This is a list of
commercial bank
A commercial bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make a profit.
It can also refer to a bank or a division of a larger bank that deals with whol ...
s and other
credit institutions in
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
, as updated March 2023 by the
Bank of Uganda
The Bank of Uganda () is the central bank of Uganda. Established in 1966, by Act of Parliament, the bank is wholly owned by the government but is not a government department.
History
In 1979 and again in 1987, the Bank of Uganda managed to ma ...
and taking into account the more recent downgrading of three banks to other credit institutions.
List of commercial banks
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Absa Bank Uganda Limited, part of
Absa Group
Absa Group Limited, commonly known and stylized simply as absa (formerly the Amalgamated Banks of South Africa (ABSA) until 2005 and Barclays Africa Group Limited until 2018), is a multinational corporation, multinational banking and financial ...
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Bank of Africa Limited, part of
Bank of Africa Group
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Bank of Baroda Uganda Limited, part of
Bank of Baroda Group
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Bank of India (Uganda) Limited, part of
Bank of India Group
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Cairo Bank Uganda Limited, part of
Banque du Caire Group
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Centenary Rural Development Bank Limited, part of the
Centenary Group
The Centenary Group of Companies, commonly referred to as the Centenary Group, is a privately owned Conglomerate (business), conglomerate in Uganda. The anchor company in the group is Centenary Bank, the second-largest commercial bank in Ug ...
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Citibank Uganda Limited
Citibank Uganda, is a commercial bank in Uganda operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of New York–based Citigroup. It is one of the regulated banking institutions licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator.
Overview
The ba ...
, part of
Citigroup
Citigroup Inc. or Citi (Style (visual arts), stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment banking, investment bank and financial services company based in New York City. The company was formed in 1998 by the merger of Citicorp, t ...
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DFCU Bank Limited
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Diamond Trust Bank Uganda Limited, part of
Diamond Trust Bank Group
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Ecobank Uganda Limited, part of
Ecobank Group
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Equity Bank Uganda Limited, part of
Equity Group
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Exim Bank Uganda Limited, part of
Exim Bank Group
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Finance Trust Bank Limited
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Housing Finance Bank Uganda Limited, 50 percent state-owned
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KCB Bank Uganda Limited
KCB Bank Uganda Limited, also KCB Bank Uganda, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Location
Te headquarters of KCB Bank Uganda are located at plot 56, Lohana ...
, part of
KCB Group
KCB Group Limited, also known as the KCB Group, is a financial services Bank holding company, holding company based in the African Great Lakes region. The Group's headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, with its subsidiaries being KCB Bank Kenya Limit ...
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NCBA Bank Uganda Limited, part of
NCBA Group
NCBA Group Plc, is a financial services conglomerate (company), conglomerate in East Africa, East and West Africa. The Group's headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Ivory Coast.
Lo ...
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I&M Bank (Uganda) Limited, part of
I&M Bank Group
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Salaam Bank Uganda, part of Salaam African Bank in
Djibouti
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...
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Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (SBU) is a commercial bank in Uganda and is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Overview
SBU is the largest commercial bank in the country, by assets. As of 31 Decembe ...
, part of
Standard Bank Group
Standard Bank (officially Standard Bank Group Limited) is the largest bank in Africa, as well as the continent's biggest lender by assets.
The company's corporate headquarters, Standard Bank Centre, is located in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The ...
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Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited, part of
Standard Chartered Group
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Tropical Bank Limited, part of
Libyan Foreign Bank Group
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United Bank for Africa Uganda Limited, part of
UBA Group
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PostBank (Uganda) Limited, state-owned
List of investment banks
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African Alliance Uganda Limited
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Baroda Capital Uganda Limited
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Crested Capital Uganda Limited
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Dyer & Blair Uganda Limited
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Old Mutual Uganda Limited
Other licensed credit institutions
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ABC Capital Bank Uganda Limited, part of
ABC Bank Group
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BRAC Uganda Bank Limited
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Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) Limited, part of
GTCO Group
Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC also known as GTCO PLC is a multinational financial services group, that offers retail and investment banking, pension management, asset management and payments services, headquartered in Victoria Island, Lag ...
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Opportunity Bank Uganda Limited
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Yako Bank Uganda Limited
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Pride Bank Limited, state-owned
See also
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List of microfinance deposit-taking institutions in Uganda
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Uganda Development Bank
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Banking in Uganda
Before Uganda's independence in 1962, the main banks in Uganda were Barclays (UK based); Grindlays (also UK), Standard Bank (South Africa based) and the Bank of Baroda from India. The currency was issued by the East African Currency Board, a Lon ...
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List of banks in Africa
This is a list of banks in Africa, arranged by country in alphabetical order. Since comprehensive lists are available on a country-by-country basis, only the most important domestic banks are indicated for each country.
Algeria
* Bank of Algeri ...
References
External links
Uganda’s Top 10 Banks By Assets Revealed As Total Industry Assets Increase To Shs49.5 Trillionas of June 2024
Banks
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
As banks ...
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
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