The Commercial International Bank (CIB) was established in 1975 as a joint venture between the National Bank of Egypt (51%) and the Chase Manhattan Bank (49%) under its original name 'Chase National Bank of Egypt'. Following Chase's decision to divest its equity stake in 1987, National Bank of Egypt increased its shareholding to 99.9%, and the bank changed its name to Commercial International Bank. In 1993, as part of its privatisation strategy, CIB launched a public share issue resulting in a reduction of the National Bank of Egypt's stake to 43%. Headquartered in Cairo, CIB provides services to clients in the corporate, commercial, retail, wealth, and SME spheres.

Voluntary initiatives

• Global Reporting Initiative
• Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)
• Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)
• UNEP Finance Initiative