| Company type | State owned enterprise |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | February 15, 1973 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Commercial banking, retail banking |
| Owner | Government of Sierra Leone (100%) |
| Website | www |
Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) is a Sierra Leone commercial bank. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Sierra Leone, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. [1]
It serves large corporations, small and medium enterprises, and individual customers. It is operated and managed by indigenous Sierra Leonians.
SLCB was founded in 1973.
The stock of the bank is 100 percent owned by the Government of Sierra Leone.
SLCB maintains its headquarters in Freetown, the capital, and has branches in Freetown, Bo, Kenema, Makeni, Koidu, Cline Town, Mobimbi, Njala, and Waterloo. [2]
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