CBZ Bank Limited explained

CBZ Bank Limited
Type:Private
Num Employees:923 (2014)[1]
Revenue: Aftertax:US$24.04 million (2017)
Assets:US$1.991 billion (2017)

CBZ Bank Limited, also CBZ Bank, is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe. It is one of the financial services institutions licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank and national banking regulator.[2]

Location

The headquarters and main branch of the bank are located on the 3rd Floor of Union House, at 60 Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, in downtown Harare, the capital and largest city in Zimbabwe.[1] The geographical coordinates of the bank's headquarters are: 17°49'40.0"S, 31°02'55.0"E (Latitude:-17.827778; Longitude:31.048611).

Overview

, the bank was the largest financial services provider in Zimbabwe, ahead of FBC Bank, Barclays Bank Zimbabwe, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe and Standard Chartered Zimbabwe. At that time, CBZ Bank's total assets were valued in excess of US$1.992 billion with shareholders' equity of US$188.11 million.[3]

History

The bank was founded in 1980 as the Bank of Credit and Commerce Zimbabwe Limited (BCCZL). In 1991, BCCZL ran into financial difficulty and faced liquidation. The Government of Zimbabwe acquired 100% shareholding in the bank to avert closure of the institution. Following takeover by the government, the bank was renamed Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe Limited.In 2004, bank was re-organized and renamed CBZ Bank Limited. CBZ Bank Limited became a subsidiary of CBZ Holdings Limited, whose shares are traded on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. In the second quarter of 2010, CBZ Bank merged its operations with those of CBZ Building Society, a process that required regulatory approval. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe approved the merger in October 2012 and the process was concluded in February 2013.[1]

Ownership

According to the December 2017 Annual Report of the CBZ Holdings Limited (CBZ Group), whose shares of stock are traded on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, the major shareholders in the Group were as listed in the table below:[3]

Rank !! Shareholder !!Percentage Ownership
1CBZ Holdings Limited24.58
2Government of Zimbabwe16.01
3Libyan Foreign Bank14.06
4National Social Security Authority of Zimbabwe11.71
5PIM Nominees (Private) Limited6.70
6Old Mutual Life Association Company Zimbabwe Limited5.45
7Stanbic Nominees (Private) Limited–NNR 4.34
8PIM Nominees–NNR1.72
9SCB Nominees1.53
10Stanbic Nominees (Private) Limited1.42
11Others 12.48
Total100.00

Branches

As of 30 June 2014, CBZ Bank Limited maintained a network of branches at 66 locations in all major urban centres of Zimbabwe.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of CBZ Bank Limited . Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe . Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe . 30 June 2014 . 13 May 2018 . Harare.
  2. Web site: Harare . 13 May 2018 . List of Registered Banking Institutions . 13 May 2018 . . Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
  3. Web site: Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2017 . CBZ Bank Limited . 15 March 2018 . 13 May 2018 . CBZ Bank . Harare . https://web.archive.org/web/20180514065533/https://www.cbzbank.co.zw/investor-relations/financial-results . 14 May 2018 . dead .