Equity Bank South Sudan Limited (EBSSL) is a

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South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...

. The bank provides banking services to individuals and to small and medium business enterprises. It is one of the commercial banks licensed to operate in the country by the

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, the

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and national banking regulator.

Overview

In 2020, the bank had an asset value worth $89.24 million (SSP11.62 billion) and generated revenue worth $21.85 million (SSP 2.85 billion). Equity Bank South Sudan received the Bank of the Year South Sudan 2020 award by The Banker, during the Bank of the Year Awards 2020. As of August 2021, Equity Bank South Sudan had assets valued at US$107.32 million and recorded deposits worth US$70.03 million. The bank rebranded in 2020 inline with the parent company Equity Group Holdings.

Equity Group Holdings Limited

Equity Group Holdings Limited Equity Group Holdings Limited (EGHL), formerly Equity Bank Group, is a financial services holding company based in the African Great Lakes region. EGHL's headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sud ...

(EGHL), a large financial services conglomerate, with an asset base estimated at over US$10.2 billion (KES:1.12 trillion), and customer deposits worth US$7.46 billion (KES:840.3 billion). EGHL has a customer base in excess of 14 million in the six

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n countries that it serves, making it the largest commercial bank on the African continent, by customer numbers. The stock of the Equity Group Holdings Limited is listed on the

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, where it trades under the symbol EQTY. It is also cross-listed on the

Uganda Securities Exchange The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) is the principal stock exchange of Uganda. It was founded in June 1997. The USE is operated under the jurisdiction of Uganda's Capital Markets Authority, which in turn reports to the Bank of Uganda, Uganda's ...

under the symbol: EBL.

Ownership

Equity Bank South Sudan Limited is a 100% subsidiary of

, a diversified financial services

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, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,

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and a representative office in Ethiopia. The shares of

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of the Group are traded on the

and on the

Branch network

Equity Bank South Sudan Limited has its headquarters in South Sudan's capital city, Juba. The bank maintains branches in many of the country's major urban centers, including the following: # Juba Branch - Ground Floor, Equity Plaza Juba (Main Branch) # Bilpham Branch - SPLA Headquarters, Juba # Hai Malakal Branch - Juba-Malakal Road, Malakal # Yei Branch - Equity Building, Yei # Yambio Branch - Equity Building,

Yambio Yambio is a City in South Sudan. Location The City is located in Yambio County, Western Equatoria State, in southwestern South Sudan, close to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its location lies approximately , by road, west of ...

. # Torit Branch - Torit # Nimule Branch - Nimule # SSBL Branch - Juba # Kajo Keji Branch - Kajo Keji

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