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Money lenders in Lira City arrested over retaining clients’ national IDs as collateral
LIRA CITY, August 6, 2024 – Police in Lira City West Division have arrested three money lenders in Lira City for allegedly keeping the national identity cards [IDs] of their clients as…
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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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Cooperatives & Communities
UMRA protests merger, asked to present comprehensive report on achievements
KAMPALA, February 28, 2024 – The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority [ UMRA ] is against the move by government to push it back to the mother Ministry of Finance, saying that its…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kyeyune to UMRA: Don’t issue licences to online money lenders
Kampala, January 30, 2024 – The State Minister for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has advised the Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority [ UMRA not to license online money lending platforms, saying it is…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kasese health workers form SACCO for financial empowerment
KASESE, November 7, 2023 – Health workers in Kasese district have formed a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO], saying it will empower them financially. The members said their new SACCO which…
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Central
60 SACCOs benefit from Stanbic Bank’s value proposition
MASAKA, October 30, 2023 – At least 60 Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] from western and central regions have benefited from Stanbic Bank Uganda’s value proposition launched in June 2021 to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi teachers told to form SACCOs at school level
MASINDI, October 6, 2023 – Sam Peter Ayebale, the Principal Education Officer of Masindi Municipality has challenged teachers in the whole of Masindi district to form Savings and Credit Cooperatives [SACCOs] at the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Capital for microfinance institutions set at Shs 5 billion
KAMPALA– Microfinance Deposit Taking Institutions [MDIs] be required to have minimum capital of Shs 5 billion in order to operate in Uganda. The is contained in a statutory instrument on revision of…
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Northern
Equity Bank readies loans for small enterprises in Acholi
GULU – Equity Bank Uganda has committed to supporting small-scale enterprises in Acholi Sub-region so that they can sustain their operations. At least 1,000 market vendors in Gulu City and its neighboring…
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Northern
GULU: Money lenders accused of retaining national ID cards of borrowers
GULU – The authorities of Gulu City have raised concern over a number of national identity cards [ ID cards ] being retained by money lenders and microfinance institutions operating in the…
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