial arrangements such as loan commitments. The credit risk management and control are centralized in a credit risk 
management team in bank treasury and reported to the Board of Directors and head of each business unit regularly.

credit risk measurement

3.1.1 
3.1.1.1. 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) current expo-
sures 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 commit-
tee 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 allowances required under 
EAS 26, which are based on losses that have been incurred on the balance sheet date (the ‘incurred loss model’) rather 
than expected losses (note 3.1). 

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 judg-
ment 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.

3.1.1.2.  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 man-
aging 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 map-
ping and maintain a readily available source to meet the funding requirement at the same time.

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 exchange con-
tracts. 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:

3.1.2.1.  Collateral
The Bank sets 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 gen-
erally unsecured. In addition, in order to minimize the credit loss the Bank will seek additional collateral from the coun-
terparty 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 instru-
ment. 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.

3.1.2.2.  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 favorable 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 cor-
responding 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.

3.1.2.3.  Master netting arrangements
The Bank further restricts its exposure to credit losses by entering into master netting arrangements with counterpar-
ties with which it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. Master netting arrangements do not generally 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 favorable 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 af-
fected by each transaction subject to the arrangement.

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3.1.2.4.  Credit related commitments
The primary purpose of these instruments is to ensure that funds are available to a customer as required. Guarantees 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 on the Bank up to a 
stipulated amount under specific terms and conditions – are collateralized 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, guaran-
tees 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 maintaining specific credit stan-
dards. 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.

impairment and provisioning policies

3.1.3. 
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 has 
been incurred on the balance sheet date when there is an objective evidence of impairment. Due to the different method-
ologies 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 follow-
ing 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

 December 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

Loans and 
advances (%)

Impairment 
provision (%)

Loans and 
advances (%)

Impairment 
provision (%)

68.52

18.29

6.49

6.70 

13.78

19.53

16.81    

49.88  

82.27

  9.32

  4.43

   3.98

30.70

               12.97

                21.78    

34.55  

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 assess-
ment 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.

pattern of measuring the general banking risk

3.1.4. 
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 cat-
egories are classified according to detailed rules and terms depending heavily on information relevant to the customer, his activ-
ity, 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.

Provision% Internal rating

Below is a statement of institutional worthiness according to internal ratings, compared to CBE ratings and rates of provi-
sions 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

Categorization
Performing loans
Performing loans
Performing loans
Performing loans
Performing loans
Regular watching
Watch list
Non performing loans 
Non performing loans 
Non performing loans 

0%
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
5%
20%
50%
100%

1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4

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
Gross loans and advances to banks
Less:Impairment provision
Gross loans and advances to customers
 Individual:
 - Overdraft
 - Credit cards
 - Personal loans
 - Mortgages
 - Other loans
 Corporate:
 - Overdraft
 - Direct loans
 - Syndicated loans
 - Other loans
Unamortized bills discount
Impairment provision
Unearned interest
Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments:
-Debt instruments
- Investments in associates
Total
Off balance sheet items exposed to credit risk
Financial guarantees
Customers acceptances
Letters of credit (import and export)
Letter of guarantee
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 39,216,387 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 22,130,170 

 1,933,420 
 161,451 
 (1,800)

 1,901,875 
 2,423,125 
 10,745,352 
 306,930 
 20,838 

 13,220,464 
 44,503,511 
 24,840,803 
 110,382 
 (5,533)
 (9,818,007)
 (2,257,826)
 269,269 

 58,601,911 
 10,500 
 186,183,052 

 2,832,705 
 650,607 
 2,382,849 
 65,575,370 
 71,441,531 

 5,504,524 
 48,342 
 (9,899)

 1,583,233 
 2,001,159 
 8,073,622 
 298,817 
 20,881 

 8,936,219 
 27,811,737 
 14,088,786 
 84,402 
 (14,375)
 (4,709,107)
 (1,002,669)
 80,995 

 54,818,500 
 12,600 
 139,757,937 

 2,741,310 
 504,774 
 862,279 
 29,640,729 
 33,749,092 

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The above table represents the Bank's Maximum exposure to credit risk on December 31, 2016, before taking into account 
any held collateral.

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, 46.42% of the total maximum exposure is derived from loans and advances to banks and customers while 
investments in debt instruments represent 32.51%.

Management is confident in its ability to continue to control and sustain minimal exposure of credit risk resulting from 
both the bank's loans and advances portfolio and debt instruments based on the following:

•	 86.81% of the loans and advances are concentrated in the top two grades of the internal credit risk rating system.
•	 93.30% of loans and advances portfolio are considered to be neither past due nor impaired.
•	 Loans and advances assessed individualy are valued EGP thousands 6,585,667.
•	 The Bank has implemented more prudent processes when granting loans and advances during the financial year ended 

on December 31, 2016.

•	 95.33% of the investments in debt Instruments are Egyptian sovereign instruments.

loans and advances

3.1.6. 
Loans and advances are summarized as follows:

Neither past due nor impaired 
Past due but not impaired 
Individually impaired 
Gross
Less: 
Impairment provision
Unamortized bills discount
Unearned interest
Net

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

Loans and 
advances to 
customers
 86,354,393 
 5,133,220 
 6,585,667 
 98,073,280 

 9,818,007 
 5,533 
 2,257,826 
 85,991,914 

Loans and 
advances to 
banks
 161,451 
 -   
 -   
 161,451 

 1,800 
 -   
 -   
 159,651 

Loans and 
advances to 
customers
 56,649,081 
 3,765,257 
 2,484,518 
 62,898,856 

 4,709,107 
 14,375 
 1,002,669 
 57,172,705 

Loans and 
advances to 
banks
 27,567 
 -   
 20,775 
 48,342 

 9,899 
 -   
 -   
 38,443 

Impairment provision losses for loans and advances reached EGP 9,819,807 thousand.

During the year, the Bank’s total loans and advances increased by 5% representing actual increase after eliminating the 
devaluation impact.

In order to minimize the propable exposure 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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Restructuring is commonly applied to term loans, specially customer loans. Renegotiated loans totaled at the end of the year:

Loans and advances to customer
Corporate
 - Direct loans
Total

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

 7,771,415 
 7,771,415 

 3,126,928 
 3,126,928 

Debt instruments, treasury bills and other governmental notes

3.1.7. 
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, 2016

AAA
AA- to AA+
A- to A+
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 39,177,184 

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 1,933,420 

Non-trading 
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335,898
2,103,699
2,197,716
 53,892,423 
 58,601,911 

EGP Thousands

Total

72,175
335,898
2,103,699
2,197,716
 95,003,027 
 99,712,515 

concentration of risks of financial assets with credit risk exposure

3.1.8. 
3.1.8.1. Geographical sectors
Following is a breakdown of the Bank’s main credit exposure at their book values categorized by geographical region at 
the end of the current year. 

The Bank has allocated exposures to regions based on the country of domicile of its counterparties.

Dec. 31, 2016

Treasury bills and other  governmental notes
Trading financial assets:
 - Debt instruments
Gross loans and advances to banks
Less:Impairment provision
Gross loans and advances to customers
 Individual:
 - Overdrafts
 - Credit cards
 - Personal loans
 - Mortgages
 - Other loans
 Corporate:
 - Overdrafts
 - Direct loans
 - Syndicated loans
 - Other loans
Unamortized bills discount
Impairment provision
Unearned interest
Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments:
-Debt instruments
- Investments in associates
Total

Cairo

 39,216,387 

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 1,933,420 
 161,451 
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 1,079,308 
 1,966,055 
 6,853,463 
 245,530 
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 31,427,313 
 21,312,520 
 82,382 
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 269,269 

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 389,788 
 3,245,954 
 54,338 
 20,838 

 1,931,226 
 11,029,913 
 3,245,102 
 28,000 
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Upper Egypt

Total

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 1,933,420 
 161,451 
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 212,135 
 67,282 
 645,935 
 7,062 
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 2,046,285 
 283,181 
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 2,423,125 
 10,745,352 
 306,930 
 20,838 

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 44,503,511 
 24,840,803 
 110,382 
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 269,269 

 58,601,911 
 10,500 
 162,232,205 

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 58,601,911 
 10,500 
 186,183,052 

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Market risk represents as fluctuations in fair value, future cash flow, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices, inter-
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assigns the market risk management department to measure, monitor and control the market risk. In addition, regular 
reports are submitted to the Asset and Liability"Management Committee (ALCO), Board Risk Committee and the heads 
of each business unit.

The bank separates exposures to market risk into trading or non-trading portfolios.

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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 and enters into interest rate 
swaps to match the interest rate risk associated with the fixed-rate long-term debt instrument and loans to which the fair 
value option has been applied .

3.2.1.1.  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 as-
sumptions 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 Day). The Bank assesses the historical 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 VaR Lim-
its, for the trading book, which have been approved by the board, and are monitored and reported on a daily basis to the 
Senior Management. In addition, monthly limits compliance is reported to the ALCO. 

The Bank has developed the internal model to calculate VaR, however, it is not yet approved by the Central Bank as the 
regulator is currently applying and requiring banks to calculate the Market Risk Capital Requirements according to Basel 
II Standardized Approach.

3.2.1.2.  Stress tests
Stress tests provide an indication of the potential size of losses that could arise under extreme market conditions. There-
fore, the bankcomputes on a daily basis trading Stressed VaR, combined with the trading VaR, to capture the abnormal 
movements in financial markets and to give more comprehensive picture of risk. The results of the stress tests are re-
viewed by the ALCO on a monthly basis and the board risk committee on a quarterly basis.

Value at risk (Var) Summary 

3.2.2. 
Total VaR by risk type

Foreign exchange risk
Interest rate risk
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 - For trading purposes
Portfolio managed by others risk
Investment fund
Total VaR

EGP Thousands

Medium
 31,561 
 365,258 
 340,853 
 24,405 
 4,775 
 392 
 381,247 

Dec. 31, 2016
High
 300,218 
 1,028,396 
 973,882 
 54,514 
 10,341 
 643 
 1,193,075 

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 102,443 
 10,301 
 2,682 
 264 
 113,480 

Medium
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 157,097 
 134,436 
 22,661 
 5,072 
 361 
 156,811 

Dec. 31, 2015
High
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 258,851 
 217,625 
 41,227 
 7,426 
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 Foreign exchange risk
 Interest rate risk
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Funds managed by others risk
Investment fund
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Medium
 31,561 
 24,405 
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 4,775 
 392 
 51,651 

Dec. 31, 2016
High
 300,218 
 54,514 
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 10,341 
 643 
 335,888 

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 10,301 
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 2,682 
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 5,072 
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Dec. 31, 2015
High
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 41,227 
 41,227 
 7,426 
 492 
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 8,581 
 2,689 
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 Interest rate risk
 - For non trading purposes
Total VaR

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Dec. 31, 2016
High

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Dec. 31, 2015
High

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 340,853 
 340,853 

 973,882 
 973,882 

 102,443 
 102,443 

 134,436 
 134,436 

 217,625 
 217,625 

 88,109 
 88,109 

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sequent diversification effects between risk types and portfolio types.

Foreign exchange risk

3.2.3. 
The Bank's financial position and cash flows are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. 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 exchange rate risk and financial instruments 
at carrying amounts, categorized by currency. 

Dec. 31, 2016
Financial assets
Cash and balances with central 
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Treasury bills and other  govern-
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Trading financial assets
Gross loans and advances to banks
Gross loans and advances to 
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Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments
 - Available for sale
 - Held to maturity
Investments in associates
Total financial assets

Financial liabilities
Due to banks
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Derivative financial instruments
Long term loans
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 3,348,337 

 288,428 

 72,849 

 94,551 

 10,522,040 

 24,091,475 

 26,223,227 

 6,578,352 

 820,495 

 297,485 

 58,011,034 

 27,521,897 

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 52,235,498 

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 306,742 

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 262,398 

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 331,091 
 160,243 
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 24,943,752 

 8,980,235 

 612,682 

 6,510 

 229,991 

 34,773,170 

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3.2.4. 
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 profit may  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 the 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 car-
rying amounts, categorized by the earlier of repricing or contractual maturity dates. 

Dec. 31, 2016

Up to 1 Month 1-3 Months 3-12 Months

1-5 years Over 5 years

Non- Interest 
Bearing

Total

Financial assets
Cash and balances with cen-
tral bank
Due from  banks
Treasury bills and other  gov-
ernmental notes*
Trading financial assets
Gross loans and advances to 
banks
Gross loans and advances to 
customers
Derivatives financial instru-
ments  (including IRS notional 
amount)
Financial investments
 - Available for sale
 - Held to maturity
Investments in associates
Total financial assets

Financial liabilities
Due to banks
Due to customers
Derivatives financial instru-
ments (including IRS notional 
amount)
Long term loans
Total financial liabilities

 -   

 -   

 -   

 34,129,196 

 16,306,169 

 7,575,636 

 3,988,539 

 4,614,183 

 32,771,155 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 10,522,040 

 10,522,040 

 33 

 58,011,034 

 -   

 41,373,877 

 210,383 

 221,987 

 126,111 

 1,192,101 

 362,995 

 331,557 

 2,445,134 

 23,409 

 57,093 

 80,949 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 161,451 

 54,977,665 

 15,258,356 

 18,453,189 

 7,763,724 

 1,620,346 

 -   

 98,073,280 

 854,063 

 564,788 

 4,792,125 

 10,650,921 

 493,196 

 6,871 

 17,361,964 

 -   
 2,106,096 
 3,295,916 
 4,044,117 
 -   
 -   
 100,333,468   40,318,492 

 48,968 
 6,669,361 
 -   

 32,880 
 10,287,196 
 -   
 70,517,494   51,933,640   12,796,613 

 2,698,548 
 29,628,346 
 -   

 560,799 
 -   
 10,500 

 5,447,291 
 53,924,936 
 10,500 
 11,431,800   287,331,507 

 2,463,533 
 86,564,984 

 -   
 23,089,594 

 -   
 20,878,127 

 -   
 62,657,249 

 -   
 1,708,675 

 545,463 

 3,008,996 
 37,066,683   231,965,312 

 6,817,163 

 9,819,461 

 20,093 

 675,861 

 -   

 91,208 

 17,423,786 

 49,862 

 11,298 
 95,895,542   32,920,353 

 84,614 

 14,469 
 20,982,834   63,347,579 

 -   
 1,708,675 

 160,243 
 37,703,354   252,558,337 

 -   

Total interest re-pricing gap

 4,437,926 

 7,398,139 

 49,534,660 (11,413,939)  11,087,938   (26,271,554)

 34,773,170 

* After adding reverse repos and deducting repos.

Liquidity risk

3.3. 
Liquidity risk occurs when the Bank  does not have sufficient financial resources to meet its obligations arising from its 
financial liabilities as they fall due or to replace funds when they are withdrawn. Consequently, the bank may fail to meet 
obligations to repay depositors and fulfill lending commitments. 

liquidity risk management process

3.3.1. 
The Bank’s liquidity management process, carried by the assets and Liabilities Management Department and monitored 
independently by the Risk Management Department, and includes projecting cash flows by major currency under various 
stress scenarios and considering the level of liquid assets necessary in relation thereto:
•	 Maintaining 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 CBE 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 re-
spectively, as these are key periods for liquidity management. The starting point for those assets 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

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Funding approach

3.3.2. 
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.

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 of the balance sheet to the contractual maturity date. The amounts 
disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows:

3.3.3.  non-derivative cash flows
The table below presents the undiscounted cash flows payable by the Bank under non-derivative financial liabilities, mea-
sured by the remaining contractual maturities and the maturities assumption for non contractual products are based on 
there behavior studies.

Dec. 31, 2016

Financial liabilities
Due to banks
Due to customers
Long term loans
Total liabilities (contrac-

tual and non contractual 
maturity dates)

Total financial assets (con-
tractual and non con-
tractual maturity dates)

Dec. 31, 2015

Financial liabilities
Due to banks
Due to customers
Long term loans
Total liabilities (contrac-

tual and non contractual 
maturity dates)

Total financial assets (con-
tractual and non con-
tractual maturity dates)

Up to
 1 month

One to three
months

Three months 
to one year

One year to
 five years

Over five
 years

Total
EGP Thousands

 3,008,996 
 30,451,687 
 49,862 

 -   
 24,495,657 
 11,298 

 -   
 55,763,261 
 84,614 

 -   
 108,564,259 
 14,469 

 -   
 12,690,448 
 -   

 3,008,996 
 231,965,312 
 160,243 

 33,510,545 

 24,506,955 

 55,847,875  108,578,728 

 12,690,448 

 235,134,551 

 63,513,318 

 35,561,586 

 67,012,053 

 81,180,812 

 23,129,786 

 270,397,555 

Up to
 1 month

One to three
months

Three months 
to one year

One year to
 five years

Over five
 years

Total
EGP Thousands

 1,450,264 
 21,653,305 
 46,925 

 73,900 
 18,636,129 
 3,649 

 76,605 
 42,695,183 
 46,372 

 -   
 69,919,823 
 34,382 

 -   
 2,465,482 
 -   

 1,600,769 
 155,369,922 
 131,328 

 23,150,494 

 18,713,678 

 42,818,160 

 69,954,205 

 2,465,482 

 157,102,019 

 29,723,449 

 15,309,386 

 32,853,492 

 78,479,205 

 22,348,416 

 178,713,948 

Assets available to meet all of the liabilities and to cover outstanding loan commitments include cash, due from CBE and due 
from banks, treasury bills, other government notes , loans and advances to banks and customers.   

In the normal course of business, a proportion of customer loans contractually repayable within one year will be extended. In 
addition, debt instrument and treasury bills and other governmental notes have been pledged to secure liabilities. The Bank 
would also be able to meet unexpected net cash outflows by selling securities and accessing additional funding sources such 
as asset-backed markets.

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:  exchange  traded  options  and  over-the-counter  (OTC)  ,exchange  traded  forwards  cur-
rency 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 .

