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Col. Nakalema engages mining sector stakeholders to shape Uganda’s mineral future
KAMPALA, November 1, 2024 — The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema, has urged stakeholders in Uganda’s mining sector to protect and promote the industry, highlighting…
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Kabarole women’s groups receive Shs 129mln under UWEP
KABAROLE, September 11, 2024 – Twenty-five women’s groups in Kabarole District have received Shs 129.2 million through the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [ UWEP ]. Established by the government in the 2016/2017…
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Refugees excited over extension of financial services to settlement
KIKUUBE, August 19, 2024 — Refugees in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Kikuube district are celebrating the recent extension of financial services to their area, a development they say will greatly ease their…
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Lango farmers advised to join SACCOs
LIRA, July 18, 2024 – Farmers in Lango Subregion have been urged to join or form Savings and Credit Cooperative organisations [ SACCOs ] to benefit from programmes initiated by government, and…
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Petroleum Fund value now stands at Shs 246.6bln
KAMPALA, July 9, 2024 – The Petroleum Fund had Shs 246.6 billion as of June 30, 2023, compared to Shs 121.1bln as of June 30, 2022, according to the report of financial…
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Money lenders, SACCOs warned against holding clients’ IDs as collateral
KAMPALA, June 28, 2024 – Money lenders and, Savings and Credit Cooperatives [SACCOs] in the country that have a habit of holding on to national identity cards [ IDs] of their clients…
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EBO SACCO in final touches to transform into MDI
MBARARA, June 19, 2024 – EBO SACCO located in Bwizibwera-Rutooma town council in Mbarara district, is in its final stages of transiting into a Microfinance deposit-taking institution [MDI] this year, having issued…
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Industry shock as BoU revokes Mercantile Credit Bank licence
KAMPALA, June 18, 2024 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has with immediate effect revoked the licence of Mercantile Credit Bank Limited and ordered the lender to wind up its affairs, sending…
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MADFA SACCO loan portfolio grows 39 percent
MASINDI, March 22, 2024 – Masindi District Farmers Association savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [ MADFA SACCO ] registered an increase in loan portfolio from Shs 3.5 billion in 2022 to…
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BoU warns banks over slow disbursement of ACF and SBRF loans
MBARARA CITY, March 18, 2024 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has asked commercial banks in the country to increase the speed at which they are disbursing loans under the Agricultural Credit…
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