Business, Financial Services, Foreign News, Markets, Policy

Blowback from Ukraine crisis could spark spike in Uganda lending rates

March 21

Fitch Solutions sees major combat operations  in Ukraine ending in  Q2 with the capture of Kiev […]

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Policy

Child rights consortium seeks to end violence against children in Uganda

March 6

Child rights advocacy group Joining Forces -a coming together of six child rights organisations- has embarked […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services, Markets, Policy

Stanbic gives Mutebile a 72-tree salute

February 1

Ugandan lender Stanbic will be planting 72 fruit trees at its tier one branches across the […]

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Business, Finance, Policy

CSBAG blows whistle on spiraling cost of domestic borrowing

January 28

Uganda should lean more towards external borrowing to mitigate the rapidly rising cost of debt and […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services, Land & Agriculture, Policy, Trade & Industry

UDB approves UGX 0.9trillion in projects finance, 0.6 trillion disbursed

January 15

 Disbursements by patient lender Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDBL), reached UGX589 billion over the past seventeen […]

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Business, Financial Services, Policy

New UDB loan products expand options for youth, women

December 15

Patient lender Uganda Development Bank UDB, has launched ‘Special Programs,” a suite of loan products that […]

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Business, Policy

NUDIP shows resilience amidst adversity

December 13

Maintaining program activity and mobilising support for members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, formed the highlights as […]

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Policy

Africa falling behind in race to vaccinate citizens against Covid-19

December 1

Sub-Saharan Africa is losing the race to vaccinate its population against Covid-19. According to Shushanik Hakobyan […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Hydrocarbons, Policy

Uganda treading path to oil curse, CSO’s warn over amendments to PFMA

November 9

Proposed amendments to the Public Finance Management Act could expose Uganda’s oil revenues to risk of […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Ugandan fintechs line up to get licensed under new payments law

October 23

It’s been 13 years since the Ugandan payments landscape was disrupted by the introduction of mobile […]

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