Dec. 31, 2016

Liabilities 
Derivatives financial instruments
 - Foreign exchange derivatives
 - Interest rate derivatives
Total

Off balance sheet items 

Dec. 31, 2016
Letters of credit, guarantees and other 
commitments
Total

Up to
 1 month

One to three
months

Three 
months 
to one year

One year to
 five years

Over five
 years

Total

EGP Thousands

 166,787 
 -   
 166,787 

 73,096 
 286 
 73,382 

 -   
 11,375 
 11,375 

 -   
 79,547 
 79,547 

 -   
 -   
 -   

 239,883 
 91,208 
 331,091 

Up to 1 year

1-5 years

Over 5 years 

EGP Thousands
Total

 42,110,948 

 19,714,615 

 6,783,263 

 68,608,826 

 42,110,948 

 19,714,615 

 6,783,263 

 68,608,826 

Dec. 31, 2016
Credit facilities commitments
Total

Up to 1 year
 1,997,899 
 1,997,899 

1-5 years
 5,247,162 
 5,247,162 

EGP Thousands
Total
7,245,061
7,245,061

3.4. 
Fair value of financial assets and liabilities
3.4.1.  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
Gross loans and advances to banks
Gross loans and advances to cus-

tomers
 - 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, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2016

 58,011,034 
 161,451 

 21,002,305 
 48,342 

 58,011,034 
 161,451 

 21,002,305 
 48,342 

 15,398,120 
 82,675,160 

 11,977,712 
 50,921,144 

 14,148,833 
 65,854,436 

 11,292,972 
 49,738,382 

 53,924,936 
 210,170,701 

 9,261,220 
 93,210,723 

 57,393,464 
 195,569,218 

 8,864,356 
 90,946,357 

 3,008,996 
 231,965,312 
 160,243 
 235,134,551 

 1,600,769 
 155,369,922 
 131,328 
 157,102,019 

 3,008,996 
 175,297,049 
 160,243 
 178,466,288 

 1,600,769 
 151,400,615 
 131,328 
 153,132,712 

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 similar maturity date.

Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to banks are represented in loans that do not consider bank placing. 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.

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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, and available for sale assets that 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
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 maturity date.

Capital management

3.5 
For capital management purposes, the Bank’s capital includes total equity as reported in the balance sheet plus some other 
elements that are managed as capital. The Bank manages its capital to ensure that the following objectives are achieved:

•	 Complying with the legally imposed capital requirements in Egypt.
•	 Protecting the Bank’s ability to continue as a going concern and enabling the generation of yield for shareholders and other 

parties dealing" with the bank. 

•	 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 banking 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 assets and contingent liabilities of the Bank.

Tier one: 
Tier one comprises 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 recognized goodwill 
and any retained losses

Tier two: 
Tier two represents the gone concern capital which is composed of general risk provision according to the impairment 
provision guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Egypt to the maximum of 1.25% risk weighted assets 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 the increase in fair value than book value for available for sale , held to 
maturity , subsidiaries and associates 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.

Assets  risk  weight  scale  ranging  from  zero  to  100%  is  based  on  the  counterparty  risk  to  reflect  the  related  credit  risk 
scheme, taking into consideration the cash collateral. Similar criteria are used for off balance sheet items after adjust-
ments to reflect the nature of contingency and the potential loss of those amounts. The Bank has complied with all local 
capital adequacy requirements for the current year. 

The tables below summarize the compositions of Teir 1, Teir 2 , the capital adequacy ratio and leverage ratio .

1-The capital adequacy ratio

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
Restated**
 11,470,603 
 (209,842)
 5,755,642 
 -   
 (2,666,248)
 14,350,155 

 11,538,660 
 (22,981)
 5,756,206 
 31,462 
 (2,793,403)
 14,509,944 

Tier 1 capital
Share capital (net of the treasury shares)
Goodwill
Reserves
Retained Earnings (Losses)
Total deductions from tier 1 capital common equity
Total qualifying tier 1 capital
Tier 2 capital
45% of special reserve
45% of foreign currencies translation differences
45% of the Increase in fair value than the book value for  available for 
sale and held to maturity investments
Impairment provision for loans and regular contingent liabilities
Total qualifying tier 2 capital
Total capital 1+2
Risk weighted assets and contingent liabilities
Total credit risk
 79,363,222 
Total market risk
 4,030,779 
 12,225,993 
Total operational risk
Total 
 95,619,994 
16.06%
*Capital adequacy ratio (%)
*Based on consolidated financial statement figures and in accordance with Central Bank of Egypt regulation issued on 24 December 2012.
**After 2015 profit distribution.
After the approval of appropriation account for the year 2016, The capital adequacy ratio will reach 13.97%  

 128,698,992 
 6,701,579 
 14,696,762 
 150,097,333 
10.74%

 1,606,644 
 1,610,558 
 16,120,502 

 991,210 
 1,005,216 
 15,355,371 

 49 
 3,865 

 13,957 

 49 
 -   

 -   

2-Leverage ratio

Total qualifying tier 1 capital
On-balance sheet items & derivatives 
Off-balance sheet items
Total exposures
*Percentage

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 14,509,944 
 271,962,373 
 41,080,543 
 313,042,916 
4.64%

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 14,350,155 
 182,221,419 
 23,224,714 
 205,446,133 
6.98%

*Based on consolidated financial statement figures and in accordance with Central Bank of Egypt regulation issued on 14 July 2015.
**After 2015 profit distribution.

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 expecta-
tions of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances and available information.

Impairment losses on loans and advances

4.1. 
The Bank reviews its loan portfolios to assess impairment on monthly and quarterly basis. In determining whether an impair-
ment loss should be recorded in the income statement, the Bank makes judgments as to whether there is any observable data in-
dicating the availability of 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 indicate that there has been an adverse change in 
the payment status of borrowers in the 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 differences be-
tween loss estimates and actual loss experience. To the extent that the net present value of estimated cash flows differs by +/-5%

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Impairment of available for-sale equity investments

4.2. 
The Bank determines that available-for-sale equity investments are impaired when there has been a significant or pro-
longed 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, impair-
ment 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.

Fair value of derivatives

4.3. 
The fair value of financial instruments that are not quoted in active markets are determined by using valuation tech-
niques. These valuation techniques (as models) are validated and periodically reviewed by qualified personnel indepen-
dent 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. For practicality purposes, models use only observable data; 
however, areas such as credit risk (both own and counterparty), volatilities and correlations require management to make 
estimates. Changes in assumptions about these factors could affect reported fair value of financial instruments. 

4.4  Held-to-Maturity investments
The non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity are being classified as held 
to maturity. This requires significant judgment, in which the bank evaluates its intention and ability to hold such invest-
ments 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

 By business segment

5.1 
The Bank is divided into four 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 – Including other banking business, such as Assets Management.
•	 Transactions between the business segments are on normal commercial terms and conditions.

Dec. 31, 2016

Corporate 
banking

SMEs

Investment 
banking

Retail 
banking

EGP Thousands

Asset 
Liability 
Management

Total

Revenue according to busi-
ness segment
Expenses according to busi-
ness segment
Profit before tax
Tax
Profit for the year
Total assets

 5,118,246 

 1,558,634 

 2,277,759 

 3,017,976 

 201,808 

 12,174,423 

 (2,327,301)

 (475,389)

 (53,393)

 (1,268,235)

 (5,667)

 (4,129,985)

 2,790,945 
 (726,472)
 2,064,473 
 103,794,642 

 1,083,245 
 (281,954)
 801,291 
 4,264,036 

 2,224,366 
 (578,971)
 1,645,395 
 101,472,259 

 1,749,741 
 (455,433)
 1,294,308 
 15,011,250 

 196,141 
 (51,053)
 145,088 
 39,309,870 

 8,044,438 
 (2,093,883)
 5,950,555 
 263,852,057 

Dec. 31, 2015

Corporate  
banking

SMEs

Investment 
banking

Retail 
banking

Asset 
Liability 
Management

Total

Revenue according to busi-
ness segment
Expenses according to busi-
ness segment
Profit before tax
Tax
Profit for the year
Total assets

 5,076,710 

 916,342 

 2,248,793 

 2,465,783 

 246,862 

 10,954,490 

 (3,059,901)

 (209,692)

 (93,958)

 (1,134,143)

 (2,431)

 (4,500,125)

 2,016,809 
 (566,713)
 1,450,096 
 52,915,471 

 706,650 
 (198,566)
 508,084 
 2,800,385 

 2,154,835 
 (605,499)
 1,549,336 
 84,044,508 

 1,331,640 
 (374,185)
 957,455 
 10,401,499 

 244,431 
 (68,684)
 175,747 
 29,031,228 

 6,454,365 
 (1,813,647)
 4,640,718 
 179,193,091 

5.2.  By geographical segment

Dec. 31, 2016

Revenue according to geographical segment
Expenses according to geographical segment
Profit before tax
Tax
Profit for the year
Total assets

Dec. 31, 2015

Revenue according to geographical segment
Expenses according to geographical segment
Profit before tax
Tax
Profit for the year
Total assets

Cairo

 10,883,293 
 (3,464,852)
 7,418,441 
 (1,930,944)
 5,487,497 
 237,224,923 

Cairo

 9,343,597 
 (3,877,962)
 5,465,635 
 (1,535,819)
 3,929,816 
 161,706,218 

Alex, Delta & 
Sinai
 1,104,147 
 (499,518)
 604,629 
 (157,377)
 447,252 
 21,740,165 

Alex, Delta & 
Sinai
 1,167,385 
 (420,704)
 746,681 
 (209,814)
 536,867 
 13,712,913 

EGP Thousands

Upper Egypt

Total

 186,983 
 (165,615)
 21,368 
 (5,562)
 15,806 
 4,886,969 

 12,174,423 
 (4,129,985)
 8,044,438 
 (2,093,883)
 5,950,555 
 263,852,057 

Upper Egypt

Total

 443,508 
 (201,459)
 242,049 
 (68,014)
 174,035 
 3,773,960 

 10,954,490 
 (4,500,125)
 6,454,365 
 (1,813,647)
 4,640,718 
 179,193,091 

6.  Net interest income 

Interest and similar income 
 - Banks
 - Clients
Total
Treasury bills and bonds
Reverse repos
Financial investments in held to maturity and available for sale debt 
instruments 
Total
Interest and similar expense
 - Banks
 - Clients
Total
Financial instruments purchased with a commitment to re-sale (Repos)
Other
Total
Net interest income

7.  Net fee and commission income

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, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 2,568,172 
 6,656,743 
 9,224,915 
 9,794,089 
 -   

 125,214 

 366,302 
 5,147,557 
 5,513,859 
 9,154,619 
 2,338 

 94,521 

 19,144,218 

 14,765,337 

 (115,577)
 (9,010,782)
 (9,126,359)
 (153)
 -   
 (9,126,512)
 10,017,706 

 (79,801)
 (6,561,613)
 (6,641,414)
 (7,762)
 (832)
 (6,650,008)
 8,115,329 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 965,388 
 69,967 
 930,174 
 1,965,529 

 (417,573)
 (417,573)
 1,547,956 

 1,041,382 
 73,268 
 770,894 
 1,885,544 

 (299,696)
 (299,696)
 1,585,848 

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8.  Dividend income

Trading securities
Available for sale securities
Total

9.  Net trading income

Profit (losses) from foreign exchange
Profit (Loss) from forward foreign exchange deals revaluation
Profit (Loss)  from interest rate swaps revaluation
Profit (Loss)  from currency  swap deals revaluation
Trading debt instruments
Total

10.  Administrative expenses

1.Staff  costs
  Wages and salaries 
  Social insurance
  Other benefits
2.Other administrative expenses
Total

11.  Other operating (expenses) income

Profits from non-trading assets and liabilities revaluation
Profits from selling property, plant and equipment
Release (charges) of other provisions 
Other income/expenses
Total

12.  Impairment charge for credit losses

Loans and advances to customers
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 5,045 
 29,191 
 34,236 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 4,060 
 31,002 
 35,062 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 603,565 
 12,947 
 (15,055)
 38,472 
 675,253 
 1,315,182 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 214,574 
 3,024 
 (9,240)
 7,752 
 494,288 
 710,398 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 (1,188,799)
 (50,542)
 (44,146)
 (1,149,165)
 (2,432,652)

 (993,761)
 (54,836)
 (37,328)
 (942,479)
 (2,028,404)

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (682,556)
 1,682 
 (72,442)
 (483,871)
 (1,237,187)

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 42,062 
 564 
 (135,361)
 (430,755)
 (523,490)

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (892,874)
 (892,874)

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 (1,682,439)
 (1,682,439)

13.  Adjustments to calculate the effective tax rate

Profit after settlement
Tax rate
Income tax based on accounting profit
Add / (Deduct)
Non-deductible expenses
Tax exemptions
Effect of provisions
Depreciation 
10% Withholding tax 
Income tax / Deferred tax
Effective tax rate
* As per the law no. 96 of 2015 tax rate became 22.5%.

14.  Earning per share

Net profit for the year, available for distribution
Board member's bonus
Staff profit sharing
Profits shareholders' Stake
Average number of shares
Basic earning per share
By issuance of  ESOP earning per share will be:
Average 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
Non-interest bearing balances 

16.  Due from  banks

Current accounts
Deposits
Total
Central banks 
Local banks
Foreign banks
Total
Non-interest bearing balances 
Fixed interest bearing balances
Total
Current balances

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
8,044,438 
22.50%
 1,809,999 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
6,454,365 
22.50%
 1,452,232 

939,873 
 (113,627)
 (588,519)
 43,144 
 3,013 
 2,093,883 
26.03%

278,391 
 (99,540)
 186,533 
 (6,536)
 2,567 
 1,813,647 
28.10%

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
5,948,258 
 (89,224)
 (594,826)
 5,264,208 
 1,153,866 
 4.56 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
4,639,648 
 (69,595)
 (463,965)
 4,106,088 
 1,153,866 
 3.56 

 1,171,428 
4.49 

 1,170,567 
3.51 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 5,083,805 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 1,580,752 

 5,438,235 
 10,522,040 
 10,522,040 

 8,268,202 
 9,848,954 
 9,848,954 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 4,090,352 
 53,920,682 
 58,011,034 
 37,447,892 
 204,309 
 20,358,833 
 58,011,034 
 33 
 58,011,001 
 58,011,034 
 58,011,034 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 1,386,078 
 19,616,227 
 21,002,305 
 14,121,507 
 3,263,306 
 3,617,492 
 21,002,305 
 353,197 
 20,649,108 
 21,002,305 
 21,002,305 

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17.  Treasury bills and other governmental notes

20. Loans and advances to customers, net

91 Days maturity
182 Days maturity
364 Days maturity
Unearned interest
Total 1
Repos - treasury bills
Total 2
Net

18.  Trading financial assets

Debt instruments
 - Governmental bonds
Total
Equity instruments
 - Mutual funds
Total
 - Portfolio managed by others
Total

19.  Loans and advances to banks, net

Time and term loans

Less: Impairment provision
Total
Current balances
Non-current balances
Total

Analysis for impairment provision of loans and advances to banks  

Beginning balance 
Release during the year
Exchange revaluation difference
Ending balance

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 1,051,375 
 4,350,975 
 36,010,730 
 (2,196,693)
 39,216,387 
 (39,203)
 (39,203)
 39,177,184 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 -   
 7,600 
 22,993,553 
 (870,983)
 22,130,170 
 -   
 -   
 22,130,170 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 1,933,420 
 1,933,420 

 180,157 
 180,157 
 331,557 
 2,445,134 

 5,504,524 
 5,504,524 

 157,336 
 157,336 
 186,517 
 5,848,377 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 161,451 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 48,342 

 (1,800)
 159,651 
 110,053 
 49,598 
 159,651 

 (9,899)
 38,443 
 3,090 
 35,353 
 38,443 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (9,899)
 20,368 
 (12,269)
 (1,800)

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 (14,582)
 4,902 
 (219)
 (9,899)

Individual
 - Overdraft
 - Credit cards
 - Personal loans
 - Real estate loans
 - Other loans
Total 1
Corporate
 - Overdraft
 - Direct loans
 - Syndicated loans
 - Other loans
Total 2
Total Loans and advances to customers (1+2)
Less:
Unamortized bills discount
Impairment provision
Unearned interest
Net loans and advances to customers
Distributed to
Current balances
Non-current balances
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 1,901,875 
 2,423,125 
 10,745,352 
 306,930 
 20,838 
 15,398,120 

 13,220,464 
 44,503,511 
 24,840,803 
 110,382 
 82,675,160 
 98,073,280 

 (5,533)
 (9,818,007)
 (2,257,826)
 85,991,914 

 36,671,277 
 49,320,637 
 85,991,914 

 1,583,233 
 2,001,159 
 8,073,622 
 298,817 
 20,881 
 11,977,712 

 8,936,219 
 27,811,737 
 14,088,786 
 84,402 
 50,921,144 
 62,898,856 

 (14,375)
 (4,709,107)
 (1,002,669)
 57,172,705 

 25,011,678 
 32,161,027 
 57,172,705 

Analysis for impairment provision of loans and advances to customers

Dec. 31, 2016

Beginning balance
Released (charged) released during 
the year
Write off  during the year
Recoveries during the year
Ending balance

Overdraft Credit cards

 (11,835)

 (26,985)

Individual

Personal 
loans
 (135,339)

Real estate 
loans
 (10,192)

 669 

 (20,366)

 (55,022)

 -   
 -   
 (11,166)

 37,099 
 (14,804)
 (25,056)

 6 
 (237)
 (190,592)

 2,391 

 -   
 -   
 (7,801)

Other loans

Total 

 (20,881)

 (205,232)

 43 

 (72,285)

 -   
 -   
 (20,838)

 37,105 
 (15,041)
 (255,453)

Dec. 31, 2016

Beginning balance
Released (charged) released during the year
Write off  during the year
Recoveries during the year
Exchange revaluation difference
Ending balance

Overdraft Direct loans

 (589,620)
 (132,021)
 -   
 -   
 (620,369)
 (1,342,010)

 (2,888,702)
 (1,206,476)
 71,767 
 (33,221)
 (2,385,595)
 (6,442,227)

Corporate
Syndicated 
loans
 (1,024,226)
 498,657 
 -   
 -   
 (1,250,304)
 (1,775,873)

Other loans

Total 

 (1,327)
 (1,117)
 -   
 -   
 -   
 (2,444)

 (4,503,875)
 (840,957)
 71,767 
 (33,221)
 (4,256,268)
 (9,562,554)

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Overdraft Credit cards

 (10,550)

 (7,434)

Individual

Personal 
loans
 (81,153)

Real estate 
loans
 (8,422)

Other loans

Total 

 (20,934)

 (128,493)

in benefit for 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:

 (1,281)

 (28,331)

 (59,317)

 (1,770)

 53 

 (90,646)

21.1.1. 

