Imperial Bank Uganda

Imperial Bank Uganda
Type Private
Industry Financial Services
Founded 2011
Headquarters 6 Hannington Road
Kampala, Uganda
Key people Alnashir Popat
Chairman
Muralidhar Anantapur
Managing Director
Products Loans, Checking, Savings, Investments, Debit Cards

Imperial Bank Uganda, commonly known as Imperial Bank, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the twenty-three (23) licensed commercial banks in the country.[1]

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Overview

The bank is a small-sized retail bank that caters to both individuals and corporate clients. As of February 2011, the bank is the country's newest commercial bank, having commenced banking operations on 31 January 2011. The bank's total assets and owner's equity are not publicly known at this time. Imperial Bank Kenya is one of five (5) mid-sized Kenyan banks which have declared their intentions of expanding their operations into the rest of East Africa. The five include:[2]

  1. Imperial Bank Kenya - Imperial Bank Uganda
  2. ABC Bank (Kenya) - ABC Capital Bank
  3. Family Bank - Ugandan subsidiary coming soon
  4. Gulf African Bank - Ugandan subsidiary coming soon
  5. Bank of India Kenya - Ugandan subsidiary coming soon

History

Imperial Bank Uganda was established in 2011, by two major investors, (a) Mukwano Group, a diversified Ugandan business and manufacturing conglomerate and (b) Imperial Bank Kenya, a medium-sized financial services provider, based in Nairobi, Kenya, having total assets of about US$230 million (KES:19.4 billion), as of June 2010.[3]

Ownership

The stock of the bank is privately held. The detailed shareholding in Imperial Bank Limited is as depicted in the table below:[4]

Imperial Bank Uganda Stock Ownership
Rank Name of Owner Percentage Ownership
1 Imperial Bank Limited of Kenya
2 Mukwano Group of Uganda
Total 100.00

Branch network

As of February 2011, the locations where the bank branches can be found include:[5] [6]

  1. Main Branch - 6 Hannington Road, Kampala
  2. Mukwano Mall Branch - Kyaggwe Road, Kampala

Governance

Alnashir Popat, a non-executive director of the bank, serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Popat also serves as the Chairman of Imperial Bank Kenya.[7]

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