bank uganda limited type private industry financial services founded 1945 headquarters kampala uganda key people abdul samji chairman varghese thambi chief executive officer products loans savings checking investments debit cards credit cards mortgages revenue aftertax us 8 million 2015 1 total assets ugx 1.3 trillion 2015 2 website homepage diamond trust bank uganda limited is a commercial bank in uganda . it is licensed and supervised by the bank of uganda the central bank and national banking regulator . 3 contents 1 overview 2 history 3 diamond trust bank group 4 ownership 5 branch network 6 see also 7 references 8 external links overview edit as at december 2016 the bank s total assets were valued at about ugx 1.3 trillion making it the seventh largest commercial bank in uganda by assets at that time controlling about 4 percent of the assets in the banking industry . 2 history edit the bank dates to 1945 when it was operating as the diamond jubilee investment trust djit with its head office in dar es salaam tanzania and branches in mombasa kenya and kampala uganda . branches were later opened at nairobi and kisumu in kenya . the company was initially established as a community based finance house dedicated towards the extension of credit to the east african ismaili community and the mobilization of their savings . in 1965 djit was split into three entities one each in kenya tanzania and uganda . 4 in 1968 the rapid economic development of post independence uganda saw the founding of diamond trust properties uganda limited . in 1972 diamond trust uganda limited dtu commenced operations as a non bank financial institution . between 1972 and the early 1990s dtu was largely moribund because of political instability . 4 in 1995 the institution was recapitalized with the participation of the aga khan fund for economic development and diamond trust bank kenya limited . in 1997 the bank became a full service commercial bank and was renamed diamond trust bank uganda limited . 4 diamond trust bank group edit dtbu is a member of the diamond trust bank group a large financial services provider with operations in burundi kenya rwanda tanzania and uganda . 5 6 ownership edit diamond trust bank kenya limited owns at least 56.97 percent of the shares in diamond trust bank uganda limited . 1 branch network edit as of january 2016 update diamond trust bank uganda limited had a network of branches in the central eastern northern and western regions of uganda . the branch network included the following locations 7 arua branch 18 20 avenue road arua busia branch 9 sophia lane busia bwaise branch 3300 bombo road bwaise kampala equatoria branch equatoria hotel building 37 39 william street kampala forest mall branch forest shopping mall lugogo bypass kampala 8 freedom city branch freedom city mall namasuba kampala george street branch georgian house george street kampala industrial area branch 10 12 kibira road kampala jinja branch 32 34 main street jinja kabalagala branch ggaba road kabalagala kampala 8 kampala road branch 17 19 kampala road kampala main branch kamwookya branch 67 kira road kamwookya kampala kisenyi branch usaf market kisenyi katwe zone kampala 9 kikuubo branch sena arcade 60 ben kiwanuka street kampala kitintale branch 1336 port bell road kitintale kampala kyengera branch ssendi house 415 masaka road kyengera lira branch 4 aputi road lira malaba branch 24 kwapa road malaba uganda masaka branch 39 kampala road masaka mbale branch 15b bishop wasike road mbale mbarara branch 54 mbaguta road mbarara naalya branch metroplex shopping mall naalya nakivubo branch ssekaziga house 12 37 channel street kampala namanve branch kampala industrial and business park namanve 10 nansana branch nansana 8 nateete branch batuma house 764 masaka road nateete kampala ndeeba branch 336 masaka road ndeeba kampala ntinda branch haruna shopping centre 2117 kira road ntinda kampala oasis mall branch oasis mall yusuf lule road kampala old kampala branch 17 21 club house old kampala kampala owino market branch st. balikuddembe market kampala 8 victoria mall branch victoria mall entebbe wandegeya branch 38 bombo road wandegeya kampala see also edit banking in uganda list of banks in uganda list of tallest buildings in kampala references edit a b juma victor 5 may 2016 . dtb raises stake in uganda unit with 10.9 million injection . the eastafrican . nairobi . retrieved 27 august 2016 . a b naibuzz.com 20 may 2016 . the 8 biggest banks in uganda . nairobi naibuzz.com . retrieved 27 august 2016 . bank of uganda 31 march 2016 . bank of uganda list of licensed commercial banks as at march 2016 pdf . kampala bank of uganda . retrieved 27 august 2016 . a b c diamond trust bank 27 august 2016 . history of diamond trust bank uganda limited . kampala diamond trust bank . retrieved 27 august 2016 . vision reporter 22 august 2007 . 60 year old diamond trust bank rebrands . new vision . retrieved 3 may 2014 . new times reporter 14 august 2009 . kenya s diamond trust bank to extend to rwanda . the new times rwanda . retrieved 3 may 2014 . list of diamond trust bank branches in uganda . dtb uganda . retrieved 13 march 2015 . a b c d ainebyona emmanuel 16 january 2015 . dtb widens footprint with four new branches . daily monitor . kampala . retrieved 16 january 2015 . masinde andrew 14 march 2014 . kisenyi residents advised to embrace development . new vision . retrieved 3 may 2014 . ladu ismail musa 19 january 2016 . the unending tale of kampala industrial and business park . daily monitor . kampala . retrieved 19 january 2016 . external links edit dtb uganda limited dtb burundi limited dtb kenya limited dtb tanzania limited v t e kampala district capital kampala divisions kampala central division kawempe division lubaga division makindye division nakawa division neighborhoods banda bugoloobi bukoto busega butabika bwaise ggaba kabalagala kamwookya kansanga kaleerwe kanyanya kasubi katwe kawaala kawempe kibuli kibuye kigoowa kikaaya kisaasi kiwaatule