Profile

Crane Bank has been in operation for 12 years having been established in 1995. The bank which has branches in Kampala, Jinja, Iganga, Mbale, Lira and Gulu ranks among the top five commercial banks in the country. The bank was promoted by a prominent Ugandan businessman in association with leading Ugandans from Industry, Trade, Commerce, Finance and Insurance sectors and now is one of the few banks having a total capital base of over 54 Billion Shillings as at 31st December 2007.

Crane Bank was once again voted Bank of the Year Uganda in 2007 and was previously awarded the “Banker of the year award” in 2003, 2005 and 2006 by the Financial Times, UK. The deposit growth in its 12 years of existence has been the highest amongst the local banks in Uganda. The bank enjoys the confidence of major importers, embassies, International NGO’s, large Projects with off shore funding as well as prime participants from most segments of the Ugandan Economy. As at 30th June 2007 Crane Bank was ranked No.2 in Uganda, in terms of return on assets, No.2 on return on equity, No.3 in terms of profitability, No.5 in terms of advances and customer deposits, No.6 on total assets.

The Crane Bank’s management team consists of experienced bankers, financial analysts, qualified accountants and risk managers with considerable expertise in all facets of banking including traditional banking, specialized skill in handling advising and counseling on foreign exchange transactions, merchant banking, retail & wholesale banking, investment banking and international trade