For trading derivatives

Financial StatementS: Separate

Dec. 31, 2015

Beginning balance
Released (charged) released during 
the year
Write off  during the year
Recoveries during the year
Ending balance

 -   
 (4)
 (11,835)

 14,120 
 (5,340)
 (26,985)

 5,148 
 (17)
 (135,339)

 -   
 -   
 (10,192)

 -   
 -   
 (20,881)

 19,268 
 (5,361)
 (205,232)

Dec. 31, 2015

Beginning balance
Released (charged) released during the year
Write off  during the year
Recoveries during the year
Exchange revaluation difference
Ending balance

Overdraft Direct loans

 (491,763)
 (79,462)
 -   
 -   
 (18,395)
 (589,620)

 (2,172,426)
 (1,201,442)
 545,777 
 (3,399)
 (57,212)
 (2,888,702)

Corporate
Syndicated 
loans
 (644,225)
 (349,313)
 -   
 -   
 (30,688)
 (1,024,226)

Other loans

Total 

 (4,850)
 3,523 
 -   
 -   
 -   
 (1,327)

 (3,313,264)
 (1,626,694)
 545,777 
 (3,399)
 (106,295)
 (4,503,875)

21.  Derivative financial instruments

21.1.  Derivatives
The Bank uses the following financial derivatives for  non hedging purposes.

Forward contracts represent commitments to buy foreign and local currencies including unexecuted spot transactions. 
Future contracts for foreign currencies and/or interest rates represent contractual commitments  to receive or pay net on 
the basis of changes in foreign exchange rates or interest rates,  and/or to buy/sell foreign currencies or financial instru-
ments in a future date with a fixed contractual price under active financial market.

Credit risk is considered low, and future interest rate contract represents future exchange rate contracts negotiated for case 
by case, These contracts require financial settlements of any differences in contractual interest rates and prevailing market 
interest rates on future 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 con-
tracts are exchange of currencies or interest (fixed rate  versus variable rate for example) or both (meaning foreign ex-
change 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 in order 
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 represent contractual agreements for the buyer (issuer) to 
the seller (holders) as a right not an obligation whether to buy (buy option) or sell (sell option) at a certain day or within 
certain period for a predetermined 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 is 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 is considered a base to analyze the realized financial instruments on 
the balance sheet, but it doesn’t provide an indicator for the projected cash flows of the fair value for current instruments, 
and those amounts don’t  reflects credit risk or interest rate risk.

Derivatives  in  the  Bank's  benefit  that  are  classified  as  (assets)  are  conversely  considered  (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 as well as the range through which the financial derivatives can be 

EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Notional 
amount

2,174,176 
2,662,940 
 -   

Assets

Liabilities

182,508 
79,890 
 -   
 262,398 

178,479 
61,404 
 -   
 239,883 

Notional 
amount

972,438 
3,448,349 
26,830 

34,706 

 144 
 144 

14,687 

 -   
 -   

Assets

Liabilities

16,766 
51,258 
 47 
 68,071 

 395 
 395 

25,683 
71,244 
 47 
 96,974 

 -   
 -   

 262,542 

 239,883 

 68,466 

 96,974 

Foreign currencies derivatives
 - Forward foreign exchange contracts
 - Currency swap
 - Options 
Total 1
Interest rate derivatives
 - Interest rate swaps
Total  2
Total assets (liabilities) for trading 

derivatives (1+2)

21.1.2.  Fair value hedge

Interest rate derivatives
 - Governmental debt               instruments 
hedging 
 - Customers deposits              hedging 
Total 3
Total financial derivatives (1+2+3)

Notional 
amount

675,861 

16,382,128 

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Assets

Liabilities

Notional 
amount

Assets

Liabilities

EGP Thousands

 -   

 45,629 

286,014 

 -   

 26,296 

 6,727 
 6,727 
 269,269 

 45,579 
 91,208 
 331,091 

7,965,211 

 12,529 
 12,529 
 80,995 

 22,465 
 48,761 
 145,735 

21.2.  Hedging derivatives
21.2.1.  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 gov-
ernmental debt instruments in foreign currencies. Net derivative value resulting from the related hedging instruments 
is EGP 45,629 thousand at December 31, 2016 against EGP 26,296 thousand at the December 31, 2015, Resulting in losses 
form hedging instruments at December 31, 2016 EGP 19,333 thousand against net gains EGP 37,106 thousand at the De-
cember 31, 2015. Net losses arose from  the hedged items at December 31, 2016 reached EGP 30.579 thousand against EGP 
48,941 thousand at December 31, 2015.

The Bank uses interest rate swap contracts to cover part of the risk of potential increase in fair value of its fixed rate cus-
tomer deposits in foreign currencies. Net derivative value resulting from the related hedging instruments is EGP 38,852 
thousand at the end of December 31, 2016 against EGP 9,936 thousand at December 31, 2015, resulting in net losses from 
hedging instruments at December 31, 2016 of EGP 28,916 thousand against net losses of EGP 26,618 thousand at December 
31, 2015. Gains arose from the hedged items at December 31, 2016 reached EGP 56,314 thousand against gains EGP 27,540 
thousand at December 31 , 2015.

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22. Financial investments

Available for sale
 - Listed debt instruments with fair value
 - Listed equity instruments with fair value
 - Unlisted instruments
Total

Held to maturity
 - Listed debt instruments
 - Unlisted instruments
Total

Total financial investment

 - Actively traded instruments
 - Not actively traded instruments
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 4,709,487 
 97,631 
 640,173 
 5,447,291 

 53,892,423 
 32,513 
 53,924,936 

 45,589,793 
 28,496 
 670,786 
 46,289,075 

 9,228,707 
 32,513 
 9,261,220 

 59,372,227 

 55,550,295 

 57,097,553 
 2,274,674 
 59,372,227 

 53,957,991 
 1,592,304 
 55,550,295 

 53,244,689 
Fixed interest debt instruments
 1,573,811 
Floating interest debt instruments
Total
 54,818,500 
*During 2016, an amount of EGP 43,424,141 thousands of governmental bonds has been re-classified from available-for-sale to held to maturity.

 56,090,139 
 2,511,772 
 58,601,911 

Beginning balance
Addition
Deduction (selling - redemptions)
Exchange revaluation differences for foreign 
financial assets
Profit (losses) from fair value difference 
Impairment charges
Ending Balance as of Dec. 31, 2015

Beginning balance
Addition/transfer
Deduction (selling - redemptions - transfer)
Exchange revaluation differences for foreign 
financial assets
Profit (losses) from fair value difference 
Impairment charges
Ending Balance as of Dec. 31, 2016

 Available for sale
financial  
investments
 27,688,410 
 25,392,460 
 (5,138,456)

Held to maturity
financial  
investments
 9,160,746 
 4,019,548 
 (3,919,074)

 96,638 

 (1,572,274)
 (177,703)
 46,289,075 

 46,289,075 
 3,334,122 
 (46,335,658)

 2,219,961 

 42,132 
 (102,341)
 5,447,291 

 -   

 -   
 -   
 9,261,220 

 9,261,220 
 44,667,810 
 (4,094)

 -   

 -   
 -   
 53,924,936 

Total
EGP Thousands

 36,849,156 
 29,412,008 
 (9,057,530)

 96,638 

 (1,572,274)
 (177,703)
 55,550,295 

 55,550,295 
 48,001,932 
 (46,339,752)

 2,219,961 

 42,132 
 (102,341)
 59,372,227 

22.1.  Profits (Losses) on financial investments   

Profit (Loss)  from selling  available for sale financial instruments
Released (Impairment) charges of available for sale equity instru-
ments 
Profit (Loss) from selling investments in associates
Released (Impairment) charges of associates
Profit (Loss) from selling  held to maturity debt investments
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 35,193 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 163,270 

 (102,341)

 (32,793)
 131,799 
 263 
 32,121 

 (177,703)

 285,431 
 -   
 -   
 270,998 

23. Investments in associates

Company's 
country

Company's 
assets

Company's 
liabilities 
(without equity)

Company's 
revenues

Company's 
net profit

Investment 
book value

Stake 
%

EGP Thousands

Egypt

 300,739 

 208,188 

 301,390 

 12,478 

 10,500 

35

 300,739 

 208,188 

 301,390 

 12,478 

 10,500 

Company’s 
country

Company’s 
assets

Company’s 
liabilities 
(without equity)

Company’s 
revenues

Company’s 
net profit

Investment 
book value

Stake 
%

EGP Thousands

Egypt
Egypt

Egypt

 5,010 
 313,515 

 193,470 

 511,995 

 211 
 272,665 

 272 
 20,827 

 41 
 (15,672)

 600 
 -   

 109,644 

 257,943 

 36,190 

 12,000 

40
49

40

 382,520 

 279,042 

 20,559 

 12,600 

Dec. 31, 2016

Associates
 - International Co. for Security 
and Services (Falcon)
Total

Dec. 31, 2015

Associates
 - Haykala for Investment
 - Egypt Factors
 - International Co. for Security 
and Services (Falcon)
Total

24. Other assets

Accrued  revenues 
Prepaid expenses
Advances to purchase of fixed assets
Accounts receivable and other assets 
Assets acquired as settlement of debts
Insurance 
Total  

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
3,330,223 
144,422 
203,410 
1,691,603 
56,599 
 19,768 
 5,446,025 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
2,903,149 
123,436 
157,202 
1,547,660 
52,569 
 15,921 
 4,799,937 

25. Property, plant and equipment

Land

Premises

IT Vehicles

Fitting 
-out

Dec. 31, 2016

Beginning gross assets (1)
Additions during the year

 64,709 
 -   

 822,646 
 114,336 

 1,192,514 
 203,124 

 70,161 
 17,499 

 483,217 
 124,556 

Machines 
and 
equipment
 415,795 
 43,777 

Furniture 
and 
furnishing
 131,641 
 12,813 

Total

 3,180,683 
 516,105 

Ending gross assets (2)

 64,709 

 936,982 

1,395,638 

 87,660 

 607,773 

 459,572 

 144,454 

 3,696,788 

Accumulated depreciation at 
beginning of the year (3)
Current year depreciation
Accumulated depreciation
at end of the year (4)
Ending net assets (2-4)
Beginning net assets (1-3)
Depreciation rates

 -   

 -   

 -   

 64,709 
 64,709 

 273,768 

 897,584 

 42,250 

 413,848 

 327,697 

 117,631 

 2,072,778 

 41,424 

 131,660 

 5,654 

 54,520 

 44,825 

 7,298 

 285,381 

 315,192 

 621,790 
 548,878 
%5

1,029,244 
 366,394 
 294,930 
%33.3

 47,904 

 468,368 

 372,522 

 124,929 

 2,358,159 

 39,756 
 27,911 
%20

 139,405 
 69,369 
%33.3

 87,050 
 88,098 
%20

 19,525 
 14,010 
%20

 1,338,629 
 1,107,905 

Net fixed assets value on the balance sheet date includes EGP 258,773 thousand non registered assets while their registrations 
procedures are in process.

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26. Due to banks

Current accounts
Deposits
Total
Central banks
Local banks
Foreign banks
Total
Non-interest bearing  balances
Fixed interest bearing  balances
Total
Current balances

27.  Due to customers

Demand deposits
Time deposits
Certificates of  deposit 
Saving deposits
Other deposits
Total
Corporate deposits
Individual deposits
Total
Non-interest bearing  balances
Fixed interest bearing  balances
Total
Current balances
Non-current balances
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 271,470 
 2,737,526 
 3,008,996 
 163,420 
 2,636,009 
 209,567 
 3,008,996 
 545,463 
 2,463,533 
 3,008,996 
 3,008,996 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 60,293,401 
 57,478,218 
 69,215,320 
 38,519,158 
 6,459,215 
 231,965,312 
 110,382,138 
 121,583,174 
 231,965,312 
 37,066,683 
 194,898,629 
 231,965,312 
 159,717,409 
 72,247,903 
 231,965,312 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 224,002 
 1,376,767 
 1,600,769 
 816,844 
 271,845 
 512,080 
 1,600,769 
 59,127 
 1,541,642 
 1,600,769 
 1,600,769 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 43,418,352 
 42,996,421 
 37,518,922 
 25,790,179 
 5,646,048 
 155,369,922 
 82,320,757 
 73,049,165 
 155,369,922 
 26,385,328 
 128,984,594 
 155,369,922 
 115,250,582 
 40,119,340 
 155,369,922 

During the year, the Bank’s total deposits increased by 12% representing actual increase after eliminating the devaluation impact.

28. Long term loans

Interest rate %

Maturity date

Maturing through 
next year

Balance on
Dec. 31, 2016
EGP 
Thousands

Balance on
Dec. 31, 2015
EGP 
Thousands

Financial Investment & Sector 
Cooperation  (FISC)
Environmental Compliance 
Project (ECO)
Agricultural Research and De-
velopment Fund (ARDF)
Social Fund for Development 
(SFD)
Balance

 3.5 - 5.5 depends on 
maturity date
 3.5 - 5.5 depends on 
maturity date
 3.5 - 5.5 depends on 
maturity date
3 months T/D or 9% 
which is more

3-5 years

3-5 years

3-5 years

04-Jan-20

 1,111 

 2,778 

 -   

 -   

 3,889 

 550 

 81,486 

 88,800 

 28,000 

 63,178 

 68,665 

 98,889 

 145,775 

 160,243 

 131,328 

29.  Other liabilities

Accrued interest payable
Accrued expenses
Accounts payable
Other credit balances
Total

30. Other provisions

Dec. 31, 2016

Provision for income tax claims
Provision for legal claims
Provision for Stamp Duty
Provision for contingent
Provision for other claim
Total

Dec. 31, 2015

Provision for income tax claims
Provision for legal claims
Provision for Stamp Duty
Provision for contingent
Provision for other claim 
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 1,455,029 
 645,979 
 1,329,189 
 149,133 
 3,579,330 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 763,040 
 586,640 
 1,078,821 
 193,768 
 2,622,269 

Beginning  
balance

Charged 
amounts

 6,910 
 41,324 
 31,000 
 759,173 
 23,354 
 861,761 

 -   
 9,630 
 -   
 132,845 
 8,372 
 150,847 

Beginning  
balance

Charged 
amounts

 6,910 
 40,247 
 31,000 
 620,546 
 19,653 
 718,356 

 -   
 1,686 
 -   
 125,764 
 8,416 
 135,866 

Exchange 
revaluation 
difference

 -   
 1,456 
 -   
 579,997 
 2,097 
 583,550 

Exchange 
revaluation 
difference

 -   
 53 
 -   
 12,863 
 414 
 13,330 

Utilized 
amounts

Reversed 
amounts

 -   
 (924)
 -   
 -   
 (2,772)
 (3,696)

 -   
 (5,451)
 (31,000)
 (37,312)
 (4,642)
 (78,405)

Utilized 
amounts

Reversed 
amounts

 -   
 (157)
 -   
 -   
 (5,129)
 (5,286)

 -   
 (505)
 -   
 -   
 -   
 (505)

Ending  
balance
EGP 
Thousands
 6,910 
 46,035 
 -   
 1,434,703 
 26,409 
 1,514,057 

Ending  
balance 
EGP 
Thousands
 6,910 
 41,324 
 31,000 
 759,173 
 23,354 
 861,761 

*  Provision for other claim formed on December 31, 2016 amounted to EGP 3,730 thousand to face the potential risk of banking operations against 
amount EGP 8,416 thousand  on December 31, 2015 .

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Financial StatementS: Separate

31.  Equity

31.1.  Capital
The  authorized  capital  reached  EGP  20  billion  according  to    the  extraordinary  general  assembly  decision  on 
March 17, 2010.

"Issued and Paid in Capital  reached  EGP 11,538,660 thousand to be divided on 1,153,866 thousand shares with 
EGP 10 par value for each share "and registered in the commercial register dated 19th April 2016.

•	 Increase issued and Paid in Capital  by amount EGP 68,057 thousand on April 19,2016 to reach EGP 11,538,660 thousand 

according to Board of Directors decision on November 10, 2015 by issuance of seventh tranche for E.S.O.P program.

•	 Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 2,294,121 thousand on December 10, 2015 to reach 11,470,603 accord-
ing to Ordinary General Assembly Meeting decision on  March 12 ,2015  by  distribution of a one share for every four out-
standing shares by capitalizing on  the General Reserve.

•	 Increase issued and Paid in Capital  by amount EGP 94,748 thousand on April 5,2015 to reach EGP 9,176,482 thousand ac-

cording to Board of Directors decision on November 11, 2014 by issuance of sixth tranche for E.S.O.P program.

•	 Increase issued and Paid in Capital  by amount EGP 79,299 thousand on March 23,2014 to reach EGP 9,081,734 thousand 

according to Board of Directors decision on December 10, 2013 by issuance of fifth tranche for E.S.O.P program.

•	 Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 3,000,812 thousand on December 5, 2013 according to Extraordinary 
General Assembly Meeting decision on July 15 ,2013  by  distribution of a one share for every two outstanding shares by 
capitalizing on  the General Reserve.

•	 Increase issued and Paid in Capital  by amount EGP 29,348 thousand on April 7,2013 to reach EGP 6,001,624 thousand ac-

cording to Board of Directors decision on October 24,2012 by issuance of fourth tranche for E.S.O.P program.

•	 Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 37,712 thousand on April 9, 2012 in  according to Board of Directors 

decision on December 22,2011 by issuance of third tranche for E.S.O.P program.

32. Deferred tax assets (Liabilities) 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributable to the following:

Fixed assets (depreciation)
Other provisions (excluded loan loss, contingent liabilities and income tax 
provisions)
Intangible Assets & Good will
Other investments impairment
Reserve for employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
Interest rate swaps revaluation
Trading investment revaluation
Forward foreign exchange deals revaluation
Balance

Assets (Liabilities) 
Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (28,741)

Assets (Liabilities) 
Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 (22,367)

 16,300 

 17,090 
 86,845 
 79,981 
 3,722 
 18,338 
 (12,227)
 181,308 

 14,553 

 3,255 
 123,243 
 60,870 
 335 
 78,927 
 (659)
 258,157 

33. Share-based payments
According to the extraordinary general assembly meeting on June 26, 2006, the Bank launched new Employees Share Owner-
ship  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 vest-
ing 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 the Black-Scholes pricing model.

•	 Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 33,119 thousand on July 31, 2011 in  according to Board of Directors 

Details of the rights to share outstanding during the year are as follows:

decision on  November 10,2010 by issuance of second tranche 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 motivating and re-
warding 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 that the General Assembly approves the disbursement of this 

dividend, which includes staff profit share and remuneration of the Board of Directors stated in the law. 

31.2.  Reserves
According to The Bank status 5% of net profit is used to increase the legal reserve to reaches 50% of The Bank's issued and 
paid in capital.

Central Bank of Egypt concurrence for usage of special reserve is required.

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

Dec. 31, 2016
No. of shares in 
thousand
 20,373 
 9,262 
 (478)
 (6,806)
 22,351 

Details of the outstanding tranches are as follows:

Maturity date

Exercise price

Fair value 

2017
2018
2019
Total

 10.00 
 10.00 
 10.00 

18.27
31.67
28.43

The fair value of granted shares is calculated using Black-Scholes pricing model with the following:
10th tranche
10
38.09
3
12.40%
2.50%
31%

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.

