Tropical Bank Limited

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.

📌 Vision

“To be the preferred Ugandan financial solutions provider.”

🎯 Mission

“To drive efficiency and effectiveness in all our dealings with the stakeholders.”

💡 Core Values

• 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.

🏦 Ownership

• Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB): 95.603%

• Government of Uganda: 4.397%

🔄 History of Name Changes

• 1973: Established as Arab Libyan Bank for Foreign Trade & Development.

• 1994: Renamed to Tropical Africa Limited.

• 2006: Renamed to Tropical Bank Limited.

🌐 International Network

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)

📋 Purpose

To offer personalized and professional banking services to:

• Parastatals

• Corporates

• SMEs

• Individuals

• NGOs

📍 Contact Information

• Head Office: P.O Box 9485, Kampala, Uganda

• Toll-Free Call Centre: 0800205510

• Email: customerservices@trobank.com

• Website: www.trobank.com