Cairo Bank Uganda Limited (CBUL), formerly known as Cairo International Bank (CIB), is a commercial bank in Uganda.[1] It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator.[2] It is a subsidiary of Egypt-based banking group, Banque du Caire Group.[1]
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| Company type | Private, Subsidiary of Banque du Caire |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Arie Towers Plot 16 Mackinnon Road Nakasero, Kampala Uganda |
Key people | Sylvia Jagwe Owachi Executive Director Immaculate Irumba Chief Operating Officer |
| Products | Personal banking: checking, savings, kids and teens, investments, loans, debit cards Business banking: checking, savings, investments, loans |
| Total assets | USh:378.563 billion (US$103.572 million) (June 2023). |
Number of employees | 146 (2020) |
| Website | cbu |
Headquarters location
editCairo Bank Uganda has its headquarters at Arie Towers, at Plot 16 Mackinnon Road, Nakasero Hill, in the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital city.[3] The geographical coordinates of the bank's headquarters are: 0°19'17.0"N, 32°35'05.0"E (Latitude:0.321389; Longitude:32.584722).[4]
Overview
editCBUL focuses on serving small and medium businesses (SMEs), educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and corporate entities. In 2020, the bank re-branded and turned its focus on meeting the banking needs of SMEs. Cairo Bank Uganda Limited is a fully owned subsidiary by Banque du Caire (BDC), an Egypt-based financial services conglomerate with total assets in excess of US$12 billion, as of September 2020.[1][5]
As of June 2023 the total assets of Cairo Bank Uganda were valued at USh378,563,372,000 (approx. US103,572,126) with shareholders' equity of USh163,190,161,000 (approx. US$44,647,616).[6][7]
History
editIncorporated as Cairo International Bank in 1995, the bank began operations in the same year following the issuance of a commercial banking license by the Bank of Uganda. In 2020, Banque du Caire, which owned 62.4 percent of the shares of stock of the Ugandan subsidiary, acquired the 24 percent shareholding owned by Bank Misr and the 13.6 percent owned by Bank of Egypt, to become the sole owner of 100 percent of the stock of the Ugandan bank.[8]
Management board
editCairo Bank Uganda (CBU) is governed by an eight-person board of directors. Sylvia Jagwe Owachi is the managing director. She replaced Ahmad Maher Nada, the previous CEO, who left CBU and took up an assignment at Banque du Caire in Egypt, effective January 2022. He served as MD/CEO at CBU for three and one half years.[1][5][9]
Branch network
editCBU has the following branches, as of September 2020:[10]
1. Main Branch : Lotis Towers, Plot 16 - Mackinnon Road, Nakasero, Kampala.
2. Kampala Road Branch: Greenland Towers, Plot 30 Kampala Road, Kampala.
3. Kikuubo Branch: Shamba Complex, Kyagwe Road, Kampala.
4. Garden City Branch: Garden City Shopping Mall, Yusuf Lule Road, Kampala.
5. Bugoloobi Branch: Plot 1-5 Spring Close, Bugoloobi, Kampala.
6. Bweyogerere Branch: Bweyogerere, Kira Town.
7. Mbarara Branch: Rwebikona Building, Mbarara – Fort Portal Road, Mbarara.
Rebranding
editIn September 2020, Cairo International Bank Limited changed its name to Cairo Bank Uganda Limited, relocated to new headquarter premises and changed focus to SME customers.[1][5][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Daily Monitor (2 September 2020). "Cairo Bank Changes Name, Shifts Focus". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Bank of Uganda (30 June 2020). "List of Licensed Commercial Banks As At 30 June 2020" (PDF). Kampala, Uganda: Bank of Uganda. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Cairo Bank Uganda (September 2020). "Contact Us: Head Office Location". Kampala: Cairo Bank Uganda. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Location of Headquarters and Main Branch of Cairo Bank Uganda, Kampala, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Taddewo William Senyonyi (1 September 2020). "Cairo International Bank Rebrands To Cairo Bank Uganda, Promises Customers 'New Innovative Products'". Kampala: Business Focus Uganda. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Extract of Unaudited Financial Statements For The Period Ended 30 June 2023" (PDF). Cairo Bank Uganda Limited. Kampala, Uganda. July 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ Muhereza Kyamutetera (1 March 2024). "A New Dawn For Uganda's Cairo Bank As Egyptian Shareholder Infuses Fresh Capital". CEO Magazine Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ Cairo Bank Uganda (1 September 2020). "About CBU: Our History". Kampala: Cairo Bank Uganda Limited. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Javira Ssebwami (17 December 2021). "Cairo Bank Uganda bids emotional farewell to MD Ahmed Maher". PML Daily. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Cairo Bank Uganda (1 September 2020). "Branches of Cairo Bank Uganda". Kampala: Cairo Bank Uganda Limited. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Nicholas Kajoba (September 2020). "Cairo International Bank Rebrands". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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