Banque du Caire is going public in a landmark IPO. 

On this episode of Making It, Hussein Abaza, the CEO of Banque du Caire, joins Patrick to take us through the strategy behind the sale.

Hussein is a legend in the banking community; he’s the former CEO of CIB and has long been a spokesperson for Egypt among international investors.

In the first half of the episode, Hussein tells us about how BdC moved away from the typical state-owned lender model to an institution that he believes now operates as a private bank. We then get into the IPO itself: why now, how it’s structured, his pitch to international investors, how BdC makes money, and the indispensable value of its nationwide network of 200+ branches.

Abaza also makes the case for treating NBFIs as partners, not competitors. And finally, he offers sound insight into what the next generation of bankers should prioritize.

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Banque du Caire is going public in a landmark IPO.&nbsp;
On this episode of Making It, Hussein Abaza, the CEO of Banque du Caire, joins Patrick to take us through the strategy behind the sale.
Hussein is a legend in the banking community; he&rsquo;s the former CEO of CIB and has long been a spokesperson for Egypt among international investors.
In the first half of the episode, Hussein tells us about how BdC moved away from the typical state-owned lender model to an institution that he believes now operates as a private bank. We then get into the IPO itself: why now, how it&rsquo;s structured, his pitch to international investors, how BdC makes money, and the indispensable value of its nationwide network of 200+ branches.
Abaza also makes the case for treating NBFIs as partners, not competitors. And finally, he offers sound insight into what the next generation of bankers should prioritize.
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From EnterpriseAM, the Arab world’s business daily.

Six days a week, we help top executives make sense of the Arab world&rsquo;s companies and economies &mdash; and every Thursday, our editor-in-chief, Patrick, talks shop with the people who run them.&nbsp;
Making It is an hour where the founders, CEOs, investors, and policymakers making the biggest decisions in our region show their work and talk about what&rsquo;s next.&nbsp;
From EnterpriseAM, the Arab world&rsquo;s business daily.

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Making It

After almost two decades of talk of going public, last week Banque du Caire announced its intention to float a 30% stake on the EGX.