Tropical Bank Limited (TBL) is a Ugandan commercial bank, established in 1973 as the Arab Libyan Bank for Foreign Trade & Development. It operates under a license from the Bank of Uganda (BOU), the country's central bank.
“To be the preferred Ugandan financial solutions provider.”
“To drive efficiency and effectiveness in all our dealings with the stakeholders.”
Teamwork – Collaborative work approach.
Service Excellence – Striving to exceed customer expectations.
Integrity – Upholding high moral and ethical standards.
Accountability – Being answerable to all stakeholders.
Transparency & Loyalty – Committing to honest and beneficial partnerships.
Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB): 95.603%
Government of Uganda: 4.397%
1973: Established as Arab Libyan Bank for Foreign Trade & Development.
1994: Renamed to Tropical Africa Limited.
2006: Renamed to Tropical Bank Limited.
As part of the Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB) network—comprising ~50 subsidiaries across 23 countries—TBL benefits from global expertise and collaboration.
Key LFB Sister Institutions:
British Arab Commercial Bank – London
North Africa International Bank – Beirut
Arab Turkish Bank – Istanbul
Banca UBAE – Rome
Arab International Bank – Cairo
Aresbank S.A. – Madrid
Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade (Al Masraf) – UAE
Alubaf Arab International Bank – Bahrain
(and many more across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East)
To offer personalized and professional banking services to:
Parastatals
Corporates
SMEs
Individuals
NGOs
Head Office: P.O Box 9485, Kampala, Uganda
Toll-Free Call Centre: 0800205510
Email: customerservices@trobank.com
Website: www.trobank.com