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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About six firms signed financing deals with UDB Six companies have signed financial support deals with Uganda Development Bank (UDB). The firms signed the deals during the Greater Ankole Investment Symposium at Kakyeka Stadium, Mbarara city on Wednesday. Kazire Health Products, and Bishop Stuart University, were among the six lucky
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Mumba Kalifungwa, Absa Bank Uganda MD hands over a certificate to the proprietor of Environment and Social Safeguards Int'l, as Donald Agaba, Program Head of Employment and Skills for Development in Africa (E4D) and Alfred Agaba, MD of ACLAIM Africa look on. 60 decision-makers from 46 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
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Past winners of Rising Woman competitions pose for a photo with the partners dfcu Bank, in partnership with Monitor Publications Limited and Uganda Investment Authority, has today launched the fifth edition of the ‘Rising Woman’ – an initiative that aims to recognize, celebrate, and promote a culture of mentorship among
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One of the businesses owned by Kakuru Philip Kakuru,43, is a successful entrepreneur in South Africa whose inspirational story offers vital lessons to those who could have lost hope towards success. Born in Mbarara, western Uganda in 1979, Kakuru is a citizen of South Africa and runs a chain of businesses
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