CDH Investment Bank


CDH Investment Bank, is an investment bank in Malawi. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the central bank and national banking regulator.

Location

The headquarters and main branch of the bank are located at CDH House, 5 Independence Drive, in Blantyre, the financial and commercial capital of Malawi. The geographical coordinates of the headquarters of CDH Investment Bank are 15°47'19.0"S, 35°00'13.0"E.

Overview

CDHIB is a medium-sized financial services provider in Malawi., the bank's total assets were valued at MWK:86,533,050,000, with shareholders' equity of MWK:4.29 billion.

History

CDHIB was founded in 1998 as Continental Discount House Limited, which has operated in the financial sector since August that year. In May 2011, CDH was granted a banking license by the Reserve Bank of Malawi. The institution dropped the discount house license it previously held, but continues to offer almost all services it used to under the discount house licence, like trading financial instruments and corporate financial advisory. It then rebranded to CDH Investment Bank. In April 2012, CDHIB commenced commercial and investment banking business by opening its main branch in Blantyre, the largest city in the country and a second branch in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi.

Ownership

As of December 2018, the shares of stock of CDH Investment Bank are privately owned by the following corporate entities:
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1Continental Holdings Limited of Malawi74.45
2Investments Alliance Limited12.65
3Kesaart Capital Limited7.61
4Unity Investments Limited2.81
5Savannah Investments Limited2.48
Total100.00

Branches

, the bank maintained networked branches at the following locations:
  1. CDH Branch: CDH House, 5 Independence Drive, Blantyre
  2. Capital City Banking Centre: CDH Investment Bank Centre, Lilongwe
  3. Lilongwe Banking Centre: City Mall Complex, Lilongwe
  4. Umodzi Park Agency, Capital City, Lilongwe.