Financial Services, Land & Agriculture

$150m to fund Uganda farming subsidies

March 22

March 22, 2018—Several thousand farmers in northern Uganda are to get subsidised inputs in a $150 […]

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Business, Columnists, Editorial, Financial Services, Opinion

COMMENTARY: Refinery deal points to Kampala’s waning appetite for Chinese money

March 22

March 22, 2018 – When Uganda and a consortium led by General Electric finally put the […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services

Minister to invite bankers to talk interest rates

March 22

March 22, 2018—Finance minister, Matia Kasaija, plans to invite top bankers in the country to brainstorm […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Infrastructure, Investment, Policy

NSSF may help pay for Uganda’s SGR

March 15

March 15, 2018—Tucked away in the middle of a long list of proposed amendments to the […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services

Barclays Africa to become Absa Group by 2020

March 1

March 1—Barclays Africa Group (BAG), the banking business which Barclays Plc has been gradually shedding off […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Uganda microfinance centre due for $14m recap

March 1

March 1—The Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), a government agency set up to provide affordable financial services, […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Markets

Lending expanded by only UGX 200 billion last year

February 28

February 28 –Reporting season for Uganda’s financial industry opens this week with lenders expected to announce minimal earnings […]

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Finance, Financial Services

The African who used magic to swindle banks

February 21

February 21—One day in August 1995 a man called Foutanga Babani Sissoko walked into the head […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Real Estate & Property

Stanbic Bank offers flexibility for home financing

February 19

February 19—In most developed countries building a house is a capital-intensive venture which requires a well-developed […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services

Good borrowers enjoy best rates as CBR falls

February 15

February 15—At 9% the Central Bank Rate is at its lowest since the Bank of Uganda(BoU) […]

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