34. Reserves 

Dec. 31, 2015
No. of shares in 
thousand
 21,872 
 8,653 
 (677)
 (9,475)
 20,373 

No. of shares in 
thousand
 7,935 
 5,314 
 9,102 
 22,351 

9th tranche
10
39.35
3
13.40%
2.00%
31%

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Legal reserve
General reserve
Special reserve
Reserve for  A.F.S  investments revaluation difference
Banking risks reserve
Total

34.1. Banking risks reserve

Beginning balance
Transferred to bank risk reserve
Ending balance

34.2.  Legal reserve

Beginning balance
Transferred from previous year profits
Ending balance

34.3.  Reserve for  A.F.S  investments revaluation difference

Beginning balance
Unrealized losses from A.F.S investment revaluation 
Ending balance

35. 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 with maturities more than three months
Treasury bills with maturities more than three months
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 1,035,363 
 4,554,403 
 30,778 
 (2,180,244)
 3,019 
 3,443,319 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 803,355 
 1,518,525 
 30,214 
 (2,202,463)
 2,513 
 152,144 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 2,513 
 506 
 3,019 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 1,991 
 522 
 2,513 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 803,355 
 232,008 
 1,035,363 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 621,084 
 182,271 
 803,355 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (2,202,463)
 22,219 
 (2,180,244)

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 (593,237)
 (1,609,226)
 (2,202,463)

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 10,522,040 
 58,011,034 
 39,177,184 
 (5,438,235)
 (2,565,895)
 (38,187,428)
 61,518,700 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 9,848,954 
 21,002,305 
 22,130,170 
 (8,268,202)
 -   
 (22,130,170)
 22,583,057 

36. Contingent liabilities and commitments 

36.1.  Legal claims 
There is a number of existing cases filed against the bank on December 31,2016 without provision as the bank doesn't 
expect to incur losses from it

36.2.  Capital commitments
36.2.1. Financial investments
The capital commitments for the financial investments reached on the date of financial position EGP 36,533 thousand as 
follows:

Available for sale financial investments

Investments value
 182,665 

Paid 
 146,132 

Remaining
 36,533 

36.2.2.  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 38,059 thousand.

36.3.  Letters of credit, guarantees and other commitments

Letters of guarantee
Letters of credit (import and export)
Customers acceptances
Total

36.4.  Credit facilities commitments

Credit facilities commitments

37.  Mutual funds

Osoul fund

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 65,575,370 
 2,382,849 
 650,607 
 68,608,826 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 29,640,729 
 862,279 
 504,774 
 31,007,782 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 7,245,061 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 24,237,408 

•	 CIB established an accumulated return mutual fund under license no.331 issued from capital market authority on Febru-

ary 22, 2005. CI Assets Management Co. - Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.

•	 The number of certificates issued reached 8,454,956 with redeemed value of EGP 2,346,419 thousands.
•	 The market value per certificate reached EGP 277.52 on December 31, 2016.
•	 The Bank portion got 601,064 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 166,807 thousands.

Istethmar fund

•	 CIB bank established the second accumulated return mutual fund under license no.344 issued from capital market au-

thority on February 26, 2006. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.

•	 The number of certificates issued reached 789,723 with redeemed value of EGP 101,937 thousands.
•	 The market value per certificate reached EGP 129.08 on December 31, 2016.
•	 The Bank portion got 194,744 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 25,138 thousands.

Aman fund (CIB and Faisal Islamic Bank Mutual Fund)

•	 CIB and Faisal Islamic Bank established an accumulated return mutual fund under license no.365 issued from  capital 

market authority on July 30, 2006.  CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.

•	 The number of certificates issued reached 459,607 with redeemed value of EGP 33,505 thousands.
•	 The market value per certificate reached EGP 72.90 on December 31, 2016.
•	 The Bank portion got 51,943 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 3,787 thousands.

Hemaya fund

•	 CIB bank established an accumulated return mutual fund under license no.585 issued from financial supervisory Author-

ity on June 23, 2010. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co - manages the fund.
•	 The number of certificates issued reached 107,340 with redeemed value of EGP 17,577 thousands.
•	 The market value per certificate reached EGP 163.75 on December 31, 2016.
•	 The Bank portion got 50,000 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 8,188 thousands.

Thabat fund

•	 CIB bank established an accumulated return mutual fund under license no.613 issued from financial supervisory author-

ity on September 13, 2011. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.
•	 The number of certificates issued reached 1,007,657 with redeemed value of EGP 164,863 thousands.
•	 The market value per certificate reached EGP 163.61 on December 31, 2016.
•	 The Bank portion got 52,404 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 8,574 thousands.

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Takamol fund

•	 CIB bank established an accumulated return mutual fund under license no.431 issued from financial supervisory author-

40. Tax status

ity on February 18, 2015. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co -  manages the fund.
•	 The number of certificates issued reached 180,767 with redeemed value of EGP 23,344 thousands.
•	 The market value per certificate reached EGP 129.14 on December 31, 2016.
•	 The Bank portion got 50,000 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 6,457 thousands.

38. Transactions with related parties
All banking transactions with related parties are conducted in accordance with the normal banking practices and regulations  
applied to all other customers without any discrimination.

38.1.  Loans, advances, deposits and contingent liabilities

Loans and advances
Deposits
Contingent liabilities

38.2.  Other transactions with related parties

International Co. for Security & Services 

39.  Main currencies positions

Egyptian pound
US dollar
Sterling pound
Japanese yen
Swiss franc
Euro

EGP Thousands
 156 
 169,789 
 1,436 

Income
EGP Thousands
 175 

Expenses
EGP Thousands
 346 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 1,371,677 
 (1,360,474)
 266 
 851 
 25 
 4,440 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 166,732 
 (191,276)
 (660)
 356 
 32 
 (8,018)

Important events
The Central Bank of Egypt, in its meeting held on November 3, 2016, decided to float the exchange rate for foreign cur-
rencies in order to give the banks operating in Egypt the flexibility to determine the sale and purchase price for foreign 
currencies within legal channels. Foreign currency exchange rates for the period subsequent to the decision have thus 
ranged between: 

Key currencies

US dollar
Euro

Buy
15.25
16.83

Sell
15.75
17.53

Accordingly,  the  value  of  foreign  currency-denominated  assets  and  liabilities  may  differ  significantly  from  the  values 
reported in the financial statements for the financial year which ended December 31, 2016. The income statement would 
also be impacted by the revaluation of the outstanding foreign currency positions on the date of financial position and 
in subsequent periods. Along with the exchange rate liberalization, the Central Bank of Egypt also decided to raise the 
overnight deposit and lending rates by 300 basis points to 14.75% and 15.75%, respectively, which is expected to impact the 
Bank's pricing policies for its current and future products.

Corporate income tax
The Bank's corporate income tax position has been examined, paid and settled with the tax authority since the operations 
start up until the end of  year 2014.

Corporate income tax annual report is submitted.

Salary tax
The Bank's salary tax has been examined, paid and settled since the operations start up until the end of 2013.

The Bank's salary tax is currently under examination for the period 2014-2015.

Stamp duty tax
The Bank's stamp duty tax has been examined and paid  since the operations start up until 31/7/2006. Any disputes are 
currently under discussion at the  tax appeal committee and the court for adjudication.

The Bank's stamp duty tax is being re-examined for the period from 1/8/2006 till 30/9/2015 according to the protocol be-
tween the Federation of Egyptian banks and the tax authority.

41.  Goodwill and Intangible assets:
Due to the acquisition process, Goodwill and Intangible assets have been arisen with the following balances :

41.1.  Goodwill:

Book value
Goodwill impairment
Net book value 

41.2.  Intangible assets:
Book value
Amortization
Net book value 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 209,842 
 (209,842)
 -   

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 217,078 
 (7,236)
 209,842 

 651,041 
 (151,910)
 499,131 

 651,041 
 (21,701)
 629,340 

According to CBE's regulation issued on December 16, 2008, an annual amortization of 20% has been applied on  intan-
gible assets starting from acquisition date. Goodwill amount was fully impaired on 31 December 2016.

42. Non current assets held for sale

Subsidiaries 

- CI Capital Holding

Associates
 - Corplease

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 Investment book value
 428,011 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 Investment book value
 428,011 

 -   

 75,055 

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Financial StatementS: conSolidated

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2016

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Consolidated income statement for the year ended 
December 31, 2016

Notes

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

Notes

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
42 
21 

22 
22 
23 
24 
41 
41 
32 
25 

26 
27 
42 
21 

29 
28 
30 

31 
34 

Assets
Cash and balances with central bank
Due from banks
Treasury bills and other governmental notes
Trading financial assets
Loans and advances to banks, net
Loans and advances to customers, net
Non current assets held for sale
Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments
- Available for sale
- Held to maturity
Investments in associates
Other assets
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Deferred tax assets (Liabilities) 
Property, plant and equipment
Total assets
Liabilities and equity 
Liabilities
Due to banks
Due to customers
Non current liabilities held for sale
Derivative financial instruments
Current tax liabilities
Other liabilities
Long term loans
Other provisions
Total liabilities
Equity
Issued and paid up capital 
Reserves
Reserve for employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
Retained earnings (losses)
Total equity
Net profit for the year
Total equity and net profit for the year
Minority interest
Total minority interest, equity and net profit for the year
Total liabilities, equity, minority interest and net profit for the year

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

 10,522,040 
 58,011,034 
 39,177,184 
 2,445,134 
 159,651 
 85,224,148 
 4,890,438 
 269,269 

 5,447,291 
 53,924,936 
 36,723 
 5,434,563 
 - 
 499,131 
 181,308 
 1,320,905 
 267,543,755 

 3,008,996 
 231,740,795 
 3,684,676 
 331,091 
 2,017,034 
 3,579,330 
 160,243 
 1,514,057 
 246,036,222 

 11,538,660 
 3,451,756 
 343,460 
 31,462 
 15,365,338 
 6,009,118 
 21,374,456 
 133,077 
 21,507,533 
 267,543,755 

 9,848,954 
 21,002,305 
 22,130,170 
 5,848,377 
 38,443 
 56,797,576 
 1,066,270 
 80,995 

 46,289,075 
 9,261,220 
 159,983 
 4,789,291 
 209,842 
 629,340 
 258,157 
 1,090,181 
 179,500,179 

 1,600,769 
 155,234,416 
 371,622 
 145,735 
 1,949,694 
 2,622,269 
 131,328 
 861,761 
 162,917,594 

 11,470,603 
 151,993 
 248,148 
 (64,566)
 11,806,178 
 4,728,976 
 16,535,154 
 47,431 
 16,582,585 
 179,500,179 

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
Chairman and Managing Director

Continued Operations 
Interest and similar income 
Interest and similar expense
Net interest income 

Fee and commission income
Fee and commission expense
Net fee and commission income

Dividend income
Net trading income
Profits on financial investments 
Administrative expenses
Other operating (expenses) income
Goodwill impairment
Intangible assets amortization
Impairment charge for credit losses
Bank's share in the profits of associates
Profit before income tax

Income tax expense
Deferred tax assets (Liabilities) 
Net profit from continued operations 

"Discontinued Operations "
"Net profit from discontinued operations"
Net profit for the year

Minority interest
Bank shareholders

Earning per share
Basic
Diluted

6 

7 

8 
9 
22 
10 
11 
41 
41 
12 

13 
32 & 13

42 

14 

 19,144,218 
 (9,126,512)
 10,017,706 

 1,965,529 
 (417,573)
 1,547,956 

 34,236 
 1,315,182 
 (25,533)
 (2,432,652)
 (1,237,187)
 (209,842)
 (130,208)
 (892,874)
 2,989 
 7,989,773 

 (2,017,034)
 (76,849)
 5,895,890 

 127,376 
 6,023,266 

 14,148 
 6,009,118 

 14,765,337 
 (6,650,008)
 8,115,329 

 1,885,544 
 (299,696)
 1,585,848 

 35,062 
 710,398 
 270,998 
 (2,024,511)
 (527,383)
 (7,236)
 (21,701)
 (1,682,439)
 27,829 
 6,482,194 

 (1,949,694)
 136,047 
 4,668,547 

 61,115 
 4,729,662 

 686 
 4,728,976 

4.56 
4.49 

3.56 
3.51 

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
Chairman and Managing Director

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Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Consolidated cash flow for the year ended  
on December 31, 2016

Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E
Consolidated cash flow for the year ended 
on December 31, 2016 (Cont.)

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

Cash flow from financing activities
Increase (decrease) in long term loans
Dividend paid
Capital increase
Net cash used in financing activities

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalent during the year
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 with maturities more than three months
Treasury bills with maturity more than three months
Total cash and cash equivalent

 28,915 
 (1,463,450)
 68,057 
 (1,366,478)

 38,935,643 
 22,583,057 
 61,518,700 

 10,522,040 
 58,011,034 
 39,177,184 
 (5,438,235)
 (2,565,895)
 (38,187,428)
 61,518,700 

 (111,550)
 (1,563,646)
 94,748 
 (1,580,448)

 15,871,272 
 6,711,785 
 22,583,057 

 9,848,954 
 21,002,305 
 22,130,170 
 (8,268,202)
 - 
 (22,130,170)
 22,583,057 

Cash flow from operating activities
Profit before income tax from continued operations 
Profit before income tax from discontinued operations 
Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash provided by operating activities
Fixed assets depreciation
Impairment charge for credit losses
Other provisions charges
Trading financial investments revaluation differences
Available for sale and held to maturity investments exchange revaluation differences
Goodwill impairment
Intangible assets amortization
Financial investments impairment charge 
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 (losses) from selling associates
Shares based payments
Impairment (Released) charges of associates
Associates financial investments revaluation differences
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
Goodwill impairment
Intangible Assets
Due to banks
Due to customers
Income tax obligations paid
Other liabilities
Net cash provided from operating activities

Cash flow from investing activities
Payment for purchase of subsidiary and associates
Proceeds from selling subsidiary and associates
Payment for purchases of property, plant, equipment and branches construc-
tions
Proceeds from redemption of held to maturity financial investments
Payment for purchases of held to maturity financial investments 
Payment for purchases of available for sale financial investments
Proceeds from selling available for sale financial investments
Proceeds (payments) from real estate investments
Net cash used in investing activities

 7,989,773 
 158,041 

 285,381 
 892,874 
 150,847 
 (269,283)
 (2,219,961)
 209,842 
 130,208 
 82,428 
 (3,696)
 (78,405)
 583,550 
 (1,682)
 (35,193)
 90,447 
 187,000 
 (131,799)
 2,989 
 8,023,361 

 264,072 
 (16,057,258)
 3,672,526 
 (2,918)
 (29,440,654)
 (4,450,111)
 - 
 - 
 1,408,227 
 76,506,379 
 (1,949,694)
 4,354,673 
 42,328,603 

 (12,036)
 176,161 

 (560,631)

 4,094 
 (29,979,743)
 (3,334,122)
 31,682,784 
 (2,989)
 (2,026,482)

 6,482,194 
 71,161 

 188,256 
 1,682,439 
 135,866 
 353,590 
 (96,638)
 7,236 
 21,701 
 140,751 
 (17,242)
 (505)
 13,330 
 (564)
 (163,270)
 (285,431)
 133,395 
 - 
 (27,829)
 8,638,440 

 2,131,856 
 8,331,133 
 (2,439,249)
 (20,247)
 (9,714,737)
 (1,273,556)
 (217,078)
 (651,041)
 469,384 
 33,259,457 
 (1,814,609)
 15,319 
 36,715,072 

 - 
 334,451 

 (304,401)

 3,919,074 
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194   •   Annual Report 2016   •    CIB

  CIB   •    Annual Report 2016   •    195

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial StatementS: conSolidated

Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year 
ended December 31, 2016

1.  General information
Commercial International Bank (Egypt) S.A.E. provides retail, corporate and investment banking services in various parts of 
Egypt through 168 branches, and 24 units employing 6422 employees on the statement of financial position 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 Egyp-
tian stock exchange.

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, 2016 the Bank directly owns 54,988,500 shares representing 99.98% of CI Capital Holding Company’s capital 
and on December 31, 2016 CI Capital Holding Co. Directly owns the following shares in its subsidiaries:

Company name
• CIBC Co.
• CI Assets Management
• CI Investment Banking Co.
• Dynamic Brokerage Co.
• Corplease

No. of shares 
1,979,290
478,577
2,481,578
3,393,500 
1,262,237

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

2.1.  Basis of preparation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Egyptian financial reporting standards 
issued in 2006 and its amendments and in accordance with the instructions of the Central Bank of Egypt approved by the 
Board of Directors on 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

2.1.1. 
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  consoli-
dated financial statements of CI Capital Holding and its 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: 

• 
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• 
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 Eliminating all balances and transactions between the Bank and group companies. 
 The cost of acquisition of subsidiary companies is based on the company's share in the fair value of assets acquired 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.

Subsidiaries

2.2.  Subsidiaries and associates
2.2.1. 
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 convertible are consid-
ered when assessing whether the Bank has the ability to control the entity or not.

2.2.2.  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 acquisition 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  equity  method  is  applied  to  account  for  investments  associates,  whereby,  investments  are  recorded  based  on  the 
equity method including any goodwill, deducting any impairment losses, and dividends are recorded in the income state-
ment 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 different from those 
of segments operating in other economic environments.

Foreign currency translation

2.4. 
2.4.1. 
The financial statements are presented in Egyptian pound, which is the Bank’s functional and presentation currency.

Functional and presentation currency

transactions and balances in foreign currencies

2.4.2. 
The Bank maintains its accounting records in Egyptian pound. Transactions in foreign currencies during the period 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 transac-
tions 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, denomi-
nated 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 statement 
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’.

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Valuation differences resulting from the non-monetary items include gains and losses of the change in fair value of such 
equity instruments held at fair value through profit and loss, as for recognition of the differences of valuation resulting 
from equity instruments classified as financial investments available for sale within the fair value reserve in equity.

Financial assets

2.5. 
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.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

2.5.1. 
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 repur-
chasing 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 categorized 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: 

•  When the designation eliminates or significantly reduces measurement and recognition inconsistencies that would arise 
from measuring financial assets or financial liabilities, 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 mea-
sured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized in the income statement. The main classes of financial instru-
ments 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-classification 
is not allowed for any financial instrument initially recognized at fair value through profit and loss.

loans and advances

2.5.2. 
Loans and advances are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an 
active market, other than: 

•  Those that the Bank intends to sell immediately or in the short term, which is classified as held for trading, or those that the 

Bank upon initial recognition designates as at fair value through profit or loss. 
•  Those that the Bank upon initial recognition designates as available for sale; or
•  Those for which the holder may not recover substantially all of its initial investment, other than credit deterioration.

