List of companies of Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania.
Uganda's economy generates income from annual exports that include coffee ($466.6 million), tea ($72.1 million), and fish ($136.2 million).[1] The country has commenced economic reforms and growth has been robust. In 2008, Uganda recorded 7% growth despite the global downturn and regional instability.[2]
Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. The country has largely untapped reserves of both crude oil and natural gas.[3] While agriculture accounted for 56% of the economy in 1986, with coffee as its main export, it has now been surpassed by the services sector, which accounted for 52% of GDP in 2007.[4]
Notable firms
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
Active firms
State-owned firms
Defunct firms
Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC Bank (Uganda) | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1993 | Commercial bank |
Africell | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | Kampala | 2014 | |
Aya Group | Conglomerate | Kampala | 1999 | Food and beverage, construction, hotels & resorts | |
Bank of Africa Uganda Limited | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1984 | Commercial bank, part of Bank of Africa Group (Mali) |
Bank of Baroda Uganda Limited | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1953 | Commercial bank, part of Bank of Baroda (India) |
Bank of India (Uganda) | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 2012 | Commercial bank, part of Bank of India (India) |
Bank of Uganda | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1966 | Central bank |
Barclays Bank of Uganda | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1927 | Commercial bank, part of Barclays (UK) |
Cairo International Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1995 | Commercial bank |
Centenary Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1983 | Commercial bank |
Citibank Uganda | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1999 | Commercial bank, part of Citigroup (US) |
Commercial Bank of Africa (Uganda) | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 2014 | Commercial bank, part of Commercial Bank of Africa (Kenya) |
Crane Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1995 | Commercial bank, part of Ruparelia Group |
DFCU Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1964 | Commercial bank, part of DFCU Group |
DFCU Group | Financials | Financial services | Kampala | 1964 | |
Diamond Trust Bank (Uganda) | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1945 | Commercial bank |
Eagle Air (Uganda) | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Kampala | 1994 | Regional and charter airline |
East African Development Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1967 | Development finance |
Ecobank (Uganda) | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 2009 | Commercial bank, part of Ecobank (Togo) |
Equity Bank (Uganda) | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 2008 | Commercial bank, part of Equity Group Holdings Limited (Kenya) |
Exim Bank (Uganda) | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 2011 | Commercial bank, part of Exim Bank (Tanzania) |
Finance Trust Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1984 | Commercial bank |
FINCA Uganda Limited | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1992 | Microfinance |
Global Trust Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 2008 | Commercial bank |
Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 2008 | Commercial bank, part of Guaranty Trust Bank (East Africa) |
Hipipo | Consumer serviecs | Media | Kampala | 2007 | Marketing, events |
Hotel Africana | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Kampala | 1997 | Hotel |
Housing Finance Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1967 | Commercial bank |
Imperial Hotels Group | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Kampala | 1991[5] | Hotels |
International Medical Group (Uganda) | Health care | Health care equipment & services | Kampala | 1996 | Private medical services |
K2 Telecom | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | Kampala | 2013 | |
Kakira Sugar Works | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | Kakira | 1930 | |
Kampala Hilton Hotel | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Kampala | 2010 | Part of Aya Group |
Kampala Serena Hotel | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Kampala | 2006 | |
Kampala Sheraton Hotel | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Kampala | 1967 | Part of Sheraton Hotels and Resorts (US) |
Kampala Speke Hotel | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Kampala | 1925 | Part of Ruparelia Group |
KCB Bank Uganda Limited | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 2007 | Part of KCB Group Limited (Kenya) |
Kinyara Sugar Works Limited | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | Masindi | 1969 | |
Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | Kampala | 1990 | |
National Bank of Commerce (Uganda) | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1991 | Commercial bank |
National Insurance Corporation | Financials | Insurance | Kampala | 1964 | |
National Social Security Fund (Uganda) | Financials | Financial services | Kampala | 1985 | Retirement funds |
National Water and Sewerage Corporation | Utilities | Gas, water & multiutilities | Kampala | 1972 | |
NC Bank Uganda | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 2012 | Commercial bank |
New Vision Group | Consumer services | Media | Kampala | 1986 | Newspaper, television |
New Vision | Consumer services | Media | Kampala | 1986 | Newspaper, part of New Vision Group |
Nile Bank Limited | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1988 | Defunct 2007, merged into Barclays Bank of Uganda |
Opportunity Uganda Limited | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1995 | Credit institution |
Orient Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1993 | Commercial bank |
Posta Uganda | Industrials | Industrial transportation | Kampala | 1951 | Postal services |
PostBank Uganda | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1926 | Credit institution |
Pride Microfinance Limited | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1995 | Microfinance |
Quality Chemical Industries Limited | Health care | Pharmaceuticals | Kampala | 2005 | |
Royal Daisy Airlines | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Kampala | 2005 | Private airline, defunct |
Ruparelia Group | Conglomerate | Kampala | 1985 | Banking, insurance, education, real estate, hotels | |
Sango Bay Estates Limited | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | Kakuuto | 1930 | Sugar |
Skyjet Airlines | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Kampala | 2003 | Airline |
Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1906 | Commercial bank |
Standard Chartered Uganda | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1912 | Commercial bank |
Statewide Insurance Company | Financials | Insurance | Kampala | 1982 | Insurance and risk management |
Stodacom | Industrials | Support services | Kampala | 2006 | Corporate investigations |
Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | Lugazi | 1924 | Sugar |
Translink (U) Ltd | Consumer goods | Personal & household goods | Kampala | 1991 | |
Tropical Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1973 | Commercial bank |
UGAFODE Microfinance Limited | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1994 | Microfinance |
Uganda Air Cargo | Industrials | Industrial transportation | Kampala | 1994 | Cargo |
Uganda Broadcasting Corporation | Consumer services | Media | Kampala | 2005 | |
Uganda Cancer Institute | Health care | Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology | Kampala | 1967 | |
Uganda Commercial Bank | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1965 | Commercial bank, defunct 2001 |
Uganda Development Bank Limited | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 1972 | State-owned, development bank |
Uganda Railways Corporation | Industrials | Industrial transportation | Kampala | 1977 | |
Uganda Securities Exchange | Financials | Financial services | Kampala | 1997 | Stock exchange |
Uganda Telecom | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | Kampala | 2000 | |
Uganda Virus Research Institute | Health care | Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology | Entebbe | 1936 | |
Umeme | Utilities | Electricity | Kampala | 2004 | |
United Airlines Limited | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | Kampala | 1999 | |
United Bank for Africa (Uganda) | Financials | Banks | Kampala | 2008 | Commercial bank |
- A Uganda Railways Corporation locomotive at the Tororo railway station.
- A street market in the capital, Kampala.
See also
References
- ↑ Ubos statistical abstract (spreadsheet).
- ↑ "Snapshot of Uganda's economic outlook". African Economic Outlook. 6 July 2009.
- ↑ Uganda's oil rush: Derricks in the darkness. Economist.com (6 August 2009). Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Uganda at a Glance" (PDF). World Bank. 13 November 2009.
- ↑ Uganda - Karim Hirji, Founder of Imperial Group