Policy

Unpacking results-based financing: balancing strengths with weaknesses

March 26

Results-Based Financing (RBF) is being adopted by a growing number of humanitarian agencies, financial institutions and […]

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Companies, Finance, Financial Services

Big fish in small pond Stanbic notches up $100m profit for 2023 topping previous figure by 15%

March 25

Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), a franchise of the Standard Bank Group—Africa’s largest commercial lender by […]

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Investment

Women social entrepreneurs offered chance to visit New York

March 12

Applications are now open in a global competition for women social entrepreneurs, whose businesses are advancing […]

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Business, Companies, Markets, Technology & Telecoms

Chinese brands strengthen hold on African smart phone market in 2023

March 12

Chinese brands dominated the African market as latest figures showed shipments to the continent grow 12.5% […]

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Markets

Global beverage prices reach 13-year high amid concerns over supplies

March 12

The World Bank’s beverage price index reached a 13-year high in February 2024 month-on-month (m/m), driven […]

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Energy, Finance, Hydrocarbons, Investment, Land & Agriculture

With eyes on oil and gas, France pledges USD 3 billion investment in Uganda

February 28

France will invest USD 3 billion over the next three years, targeting the key sectors of […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Mergers and degradations predicted as Uganda lenders move to comply with higher capital thresholds

February 7

Uganda could witness a spate of consolidation and degradations across the banking industry, as lender move […]

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Business, Finance

Kampala hosts Strathmore Global session on SME financing

February 5

Helping owners of social enterprises and micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) understand how to source […]

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Policy

Regional tentative policy to govern cross-border labour gets approval

January 24

East African Community (EAC) senior labour officials and experts recently agreed on a regulatory framework policy […]

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Business, Finance, Policy

Uganda on edge of debt distress, needs 35 years to settle domestic arrears

January 13

Are you a Ugandan supplier and you are owed money by the government? You might have […]

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