2.5.3.  Held to maturity financial investments
Held-to-maturity investments are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturi-
ties 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 available for sale 
unless in necessary cases subject to regulatory approval.

2.5.4.  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 recognized 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 recognized at fair value, 
and transaction costs are expensed in the income statement. 

Financial assets are derecognized 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 derecognized 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 subsequently mea-
sured at fair value. Loans and receivables and held-to-maturity investments are subsequently measured 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 recognized 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 recognized in equity is recognized 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  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 instru-
ments classified as available for sale, the value is measured at cost less impairment.

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 reclassified 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:

•  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 unreal-
ized gains or losses in equity are recognized directly in the profits and losses.

•  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 rec-
ognized 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 affecting the invest-
ment 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 recognized 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 ob-
tained 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.

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 commit-

ments (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 instrument 
and the hedged item, along with its risk management objectives and its strategy for undertaking various hedge transac-
tions. 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.

Fair value hedge

2.7.1. 
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 state-
ment. 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 deriva-
tives 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’.

Interest income and expense

2.8. 
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 amortized 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 ex-
actly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument 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 recognized and will 
be recorded off balance sheet, and are recognized as income subsequently based on a cash basis according to the following:

•  When all arrears are collected for consumer loans, personnel mortgages and micro-finance loans. 
•  When calculated interest for corporate are capitalized according to the rescheduling agreement conditions until paying 
25% from rescheduled payments for a minimum performing period of one year, if the customer continues to perform, the 
calculated interest will be recognized in interest income (interest on the performing rescheduling agreement balance) 
without the marginalized before the rescheduling agreement which will be recognized in interest income after the settle-
ment of the outstanding loan balance.

Fee and commission income

2.9. 
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 recog-
nized as an adjustment to the effective interest on the loan once drawn. Commitment fees in relation to facilities 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 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 properties are recognized upon 
completion of the underlying transaction in the income statement. 

Other management advisory and service fees are recognized based on the applicable service contracts, usually on accrual 
basis. Financial planning fees related to investment funds are recognized steadily over the period 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 recognized on the accrual basis also.

Operating revenues in the holding company are:

•  Commission income is resulting from purchasing and selling securities to a customer account upon receiving the transac-

tion confirmation from the Stock Exchange.

•  Mutual funds and investment portfolios management which 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 
company’s revenue pool on a monthly accrual basis.

2.10.  Dividend income
Dividends are recognized 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 statements 
and deducted from treasury bills balance. Securities borrowed or purchased subject to a commitment to resell them (Re-
verse Repos) are reclassified in the financial statements and added to treasury bills balance. The difference between sale 
and repurchase price is treated as interest and accrued over the life of the agreements using the effective interest method.

Impairment of financial assets

2.12. 
2.12.1.  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 finan-
cial 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/s has an impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset or group of financial assets that 
can be reliably estimated. 

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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 recognition 
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 general, 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 individu-
ally 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, wheth-
er significant or not, it includes the asset in a group of financial assets with similar credit risk characteristics and collec-
tively 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 assessed for 
impairment and for which an impairment loss is or continues to be recognized are not included in a collective assess-
ment of impairment.

The amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of esti-
mated 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 recognized in the income statement. If a loan or held to maturity investment has a variable inter-
est 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 impair-
ment 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 collateralized 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, geographical location, 
collateral type, past-due status and other relevant factors). Those characteristics are relevant to the estimation of future 
cash flows for groups of such assets by being indicative of the debtors’ ability to pay all amounts due according to the con-
tractual 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 methodol-
ogy and assumptions used for estimating future cash flows are reviewed regularly by the Bank.

2.12.2.  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 finan-
cial 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 consider significant when it became 
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 objec-
tively related to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognized in the income statement, the impairment loss is re-
versed 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 de-
preciation 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 prob-
able 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 
Vehicles 
Computers and core systems 
Fixtures and fittings 

20 years.
3 years, or over the period of the lease if less
3/5 years.
5 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 as-
sets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be re-
covered. 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. 

Impairment of non-financial assets

2.15. 
Assets that have an indefinite useful life are not amortized -except goodwill- and are tested annually for impairment. As-
sets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate 
that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized 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 impair-
ment 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.

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2.15.1.  Goodwill
Goodwill  is  capitalized  and  represents  the  excess  of  acquisition  cost  over  the  fair  value  of  the  Bank’s  share  in  the  ac-
quired entity’s net identifiable assets on 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 associates and subsidiaries in the Bank’s 
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 rep-
resented 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 impair-
ment 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.

2.16.1.  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’.

2.16.2.  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 re-
turn 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 depreci-
ated over the expected useful life of the asset in the same way as similar assets, and the lease income recorded 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 Bank, 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 recognized when the Bank has present legal or constructive obliga-
tions 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 bal-
ance 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 recognized as an ex-
pense 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 condi-
tions 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 options that are expected to be exercised are estimated. Recognizes 
estimate changes, if any, in the income statement, 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 period 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 ad-
dition to tax adjustments for previous years.

Deferred taxes arising from temporary time differences between the book value of assets and liabilities are recognized 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 appli-
cable 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 in-
crease within the limits of the above reduced.

2.21.  Borrowings
Borrowings are recognized initially at fair value net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently stated at 
amortized cost also any difference between proceeds net of transaction costs and the redemption value is recognized 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
Comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation in the current period where necessary.

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2.24.  Noncurrent assets held for sale
a non-current asset (or disposal group) to be classified as held for sale if its carrying amount will be recovered principally 
through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use.

•  The ‘probability of default’ by the client or counterparty on its contractual obligations
•  Current exposures to the counterparty and its likely future development, from which the Bank derive the ‘exposure at default.
•  The likely recovery ratio on the defaulted obligations (the ‘loss given default’).

Determining whether (and when) an asset stops being recovered principally through use and becomes recoverable prin-
cipally through sale.

For an asset (or disposal group) to be classified as held for sale:
(a)  It must be available for immediate sale in its present condition, subject only to terms that are usual and customary for 
sales of such assets (or disposal groups);
(b)  Its sale must be highly probable; 
The standard requires that non-current assets (and, in a 'disposal group', related liabilities and current assets,) meeting its 
criteria to be classified as held for sale be:
(a)  Measured at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell, with depreciation on them ceasing; and
(b)  Presented separately on the face of the statement of financial position with the results of discontinued operations 
presented separately in the income statement. 

2.25.  D iscontinued operation
Discontinued operation as 'a component of an entity that either has been disposed of, or is classified as held for sale, and 
(a) Represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations,
(b) Is part of a single coordinated plan to dispose of a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations or
(c) Is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale.

When presenting discontinued operations in the income statement, the comparative figures should be adjusted as if the 
operations had been discontinued in the comparative period.

3.  Financial risk management

The Bank’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks and those activities involve the analysis, evaluation, accep-
tance 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 performance. 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. 

These credit risk measurements, which reflect expected loss (the ‘expected loss model’) are required by the Basel commit-
tee 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 allowances 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 3.1). 

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 judg-
ment 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.

3.1.1.2.  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 man-
aging 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 map-
ping and maintain a readily available source to meet the funding requirement at the same time.

The Bank’s risk management policies are designed to identify and analyze 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 limit control and mitigation policies

3.1.2. 
The Bank manages, limits and controls concentrations of credit risk wherever they are identified − in particular, to indi-
vidual counterparties and banks, and to industries and countries. 

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.

The board provides written principles for overall risk management, as well as written policies covering specific areas, such as for-
eign 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.

Credit risk

3.1. 
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 finan-
cial arrangements such as loan commitments. The credit risk management and control are centralized in a credit risk 
management team in Bank treasury and reported to the Board of Directors and head of each business unit regularly.

credit risk measurement

3.1.1. 
3.1.1.1.  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:

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 exchange con-
tracts. 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:

3.1.2.1.  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.

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•  Mortgage business assets such as premises, and inventory.
•  Mortgage financial instruments such as debt securities and equities.

ing 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:

Longer-term finance and lending to corporate entities are generally secured; revolving individual credit facilities are gen-
erally unsecured. In addition, in order to minimize the credit loss the Bank will seek additional collateral from the coun-
terparty 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 instru-
ment. 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.

3.1.2.2.  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 favorable 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 cor-
responding 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.

3.1.2.3.  Master netting arrangements
The Bank further restricts its exposure to credit losses by entering into master netting arrangements with counterpar-
ties with which it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. Master netting arrangements do not generally 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 favorable 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 af-
fected by each transaction subject to the arrangement.

3.1.2.4.  Credit related commitments
The primary purpose of these instruments is to ensure that funds are available to a customer as required. Guarantees 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 on the Bank up to a 
stipulated amount under specific terms and conditions – are collateralized 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, guaran-
tees 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 maintaining specific credit stan-
dards. 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.

impairment and provisioning policies

3.1.3. 
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 has 
been incurred at the balance sheet date when there is an objective evidence of impairment. Due to the different method-
ologies 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 follow-

Bank’s rating

1-Performing loans
2-Regular watching
3-Watch list
4-Non-Performing Loans

December 31, 2016

December 31, 2015

Loans and 
advances (%)
68.27
18.43
6.54
6.76

Impairment 
provision (%)
13.78
19.53
16.81
49.88

Loans and 
advances (%)
82.27
9.32
4.43
3.98

Impairment 
provision (%)
30.70
12.97
21.78
34.55

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 assess-
ment 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.

Pattern of measuring the general banking risk

3.1.4. 
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 cat-
egories are classified according to detailed rules and terms depending heavily on information relevant to the customer, his activ-
ity, 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

Provision%

Internal rating Categorization

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 

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3.1.5. maximum exposure to credit risk before collateral held

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
Unamortized bills discount
Unearned interest
Net

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

Loans and 
advances to 
customers
 85,586,627 
 5,133,220 
 6,585,667 
 97,305,514 

 9,818,007 
 5,533 
 2,257,826 
 85,224,148 

Loans and 
advances to 
banks
 161,451 
 - 
 - 
 161,451 

 1,800 
 - 
 - 
 159,651 

Loans and 
advances to 
customers
 56,273,952 
 3,765,257 
 2,484,518 
 62,523,727 

 4,709,107 
 14,375 
 1,002,669 
 56,797,576 

Loans and 
advances to 
banks
 27,567 
 - 
 20,775 
 48,342 

 9,899 
 - 
 - 
 38,443 

Impairment provision losses for loans and advances reached EGP 9,819,807 thousand.

During the period the Bank’s total loans and advances increased by 5% representing actual increase after eliminating the 
devaluation impact.

In order to minimize the propable exposure to credit risk, the Bank focuses more on the business with large enterprises,banks 
or retail customers with good credit rating or sufficient collateral.

In balance sheet items exposed to credit risk

Treasury bills and other governmental notes
Trading financial assets:
 - Debt instruments
Gross loans and advances to banks
Less:Impairment provision
Gross loans and advances to customers
 Individual:
 - Overdraft
 - Credit cards
 - Personal loans
 - Mortgages
 - Other loans
 Corporate:
 - Overdraft
 - Direct loans
 - Syndicated loans
 - Other loans
Unamortized bills discount
Impairment provision
Unearned interest
Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments:
-Debt instruments
-Investments in associates
Total
Off balance sheet items exposed to credit risk
Financial guarantees
Customers acceptances
Letters of credit (import and export)
Letter of guarantee
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 39,216,387 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 22,130,170 

 1,933,420 
 161,451 
 (1,800)

 1,901,875 
 2,423,125 
 10,745,352 
 306,930 
 20,838 

 12,452,698 
 44,503,511 
 24,840,803 
 110,382 
 (5,533)
 (9,818,007)
 (2,257,826)
 269,269 

 58,601,911 
 36,723 
 185,441,509 

 2,832,705 
 650,607 
 2,382,849 
 65,575,370 
 71,441,531 

 5,504,524 
 48,342 
 (9,899)

 1,583,233 
 2,001,159 
 8,073,622 
 298,817 
 20,881 

 8,561,090 
 27,811,737 
 14,088,786 
 84,402 
 (14,375)
 (4,709,107)
 (1,002,669)
 80,995 

 54,818,500 
 159,983 
 139,530,191 

 2,741,310 
 504,774 
 862,279 
 29,640,729 
 33,749,092 

The above table represents the Bank's Maximum exposure to credit risk on December 31, 2016, before taking into account 
any held collateral.

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 46.04% of the total maximum exposure is derived from loans and advances to banks and customers while 
investments in debt instruments represents 32.64%.

Management is confident in its ability to continue to control and sustain minimal exposure of credit risk resulting from 
both its loans and advances portfolio and debt instruments based on the following:

•  86.70% of the loans and advances are concentrated in the top two grades of the internal credit risk rating system.
•  93.30% of loans and advances portfolio are considered to be neither past due nor impaired.
•  Loans and advances assessed individualy are valued EGP thousands 6,585,667
•  The Bank has implemented more prudent processes when granting loans and advances during the financial year ended 

on December 31, 2016.

•  95.33% of the investments in debt Instruments are Egyptian sovereign instruments.

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  CIB   •    Annual Report 2016   •    213

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial StatementS: conSolidated

loans and advances restructured
Restructuring activities include rescheduling arrangements, applying obligatory management programs, odifying and 
deferral of payments. The application of restructuring policies are based on indicators or criteria of credit performance 
of the borrower that is based on the personal judgment of the management, which indicate that payment will most likely 
continue. Restructuring is commonly applied to term loans, specially customer loans. Renegotiated loans totaled at the 
end of the year:

Loans and advances to customer
Corporate
 - Direct loans
Total

Dec.31, 2016

Dec.31, 2015

 7,771,415 
 7,771,415 

 3,126,928 
 3,126,928 

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, 2016

AAA
AA- to AA+
A- to A+
Lower than A-
Unrated
Total

Treasury bills 
and other gov. 
notes
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 39,177,184 
 39,177,184 

Trading financial 
debt instruments

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 1,933,420 
 1,933,420 

Non-trading 
financial debt 
instruments
72,175
335,898
2,103,699
2,197,716
 53,892,423 
 58,601,911 

EGP Thousands

Total

72,175
335,898
2,103,699
2,197,716
 95,003,027 
 99,712,515 

3.1.8. concentration of risks of financial assets with credit risk exposure
3.1.8.1. Geographical sectors
Following is a breakdown of the Bank’s main credit exposure at their book values categorized by geographical region at 
the end of the current year. 

The Bank has allocated exposures to regions based on the country of domicile of its counterparties.

Dec.31, 2016

Treasury bills and other governmental notes
Trading financial assets:
 - Debt instruments
Gross loans and advances to banks
Less:Impairment provision
Gross loans and advances to customers
 Individual:
 - Overdrafts
 - Credit cards
 - Personal loans
 - Mortgages
 - Other loans
 Corporate:
 - Overdrafts
 - Direct loans
 - Syndicated loans
 - Other loans
Unamortized bills discount
Impairment provision
Unearned interest
Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments:
-Debt instruments
-Investments in associates
Total

Cairo

 39,216,387 

Alex, Delta and 
Sinai
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 161,451 
 (1,800)

 1,079,308 
 1,966,055 
 6,853,463 
 245,530 
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 21,312,520 
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Total

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 67,282 
 645,935 
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 721,998 
 2,046,285 
 283,181 
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 10,745,352 
 306,930 
 20,838 

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 24,840,803 
 110,382 
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 58,601,911 
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214   •   Annual Report 2016   •    CIB

  CIB   •    Annual Report 2016   •    215

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial StatementS: conSolidated

3.2. Market risk
Market risk represents as fluctuations in fair value, future cash flow, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices, interest 
rates, credit spreads and equity prices, and it may reduce the Bank’s income or the value of its portfolios. The bank assigns the 
market risk management department to measure, monitor and control the market risk. In addition, regular reports are submit-
ted to the Asset and Liability"Management Committee (ALCO), Board Risk Committee and the heads of each business unit."

The bank separates exposures to market risk into trading or non-trading portfolios.

Trading portfolios include positions arising from market-making, position taking 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 and enters into interest rate 
swaps to match the interest rate risk associated with the fixed-rate long-term debt instrument and loans to which the fair 
value option has been applied. 

3.2.1.1. 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 as-
sumptions 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 Day). The Bank assesses the historical 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 VaR Lim-
its, for the trading book, which have been approved by the board, and are monitored and reported on a daily basis to the 
Senior Management. In addition, monthly limits compliance is reported to the ALCO. 

The Bank has developed the internal model to calculate VaR, however, it is not yet approved by the Central Bank as the 
regulator is currently applying and requiring banks to calculate the Market Risk Capital Requirements according to Basel 
II Standardized Approach.

3.2.1.2. Stress tests
Stress tests provide an indication of the potential size of losses that could arise under extreme market conditions. There-
fore, the bank computes on a daily basis trading Stressed VaR, combined with the trading VaR, to capture the abnormal 
movements in financial markets and to give more comprehensive picture of risk. The results of the stress tests are re-
viewed 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

Foreign exchange risk
Interest rate risk
 - For non trading purposes
 - For trading purposes
Portfolio managed by others risk
Investment fund
Total VaR

216   •   Annual Report 2016   •    CIB

EGP Thousands

Medium
 31,561 
 365,258 
 340,853 
 24,405 
 4,775 
 392 
 381,247 

Dec. 31, 2016
High
 300,218 
 1,028,396 
 973,882 
 54,514 
 10,341 
 643 
 1,193,075 

Low
 276 
 112,744 
 102,443 
 10,301 
 2,682 
 264 
 113,480 

Medium
 248 
 157,097 
 134,436 
 22,661 
 5,072 
 361 
 156,811 

Dec. 31, 2015
High
 1,894 
 258,851 
 217,625 
 41,227 
 7,426 
 492 
 257,954 

Low
 5 
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 88,109 
 8,581 
 2,689 
 287 
 96,562 

Trading portfolio VaR by risk type

 Foreign exchange risk
 Interest rate risk
 - For trading purposes
Funds managed by others risk
Investment fund
Total VaR

EGP Thousands

Medium
 31,561 
 24,405 
 24,405 
 4,775 
 392 
 51,651 

Dec. 31, 2016
High
 300,218 
 54,514 
 54,514 
 10,341 
 643 
 335,888 

Low
 276 
 10,301 
 10,301 
 2,682 
 264 
 11,285 

Medium
 248 
 22,661 
 22,661 
 5,072 
 361 
 23,462 

Dec. 31, 2015
High
 1,894 
 41,227 
 41,227 
 7,426 
 492 
 41,655 

Low
 5 
 8,581 
 8,581 
 2,689 
 287 
 11,345 

Non trading portfolio VaR by risk type

 Interest rate risk
 - For non trading purposes
Total VaR

Medium

Dec. 31, 2016
High

Low

Medium

Dec. 31, 2015
High

Low

EGP Thousands

 340,853 
 340,853 

 973,882 
 973,882 

 102,443 
 102,443 

 134,436 
 134,436 

 217,625 
 217,625 

 88,109 
 88,109 

The aggregate of the trading and non-trading VaR results does not constitute the Bank’s VaR due to correlations and con-
sequent diversification effects between risk types and portfolio types.

