Business, Finance, Financial Services, Policy

$4.4 million on table for young business people

October 11

October 11—Centenary Bank has been designated by the government as the financial institution that will manage […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Bank of Uganda cuts base rate to 9.5% from 10%

October 4

October 4—Bank of Uganda (BoU) has reduced the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 9.5 per cent […]

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Companies, Finance, Financial Services, Investment

NSSF contributors to get 11.23% on savings

September 28

September 28—The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is offering 11.23% interest rate on contributors’ savings for […]

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Communications, Finance, Financial Services, Markets

Stock market university challenge gets Stanbic backing

September 28

September 28—Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) Uganda’s leading bank has been unveiled as a platinum sponsor of […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services, Investment, Policy

Finance minister to announce NSSF interest rate next week

September 22

September 22— Current members of the UGX6.6 trillion (close to $2 billion) National Social Security Fund […]

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Finance, Financial Services

Accountants body not impressed by recent pass rate

September 20

September 20—The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) early this week released the August […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Foreign News, Policy

Kenya’s experiment with regimented interest rates nears end

September 14

September 14—Kenya is returning to the market forces of supply and demand in determining interest rates […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

ID numbers to become tracker for bank transactions

September 14

September 14—In future, the National Identification Numbers (NIM) on national identity cards, are going to be […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Lacklustre attitude to corporate laws hurts Uganda’s GDP

September 14

September 14—Uganda has adequate corporate laws in place, but implementation and the dodgy acceptance by many […]

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Companies, Finance, Financial Services, Investment

Social security fund partners with MTN Uganda on payments

September 13

September 13—The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has partnered with MTN Uganda, the country’s biggest telecom, […]

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