Business, Finance, Financial Services, Investment

Social security fund to host investment conference for members

May 29

May 29—Once paid their benefits, almost all National Social Security Fund (NSSF) members spend the money […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services

Stanbic Bank among top sponsors for Africa blockchain talks

May 15

May 15—Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) is once again backing the annual Africa Blockchain Conference slated for […]

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Ojangole announces the latest Fitch assessment during a news conference during mid-week at the UDBL headquarters in Kampala
Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Policy

Uganda lender UDB allowed to retain 2018 profits

May 2

The finance ministry has allowed patient lender Uganda Development Bank UDB, to plough the UGX 9.49bn […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Foreign News, Investment

Kenyan fintechs take bulk of $1 billion invested in African start-ups

April 24

April 24–Kenyans took the lion’s share of the over $1 billion that went into African start-ups […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services

Diamond group becomes first to sign up SWIFT speedy service

April 17

April 17—The Diamond Trust Bank Group has become first East African bank to go live on […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Markets

African Alliance pulls out of the stock brokerage business

April 17

April 17—Financial services firm, Africa Alliance Uganda Limited is pulling out of the stock brokerage business […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services

Stanbic Bank Uganda rejigs business to become holding company

April 10

April 10—Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) has reorganized its operations to enable the addition of non-banking financial […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Policy, Trade & Industry

Uganda relaxes terms for women groups to access $155m credit

April 10

April 10—The government wants to ease the conditions in which recognised women groups across Uganda can […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services

Insurers told to be more flexible to attract wary Ugandans

April 8

April 8—Insurance brokers brainstormed various ways to stimulate business in Uganda during their inaugural annual conference […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services, Investment

With another solid year, Stanbic Uganda’s 2018 dividend overtakes growth in income

March 28

Stanbic’s Uganda unit has is proposing an 8pc increase in the dividend payable to stockholders against […]

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