3.2.3. Foreign exchange risk
The Bank's financial position and cash flows are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. 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 exchange rate risk and financial instruments 
at carrying amounts, categorized by currency. 

Dec. 31, 2016
Financial assets
Cash and balances with central bank
Due from banks
Treasury bills and other governmen-
tal notes
Trading financial assets
Gross loans and advances to banks
Gross loans and advances to custom-
ers
Derivative financial instruments
Financial investments
 - Available for sale
 - Held to maturity
Investments in associates
Total financial assets

Financial liabilities
Due to banks
Due to customers
Derivative financial instruments
Long term loans
Total financial liabilities

Net on-balance sheet financial 
position 

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USD

EUR

Equivalent EGP Thousands
Total

Other

GBP

 6,717,875 
 24,091,475 

 3,348,337 
 26,223,227 

 288,428 
 6,578,352 

 72,849 
 820,495 

 94,551 
 297,485 

 10,522,040 
 58,011,034 

 27,521,897 

 12,514,379 

 1,337,601 

 2,445,134 
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 2,445,134 
 161,451 

 42,173,991 

 52,235,498 

 2,474,259 

 115,024 

 306,742 

 97,305,514 

 262,398 

 6,871 

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 269,269 

 1,497,069 
 53,924,936 
 36,723 
 158,671,498 

 2,631,353 
 131,213,293 
 239,883 
 160,243 
 134,244,772 

 3,950,222 
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 285,468 
 89,083,074 
 91,208 
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 17,021 
 984,837 
 - 
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 14,435 
 10,051,523 
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 698,778 

 5,447,291 
 53,924,936 
 36,723 
 269,497,269 

 60,719 
 408,068 
 - 
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 468,787 

 3,008,996 
 231,740,795 
 331,091 
 160,243 
 235,241,125 

 24,426,726 

 8,980,235 

 612,682 

 6,510 

 229,991 

 34,256,144 

3.2.4. interest rate risk
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 profit may decrease in the event 

  CIB   •    Annual Report 2016   •    217

Financial StatementS: conSolidated

that unexpected movements arise. The Board sets limits on the gaps of interest rate repricing that may be undertaken, 
which is monitored by the 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 car-
rying amounts, categorized by the earlier of repricing or contractual maturity dates. 

Dec. 31, 2016

Up to 1 
Month

1-3 Months 3-12 Months

1-5 years Over 5 years

Non-Interest 
Bearing

Total

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, mea-
sured by the remaining contractual maturities and the maturities assumption for non contractual products are based on 
there behavior studies.

Financial assets
Cash and balances with central 
bank
Due from banks
Treasury bills and other gov-
ernmental notes*
Trading financial assets
Gross loans and advances to 
banks
Gross loans and advances to 
customers
Derivatives financial instru-
ments (including IRS notional 
amount)
Financial investments
 - Available for sale
 - Held to maturity
Investments in associates
Total financial assets

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 34,129,196 

 16,306,169 

 7,575,636 

 3,988,539 

 4,614,183 

 32,771,155 

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 - 

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 33   58,011,034 

 -   41,373,877 

 210,383 

 221,987 

 126,111 

 1,192,101 

 362,995 

 331,557 

 2,445,134 

 23,409 

 57,093 

 80,949 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 161,451 

 54,209,899 

 15,258,356 

 18,453,189 

 7,763,724 

 1,620,346 

 -   97,305,514 

 854,063 

 564,788 

 4,792,125 

 10,650,921 

 493,196 

 6,871   17,361,964 

 2,106,096 
 4,044,117 
 - 

 48,968 
 6,669,361 
 - 
 99,565,702   40,318,492   70,517,494 

 - 
 3,295,916 
 - 

 2,698,548 
 32,880 
 29,628,346 
 10,287,196 
 - 
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 51,933,640  12,796,613 

 560,799 

 5,447,291 
 -   53,924,936 
 36,723 
 11,458,023  286,589,964 

 36,723 

Financial liabilities
Due to banks
Due to customers
Derivatives financial instru-
ments (including IRS notional 
amount)
Long term loans
Total financial liabilities

 2,463,533 
 86,340,467 

 - 
 23,089,594 

 - 
 20,878,127 

 - 
 62,657,249 

 - 
 1,708,675 

 545,463 

 3,008,996 
 37,066,683  231,740,795 

 6,817,163 

 9,819,461 

 20,093 

 675,861 

 - 

 91,208   17,423,786 

 49,862 

 84,614 
 95,671,025   32,920,353   20,982,834 

 11,298 

 14,469 
 63,347,579 

 - 
 1,708,675 

 160,243 
 37,703,354  252,333,820 

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Total interest re-pricing gap  3,894,677 

 7,398,139   49,534,660  (11,413,939)  11,087,938  (26,245,331)  34,256,144 

* After adding reverse repos and deducting repos.

3.3. Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk occurs when the Bank does not have sufficient financial resources to meet its obligations arising from its 
financial liabilities as they fall due or to replace funds when they are withdrawn. Consequently, the bank may fail to meet 
obligations to repay depositors and fulfill lending commitments. 

3.3.1. liquidity risk management process
The Bank’s liquidity management process, carried by the assets and Liabilities Management Department and monitored 
independently by the Risk Management Department, and includes projecting cash flows by major currency under various 
stress scenarios and considering the level of liquid assets necessary in relation thereto:
•  Maintaining 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 CBE 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 re-
spectively, as these are key periods for liquidity management. The starting point for those assets 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

Dec. 31, 2016

Financial liabilities
Due to banks
Due to customers
Long term loans
Total liabilities (contractual and non 
contractual maturity dates)
Total financial assets (contractual and 
non contractual maturity dates)

Dec. 31, 2015

Financial liabilities
Due to banks
Due to customers
Long term loans
Total liabilities (contractual and non 
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Total financial assets (contractual and 
non contractual maturity dates)

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One year to
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Over five
 years

Total
EGP 
Thousands

 3,008,996 
 30,227,170 
 49,862 

 - 
 24,495,657 
 11,298 

 - 

 - 
 55,763,261   108,564,259 
 14,469 

 84,614 

 - 

 3,008,996 
 12,690,448  231,740,795 
 160,243 

 - 

 33,286,028 

 24,506,955   55,847,875  108,578,728   12,690,448  234,910,034 

 63,513,318 

 35,561,586   67,012,053   81,180,812   23,129,786  270,397,555 

Up to
 1 month

One to three
months

Three 
months 
to one year

One year to
 five years

Over five
 years

Total
EGP 
Thousands

 1,450,264 
 21,517,799 
 46,925 

 73,900 
 18,636,129 
 3,649 

 76,605 
 42,695,183 
 46,372 

 - 
 69,919,823 
 34,382 

 - 

 1,600,769 
 2,465,482  155,234,416 
 131,328 

 - 

 23,014,988 

 18,713,678   42,818,160   69,954,205 

 2,465,482  156,966,513 

 29,723,449 

 15,309,386   32,853,492   78,479,205   22,348,416  178,713,948 

Assets available to meet all of the liabilities and to cover outstanding loan commitments include cash, due from CBE and 
due from banks, treasury bills, other government notes, loans and advances to banks and customers. 

In the normal course of business, a proportion of customer loans contractually repayable within one year will be extend-
ed. In addition, debt instrument and treasury bills and other governmental notes have been pledged to secure liabilities. 
The Bank would also be able to meet unexpected net cash outflows by selling securities and accessing additional funding 
sources such as asset-backed markets.

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: exchange traded options and over-the-counter (OTC),exchange traded forwards 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 of the balance sheet to the contractual maturity date. The amounts 
disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows:

Dec. 31, 2016

Liabilities 
Derivatives financial instruments
 - Foreign exchange derivatives
 - Interest rate derivatives
Total

Up to
 1 month

One to three
months

Three 
months 
to one year

One year to
 five years

Over five
 years

Total
EGP 
Thousands

 166,787 
 - 
 166,787 

 73,096 
 286 
 73,382 

 - 
 11,375 
 11,375 

 - 
 79,547 
 79,547 

 - 
 - 
 - 

 239,883 
 91,208 
 331,091 

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Off balance sheet items 
Dec. 31, 2016
Letters of credit, guarantees and other commitments
Total

Credit facilities commitments
Total

Up to 1 year
 42,110,948 
 42,110,948 

1-5 years Over 5 years 
 6,783,263 
 6,783,263 

 19,714,615 
 19,714,615 

Total
 68,608,826 
 68,608,826 

Up to 1 year
 1,997,899 
 1,997,899 

1-5 years
 5,247,162 
 5,247,162 

Total
 7,245,061 
 7,245,061 

3.4. Fair value of financial assets and liabilities
3.4.1. 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
Gross loans and advances to banks
Gross 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, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

 58,011,034 
 161,451 

 15,398,120 
 81,907,394 

 21,002,305 
 48,342 

 11,977,712 
 50,546,015 

 58,011,034 
 161,451 

 14,148,833 
 65,086,670 

 21,002,305 
 48,342 

 11,292,972 
 49,738,382 

 53,924,936 
 209,402,935 

 9,261,220 
 92,835,594 

 57,393,464 
 194,801,452 

 8,864,356 
 90,946,357 

 3,008,996 
 231,740,795 
 160,243 
 234,910,034 

 1,600,769 
 155,234,416 
 131,328 
 156,966,513 

 3,008,996 
 175,297,049 
 160,243 
 178,466,288 

 1,600,769 
 151,400,615 
 131,328 
 153,132,712 

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 similar maturity date.

Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to banks are represented in loans that do not consider bank placing. 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 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, and available for sale assets that 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
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 maturity date.

3.5 Capital management
For capital management purposes, the Bank’s capital includes total equity as reported in the balance sheet plus some 
other  elements  that  are  managed  as  capital.  The  Bank  manages  its  capital  to  ensure  that  the  following  objectives  are 
achieved:

•  Complying with the legally imposed capital requirements in Egypt.
•  Protecting the Bank’s ability to continue as a going concern and enabling the generation of 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 banking 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 assets and contingent liabilities of the Bank.

tier one: 
Tier one comprises 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 recognized goodwill 
and any retained losses

tier two: 
Tier two represents the gone concern capital which is composed of general risk provision according to the impairment 
provision guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Egypt to the maximum of 1.25% risk weighted assets 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 the increase in fair value than book value for available for sale, held to 
maturity, subsidiaries and associates 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.

Assets  risk  weight  scale  ranging  from  zero  to  100%  is  based  on  the  counterparty  risk  to  reflect  the  related  credit  risk 
scheme, taking into consideration the cash collateral. Similar criteria are used for off balance sheet items after adjust-
ments to reflect the nature of contingency and the potential loss of those amounts. The Bank has complied with all local 
capital adequacy requirements for the current year. 

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The tables below summarize the compositions of Teir 1, teir 2, the capital adequacy ratio and leverage ratio.

1-The capital adequacy ratio

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
Restated**
 11,470,603 
 (209,842)
 5,755,642 
 - 
 (2,666,248)
 14,350,155 

 11,538,660 
 (22,981)
 5,756,206 
 31,462 
 (2,793,403)
 14,509,944 

Tier 1 capital
Share capital (net of the treasury shares)
Goodwill
Reserves
Retained Earnings (Losses)
Total deductions from tier 1 capital common equity
Total qualifying tier 1 capital
Tier 2 capital
45% of special reserve
45% of foreign currencies translation differences
45% of the Increase in fair value than the book value for available for 
sale and held to maturity investments
Impairment provision for loans and regular contingent liabilities
Total qualifying tier 2 capital
Total capital 1+2
Risk weighted assets and contingent liabilities
Total credit risk
 79,363,222 
Total market risk
 4,030,779 
Total operational risk
 12,225,993 
Total 
 95,619,994 
16.06%
*Capital adequacy ratio (%)
*Based on consolidated financial statement figures and in accordance with Central Bank of Egypt regulation issued on 24 December 2012.
**After 2015 profit distribution.
After the approval of appropriation account for the year 2016, The capital adequacy ratio will reach 13.97% 

 128,698,992 
 6,701,579 
 14,696,762 
 150,097,333 
10.74%

 1,606,644 
 1,610,558 
 16,120,502 

 991,210 
 1,005,216 
 15,355,371 

 49 
 3,865 

 13,957 

 49 
 - 

 - 

2-Leverage ratio

Total qualifying tier 1 capital
On-balance sheet items & derivatives 
Off-balance sheet items
Total exposures
*Percentage

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 14,509,944 
 271,962,373 
 41,080,543 
 313,042,916 
4.64%

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 14,350,155 
 182,221,419 
 23,224,714 
 205,446,133 
6.98%

*Based on consolidated financial statement figures and in accordance with Central Bank of Egypt regulation issued on 14 July 2015.
**After 2015 profit distribution.

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 ex-
pectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances and available information.

4.1. Impairment losses on loans and advances
The Bank reviews its loan portfolios to assess impairment on monthly and 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 ob-
servable  data  indicating  the  availability  of  a  measurable  portfolio.  This  evidence  may  indicate  that  there  has  been  an 
adverse change in the payment status of borrowers in the 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 assumptions used for estimating both the amount and timing of future cash flows are 
reviewed regularly to reduce any differences between loss estimates and actual loss experience. To the extent that the net 
present value of estimated cash flows differs by +/-5%

4.2. 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 pro-
longed 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, impair-
ment 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.

4.3. Fair value of derivatives
The fair value of financial instruments that are not quoted in active markets are determined by using valuation tech-
niques. These valuation techniques (as models) are validated and periodically reviewed by qualified personnel indepen-
dent 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. For practicality purposes, models use only observable data; 
however, areas such as credit risk (both own and counterparty), volatilities and correlations require management to make 
estimates. Changes in assumptions about these factors could affect reported fair value of financial instruments. 

4.4 Held-to-Maturity investments
The non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity are being classified as held 
to maturity. This requires significant judgment, in which the bank evaluates its intention and ability to hold such invest-
ments 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

5.1. By business segment
The Bank is divided into four 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 –Including other banking business, such as Assets Management.
•  Transactions between the business segments are on normal commercial terms and conditions.

Dec. 31, 2016

Revenue according to 
business segment
Expenses according to 
business segment
Profit before tax
Tax
Profit for the year
Total assets

Dec. 31, 2015

Revenue according to 
business segment
Expenses according to 
business segment
Profit before tax
Tax
Profit for the year
Total assets

Corporate 
banking

SMEs

Investment 
banking

Retail 
banking

Asset Liability 
Management

Total

 5,117,764 

 1,558,634 

 2,367,468 

 3,017,976 

 201,808 

 12,263,650 

EGP Thousands

 (2,327,301)

 (475,389)

 (53,393)

 (1,268,235)

 (5,667)

 (4,129,985)

 2,790,463 
 (724,546)
 2,065,917 
 107,486,340 

 1,083,245 
 (281,954)
 801,291 
 4,264,036 

 2,314,075 
 (611,561)
 1,702,514 
 101,472,259 

 1,749,741 
 (455,433)
 1,294,308 
 15,011,250 

 196,141 
 (51,053)
 145,088 

 8,133,665 
 (2,124,547)
 6,009,118 
 39,309,870  267,543,755 

Corporate 
banking

SMEs

Investment 
banking

Retail 
banking

Asset Liability 
Management

Total

 5,076,710 

 916,342 

 2,347,097 

 2,465,783 

 246,862 

 11,052,794 

 (3,059,901)

 (209,692)

 (93,958)

 (1,134,143)

 (2,431)

 (4,500,125)

 2,016,809 
 (564,787)
 1,452,022 
 53,222,559 

 706,650 
 (198,566)
 508,084 
 2,800,385 

 2,253,139 
 (617,471)
 1,635,668 
 84,044,508 

 1,331,640 
 (374,185)
 957,455 
 10,401,499 

 244,431 
 (68,684)
 175,747 

 6,552,669 
 (1,823,693)
 4,728,976 
 29,031,228  179,500,179 

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5.2. By geographical segment

Dec. 31, 2016

Revenue according to geographical segment
Expenses according to geographical segment
Profit before tax
Tax
Profit for the year
Total assets

Dec. 31, 2015

Revenue according to geographical segment
Expenses according to geographical segment
Profit before tax
Tax
Profit for the year
Total assets

Cairo

 10,972,520 
 (3,464,852)
 7,507,668 
 (1,961,608)
 5,546,060 
 240,916,621 

Cairo

 9,441,901 
 (3,877,962)
 5,563,939 
 (1,545,865)
 4,018,074 
 162,013,306 

Alex, Delta & 
Sinai
 1,104,147 
 (499,518)
 604,629 
 (157,377)
 447,252 
 21,740,165 

Alex, Delta & 
Sinai
 1,167,385 
 (420,704)
 746,681 
 (209,814)
 536,867 
 13,712,913 

EGP Thousands

Upper Egypt

Total

 186,983 
 (165,615)
 21,368 
 (5,562)
 15,806 
 4,886,969 

 12,263,650 
 (4,129,985)
 8,133,665 
 (2,124,547)
 6,009,118 
 267,543,755 

Upper Egypt

Total

 443,508 
 (201,459)
 242,049 
 (68,014)
 174,035 
 3,773,960 

 11,052,794 
 (4,500,125)
 6,552,669 
 (1,823,693)
 4,728,976 
 179,500,179 

6. Net interest income 

Interest and similar income 
 - Banks
 - Clients
Total
Treasury bills and bonds
Reverse repos
Financial investments in held to maturity and available for sale debt 
instruments 
Total
Interest and similar expense
 - Banks
 - Clients
Total
Financial instruments purchased with a commitment to re-sale (Repos)
Other
Total
Net interest income

7. Net fee and commission income

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 2,568,172 
 6,656,743 
 9,224,915 
 9,794,089 
 - 

 125,214 

 366,302 
 5,147,557 
 5,513,859 
 9,154,619 
 2,338 

 94,521 

 19,144,218 

 14,765,337 

 (115,577)
 (9,010,782)
 (9,126,359)
 (153)
 - 
 (9,126,512)
 10,017,706 

 (79,801)
 (6,561,613)
 (6,641,414)
 (7,762)
 (832)
 (6,650,008)
 8,115,329 

8.  Dividend income

Trading securities
Available for sale securities
Total

9.  Net trading income

Profit (losses) from foreign exchange
Profit (Loss) from forward foreign exchange deals revaluation
Profit (Loss) from interest rate swaps revaluation
Profit (Loss) from currency swap deals revaluation
Trading debt instruments
Total

10.  Administrative expenses

1.Staff costs
 Wages and salaries 
 Social insurance
 Other benefits
2.Other administrative expenses
Total

11.  Other operating (expenses) income

Profits from non-trading assets and liabilities revaluation
Profits from selling property, plant and equipment
Release (charges) of other provisions 
Other income/expenses
Total

12.  Impairment charge for credit losses

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

Loans and advances to customers
Total

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

 965,388 
 69,967 
 930,174 
 1,965,529 

 (417,573)
 (417,573)
 1,547,956 

 1,041,382 
 73,268 
 770,894 
 1,885,544 

 (299,696)
 (299,696)
 1,585,848 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 5,045 
 29,191 
 34,236 

Dec. 31, 2015 
EGP Thousands
 4,060 
 31,002 
 35,062 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 603,565 
 12,947 
 (15,055)
 38,472 
 675,253 
 1,315,182 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 214,574 
 3,024 
 (9,240)
 7,752 
 494,288 
 710,398 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 (1,188,799)
 (50,542)
 (44,146)
 (1,149,165)
 (2,432,652)

 (993,761)
 (54,836)
 (37,328)
 (938,586)
 (2,024,511)

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (682,556)
 1,682 
 (72,442)
 (483,871)
 (1,237,187)

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 42,062 
 564 
 (135,361)
 (434,648)
 (527,383)

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (892,874)
 (892,874)

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 (1,682,439)
 (1,682,439)

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13.  Adjustments to calculate the effective tax rate

17.  Treasury bills and other governmental notes

Profit after settlement
Tax rate
Income tax based on accounting profit
Add / (Deduct)
Non-deductible expenses
Tax exemptions
Effect of provisions
Depreciation 
10% Withholding tax 
Income tax / Deferred tax
Effective tax rate

14.  Earning per share

Net profit for the year, available for distribution
Board member's bonus
Staff profit sharing
* Profits shareholders' stake
Average number of shares
Basic earning per share
By issuance of ESOP earning per share will be:
Average number of shares including ESOP shares 
Diluted earning per share
* Based on separate financial statement profits.

