Established in 1973 as Libyan Arab Uganda Bank for Foreign Trade & Development. In 1994,the name was changed to Tropical Africa Bank Limited and in 2006 rebranded to Tropical bank. The objective and mission remained the same mainly to foster economic development in Uganda.

Established in 1973 as Libyan Arab Uganda Bank for Foreign Trade & Development. In 1994,the name was changed to Tropical Africa Bank Limited and in 2006 rebranded to Tropical bank.

Tropical Bank Limited has been carrying out commercial banking operations in Uganda for the last 35 years having been established in 1973 as the Libyan Arab Uganda Bank for Foreign Trade and Development under the joint ownership of the Government of Uganda represented by the Ministry of Finance and the Libyan Peoples Jamahiriya represented by the Libyan Foreign Bank.