Patrick Oketa, Executive Director, Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU); Ms. Edith Namugga Tusuubira, Executive Director, Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA); Pascal Mukisa, Head of CRB Services, in the Department of Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Bank of Uganda and Moses Ogwapus, Commissioner Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Planning And Economic Development. They
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Henry Musasizi, the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, (General Duties) Government projects to fund the Shs52.7 trillion budget of the 2024/2025 financial year largely through domestic revenue, totaling Shs28.9 trillion. This was in a motion for adoption of the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for the
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Bryan Katamba, the sector head of Education and Health at dfcu Bank dfcu Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in Uganda, has announced the launch of its transformative loans campaign, "Ggwa Mu Bintu," aimed at supporting the dreams and financial needs of its customers across Uganda through the provision
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The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has directed government statutory bodies to prioritise their expenditures even though the constitution gives them the freedom to use their money as they wish. This comes after the recent public reactions towards the purchase of high-end new vehicles for past Speakers of
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Hassan Basajjabalaba, a prominent businessman and proprietor of Kampala International University has pledged to support health facilities mostly focusing on maternal health care. While touring health facilities in the region Basajjabalaba said the increasing rate of maternal mortality in Uganda has raised questions about what this means for society and
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City tycoon and businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba has called for more women to join the business to become financially emancipated. Basajjabalaba who was speaking at a fundraising gala in Kansanga central market (Kampala) today highlighted the need to involve women in business roles saying, “Women should not only stay home and
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Smuggled cigarettes Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has impounded 64 boxes of cigarettes estimated at UGX140 million in Ssenge Village, Naluvule Parish, Wakiso District. The cigarettes had been smuggled into the country through porous border points and consolidated at a house in Ssenge before getting to the market. URA also arrested
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Left to Right (Front Row: Patience Bayenda (Head of Products, Housing Finance Bank), Peace Ayebazibwe (Executive Director, Housing Finance Bank), Ivan Asiimwe (General Secretary and CEO, Uganda Cooperative Alliance), Micheal Mugabi (Managing Director, Housing Finance Bank) and Hilda Kabarungi (Deputy General Secretary, Uganda Cooperative Alliance) during the launch of the Investa
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Uganda has been selected among five African countries to be supported by the African Development Bank to develop circular economy policies. A circular economy is an economic system based on the reuse and regeneration of products to continue production sustainably, minimizing waste, and increasing the life cycle of products. It
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Scientists have unravelled the genetic secrets of coffee in a discovery they say paves the way for more flavoursome brews. Researchers in Italy pieced together the most complete genetic map yet of Arabica coffee, the world's most popular drink. The new insights into the plant's genetic make-up will help in
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