Nevine Kashmiry, Deputy Managing Director for Business Sectors at United Bank, announced that the bank is preparing to introduce a suite of specialised financing products tailored to the healthcare sector. These include a high-tech medical equipment financing product with flexible repayment plans suited to the operational dynamics of healthcare institutions, as well as dedicated financing programmes enabling doctors and pharmacists to establish or expand specialised clinics and medical centres. The bank will also introduce green financing bundles to support energy-efficiency initiatives and sustainable operations within healthcare facilities. Kashmiry made her remarks during her participation in the second annual Healthcare Investment Summit, attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar; Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk; and Ghada Tawfik, Assistant Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt for Corporate Social Responsibility. The summit addressed a wide range of themes, including government efforts to stimulate investment in healthcare services; emerging opportunities for investors amid economic recovery and state-led incentives; and the localisation of medical industries supported by exchange-rate stability. Discussions also covered mechanisms for enhancing healthcare capacity to meet rising demand while managing cost and pricing pressures, as well as pathways for strengthened cooperation among the public, private and banking sectors to elevate service quality nationwide. The event further examined the growing role of banks and financial institutions in delivering products that support the expansion and accessibility of healthcare services and drive investment in this high-potential sector. Kashmiry emphasised that healthcare and medical services financing sits at the core of United Bank's strategy to support sustainable economic and social development. This includes financing hospital expansions, specialised medical centres, diagnostic laboratories and pharmacies, through tailored solutions for SMEs and retail financing programmes designed Specifically for doctors and pharmacists. She also highlighted the bank's support for medical technology companies, a segment that has seen significant growth over the past three years amid rising demand for expansion, modernisation and digital transformation across the sector. She explained that United Bank's healthcare financing strategy is built around three pillars: supporting the expansion and development of hospitals and medical centres—particularly in governorates with limited specialised services; advancing digital health transformation; and empowering medical professionals and healthcare entrepreneurs through customised SME financing programmes covering medical equipment, laboratories and pharmaceutical services. Kashmiry noted that United Bank is a committed development partner to the healthcare sector nationwide, pointing to the bank's participation in 21 national initiatives and projects supporting healthcare services in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, the Tahya Misr Fund and various civil society organisations.
