CBZ Bank Limited

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.[2] 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).[4]

As of December 2017, 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.[1]

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.[2]

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:[1]