A delegation of Chinese businessmen and businesswomen in a group photo with dfcu bank staff dfcu Bank has a range of financing solutions made to serve both the short-term and long-term business needs of Chinese businesses in a range of industries, Godfrey Mundua, Head of Corporate Banking at dfcu Bank, has said.
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Dennis Kahindi - CEO Liquid Telecom Experts in the technology sector have asked local enterprises to opt for advanced systems to match the demands of the evolving business environment. Farouk Semambya, an Information Technology (IT) Architect at MTN Uganda says cloud computing technologies allows enterprises to introduce new ways of
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Ugandan women have been advised to look at the so-called 'kameeza' money as a source of investible capital. Kameeza is a daily small cash allowance that typical Ugandan husbands leave their wives with in the morning before they go to work. Some smart women have become rich by saving small
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By Bob Twinomugisha Over the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted businesses on national and global scale. Governments in many developing countries introduced severe containment measures, involving restrictions on economic activity and mobility, to curb the spread of COVID-19. In Uganda, public transport and non-essential businesses were closed during
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Amos Wekesa, Damalie Ssali and Faith Aweko at the Bounce Back event Entrepreneurs have asked government to meet them halfway as they build Uganda into a top investment destination. These private sector players say the policy environment must be made conducive enough and investable for them to thrive. They made
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Anne Juuko, the Chief Executive for Stanbic Bank Uganda The London based Global Brands Magazine (GBM) has named Anne Juuko, the Chief Executive for Stanbic Bank Uganda as the ‘Best Woman CEO’ in Uganda’s Banking sector for the year 2021. Uganda has 27 commercial banks, four of which, including a
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Young women showcasing their small businesses at a special women’s business market exhibition Over 100 young women showcased their small businesses at a special women’s business market exhibition aimed at empowering them. The exhibition, dubbed “Women’s Day Katale”, was hosted by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), Uganda’s apex body
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The Ellevate by Ecobank event was attended by a variety of women business entrepreneurs and leaders that among others included (left-right) Charlyn Kentaro, founder of Kentaro Handmade Organics; Jennifer Mpyisi, the Ugandan Ambassador of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) and Founder of Kuzu-Kiza; Mona Mutoni, Founder of Mona
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Green Circle Ltd has benefited from previous cohorts The European Union (EU)-funded Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA) programme, which provides sustainable Ugandan enterprises with support to scale and contribute to a green and inclusive economy, has today announced that it is accepting applications for its fourth and final cohort to join
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Flavia Kabahenda (Kyegegwa District Woman MP) is chairperson Parliament's Committee of Gender, Labour and Social Development The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association and Civil Society Organisations have vowed to reject the proposed alignment of the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) into the Parish Development Model (PDM), saying the move will further
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