Finance & Banking
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Uganda hosts Annual Climate Finance Conference in Kampala
KAMPALA, April 3, 2025 – Uganda hosted the 2nd Annual Climate Finance Conference to strengthen the fight against climate change and its impacts. The high-profile conference, which took place from April 1-2,…
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Africa Energy Bank Gears Up for H1 2025 Launch
BRAZZAVILLE, March 28, 2025 — Ahead of its H1 2025 launch, the Africa Energy Bank – developed jointly by Afreximbank and the African Petroleum Producers Organisation [APPO], is positioning itself to tackle…
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AFC Takes Centre Stage with Six Prestigious Awards at the Global Banking & Markets Africa Awards 2025
CAPE TOWN, March 28, 2025 — Africa Finance Corporation [AFC], the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has been recognised for its outstanding contributions to Africa’s financial and capital markets with six prestigious…
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Centenary Bank and Kotido Local Government Train Women On GROW project
KOTIDO, March 27, 2025 – In a collaborative effort, Centenary Bank and Kotido Local Government have conducted a comprehensive training session at Caritas Hall, Kotido, to encourage businesswomen to participate in the…
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UDB launches programme to reshape industrialisation
KAMPALA, March 25, 2025 – Uganda Development Bank [UDB] recently launched the Reshaping Industries for a Sustainable Economy [RISE] Programme aimed at transforming the way the Bank deploys its resources within the…
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UDB launches programme to reshape industrialisation
KAMPALA, March 25, 2025 – Uganda Development Bank [UDB] recently launched the Reshaping Industries for a Sustainable Economy [RISE] Programme expected to transform the way the Bank deploys its resources within the…
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AfDB Mulls US$ 500 Million Facility to Mobilise Financing for Smallholder Farmers
NAIROBI, March 22, 2025 — African Development Bank Group [AfDB] President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a US$ 500 million facility designed to unlock US$ 10 billion in financing…
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Stanbic Bank to help Okere Shea Cooperative Society join banking system
OTUKE, March 21, 2025 – Stanbic Bank, Lira Branch, has pledged to assist Otuke district’s Okere Shea Cooperative Society Limited members, especially women, to open bank accounts as they work towards improving…
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Ecobank named Africa’s Best Bank for Trade Finance in Global Finance Awards
LOMÉ, March 21, 2025 — Ecobank Group, which also operates an affiliate in Uganda, has been named as the Best Trade Finance Provider Bank in Africa, at the Global Finance Trade Finance…
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Alarm as governments, companies borrow USD 25 trillion in 2024
KAMPALA, March 21, 2025 — Governments and companies borrowed USD 25 trillion from markets in 2024, which is USD 10trn more compared to the pre-COVID period, and nearly three times the amount…
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