Egyptian lenders ask for six months of CIB statements plus a salary letter. Convert your PDF, review it before submission, and catch issues before underwriting does.
Convert your CIB statementCIB sits at the premium end of Egypt's banking market. Underwriters treat CIB customers as higher-quality applicants on paper, which means scrutiny is sharper, not lighter. The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) tightened debt-burden ratio caps after 2022 to combat default risk during the EGP devaluation cycle, and CIB's own underwriting follows that closely.
What gets your loan approved: stable monthly salary credits, a debt-service ratio comfortably under the CBE cap, no overdraft incidents, and a closing balance that demonstrates breathing room. A converted statement lets you check all of this before the bank does.
Underwriters scan the description column for one thing first: the recurring "Salary" or "راتب" credit, ideally on the same date each month, from the same employer reference. Then they look at large outbound transfers, existing loan installments, and POS spend patterns to see whether your apparent income covers your apparent lifestyle.
CIB's clean bilingual PDF makes this easy for the bank — and also easy for you in Excel. Sort by debit, look at the biggest outflows, and ask yourself: would this look concerning to a stranger?
Every Egyptian bank uses the same core checks for retail and SME loans. Cover these in your converted spreadsheet before you submit and you remove most rejection reasons.
Professionally formatted bilingual PDF (Arabic and English). Clear columns: date, transaction description, debit, credit, EGP balance. Account summary header shows account number, IBAN, statement period, opening/closing balance. Both current account and credit card statement formats are supported. EGP two-decimal formatting. Post-2022 statements may show large balance swings due to EGP devaluations affecting FX-linked entries. Meeza card transactions appear with the Meeza network label.
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| إيداع نقدي | Cash deposit at branch or CDM |
| POS مشتريات | Point-of-sale purchase (card payment at merchant) |
| تحويل ATM | Transfer initiated via ATM |
| Smart Wallet | Mobile wallet transaction (CIB Smart Wallet or Meeza Digital) |
| Salary | Employer salary deposit (WPS or direct credit) |
Egyptian banks are increasingly requesting 6 months of statements as EGP volatility makes 3-month income snapshots unreliable for multi-year loan underwriting.
Pull six months from CIB Mobile
Six months is the standard ask in Egypt post-2022. Twelve months if you're applying for a higher-tier product. Download the PDF directly from CIB Mobile or request a stamped copy from your CIB branch if the lender is external.
Upload to Kashfbank
Drop the PDF in. Kashfbank reads CIB's bilingual columns natively — no manual fixing of Arabic narration.
Review salary regularity
Filter for "Salary" or "راتب". You want six credits on broadly similar dates each month. If one is missing or off-cycle, prepare an explanation for the underwriter.
Check debt-service ratio
Sum your monthly installments (existing CIB loans, credit card minimums, other bank installments). Divide by your net monthly salary. Stay well under 50% — most Egyptian lenders cap there or lower.
Submit clean
Submit the original CIB PDF the bank asked for. Keep your converted CSV for your own records and to brief your loan officer on any unusual rows.
Common challenges
Will the Egyptian lender accept my converted spreadsheet instead of the CIB PDF?
No. Egyptian lenders require the original bank-issued PDF, often with a CIB branch stamp. The converted spreadsheet is for your own review and for briefing your accountant or loan officer.
I had one overdraft month after the March 2024 devaluation. Will that disqualify me?
One short overdraft from a verifiable cause (FX hit, delayed salary) is usually explainable. Underwriters care about pattern, not isolated events. Prepare a one-paragraph note for the file.
How does the CBE 50% debt-burden cap actually work?
Your total monthly debt obligations (existing installments + the proposed new one) cannot exceed 50% of your net monthly income. CIB's underwriting follows this. Some products use a lower cap (35–40%) for higher-tier applicants.
My salary is paid in USD into my CIB USD account. Does that complicate the application?
USD salary holders at CIB are common — multinational employees especially. The underwriter accepts USD income but applies a CBE-rate conversion for the ratio calculation. Be prepared for a slightly lower effective income figure than the headline USD amount suggests.
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Regulator: Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)
Fiscal year: Jul 1 – Jun 30 (government); Jan–Dec (private sector)
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