Commercial Banks
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Northern
BoU injects Shs 800bln in agriculture
LIRA, October 21, 2023 – The Bank of Uganda [ BoU ] has so far disbursed Shs 800 billion to farmers in the country under the Agricultural Credit Facility [ACF] introduced by…
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Opinions & Commentary
Central banks can fight inflation without massive handouts to banks
LONDON, September 6, 2023 – To fight inflation, central banks have to increase interest rates. Their operating procedure consists of raising the rate of remuneration on commercial banks’ reserves held at the central…
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National
Private sector credit declined 0.2 percent in June 2023
KAMPALA – The total value of private sector credit [PSC] approved in June 2023 for disbursement by local commercial banks declined by 0.2 percent to about Shs 1.2 trillion, from about Shs…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Don’t rush to become MDIs, big SACCO told
MBARARA – The chairman Besania SACCO in Mbarara Benson Nduhura has advised thriving SACCOs in western Uganda to transform into multipurpose cooperatives to boost members’ savings instead of hurrying to become microfinance…
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Energy & Mining
Register your businesses to benefit from oil & gas sector, Masindi locals told
MASINDI– Proprietors of small and medium enterprises [SMEs] in Masindi district have been advised to formalise their businesses if they are to benefit from the different oil & gas sector opportunities available…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt will revive Cooperative Bank, says minister Bahati
KAMPALA– Government is in the initial stages of reviving the Cooperative Bank, according to State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, David Bahati. Bahati made the revelation in Kampala on Tuesday during…
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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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