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BRAC Uganda Bank Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinancial services
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Key peopleJimmy Adiga (CEO)
ProductsLoans, savings, ATM, mobile banking
Total assetsUS$55.677 million (USh202.223 billion) (2017)
Number of employees312 (2017)
Websitewww.bracugandabankltd.com

BRAC Uganda Bank Limited (BUBL), is a credit institution (′Tier II Financial Institution′) in Uganda. In April 2019, the institution received a Tier II Financial Institution Licence, which authorized it to operate as a bank, supervised by the Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator.

Location

BRAC Uganda Bank Limited maintains headquarters at 880 Heritage Road, in the Nsambya neighborhood, in the Makindye Division, of Kampala, Uganda's capital ad largest city. The coordinates of the bank's headquarters are 0°17'53.0"N, 32°35'45.0"E (Latitude:0.298056; Longitude:32.595833).

Overview

BRAC Uganda Bank Limited is a Tier II Financial Institution (MFI), licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. As a credit institution, it is not authorized to offer checking accounts or deal in foreign exchange. The company is authorized to take in customer deposits and to establish savings accounts. It is also authorized make collateralized and non-collateralized loans to savings and non savings customers. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of BRAC International and is a member of their network. As of December 2017, the institution's total assets were valued at US$55.677 million (USh202.223 billion), with shareholder's equity of US$30.056 million (USh109.164 billion).

History

The institution was established in Uganda in 2006, as BRAC Microfinance Limited, with the objective of expanding financial inclusion in the country and serving the rural poor, specially women. At the time it acquired Tier II banking status in April 2019, the bank served over 270,000 customers in at least 80 of Uganda's 136 districts.

Ownership

BRAC Uganda Bank Limited, is a member of the international non-governmental development organisation, headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with subsidiaries in Afghanistan, Liberia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. BRAC Uganda is the second subsidiary to attain banking status, after the home subsidiary in Bangladesh.

Branch network

As of January 2021, BRAC Uganda maintained 163 branches across 84 districts in Uganda. Of these, 32 are fully networked branches regulated by the Bank of Uganda. The remaining 131 are satellite offices supporting outreach activities of the Bank.

See also

References

  1. ^ Nixon Segawa (27 April 2019). "BOU Commends BRAC Microfinance For Attaining Bank Status". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. Bank of Uganda (30 June 2020). "List of Licensed Credit Institutions In Uganda As At 30 June 2020" (PDF). Kampala: Bank of Uganda. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. BRAC International (April 2019). "BRAC Uganda Bank Limited". The Hague, Netherlands: BRAC International. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. "Location of BRAC Uganda Bank Limited Headquarters" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. BRAC Uganda Limited (11 March 2018). "BRAC Uganda Limited: Statement of Financial Position For The Year Ended 31 December 2017" (PDF). Kampala: BRAC Uganda Limited. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. Waswa, Sam (26 April 2019). "BRAC Uganda Now A Fully Fledged Bank". Kampala: Chimp Reports Uganda. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ^ BRAC International (2017). "About BRAC Uganda Limited". The Hague, Netherlands: BRAC International. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. BRAC International (April 2019). "BRAC International: Where We Work". The Hague, Netherlands: BRAC International. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. Kawira Mutisya (25 January 2021). "Kenyan, Ugandan Firms Team Up to Roll Out an Agency Banking Platform" (via AllAfrica.com). Dar es Salaam: The Exchange. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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