Commercial Banks
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Finance & Banking
ACF: Teso farmers call for commercial banks to stick to 12 percent interest rate
SOROTI – Some farmers in Teso Sub-region have asked the Bank of Uganda to ensure that commercial banks stick to the annual 12 percent interest cap for loans taken under the Agricultural…
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Technology
Micro-scale Irrigation Programme: Amuru farmers turn to banks for loans
AMURU – Farmers in Amuru district who have been identified to benefit from the Micro-scale Irrigation Programme are seeking loans from commercial banks to enable them to participate in the programme spearheaded…
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Finance & Banking
Bunyoro farmers challenged to take advantage of ACF
HOIMA – Farmers in Bunyoro Sub-region have been urged to take advantage of the Agriculture Credit Facility [ ACF ] initiated by government to boost commercial farming in the country. Joseph Mutaka,…
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Finance & Banking
Commercial banks continue to raise lending rates
In line with the tight monetary policy stance, lending rates in Uganda have exhibited an upward trend with commercial banks raising their prime lending rates by one percentage point on average, according…
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News
Co-operators challenged on mind-set change, saving culture
MBARARA– As Uganda joins the rest of the countries to celebrate the International Day of Cooperative, State Minister for Cooperatives- Fredrick Ngobi Gume has encouraged co-operators in the country to save if…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Deposit protection fund donates items worth Shs 20 million to St. Jude Orphanage
GULU – The Deposit Protection Fund of Uganda (DPFU), a government agency that works in partnership with the various commercial banks in the country has donated items worth Shs 20 million to…
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