Ecobank Uganda
{{Short description|Commercial bank in Uganda}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Ecobank Uganda
| logo = File:Ecobank Logo EN.png
| type = Public Company
GSE: ETI
| key_people =Henry Lubwama
Chairman
Grace Muliisa
CEO/Managing Director{{cite web| url=https://www.ceo.co.ug/exclusive-ecobank-taps-stanbics-grace-muliisa-as-its-uganda-managing-director/ |title=Exclusive: Ecobank taps Stanbic’s Grace Muliisa as its Uganda Managing Director |date=26 August 2021 |work=CEO Magazine Uganda |author=Muhereza Kyamutetera |access-date=4 January 2022 |location=Kampala, Uganda}}
| industry = Financial services
| products = Loans, savings, investments, debit cards, credit cards, mortgages
| revenue = {{loss}}Pretax:US$1.6 million (UGX:5.475 billion) (2014)
| assets = US$81.3 million (UGX:278.8 billion) (2014)
| num_employees =
| foundation = 2009
| location = 4 Parliament Avenue
Kampala, Uganda
| homepage = [http://www.ecobank.com/ug/personal-banking/ Homepage]
}}
Ecobank Uganda is a bank in Uganda that operates as a commercial bank under a license granted by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator.{{cite web | access-date=18 December 2015 | last=Bank of Uganda | publisher=Bank of Uganda | url=https://www.bou.or.ug/bou/bou-downloads/financial_institutions/2013/Information-for-Commercial-Banks-2015.pdf | title=List of Licensed Commercial Banks As At June 2015 | format=PDF | date=30 June 2015 | location=Kampala | archive-date=22 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222124328/https://www.bou.or.ug/bou/bou-downloads/financial_institutions/2013/Information-for-Commercial-Banks-2015.pdf | url-status=dead }}
Location
The headquarters of Ecobank Uganda are located at Plot 8A, Kafu Road, in the Central Division of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1333277/banking-africa-ecobank-supplement | title=25 years of banking in Africa (Ecobank Supplement) | access-date=3 November 2016 | date=8 October 2013 | newspaper =New Vision | author=Vision Reporter | location=Kampala}} The coordinates of the bank's headquarters are 0°18'47.0"N, 32°35'06.0"E (Latitude:0.32662; Longitude:32.58310).{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B018'47.0%22N+32%C2%B035'06.0%22E/@0.3127173,32.5840673,197m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.31305!4d32.585 | title=Location of the Headquarters of Ecobank Uganda | access-date=3 November 2016}}
Overview
The bank began operations in Uganda on 19 January 2009 as a full-service bank. It provides wholesale, retail, investment, and transaction banking services and products to governments, financial institutions, multinationals, international organizations, businesses, and individuals.
As of 31 December 2014, the bank's total assets were UGX:278.8 billion, with shareholders' equity of UGX:46.9 billion.{{cite web | publisher=Ecobank Uganda Limited | date=28 April 2015 | url=http://www.ecobank.com/upload/20150928033024760246xqx8DnEJNC.pdf | title=Ecobank Uganda Limited: Statement of Financial Position As at 31 December 2014 | access-date=3 November 2016 | location=Kampala | author=Ecobank Uganda Limited}}
Ownership
Ecobank Uganda is a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational, a banking conglomerate headquartered in Lome, Togo.{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-20/ecobank-s-profit-climbs-after-pan-african-lender-curbs-expenses | last=Wallace | first=Paul | title=Ecobank's Profit Climbs After Pan-African Lender Curbs Expenses | access-date=3 November 2016 | publisher=Bloomberg News | date=20 April 2015}}
Board of directors
The following individuals sat on the board of directors of Ecobank (Uganda) as of 30 November 2021:
- Kin Kariisa, chairman
- Ehoumann Kasi, non-executive director
- Gertrude K. Lutaaya, non-executive director
- Grace Muliisa, Managing Director
Management
Grace Muliisa is the managing director of Ecobank Uganda. [https://bankersjournalug.com/who-is-grace-muliisa-the-new-eco-bank-managing-director/ Who is Grace Muliisa, The New Ecobank Managing Director?]
Branch network
As of December 2016, Ecobank Uganda maintained networked branches at the following locations:{{cite web | title=List of Ecobank Uganda Branches | url=http://ecobank.com/branches.aspx?btype=3&rt=0&cid=7408 | publisher=Ecobank Uganda | access-date=3 May 2014}}
- Bombo Road Branch - Bombo Road, Kampala
- Kireka Service Centre
- EntebbeBranch - Entebbe Town
- Lugogo Branch - Forest Mall, 3A2 & 3A3 Sports Lane, Lugogo, Kampala
- Head Office Branch - Parliament Avenue, Kampala
- Jinja Branch - Jinja{{cite web|first=Alon| last=Mwesigwa|date=15 January 2014| access-date=3 May 2014 | publisher=The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201401150332.html|title=Uganda: Ecobank Opens Jinja Branch}}
- Kikuubo Branch - Nakivubo Road, Kampala
- Mbarara Branch, Main street Mbarara town
- Nakasero Branch - Rwenzori Towers, Nakasero Road, Nakasero, Kampala
- Ndeeba Branch - Masaka Road, Ndeeba, Kampala
- Oasis Mall Branch - Oasis Mall, Yusuf Lule Road, Kampala
- Wandegeya Branch - Bombo Road, Wandegeya, Kampala{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/712177 | title=Bank of Uganda Urges Banks To Go Rural | publisher=New Vision | date=7 March 2010 | first=Emojong | last=Osere | access-date=3 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503194731/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/712177 | archive-date=3 May 2014 | url-status=dead }}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090221020902/http://www.ecobank.com/english/others/home.aspx Ecobank Website]
- [http://allafrica.com/stories/201112020147.html Ecobank Involved In Oil & Gas Sector Financing]
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Category:Banks established in 2009