kulambiro kololo kyambogo kyebando lubaga lungujja luzira makerere makindye mbuya mengo mpererwe mulago munyonyo muyenga naakulabye naguru najjanankumbi nakasero nakawa nakawa naguru estates namirembe namungoona namuwongo nateete ndeeba nsambya ntinda old kampala port bell wandegeya banking bank of uganda uganda deposit protection fund abc bank uganda barclays bank of uganda bank of africa uganda limited bank of baroda uganda limited bank of india uganda dfcu group cairo international bank centenary bank citibank commercial bank of africa crane bank dfcu bank diamond trust bank ecobank efc uganda limited equity bank exim bank uganda finance trust bank guaranty trust bank housing finance bank kcb bank uganda limited nc bank uganda orient bank postbank uganda stanbic bank uganda limited standard chartered uganda tropical bank united bank for africa east african development bank uganda development bank opportunity uganda limited pride microfinance limited efc uganda limited finca uganda limited ugafode microfinance limited exodus savings and credit cooperative society limited mercantile credit bank letshego microfinance uganda top finance bank uganda yako microfinance limited industry aya group cipla quality chemical industries limited fi holdings house of dawda group mukwano group kiira motors corporation media daily monitor new vision new vision group the independent uganda the observer uganda information technology africell uganda airtel uganda mtn uganda uganda communications commission uganda telecom vodafone uganda economy national housing and construction company tirupati development uganda limited insurance regulatory authority of uganda national food and drug authority national identification and registration authority national social security fund national water and sewerage corporation uganda securities exchange uganda investment authority ruparelia group kyagalanyi coffee limited brookside dairy limited jesa farm dairy limited uganda retirement benefits regulatory authority capital markets authority of uganda uganda coffee development authority roko construction transport air uganda uganda air cargo kampala airport uganda national roads authority entebbe kampala expressway kampala jinja expressway kampala jinja highway kampala entebbe road kampala gayaza road kampala bombo expressway kampala busunju expressway kampala mpigi expressway kampala masaka road kampala mityana road kampala hoima road kampala northern bypass highway kampala southern bypass highway energy umeme electricity regulatory authority uganda national oil company petroleum authority of uganda uganda electricity generation company limited uganda electricity transmission company limited uganda energy credit capitalisation company notable landmarks bulange uganda parliament buildings kampala capital city authority complex hotel africana kampala protea hotel kampala serena hotel kampala sheraton hotel imperial hotels group imperial royale hotel grand imperial hotel hotel equatoria kampala hilton hotel kampala intercontinental hotel kampala speke hotel mapeera house movement house munyonyo commonwealth resort speke resort and conference center church house east african development bank building bank of uganda building complex mengo palace banda kabaka s place namirembe cathedral rubaga cathedral makerere university main campus kampala tower kibuli mosque old kampala mosque uganda museum twed towers uganda national cultural centre kasubi tombs dfcu house pension towers jlos house project roman catholic archdiocese of kampala education aga khan university kampala cavendish university uganda habib medical school institute of petroleum studies kampala international health sciences university international university of east africa kampala international school kampala international university kampala university kibuli secondary school kitante hill secondary school kololo senior secondary school kyambogo university law development centre makerere college school makerere university makerere university business school mengo senior school nabisunsa girls secondary school rubaga community school st. augustine international university st. lawrence university uganda management institute uganda martyrs university school of medicine uganda national entrepreneurship development institute uganda technology and management university victoria university uganda uganda national council for higher education health aga khan university hospital kampala butabika hospital case medical centre international hospital kampala kadic hospital kampala hospital kampala medical chambers hospital kawempe general hospital kibuli hospital kiruddu general hospital lubaga hospital makerere university hospital mbuya military hospital mengo hospital mulago hospital mulago women s referral hospital murchison bay hospital upper mulago regional referral hospital nakasero hospital naguru general hospital nsambya hospital paragon hospital uganda cancer institute uganda heart institute uganda medical and dental practitioners council women s hospital international and fertility centre galilee community general jewish hospital of uganda international medical group notable people apolo nsibambi nasser sebaggala david serwadda fred ruhindi john ssebaana kizito bulaimu muwanga kibirige erias lukwago ian clarke jennifer musisi josephine nambooze maria kiwanuka laurence sematimba joseph kizito justinian tamusuza robert ssejjemba eugene sseppuya phillip ssozi sudhir ruparelia wasswa serwanga yusef sozi margaret zziwa beti kamya turwomwe moses matovu mohammed hamid hasmukh dawda retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title diamond trust bank uganda & oldid 736395174 categories banks of ugandacompanies of ugandakampala districtbanks established in 19451945 establishments in ugandahidden categories articles containing potentially dated statements from january 2016all articles containing potentially dated statements navigation 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