Corporate Profile
The Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd. (GBTI) has a rich and successful history of over 160 years that began with the establishment of the first commercial bank in British Guiana, the Colonial Bank in 1836; continuing with the operations of Barclays PLC.
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MISSION STATEMENT
To achieve a mutually beneficial relationship
between the bank and its customers by providing efficient and quality services to both depositors and entrepreneurs in the tradition of courtesy and confidentiality through the harnessing of state-of-the-art technology, and the employment and training of a committed team. |
In 1987 the assets and liabilities of Barclays PLC were acquired by the Government of Guyana and renamed the Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd., whose doors opened to the public on 1st December 1987. In January 1990 GBTI merged with Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd., formerly Chase Manhattan Bank N. A., and in 1991 the Bank was privatized. With over 1,800 shareholders, the majority shareholder of the Bank is Secure International Finance Company Inc. with 61% of issued shares.
Today GBTI has a network of nine branches spanning the country and offers its clients a full range of modern banking services including ATM and Point of Sale facilities and Telephone Banking. A large network of correspondent banks facilitates international business transactions
