Absa Bank Uganda Limited

Absa Bank Uganda Limited
Company typeSubsidiary of Absa Group Limited
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
HeadquartersKampala, Uganda
Key people
Nadine Byarugaba
Chairperson[1]
Mumba Kalifungwa
Managing Director and CEO[1]
ProductsLoans, checking, savings, investments, debit cards
RevenueIncrease Aftertax:UGX:146 billion (US$38.6 million) (2023)[2]
Total assetsUGX:4.5 trillion (US$1.19 billion) (2023)[2]
Number of employees
850+ (2014)
Websitewww.absa.co.ug

Absa Bank Uganda Limited, formerly known as Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the country's central bank and national banking regulator.[3] The bank is a subsidiary of Absa Group Limited, a financial services conglomerate, based in South Africa, with banking subsidiaries in 12 African countries and representative offices in two other African countries.[4] Absa Bank Group, whose shares trade on the JSE Limited, was reported to have total assets in excess of US$91 billion, as of October 2019.[5]  

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NCeoR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Ali Twaha (17 April 2024). "Absa Reports 15 Percent Growth In Revenues". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  3. ^ Uganda Radio Network (12 November 2019). "ABSA Uganda Officially Drops Barclays Brand Name". Daily Monitor. Uganda. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Absa Group Limited: About Us". Absa Group Limited. 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ Adrian Frey (23 October 2019). "Barclays in Mozambique rebranding as Absa Bank". Maputo: Club of Mozambique. Retrieved 27 March 2020.