15.  Cash and balances with central bank

Cash
Obligatory reserve balance with CBE
 - Current accounts
Total
Non-interest bearing balances 

16.  Due from banks

Current accounts
Deposits
Total
Central banks 
Local banks
Foreign banks
Total
Non-interest bearing balances 
Fixed interest bearing balances
Total
Current balances

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
8,147,813 
22.50%
1,833,258 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
6,553,355 
22.50%
1,474,506 

 953,418 
 (127,439)
 (584,097)
 42,922 
 6,485 
 2,124,547 
26.08%

 268,903 
 (103,447)
 186,107 
 (7,259)
 4,883 
 1,823,693 
27.83%

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
5,948,258 
 (89,224)
 (594,826)
 5,264,208 
 1,153,866 
 4.56 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
4,639,648 
 (69,595)
 (463,965)
 4,106,088 
 1,153,866 
 3.56 

 1,171,428 
4.49 

 1,170,567 
3.51 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 5,083,805 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 1,580,752 

 5,438,235 
 10,522,040 
 10,522,040 

 8,268,202 
 9,848,954 
 9,848,954 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 4,090,352 
 53,920,682 
 58,011,034 
 37,447,892 
 204,309 
 20,358,833 
 58,011,034 
 33 
 58,011,001 
 58,011,034 
 58,011,034 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 1,386,078 
 19,616,227 
 21,002,305 
 14,121,507 
 3,263,306 
 3,617,492 
 21,002,305 
 353,197 
 20,649,108 
 21,002,305 
 21,002,305 

91 Days maturity
182 Days maturity
364 Days maturity
Unearned interest
Total 1
Repos - treasury bills
Total 2
Net

18.  Trading financial assets

Debt instruments
 - Governmental bonds
Total
Equity instruments
 - Mutual funds
Total

 - Portfolio managed by others
Total

19.  Loans and advances to banks, net

Time and term loans

Less: Impairment provision
Total
Current balances
Non-current balances
Total

Analysis for impairment provision of loans and advances to banks 

Beginning balance 
Release during the year
Exchange revaluation difference
Ending balance

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 1,051,375 
 4,350,975 
 36,010,730 
 (2,196,693)
 39,216,387 
 (39,203)
 (39,203)
 39,177,184 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 - 
 7,600 
 22,993,553 
 (870,983)
 22,130,170 
 - 
 - 
 22,130,170 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 1,933,420 
 1,933,420 

 180,157 
 180,157 

 331,557 
 2,445,134 

 5,504,524 
 5,504,524 

 157,336 
 157,336 

 186,517 
 5,848,377 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 161,451 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 48,342 

 (1,800)
 159,651 
 110,053 
 49,598 
 159,651 

 (9,899)
 38,443 
 3,090 
 35,353 
 38,443 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (9,899)
 20,368 
 (12,269)
 (1,800)

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 (14,582)
 4,902 
 (219)
 (9,899)

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20. Loans and advances to customers, net

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

Individual
 - Overdraft
 - Credit cards
 - Personal loans
 - Real estate loans
 - Other loans
Total 1
Corporate
 - Overdraft
 - Direct loans
 - Syndicated loans
 - Other loans
Total 2
Total Loans and advances to customers (1+2)
Less:
Unamortized bills discount
Impairment provision
Unearned interest
Net loans and advances to customers
Distributed to
Current balances
Non-current balances
Total

 1,901,875 
 2,423,125 
 10,745,352 
 306,930 
 20,838 
 15,398,120 

 12,452,698 
 44,503,511 
 24,840,803 
 110,382 
 81,907,394 
 97,305,514 

 (5,533)
 (9,818,007)
 (2,257,826)
 85,224,148 

 36,671,277 
 48,552,871 
 85,224,148 

 1,583,233 
 2,001,159 
 8,073,622 
 298,817 
 20,881 
 11,977,712 

 8,561,090 
 27,811,737 
 14,088,786 
 84,402 
 50,546,015 
 62,523,727 

 (14,375)
 (4,709,107)
 (1,002,669)
 56,797,576 

 25,011,678 
 31,785,898 
 56,797,576 

Analysis for impairment provision of loans and advances to customers

Dec. 31, 2016

Beginning balance
Released (charged) released during 
the year
Write off during the year
Recoveries during the year
Ending balance

Overdraft Credit cards

 (11,835)

 (26,985)

Individual

Personal 
loans
 (135,339)

Real estate 
loans
 (10,192)

 669 

 (20,366)

 (55,022)

 - 
 - 
 (11,166)

 37,099 
 (14,804)
 (25,056)

 6 
 (237)
 (190,592)

 2,391 

 - 
 - 
 (7,801)

Other loans

Total 

 (20,881)

 (205,232)

 43 

 (72,285)

 - 
 - 
 (20,838)

 37,105 
 (15,041)
 (255,453)

Dec. 31, 2016

Beginning balance
Released (charged) released during the year
Write off during the year
Recoveries during the year
Exchange revaluation difference
Ending balance

Overdraft Direct loans

 (589,620)
 (132,021)
 - 
 - 
 (620,369)
 (1,342,010)

 (2,888,702)
 (1,206,476)
 71,767 
 (33,221)
 (2,385,595)
 (6,442,227)

Corporate
Syndicated 
loans
 (1,024,226)
 498,657 
 - 
 - 
 (1,250,304)
 (1,775,873)

Other loans

Total 

 (1,327)
 (1,117)
 - 
 - 
 - 
 (2,444)

 (4,503,875)
 (840,957)
 71,767 
 (33,221)
 (4,256,268)
 (9,562,554)

Dec. 31, 2015

Beginning balance
Released (charged) released during 
the year
Write off during the year
Recoveries during the year
Ending balance

Overdraft Credit cards

 (10,550)

 (7,434)

Individual

Personal 
loans
 (81,153)

Real estate 
loans
 (8,422)

Other loans

Total 

 (20,934)

 (128,493)

 (1,281)

 (28,331)

 (59,317)

 (1,770)

 53 

 (90,646)

 - 
 (4)
 (11,835)

 14,120 
 (5,340)
 (26,985)

 5,148 
 (17)
 (135,339)

 - 
 - 
 (10,192)

 - 
 - 
 (20,881)

 19,268 
 (5,361)
 (205,232)

Dec. 31, 2015

Beginning balance
Released (charged) released during the year
Write off during the year
Recoveries during the year
Exchange revaluation difference
Ending balance

Overdraft Direct loans

 (491,763)
 (79,462)
 - 
 - 
 (18,395)
 (589,620)

 (2,172,426)
 (1,201,442)
 545,777 
 (3,399)
 (57,212)
 (2,888,702)

Corporate
Syndicated 
loans
 (644,225)
 (349,313)
 - 
 - 
 (30,688)
 (1,024,226)

Other loans

Total 

 (4,850)
 3,523 
 - 
 - 
 - 
 (1,327)

 (3,313,264)
 (1,626,694)
 545,777 
 (3,399)
 (106,295)
 (4,503,875)

21.  Derivative financial instruments

21.1.  Derivatives
The Bank uses the following financial derivatives for non hedging purposes.

Forward contracts represent commitments to buy foreign and local currencies including unexecuted spot transactions. 
Future contracts for foreign currencies and/or interest rates represent contractual commitments to receive or pay net on 
the basis of changes in foreign exchange rates or interest rates, and/or to buy/sell foreign currencies or financial instru-
ments in a future date with a fixed contractual price under active financial market.

Credit risk is considered low, and future interest rate contract represents future exchange rate contracts negotiated for case 
by case, These contracts require financial settlements of any differences in contractual interest rates and prevailing market 
interest rates on future 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 con-
tracts are exchange of currencies or interest (fixed rate versus variable rate for example) or both (meaning foreign ex-
change 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 in order 
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 represent contractual agreements for the buyer (issuer) to 
the seller (holders) as a right not an obligation whether to buy (buy option) or sell (sell option) at a certain day or within 
certain period for a predetermined 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 is 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 is considered a base to analyze the realized financial instruments on 
the balance sheet, but it doesn’t provide an indicator for the projected cash flows of the fair value for current instruments, 
and those amounts don’t reflects credit risk or interest rate risk.

Derivatives  in  the  Bank's  benefit  that  are  classified  as  (assets)  are  conversely  considered  (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 as well as the range through which the financial derivatives can be 
in benefit for 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:

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21.1.1 For trading derivatives

Foreign currencies derivatives
 - Forward foreign exchange 
contracts
 - Currency swap
 - Options 
Total 1
Interest rate derivatives
 - Interest rate swaps
Total 2
Total assets (liabilities) for 
trading derivatives (1+2)

21.1.2 Fair value hedge

Interest rate derivatives
 - Governmental debt instru-
ments hedging 
 - Customers deposits hedging 
Total 3
Total financial derivatives 
(1+2+3)

Notional 
amount

2,174,176 

2,662,940 
 - 

34,706 

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Assets

Liabilities

Notional 
amount

Assets

Liabilities

182,508 

178,479 

972,438 

79,890 
 - 
 262,398 

61,404 
 - 
 239,883 

3,448,349 
26,830 

 144 
 144 

 - 
 - 

14,687 

16,766 

51,258 
 47 
 68,071 

 395 
 395 

25,683 

71,244 
 47 
 96,974 

 - 
 - 

 262,542 

 239,883 

 68,466 

 96,974 

Notional 
amount

675,861 

16,382,128 

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Assets

Liabilities

 - 

 6,727 
 6,727 

45,629 

 45,579 
 91,208 

Notional 
amount

286,014 

7,965,211 

Assets

Liabilities

 - 

 12,529 
 12,529 

 26,296 

 22,465 
 48,761 

 269,269 

 331,091 

 80,995 

 145,735 

21.2 Hedging derivatives
21.2.1 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 gov-
ernmental debt instruments in foreign currencies. Net derivative value resulting from the related hedging instruments 
is EGP 45,629 thousand at December 31, 2016 against EGP 26,296 thousand at the December 31, 2015, Resulting in losses 
form hedging instruments at December 31, 2016 EGP 19,333 thousand against net gains EGP 37,106 thousand at the De-
cember 31, 2015. Net losses arose from the hedged items at December 31, 2016 reached EGP 30.579 thousand against EGP 
48,941 thousand at December 31, 2015.

The Bank uses interest rate swap contracts to cover part of the risk of potential increase in fair value of its fixed rate cus-
tomer deposits in foreign currencies. Net derivative value resulting from the related hedging instruments is EGP 38,852 
thousand at the end of December 31, 2016 against EGP 9,936 thousand at December 31, 2015, resulting in net losses from 
hedging instruments at December 31, 2016 of EGP 28,916 thousand against net losses of EGP 26,618 thousand at December 
31, 2015. Gains arose from the hedged items at December 31, 2016 reached EGP 56,314 thousand against gains EGP 27,540 
thousand at December 31, 2015.

22. Financial investments

Available for sale
 - Listed debt instruments with fair value
 - Listed equity instruments with fair value
 - Unlisted instruments
Total

Held to maturity
 - Listed debt instruments
 - Unlisted instruments
Total

Total financial investment

 - Actively traded instruments
 - Not actively traded instruments
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands

 4,709,487 
 97,631 
 640,173 
 5,447,291 

 53,892,423 
 32,513 
 53,924,936 

 45,589,793 
 28,496 
 670,786 
 46,289,075 

 9,228,707 
 32,513 
 9,261,220 

 59,372,227 

 55,550,295 

 57,097,553 
 2,274,674 
 59,372,227 

 53,957,991 
 1,592,304 
 55,550,295 

 53,244,689 
Fixed interest debt instruments
 1,573,811 
Floating interest debt instruments
Total
 54,818,500 
*  During 2016, an amount of EGP 43,424,141 thousands of governmental bonds has been re-classified from available-for-sale to held to maturity.

 56,090,139 
 2,511,772 
 58,601,911 

Beginning balance
Addition
Deduction (selling - redemptions)
Exchange revaluation differences for foreign 
financial assets
Profit (losses) from fair value difference 
Impairment charges
Ending Balance as of Dec. 31, 2015

Beginning balance
Addition/transfer
Deduction (selling - redemptions - transfer)
Exchange revaluation differences for foreign 
financial assets
Profit (losses) from fair value difference 
Impairment charges
Ending Balance as of Dec. 31, 2016

 Available for sale
financial 
investments
 27,702,122 
 25,392,460 
 (5,152,168)

Held to maturity
financial 
investments
 9,160,746 
 4,019,548 
 (3,919,074)

 96,638 

 (1,572,274)
 (177,703)
 46,289,075 

 46,289,075 
 3,334,122 
 (46,335,658)

 2,219,961 

 42,132 
 (102,341)
 5,447,291 

 - 

 - 
 - 
 9,261,220 

 9,261,220 
 44,667,810 
 (4,094)

 - 

 - 
 - 
 53,924,936 

Total
EGP Thousands

 36,862,868 
 29,412,008 
 (9,071,242)

 96,638 

 (1,572,274)
 (177,703)
 55,550,295 

 55,550,295 
 48,001,932 
 (46,339,752)

 2,219,961 

 42,132 
 (102,341)
 59,372,227 

22.1. Profits (Losses) on financial investments 

Profit (Loss) from selling available for sale financial instruments
Released (Impairment) charges of available for sale equity instru-
ments 
Profit (Loss) from selling investments in associates
Released (Impairment) charges of associates
Profit (Loss) from selling held to maturity debt investments
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 35,193 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 163,270 

 (102,341)

 (90,447)
 131,799 
 263 
 (25,533)

 (177,703)

 285,431 
 - 
 - 
 270,998 

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23 Investments in associates

Dec. 31, 2016

Company’s 
country

Company’s 
assets

EGP Thousands

Company’s 
revenues

Company’s 
net profit

Investment 
book value

Stake %

Company’s 
liabilities 
(without 
equity)

Associates
 - International Co. for 
Security and Services 
(Falcon)
Total

Egypt

 300,739 

 208,188 

 301,390 

 12,478 

 36,723 

 35 

 300,739 

 208,188 

 301,390 

 12,478 

 36,723 

Dec. 31, 2015

Company’s 
country

Company’s 
assets

EGP Thousands

Company’s 
revenues

Company’s 
net profit

Investment 
book value

Stake %

Company’s 
liabilities 
(without 
equity)

Associates
 - Corplease
 - Haykala for Investment
 - Egypt Factors
 - International Co. for 
Security and Services 
(Falcon)
Total

24. Other assets

Egypt
Egypt
Egypt

 2,623,964 
 5,010 
 313,515 

 2,356,465 
 211 
 272,665 

 421,621 
 272 
 20,827 

 24,752 
 41 
 (15,672)

 124,149 
 1,202 
 - 

Egypt

 193,470 

 109,644 

 257,943 

 36,190 

 34,632 

43
40
49

40

 3,135,959 

 2,738,985 

 700,663 

 45,311 

 159,983 

Accrued revenues 
Prepaid expenses
Advances to purchase of fixed assets
Accounts receivable and other assets 
Assets acquired as settlement of debts
Insurance 
Total 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
3,318,761 
144,422 
203,410 
1,691,603 
56,599 
 19,768 
 5,434,563 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
2,892,503 
123,436 
157,202 
1,547,660 
52,569 
 15,921 
 4,789,291 

25. Property, plant and equipment

Beginning gross assets (1)
Additions during the year
Ending gross assets (2)
Accumulated depreciation at beginning 
of the year (3)
Current year depreciation
Accumulated depreciation at end of 
the year (4)
Ending net assets (2-4)
Beginning net assets (1-3)
Depreciation rates

Dec. 31, 2016

Land Premises

IT

Vehicles

Fitting 
-out

Machines and 
equipment

Furniture 
and 
furnishing

Total

 64,709 
 -   
 64,709 

 70,161  483,217 
 804,922   1,192,514 
 17,499  124,556 
 203,124 
 114,336 
 919,258   1,395,638   87,660  607,773 

 415,795 
 43,777 
 459,572 

 131,641   3,162,959 
 516,105 
 12,813 
 144,454   3,679,064 

 -   

 -   

 280,234 

 897,584 

 42,250  413,848 

 327,697 

 111,165   2,072,778 

 34,958 

 131,660 

 5,654 

 54,520 

 44,825 

 13,764 

 285,381 

 -    

 315,192  1,029,244   47,904  468,368 

 372,522 

 124,929   2,358,159 

 64,709 
 64,709 

 604,066 
 524,688 
%5

 366,394   39,756  139,405 
 294,930   27,911   69,369 
%20 %33.3

%33.3

 87,050 
 88,098 
%20

 19,525   1,320,905 
 20,476   1,090,181 

%20

Net fixed assets value on the balance sheet date includes EGP 258,773 thousand non registered assets while their registrations procedures are in process.

