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Adding Value To Mushrooms: How The dfcu Rising Woman Initiative Has Redefined Nakanwagi’s Entrepreneurship Journey

BusinessFocus Reporter July 7, 2025July 7, 20250

Maria Gorret Nakanwagi is adding value to mushrooms In a landscape where many women battle cultural barriers, limited access to capital, and systemic challenges, some rise—not just for themselves, but for entire communities. One such woman is Nakanwagi Maria Gorret, the passionate founder of Nature’s Essence Ltd, a Ugandan agribusiness

Banking Education News

Makerere University Partners With dfcu Bank To Enhance Higher Education, Research And Student Support

BusinessFocus Reporter July 7, 2025July 7, 20250

Professor Barnabas Nawangwe (Right), Vice Chancellor of Makerere University and Mr. Charles Mudiwa, Managing Director of dfcu Bank Limited after signing the MoU Makerere University and dfcu Bank Limited on Friday signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to support the university's core mandate as Uganda's premier higher education

Banking Health

I&M Bank Hosts Blood Donation Drives At Two Branches With Aim To Boost National Blood Bank Capacity

BusinessFocus Reporter July 4, 2025July 4, 20250

Participants donating blood during the I&M Bank blood donation drive on Thursday. I&M Bank Uganda on Thursday conducted two blood donation drives, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, aimed at further boosting the national blood bank capacity. The drives, done in partnership with Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS), saw

Banking News

Equity Bank Uganda Moves To Strengthen Media Collaborations As Customers Hit 2.3m

BusinessFocus Reporter July 4, 2025July 4, 20250

Equity Bank and NMG officials in a group photo A delegation from Equity Bank Uganda led by Managing Director Gift Shoko on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the Nation Media Group head office in Namwongo, a Kampala suburb. The courtesy visit is part of a series of meetings that

Agribusiness Banking

dfcu Bank Rallies Coffee Farmers to Leverage Its Tailored Agri-financing Solutions

Taddewo William Senyonyi July 4, 2025July 4, 20254

L-R: Katia Mugenzi from dfcu Foundation, Eng. Jossy Balissa Kuta, JBK Modern Farm Proprietor, Mubarak Muwonge, Manager-dfcu Luwero branch, Alex Madolo- Sector Head for Agriculture at dfcu Bank and Gloria Namutebi Ssuna Sector Head for Agriculture at dfcu Bank dfcu Bank has called on coffee farmers and other stakeholders in

Banking International News

Equity Bank Set to Open Up Representative Office in UAE

BusinessFocus Reporter July 1, 2025June 30, 20250

Dr. James Mwangi (Right), Equity Group Managing Director and CEO with other senior leaders at the Group during the recently-concluded AGM In a landmark decision, Equity Group has received shareholder approval to establish a Representative Office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a significant step in its strategic expansion

Banking

Equity Group To Pay UGX 444.9 Billion In Dividends

BusinessFocus Reporter June 30, 20250

Dr. James Mwangi (2nd Right), Equity Group Managing Director and CEO with other senior leaders at the Group during the recently-concluded AGM Equity Group Holdings Plc recently held its 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM), where shareholders voted in favor of all the proposed resolutions, demonstrating strong confidence in the Group’s

Analysis & Opinions Banking

Customer Deposits Hit Shs35 Trillion Mark As Five Banks Control 56% Of Industry Market Share

Taddewo William Senyonyi June 28, 2025June 29, 20250

Banking industry customer deposits increased by 97% to Shs35.17 trillion in 2024 to Shs33.55 trillion in 2023, Business Focus exclusively reports. However, five banks including Stanbic, Centenary, Absa, Equity and dfcu control 55.84% of the industry deposits, leaving 17 banks to share 44.16%. This analysis is derived from the financial

Banking Entrepreneurship

From Struggle to Success: How Equity Bank Is Transforming Uganda’s Young Entrepreneurs

BusinessFocus Reporter June 28, 2025June 28, 20250

Equity Bank is powering Uganda's young entrepreneurs through its financial literacy campaign and offering financial support Across Uganda’s diverse communities, young entrepreneurs are transforming their lives and uplifting others through the power of financial literacy and access to capital, delivered by Equity Bank Uganda under the Young Africa Works strategy.

Banking Entrepreneurship

Unity in Action: Young Africa Works “Community of Practice” Workshop Shows The Impact of Financial Literacy, Financial Inclusion & Financial Empowerment

BusinessFocus Reporter June 27, 20250

Participants gather for a photo following at the “Community of Practice” Workshop held on Thursday 26th June 2025 at the Mastercard Foundation offices in Kampala, Uganda. The “Community of Practice” Workshop featured partners working on the Young Africa Works Project and involved The Mastercard Foundation, Equity Bank Uganda, Financial Sector