Arab Finance: Egyptian Gulf Bank (EG Bank) posted a 65.32% year-on-year (YoY) increase in consolidated net profit after tax for the first half (H1) of 2023, according to the financial indicators filed to the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) on August 14th.
The bank’s consolidated net profit after tax stood at EGP 672.257 million in H1 2023, compared to a profit of EGP 406.629 million in the same half of 2022.
Net interest income hit EGP 1.768 billion during the January-June period of this year, up from EGP 1.365 billion in the first six months of 2022.
Moreover, the bank’s standalone net profit after tax jumped by 60.44% YoY in H1 2023 to EGP 656.948 million from EGP 409.467 million.
EG Bank is engaged in the provision of corporate, retail, and investment banking services through a network of branches located across Egypt.