List of companies of Uganda

Location of Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania.

Uganda's economy generates income from annual exports that include coffee ($466.6 million), tea ($72.1 million), and fish ($136.2 million).[1] The country has commenced economic reforms and growth has been robust. In 2008, Uganda recorded 7% growth despite the global downturn and regional instability.[2]

Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. The country has largely untapped reserves of both crude oil and natural gas.[3] While agriculture accounted for 56% of the economy in 1986, with coffee as its main export, it has now been surpassed by the services sector, which accounted for 52% of GDP in 2007.[4]

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

     Active firms
     State-owned firms
     Defunct firms

Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes
ABC Bank (Uganda) Financials Banks Kampala 1993 Commercial bank
Africell Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Kampala 2014
Aya Group Conglomerate Kampala 1999 Food and beverage, construction, hotels & resorts
Bank of Africa Uganda Limited Financials Banks Kampala 1984 Commercial bank, part of Bank of Africa Group (Mali)
Bank of Baroda Uganda Limited Financials Banks Kampala 1953 Commercial bank, part of Bank of Baroda (India)
Bank of India (Uganda) Financials Banks Kampala 2012 Commercial bank, part of Bank of India (India)
Bank of Uganda Financials Banks Kampala 1966 Central bank
Barclays Bank of Uganda Financials Banks Kampala 1927 Commercial bank, part of Barclays (UK)
Cairo International Bank Financials Banks Kampala 1995 Commercial bank
Centenary Bank Financials Banks Kampala 1983 Commercial bank
Citibank Uganda Financials Banks Kampala 1999 Commercial bank, part of Citigroup (US)
Commercial Bank of Africa (Uganda) Financials Banks Kampala 2014 Commercial bank, part of Commercial Bank of Africa (Kenya)
Crane Bank Financials Banks Kampala 1995 Commercial bank, part of Ruparelia Group
DFCU Bank Financials Banks Kampala 1964 Commercial bank, part of DFCU Group
DFCU Group Financials Financial services Kampala 1964
Diamond Trust Bank (Uganda) Financials Banks Kampala 1945 Commercial bank
Eagle Air (Uganda) Consumer services Travel & leisure Kampala 1994 Regional and charter airline
East African Development Bank Financials Banks Kampala 1967 Development finance
Ecobank (Uganda) Financials Banks Kampala 2009 Commercial bank, part of Ecobank (Togo)
Equity Bank (Uganda) Financials Banks Kampala 2008 Commercial bank, part of Equity Group Holdings Limited (Kenya)
Exim Bank (Uganda) Financials Banks Kampala 2011 Commercial bank, part of Exim Bank (Tanzania)
Finance Trust Bank Financials Banks Kampala 1984 Commercial bank
FINCA Uganda Limited Financials Banks Kampala 1992 Microfinance
Global Trust Bank Financials Banks Kampala 2008 Commercial bank
Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) Financials Banks Kampala 2008 Commercial bank, part of Guaranty Trust Bank (East Africa)
Hipipo Consumer serviecs Media Kampala 2007 Marketing, events
Hotel Africana Consumer services Travel & leisure Kampala 1997 Hotel
Housing Finance Bank Financials Banks Kampala 1967 Commercial bank
Imperial Hotels Group Consumer services Travel & leisure Kampala 1991[5] Hotels
International Medical Group (Uganda) Health care Health care equipment & services Kampala 1996 Private medical services
K2 Telecom Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Kampala 2013
Kakira Sugar Works Consumer goods Food & beverage Kakira 1930
Kampala Hilton Hotel Consumer services Travel & leisure Kampala 2010 Part of Aya Group
Kampala Serena Hotel Consumer services Travel & leisure Kampala 2006
Kampala Sheraton Hotel Consumer services Travel & leisure Kampala 1967 Part of Sheraton Hotels and Resorts (US)
Kampala Speke Hotel Consumer services Travel & leisure Kampala 1925 Part of Ruparelia Group
KCB Bank Uganda Limited Financials Banks Kampala 2007 Part of KCB Group Limited (Kenya)
Kinyara Sugar Works Limited Consumer goods Food & beverage Masindi 1969
Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited Consumer goods Food & beverage Kampala 1990
National Bank of Commerce (Uganda) Financials Banks Kampala 1991 Commercial bank
National Insurance Corporation Financials Insurance Kampala 1964
National Social Security Fund (Uganda) Financials Financial services Kampala 1985 Retirement funds
National Water and Sewerage Corporation Utilities Gas, water & multiutilities Kampala 1972
NC Bank Uganda Financials Banks Kampala 2012 Commercial bank
New Vision Group Consumer services Media Kampala 1986 Newspaper, television
New Vision Consumer services Media Kampala 1986 Newspaper, part of New Vision Group
Nile Bank Limited Financials Banks Kampala 1988 Defunct 2007, merged into Barclays Bank of Uganda
Opportunity Uganda Limited Financials Banks Kampala 1995 Credit instituion
Orient Bank Financials Banks Kampala 1993 Commercial bank
Posta Uganda Industrials Industrial transportation Kampala 1951 Postal services
PostBank Uganda Financials Banks Kampala 1926 Credit institution
Pride Microfinance Limited Financials Banks Kampala 1995 Microfinance
Quality Chemical Industries Limited Health care Pharmaceuticals Kampala 2005
Royal Daisy Airlines Consumer services Travel & leisure Kampala 2005 Private airline, defunct
Ruparelia Group Conglomerate Kampala 1985 Banking, insurance, education, real estate, hotels
Sango Bay Estates Limited Consumer goods Food & beverage Kakuuto 1930 Sugar
Skyjet Airlines Consumer services Travel & leisure Kampala 2003 Airline
Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Financials Banks Kampala 1906 Commercial bank
Standard Chartered Uganda Financials Banks Kampala 1912 Commercial bank
Statewide Insurance Company Financials Insurance Kampala 1982 Insurance and risk management
Stodacom Industrials Support services Kampala 2006 Corporate investigations
Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited Consumer goods Food & beverage Lugazi 1924 Sugar
Translink (U) Ltd Consumer goods Personal & household goods Kampala 1991
Tropical Bank Financials Banks Kampala 1973 Commercial bank
UGAFODE Microfinance Limited Financials Banks Kampala 1994 Microfinance
Uganda Air Cargo Industrials Industrial transportation Kampala 1994 Cargo
Uganda Broadcasting Corporation Consumer services Media Kampala 2005
Uganda Cancer Institute Health care Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology Kampala 1967
Uganda Commercial Bank Financials Banks Kampala 1965 Commercial bank, defunct 2001
Uganda Development Bank Limited Financials Banks Kampala 1972 State-owned, development bank
Uganda Railways Corporation Industrials Industrial transportation Kampala 1977
Uganda Securities Exchange Financials Financial services Kampala 1997 Stock exchange
Uganda Telecom Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Kampala 2000
Uganda Virus Research Institute Health care Pharmaceuticals & biotechnology Entebbe 1936
Umeme Utilities Electricity Kampala 2004
United Airlines Limited Consumer services Travel & leisure Kampala 1999
United Bank for Africa (Uganda) Financials Banks Kampala 2008 Commercial bank

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ubos statistical abstract (spreadsheet).
  2. ↑ "Snapshot of Uganda's economic outlook". African Economic Outlook. 6 July 2009.
  3. ↑ Uganda's oil rush: Derricks in the darkness. Economist.com (6 August 2009). Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Uganda at a Glance" (PDF). World Bank. 13 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Uganda - Karim Hirji, Founder of Imperial Group
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