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Affinity Africa report lays bare the cost of Africa’s cash dependency — and the actions needed to break it
ACCRA and LONDON, June 17, 2026 — Affinity Africa, Ghana’s leading digital banking platform, has released a new report in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Yale’s International Leadership Centre examining the drivers…
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Opinions & Commentary
Banking Uganda’s Economy: Unlocking Inclusive Growth Through Financial Inclusion and Digital Finance
UGAFODE Financial Pathways KAMPALA, June 2, 2026 — Uganda is at a crucial stage in its economic development. Over the past two decades, the country has achieved steady economic growth, expanded digital…
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Raising more revenue: Gov’t tables tax Bills for FY2026/27
KAMPALA, April 3, 2026 — Government has tabled new tax Bills for the financial year [FY] 2026/2027, with a 30 per cent environmental levy on imported secondhand clothes. The Bills were tabled…
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BoU boss urges Kamuli locals to embrace financial services to drive local economic growth
KAMULI, March 9, 2026 — The Governor of the Bank of Uganda [BoU], Michael Atingi-Ego, has urged leaders and residents of Kamuli district to take advantage of formal financial services and government-backed…
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High cost of digital transactions impeding financial inclusion in Uganda- Central Bank
KAMPALA, November 11, 2025 – Uganda’s Central Bank, the Bank of Uganda [BoU] has identified the high cost of digital transactions as one of the major obstacles to achieving full financial inclusion…
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Mobile money transactions soar in July amid mixed economic signals in Uganda
KAMPALA, September 21, 2025 – Uganda’s push for financial inclusion gained renewed momentum in July 2025, as mobile money transactions hit record levels, even as job growth slowed, the trade deficit widened,…
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Finance & Banking
Lending rates surged to 18.4 percent in August, says report
KAMPALA, October 18, 2023 – Lending rates for the shilling-denominated credit increased in August 2023 to 18.4 percent from 17.95 percent in July 2023, according to the latest Performance of the Economy…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mbarara market vendors irked as authorities demarcate verandahs
MBARARA-Lock-up owners and other vendors in the newly constructed Mbarara Central Market are castigating the city leadership which has embarked on demarcating verandas to create space for vendors operating on the city…
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