MOVES- National Bank of Egypt (NBE) retail CEO Alaa Farouk (LinkedIn) was reportedly tapped as chairman of the Agricultural Bank of Egypt, and will take on his new role within days, Masrawy reports, citing industry sources. The veteran banker has been NBE’s retail boss since August 2018. He joined NBE in 2009 following 26 years at Barclays Bank Egypt (absorbed in 2017 by Attijariwafa Bank), where he eventually became head of the Alexandria, Delta, and Upper Egypt area.
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