Standard Chartered Zimbabwe


Standard Chartered Zimbabwe is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe and a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank and national banking regulator.

Location

The headquarters and main branch of Standard Chartered Zimbabwe are located on the First Floor of the Africa Unity Square Building, at 68 Nelson Mandela Avenue, in downtown Harare, the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The geographical coordinates of the bank's headquarters are: 17°49'43.0"S, 31°03'02.0"E.

Overview

Stanchart Zimbabwe is a large commercial bank, serving large corporate clients, upscale retail customers and medium to large business enterprises. As of December 2017, it had total assets that were valued at US$815.8 million with shareholders equity of US$84.6 million., Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe employed 582 personnel.

History

Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe is the oldest financial institution in Zimbabwe, having been established as Standard Bank in 1892. The current bank was created when Standard Bank merged with Chartered Bank in 1969. According to the bank's website, Stanchart Zimbabwe served in excess of 90,000 account holders, as of May 2018.

Ownership

Stanchart Zimbabwe is a subsidiary of the Standard Chartered Bank Group, an International financial services conglomerate, headquartered in London in the United Kingdom, with operations in more than sixty countries and a network of over 1,700 branches, employing in excess of 86,000 people.
The shares of stock of Standard Chartered Zimbabwe, are owned by three corporate entities as illustrated in the table below, according to the bank's website.
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1Standard Chartered Holdings Africa88.00
2Standard Chartered Bank Plc09.00
3Standard Chartered Holdings International03.00
Total100.00

Branches

As of May 2018, the bank maintained branches at the following locations:
  1. Africa Unity Square Branch: Corner of Sam Nujoma Street and Nelson Mandela Avenue, Harare Main Branch
  2. Avondale Branch: Avondale Shopping Centre, King George Road, Avondale, Harare
  3. Borrowdale Branch: Suite 33, Sam Levy's Village, Borrowdale, Harare
  4. Belmont Branch: 51 Plumtree Road, Belmont, Bulawayo
  5. Bindura Branch: 30 Main Street, Bindura
  6. Bulawayo Branch: Corner of 8th Avenue and Fife Street, Bulawayo
  7. Robert Mugabe Branch: Mezzanine Floor, Corner of Robert Mugabe Street and Orr Street, Harare
  8. Cripps Road Branch: 27A Cripps Road, Graniteside, Harare
  9. Chinhoyi Branch: 14 Robson Manyika Road, Chinhoyi
  10. Chiredzi Branch: 62 Chilonga Branch, Chiredzi
  11. Gweru Branch: 32 Robert Mugabe Way, Gweru
  12. Highlands Branch: 45 Enterprise Road, Highlands, Harare
  13. Hwange Branch: 6 Coronation Drive, Hwange
  14. Kadoma Branch: Corner of Robert Mugabe Street and Sbker Street, Kadoma
  15. Marondera Branch: 51B The Green, Marondera
  16. Masvingo Branch: 22 Robert Mugabe Street, Masvingo
  17. Mutare Branch: 97 Herbert Chitepo Street, Mutare
  18. Priority Banking Centre: Suite 33, Sam Levy Village, Borrowdale, Harare
  19. Southerton Branch: 20 Paisley Road, Southerton, Harare
  20. Victoria Falls Branch: 53 Livingstone Way, Victoria Falls
  21. Westgate Branch: 13 Main Plaza, Westgate, Harare.

    Governance

As of December 2017, the chairman of the seven-person board of directors was L T Manasta, one of the non-Executive Directors. Ralph Watungwa serves as the bank's managing director and chief executive officer.