Equity Bank’s Managing Director Anthony Kituuka (pictured) is making a special trip to Dubai to personally connect with customers and showcase the bank’s commitment to serving its global members. The visit follows weeks of dedicated service by Equity staff in Dubai. Kituuka will join the team to continue strengthening the bank’s relationship
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Hope Nakayenze, Ag. Chief Risk Officer dfcu bank, addressing women during the dfcu GROW launch and business training in Jinja City dfcu Bank has today launched the GROW initiative in Eastern Uganda to support women entrepreneurs in the region with financial support and business training to scale their businesses. The event,
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Government has been urged to honour its financial obligations to the Bank of Uganda (BoU) in time to avoid penalties. This is after the Auditor General’s report noted that BoU penalized Government to a tune of Shs4O5.O49Bn for failing to meet its contractual obligations for domestic debt that had matured
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The Executive Director of Housing Finance Bank Peace K. Ayebazibwe (Second left) and Connie Kekihembo, CEO of UWEAL(third left) pose for a group photo after signing an agreement between Housing Finance Bank and UWEAL. Housing Finance Bank (HFB) today advances its goal of empowering women with the launch of the
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Winners of the 2023 best farmers competition dfcu Bank in partnership with Vision Group, The Embassy of the Netherlands, KLM Airlines, and Koudjis Nutrition BV has flagged off the winners of the 2023 Best Farmers Competition at the dfcu Bank Head Office to a learning excursion in the Kingdom of the
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Annette Kiconco, the Chief Retail Banking Officer at dfcu Bank In this interview, we learn about dfcu Bank’s latest promotion that allows customers to pay their utility bills at no cost. Dubbed ‘Rates Paka Chini’, this initiative aims to ease customer expenses and support the local economy by encouraging seamless payment
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BoU Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego (Centre) The Bank of Uganda has further reduced its base interest rate (the Central Bank Rate) for the second consecutive monthly review to 9.75 percent for October, down from 10.0 percent in September 2024. This follows a decline in inflation from 3.5 percent at the
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dfcu has been a pillar of Uganda’s financial landscape for the past 60 years, helping individuals and businesses thrive. However, beyond financial services, the bank has built a solid reputation for its dedication to creating lasting social impact through strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Two recent partnerships—the Jinja Rotary Cancer
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Women entrepreneurs turned up in big numbers for the dfcu GROW Launch in Mbarara dfcu Bank has today officially launched the GROW initiative in Western Uganda, aimed at providing financial support and capacity building for women entrepreneurs. The initiative, which targets women-owned businesses, is designed to equip female entrepreneurs with the
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East Africa contributes 20 banks to the African Top 100 Banks listings. Kenyan banks still dominate, making up 10 of the top 100 banks. The leader is Equity Bank, which is unchanged at 23rd in the ranking, with Tier 1 capital of $1.4bn and a healthy ROE of 20%. Second
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