Finance & Banking
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Bank of Uganda restores interbank and bulk payment systems after four-day shutdown
KAMPALA, November 9, 2026 — KAMPALA, November 9, 2026 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has restored operations of its two national payment systems following a four-day shutdown to facilitate a planned…
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EBRD pushes investment agenda at COP31 climate summit in Türkiye
LONDON, November 9, 2026 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] will use the COP31 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Türkiye, to promote private-sector investment, policy reforms and…
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AfDB, Tanzania sign landmark US$1.2bln financing deal for SGR
DODOMA, November 9, 2026 – Tanzania has signed a US$ 1.2 billion commercial financing facility for the construction of the Tabora–Kigoma section of its Standard Gauge Railway [SGR], marking a major milestone…
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Kwania VSLA leaders urged to bank members’ savings
KWANIA, November 5, 2026 – Leaders of Village Savings and Loan Associations [VSLAs] in Kwania district have been urged to stop keeping members’ savings in their homes, particularly under mattresses and pillows,…
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Afreximbank names speakers for 2026 Africa Compliance Forum
CAIRO, November 4, 2026 – The African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] has announced a line-up of speakers for its 2026 Compliance Forum, which will bring together regulators, financial institutions and compliance experts to…
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BoU launches five-year financial literacy strategy as savings rise
KAMPALA, November 2, 2026 — The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has launched a five-year strategy aimed at improving financial literacy and strengthening the ability of Ugandans to make informed financial decisions amid…
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Stanbic Bank Uganda raises prime lending rate to 21.75 percent
KAMPALA, October 30, 2026 — Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, the country’s largest bank by total assets, has raised its Uganda shilling prime lending rate to 21.75 percent per annum, effective December 2026,…
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Interest on central bank reserves is neither a tax nor a market price
LONDON, October 28, 2026 — Policy-makers in London, Washington and Frankfurt will confront a question with large consequences for public finances: who should receive the income generated by central bank money? On…
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Bank of Uganda, EIB sign deal to support green finance
KAMPALA, October 22, 2026 — The Bank of Uganda [BoU] and EIB Global, the international development arm of the European Investment Bank [EIB] Group, have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening…
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Global Islamic finance assets projected to hit US$ 10.5trn by 2030
KUALA LUMPUR, October 21, 2026 — Global Islamic finance industry assets are projected to exceed US$10.5 trillion by 2030 as Islamic banking expands, sukuk issuance gathers pace and demand grows for sustainable…
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