26. Due to banks

Current accounts
Deposits
Total
Central banks
Local banks
Foreign banks
Total
Non-interest bearing balances
Fixed interest bearing balances
Total
Current balances

27.  Due to customers

Demand deposits
Time deposits
Certificates of deposit 
Saving deposits
Other deposits
Total
Corporate deposits
Individual deposits
Total
Non-interest bearing balances
Fixed interest bearing balances
Total
Current balances
Non-current balances
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 271,470 
 2,737,526 
 3,008,996 
 163,420 
 2,636,009 
 209,567 
 3,008,996 
 545,463 
 2,463,533 
 3,008,996 
 3,008,996 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 60,068,884 
 57,478,218 
 69,215,320 
 38,519,158 
 6,459,215 
 231,740,795 
 110,157,621 
 121,583,174 
 231,740,795 
 37,066,683 
 194,674,112 
 231,740,795 
 159,492,892 
 72,247,903 
 231,740,795 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 224,002 
 1,376,767 
 1,600,769 
 816,844 
 271,845 
 512,080 
 1,600,769 
 59,127 
 1,541,642 
 1,600,769 
 1,600,769 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 43,282,846 
 42,996,421 
 37,518,922 
 25,790,179 
 5,646,048 
 155,234,416 
 82,185,251 
 73,049,165 
 155,234,416 
 26,385,328 
 128,849,088 
 155,234,416 
 115,115,076 
 40,119,340 
 155,234,416 

During the year, the Bank’s total deposits increased by 12% representing actual increase after eliminating the devaluation impact.

28. Long term loans

Interest rate % Maturity date

Maturing 
through next 
year
EGP Thousands

Balance on
Dec. 31, 2016
EGP 
Thousands

Balance on
Dec. 31, 2015
EGP 
Thousands

Financial Investment & Sector Coopera-
tion (FISC)
Environmental Compliance Project 
(ECO)
Agricultural Research and Development 
Fund (ARDF)

Social Fund for Development (SFD)

 3.5 - 5.5 depends 
on maturity date
 3.5 - 5.5 depends 
on maturity date
 3.5 - 5.5 depends 
on maturity date
3 months T/D or 
9% which is more

3-5 years

3-5 years

3-5 years

4 January 
2020

Balance

 1,111 

 2,778 

 - 

 - 

 3,889 

 550 

 81,486 

 88,800 

 28,000 

 63,178 

 68,665 

 98,889 

 145,775 

 160,243 

 131,328 

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29.  Other liabilities

Accrued interest payable
Accrued expenses
Accounts payable
Other credit balances
Total

30. Other provisions

Dec. 31, 2016

Provision for income tax claims
Provision for legal claims
Provision for Stamp Duty
Provision for contingent
Provision for other claim
Total

Dec. 31, 2015

Provision for income tax claims
Provision for legal claims
Provision for Stamp Duty
Provision for contingent
Provision for other claim 
Total

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 1,455,029 
 645,979 
 1,329,189 
 149,133 
 3,579,330 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 763,040 
 586,640 
 1,078,821 
 193,768 
 2,622,269 

Beginning 
balance

Charged 
amounts

 22,145 
 29,556 
 31,000 
 759,174 
 19,886 
 861,761 

 - 
 9,630 
 - 
 132,845 
 8,372 
 150,847 

Beginning 
balance

Charged 
amounts

 22,145 
 40,435 
 31,000 
 620,547 
 16,185 
 730,312 

 - 
 1,686 
 - 
 125,764 
 8,416 
 135,866 

Exchange 
revaluation 
difference

 - 
 1,456 
 - 
 579,997 
 2,097 
 583,550 

Exchange 
revaluation 
difference

 - 
 53 
 - 
 12,863 
 414 
 13,330 

Utilized 
amounts

Reversed 
amounts

 - 
 (924)
 - 
 - 
 (2,772)
 (3,696)

 - 
 (5,451)
 (31,000)
 (37,312)
 (4,642)
 (78,405)

Utilized 
amounts

Reversed 
amounts

 - 
 (12,113)
 - 
 - 
 (5,129)
 (17,242)

 - 
 (505)
 - 
 - 
 - 
 (505)

Ending 
balance 
EGP 
Thousands
 22,145 
 34,267 
 - 
 1,434,704 
 22,941 
 1,514,057 

Ending 
balance 
EGP 
Thousands
 22,145 
 29,556 
 31,000 
 759,174 
 19,886 
 861,761 

* Total Provision for other claim formed on December 31, 2016 amounted to EGP 3,730 thousand to face the potential risk of banking operations 
against amount EGP 8,416 thousand on December 31, 2015.

31.  Equity

31.1.  Capital
The  authorized  capital  reached  EGP  20  billion  according  to  the  extraordinary  general  assembly  decision  on 
March 17, 2010.

"Issued and Paid in Capital reached EGP 11,538,660 thousand to be divided on 1,153,866 thousand shares with 
EGP 10 par value for each share "and registered in the commercial register dated 19th April 2016.

•  Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 68,057 thousand on April 19,2016 to reach EGP 11,538,660 thousand 

according to Board of Directors decision on November 10, 2015 by issuance of seventh tranche for E.S.O.P program.

•  Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 2,294,121 thousand on December 10, 2015 to reach 11,470,603 accord-
ing to Ordinary General Assembly Meeting decision on March 12,2015 by distribution of a one share for every four out-
standing shares by capitalizing on the General Reserve.

•  Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 29,348 thousand on April 7,2013 to reach EGP 6,001,624 thousand ac-

cording to Board of Directors decision on October 24,2012 by issuance of fourth tranche for E.S.O.P program.

•  Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 37,712 thousand on April 9, 2012 in according to Board of Directors 

decision on December 22,2011 by issuance of third tranche for E.S.O.P program.

•  Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 33,119 thousand on July 31, 2011 in according to Board of Directors 

decision on November 10,2010 by issuance of second tranche 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 motivating and re-
warding 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 that the General Assembly approves the disbursement of this 

dividend, which includes staff profit share and remuneration of the Board of Directors stated in the law. 

31.2.  Reserves
According to The Bank status 5% of net profit is used to increase the legal reserve to reaches 50% of The Bank's issued and 
paid in capital.

Central Bank of Egypt concurrence for usage of special reserve is required.

32. Deferred tax assets (Liabilities)
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributable to the following:

Fixed assets (depreciation)
Other provisions (excluded loan loss, contingent liabilities and income tax 
provisions)
Intangible Assets & Good will
Other investments impairment
Reserve for employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
Interest rate swaps revaluation
Trading investment revaluation
Forward foreign exchange deals revaluation
Balance

Assets (Liabilities) 
Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (28,741)

Assets (Liabilities) 
Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 (22,367)

 16,300 

 17,090 
 86,845 
 79,981 
 3,722 
 18,338 
 (12,227)
 181,308 

 14,553 

 3,255 
 123,243 
 60,870 
 335 
 78,927 
 (659)
 258,157 

33. 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 ser-
vice 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 the Black-Scholes pricing model.

•  Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 94,748 thousand on April 5,2015 to reach EGP 9,176,482 thousand ac-

Details of the rights to share outstanding during the year are as follows:

cording to Board of Directors decision on November 11, 2014 by issuance of sixth tranche for E.S.O.P program.

•  Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 79,299 thousand on March 23,2014 to reach EGP 9,081,734 thousand 

according to Board of Directors decision on December 10, 2013 by issuance of fifth tranche for E.S.O.P program.

•  Increase issued and Paid in Capital by amount EGP 3,000,812 thousand on December 5, 2013 according to Extraordinary 
General Assembly Meeting decision on July 15,2013 by distribution of a one share for every two outstanding shares by capi-
talizing on the General Reserve.

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

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Dec. 31, 2016
No. of shares in 
thousand
 20,373 
 9,262 
 (478)
 (6,806)
 22,351 

Dec. 31, 2015
No. of shares in 
thousand
 21,872 
 8,653 
 (677)
 (9,475)
 20,373 

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Details of the outstanding tranches are as follows:

34.4.  Retained earnings

Maturity date

2017
2018
2019
Total

EGP
Exercise price
 10.00 
 10.00 
 10.00 

EGP
Fair value *
18.27
31.67
28.43

The fair value of granted shares is calculated using Black-Scholes pricing model with the following:
10th tranche
10
38.09
3
12.4%
2.50%
31%

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.

No. of shares in 
thousand
 7,935 
 5,314 
 9,102 
 22,351 

9th tranche
10
39.35
3
13%
2.00%
31%

34. Reserves 

Legal reserve
General reserve
Retained earnings (losses)
Special reserve
Reserve for A.F.S investments revaluation difference
Banking risks reserve
Cumulative foreign currencies translation differences
Total

34.1.  Banking risks reserve

Beginning balance
Transferred to bank risk reserve
Ending balance

34.2.  Legal reserve

Beginning balance
Transferred from previous year profits
Ending balance

34.3.  Reserve for A.F.S investments revaluation difference

Beginning balance
Unrealized losses from A.F.S investment revaluation 
Ending balance

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 1,035,363 
 4,554,251 
 31,462 
 30,778 
 (2,180,243)
 3,019 
 8,588 
 3,483,218 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 803,355 
 1,518,373 
 (64,566)
 30,214 
 (2,202,462)
 2,513 
 - 
 87,427 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 2,513 
 506 
 3,019 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 1,991 
 522 
 2,513 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 803,355 
 232,008 
 1,035,363 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 621,084 
 182,271 
 803,355 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (2,202,462)
 22,219 
 (2,180,243)

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 (593,236)
 (1,609,226)
 (2,202,462)

Beginning balance
Dividend previous year
Change in ownership percentage
Transferred to retained earnings (losses)
Ending balance

35. 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 with maturities more than three months
Treasury bills with maturities more than three months
Total

36. Contingent liabilities and commitments 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 (64,566)
 (3,896)
 11,666 
 88,258 
 31,462 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 10,522,040 
 58,011,034 
 39,177,184 
 (5,438,235)
 (2,565,895)
 (38,187,428)
 61,518,700 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 (155,160)
 (4,700)
 1,368 
 93,926 
 (64,566)

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 9,848,954 
 21,002,305 
 22,130,170 
 (8,268,202)
 - 
 (22,130,170)
 22,583,057 

36.1.  Legal claims 
There is a number of existing cases filed against the bank on December 31,2016 without provision as the bank doesn't expect 
to incur losses from it

36.2.  Capital commitments
36.2.1.  Financial investments
The capital commitments for the financial investments reached on the date of financial position EGP 36,533 thousand as 
follows:

Available for sale financial investments

Investments value
 182,665 

Paid 
 146,132 

Remaining
 36,533 

36.2.2.  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 38,059 thousand.

36.3.  Letters of credit, guarantees and other commitments

Letters of guarantee
Letters of credit (import and export)
Customers acceptances
Total

36.4.  Credit facilities commitments

Credit facilities commitments

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 65,575,370 
 2,382,849 
 650,607 
 68,608,826 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 29,640,729 
 862,279 
 504,774 
 31,007,782 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 7,245,061 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 24,237,408 

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Financial StatementS: conSolidated

37.  Mutual funds

Osoul fund

•  CIB established an accumulated return mutual fund under license no.331 issued from capital market authority on Febru-

ary 22, 2005. CI Assets Management Co. - Egyptian joint stock co - manages the fund.

•  The number of certificates issued reached 8,454,956 with redeemed value of EGP 2,346,419 thousands.
•  The market value per certificate reached EGP 277.52 on December 31, 2016.
•  The Bank portion got 601,064 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 166,807 thousands.

Istethmar fund

•  CIB bank established the second accumulated return mutual fund under license no.344 issued from capital market au-

thority on February 26, 2006. CI Assets Management Co.- Egyptian joint stock co-manages the fund.

•  The number of certificates issued reached 789,723 with redeemed value of EGP 101,937 thousands.
•  The market value per certificate reached EGP 129.08 on December 31, 2016.
•  The Bank portion got 194,744 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 25,138 thousands.

Aman fund (CIB and Faisal Islamic Bank Mutual Fund)

•  CIB and Faisal Islamic Bank established an accumulated return mutual fund under license no.365 issued from capital 

market authority on July 30, 2006. CI Assets Management Co. - Egyptian joint stock co - manages the fund.

•  The number of certificates issued reached 459,607 with redeemed value of EGP 33,505 thousands.
•  The market value per certificate reached EGP 72.90 on December 31, 2016.
•  The Bank portion got 51,943 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 3,787 thousands.

Hemaya fund

•  CIB bank established an accumulated return mutual fund under license no.585 issued from financial supervisory Author-

ity on June 23, 2010. CI Assets Management Co. - Egyptian joint stock co - manages the fund.
•  The number of certificates issued reached 107,340 with redeemed value of EGP 17,577 thousands.
•  The market value per certificate reached EGP 163.75 on December 31, 2016.
•  The Bank portion got 50,000 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 8,188 thousands.

Thabat fund

•  CIB bank established an accumulated return mutual fund under license no.613 issued from financial supervisory authority 

on September 13, 2011. CI Assets Management Co. - Egyptian joint stock co - manages the fund.
•  The number of certificates issued reached 1,007,657 with redeemed value of EGP 164,863 thousands.
•  The market value per certificate reached EGP 163.61 on December 31, 2016.
•  The Bank portion got 52,404 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 8,574 thousands.

Takamol fund

•  CIB bank established an accumulated return mutual fund under license no.431 issued from financial supervisory authority 

on February 18, 2015. CI Assets Management Co. - Egyptian joint stock co. - manages the fund.
•  The number of certificates issued reached 180,767 with redeemed value of EGP 23,344 thousands.
•  The market value per certificate reached EGP 129.14 on December 31, 2016.
•  The Bank portion got 50,000 certificates with redeemed value of EGP 6,457 thousands.

38. Transactions with related parties
All banking transactions with related parties are conducted in accordance with the normal banking practices and regulations 
applied to all other customers without any discrimination.

38.1.  Loans, advances, deposits and contingent liabilities

Loans and advances
Deposits
Contingent liabilities

EGP Thousands
 156 
 169,789 
 1,436 

38.2.  Other transactions with related parties

International Co. for Security & Services 

39. Main currencies positions

Egyptian pound
US dollar
Sterling pound
Japanese yen
Swiss franc
Euro

Income
EGP Thousands
 175 

Expenses
EGP Thousands
 346 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 1,371,677 
 (1,360,474)
 266 
 851 
 25 
 4,440 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 166,732 
 (191,276)
 (660)
 356 
 32 
 (8,018)

Important events
The Central Bank of Egypt, in its meeting held on November 3, 2016, decided to float the exchange rate for foreign cur-
rencies in order to give the banks operating in Egypt the flexibility to determine the sale and purchase price for foreign 
currencies within legal channels. Foreign currency exchange rates for the period subsequent to the decision have thus 
ranged between: 

Key currencies 

US dollar
Euro

Buy
15.25
16.83

Sell
15.75
17.53

Accordingly,  the  value  of  foreign  currency-denominated  assets  and  liabilities  may  differ  significantly  from  the  values 
reported in the financial statements for the financial year which ended December 31, 2016. The income statement would 
also be impacted by the revaluation of the outstanding foreign currency positions on the date of financial position and 
in subsequent periods. Along with the exchange rate liberalization, the Central Bank of Egypt also decided to raise the 
overnight deposit and lending rates by 300 basis points to 14.75% and 15.75%, respectively, which is expected to impact the 
Bank's pricing policies for its current and future products.

40. Tax status

Corporate income tax
The Bank's corporate income tax position has been examined, paid and settled with the tax authority since the operations 
start up until the end of year 2014.

Corporate income tax annual report is submitted.

Salary tax
The Bank's salary tax has been examined, paid and settled since the operations start up until the end of 2013.

The Bank's salary tax is currently under examination for the period 2014-2015.

Stamp duty tax
The Bank's stamp duty tax has been examined and paid since the operations start up until 31/7/2006. Any disputes are 
currently under discussion at the tax appeal committee and the court for adjudication.

The Bank's stamp duty tax is being re-examined for the period from 1/8/2006 till 30/9/2015 according to the protocol 
between the Federation of Egyptian banks and the tax authority.

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Financial StatementS: conSolidated

41. Goodwill and Intangible assets:

41.1 Goodwill and Intangible assets:

Book value
Goodwill impairment
Net book value 

41.2 Intangible assets:

Book value
Amortization
Net book value 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 209,842 
 (209,842)
 - 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 217,078 
 (7,236)
 209,842 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 651,041 
 (151,910)
 499,131 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 651,041 
 (21,701)
 629,340 

Profit from discontinued operations

Interest and similar income 
Interest and similar expense
Fee and commission income
Fee and commission expense
Dividend income
Other provisions
Net trading income
Administrative expenses
Other operating (expenses) income
Financial lease
Net Profit Before Tax
Income tax expense
Deferred tax 
Net profit of the year

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 122,476 
 (347,012)
 781,147 
 (1,869)
 3,379 
 (22,127)
 75,436 
 (250,177)
 29,263 
 (232,476)
 158,040 
 (29,778)
 (886)
 127,376 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 7,692 
 (59,443)
 301,859 
 (1,393)
 2,555 
 - 
 (6,627)
 (181,634)
 8,152 
 - 
 71,161 
 (13,653)
 3,607 
 61,115 

According to CBE's regulation issued on December 16, 2008, an annual amortization of 20% has been applied on intan-
gible assets starting from acquisition date. Goodwill amount was fully impaired on 31 December 2016.

42. Non current assets held for sale

Assets

Due from banks
Treasury bills and other governmental notes
Trading financial assets
Brokerage clients - debit balances
Financial investments available for sale
Reconciliation accounts- debit balances
Goodwill
Other assets
Deferred tax assets
Property, plant and equipment
Total

Liabilities

Brokerage clients - credit balances
Due to customers
Other liabilities
Current tax liabilities
Other provisions
Total
Minority interest

Net 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 653,742 
 21,214 
 36,894 
 463,052 
 9,850 
 - 
 22,981 
 3,576,254 
 - 
 106,451 
 4,890,438 

Dec. 31, 2016
EGP Thousands
 616,845 
 19,589 
 2,972,202 
 37,214 
 38,826 
 3,684,676 
 89,689 
 3,774,365 
 1,116,073 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 246,791 
 2,085 
 33,655 
 657,560 
 16,123 
 978 
 - 
 86,525 
 3,234 
 19,319 
 1,066,270 

Dec. 31, 2015
EGP Thousands
 223,840 
 - 
 124,628 
 13,653 
 9,501 
 371,622 
 4,066 
 375,688 
 690,582 

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