Bank of Africa Uganda Limited

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Bank of Africa Uganda Limited
Private
Industry Financial services
Founded 1984
Headquarters Kampala, Uganda
Key people
 John Caruthers,
chairman
Arthur Isiko,
managing director
Products Loans, savings, investments, debit cards, credit cards, mortgages
Revenue IncreaseAftertax:US$431,950+ (UGX:1.2 billion) (2014)
Total assets UGX:497.6 billion (2014)[1]
Number of employees
 333 (2012)
Slogan As strong as a group, As close as a partner
Website Homepage

Bank of Africa Uganda Limited, also BOA Uganda, whose complete name is, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by Bank of Uganda, the country's central bank and the national banking regulator.[2]

Overview

BOA Uganda is involved in all aspects of commercial banking with emphasis on provision of banking services to multinational companies, mid-size local enterprises, and small retail businesses. As of December 2014, BOA Uganda was a medium-sized financial services provider in Uganda, with a total asset base valued at about UGX:497.6 billion.[1] As of 31 December 2012, the shareholders' equity amounted to about US$22 million (UGX:55.6 billion).[3]

Bank of Africa Group

The bank is a member of the Bank of Africa Group, a multinational, Pan African bank headquartered in Bamako, Mali, with presence in fourteen African countries. The group also maintains an office in Paris, France.[4] As of December 2011, the group employed more than 4,500 people in about 340 offices, in 15 countries, servicing nearly 1.2 million bank accounts.[5]

History

BOA (Uganda) started its operations in 1984 as Sembule Investment Bank. In 1996, Sembule Investment Bank was purchased by Banque Belgolaise[6] and the Netherlands Development Finance Company. The new owners renamed the bank Allied Bank. In October 2006, Banque Belgolaise sold its shares to a group of investors that included the Bank of Africa (Kenya),[7] Aureos East Africa Fund LLC,[8] and Central Holdings (Uganda) Limited. The name of the bank was changed to Bank of Africa (Uganda) Limited.[9]

Ownership

The share ownership of BOA (Uganda), as of 31 December 2014, is summarized in the table below:[10]


Bank of Africa Stock Ownership
Rank Name of Owner Percentage Ownership
1 Bank of Africa Kenya Limited 52.72
2 Africa Financial Holdings - Indian Ocean of Mauritius 23.70
3 Netherlands Development Finance Company - FMO 15.01
4 Central Holdings Uganda Limited 8.57
Total 100.0

Source:

  • Bank of Africa Uganda: Annual Report 2014

Management team

John Caruthers is the chairman of the bank. In December 2010, Edigold Monday was appointed managing director of the bank. She became the first indigenous woman to rise to the level of managing director of a commercial bank in the history of Uganda.[11] In April 2014, Monday resigned.[12] Arthur Isiko was appointed to replace her.[13]

Branch network

As of May 2015, the bank maintained a network of branches in all regions of the country. The bank's branches included the following locations, arranged alphabetically:[14]

  1. Arua Branch - 19 Avenue Road, Arua
  2. Bbira Branch - Mityana Road, Bbira, Wakiso District
  3. Business Centre - 9 Kittante Road, Kampala
  4. Clive Road Branch - 18 Clive Road East, Jinja
  5. Entebbe Branch - 16 Kampala Road, Entebbe
  6. Equatoria Branch - 84-86 Ben Kiwanuka Street, Kampala
  7. Fort Portal Branch - 14 Bwamba Road, Fort Portal
  8. Gulu Branch - 11 Awere Road, Gulu
  9. Hoima Branch - 13 Wright Road, Hoima
  10. Jinja Main Branch - 1 Main Street, Jinja
  11. Kabalagala Branch - 559 Ggaba Road, Kabalagala, Kampala
  12. Kalongo Branch - 16 Patongo Road Kalongo
  13. Kampala Road Branch - 48 Kampala Road, Kampala
  14. Katwe Branch - Muganzirwazza Shopping Mall, Muteesa I Road, Katwe, Kampala
  15. Kawempe Branch - 125 Bombo Road, Kawempe, Kampala
  16. Kololo Branch - Kisementi, 9 Cooper Road, Kololo, Kampala
  17. Kampala Road Branch - 48 Kampala Road, Kampala
  18. Lira Branch - Town View Hotel, 1A Balla Road, Lira
  19. Luzira Branch - 1329-1330 Port Bell Road, Luzira, Kampala
  20. Main Branch - 45 Jinja Road, Kampala
  21. Masaka Branch - Masaka[15]
  22. Mbale Branch - 26 Cathedral Avenue, Mbale
  23. Mbarara Branch - 1 Mbaguta Road, Mbarara
  24. Mukono Branch - 13 Kampala Road, Mukono
  25. Nakivubo Branch - Nabugabo Road, Kampala
  26. Nalukolongo Branch - Kobil Head Office, Wankulukuku Road, Nalukolongo, [lKampala
  27. Namasuba Branch - Freedom City Mall, 4010 Entebbe Road, Namasuba, Kampala
  28. Nansana Branch - 5390 Nansana Town Centre, Nansana
  29. Nateete Branch - 1-2 Old Masaka Road, Nateete, Kampala
  30. Ndeeba Branch - 1024 Masaka Road, Ndeeba
  31. Ntinda Branch - 7 Nakawa Road, Ntinda, Kampala
  32. Oasis Branch - Oasis Mall, 88-94 Yusuf Lule Road, Kampala
  33. Patongo Branch - 33 Dollo Road, Patongo
  34. Rubirizi Branch - Bamugaya House, Kasese Road, Rubirizi
  35. Rwenzori House Branch - Rwenzori House, 1 Lumumba Avenue, Nakasero, Kampala
  36. Taxi Park Branch - Mukwano Centre, 40-46 Ben Kiwanuka Street, Kampala
  37. Wandegeya Branch - KM Plaza, 18 Bombo Road, Wandegeya, Kampala

See also

References

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