Michael K. Mugabi, Managing Director, Housing Finance Bank Housing Finance Bank (HFB), an indigenous finance institution is famous for its mortgage product in the banking sector. Herewith, the Bank’s Managing Director, Micheal K. Mugabi shares some of its milestone achievements in the implementation of National Development Plan (NDP II) which spanned
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Angela Ndawula, the Head Business and Institutional Banking at Housing Finance Bank Housing Finance Bank recently launched the Kingdom Development Organ aimed at stimulating community-based resource mobilization in partnership with the Church of Uganda. We caught up with Angela Ndawula, the Head Business and Institutional Banking at Housing Finance Bank
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Aloysious Ssendegeya wants to empower youth through coffee Ugandans are increasingly venturing into coffee value addition as the country’s volumes continue to increase. This is a result of Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) efforts to increase coffee production to 20 60kg million bags by 2025. Aloysious Ssendegeya, 25, is one of
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Nangoli besides his finished products. Kikobero coffee is now exported to UK Martin Nangoli, 47, was born in a poorly managed coffee garden and isolated family in Kikobero village, Masira Sub-county in present day Bulambuli district. He says his family and village were a laughing stock because his parents were hunters whose future looked
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Robert Wanok, Head of Business Banking dfcu Bank The last 12 months have been challenging for everybody; individuals, businesses and even large institutions have all been impacted in varying ways. To support individuals and businesses get back on track, dfcu Bank has rolled out the ‘Bounce Back’ campaign. The campaign complements
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Farmers have been urged to apply Good Agronomic Practices (GAPs) and pick only red/ripe cherries /Courtesy photo Uganda’s coffee exports have been increasing in recent years. In 2014, Government through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) embarked on a countrywide drive to replant coffee in the country in order to revive
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Ms. Anne Abeja, the Company Secretary at Housing Finance Bank The theme of International Women's Day 2021 is “Choose To Challenge” The premise of this theme is the simple belief that from challenge comes change and people all over the world can choose to challenge gender bias and inequality in
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On February 3, 2021, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) launched a tax compliance campaign dubbed KAKASA-’You’re in charge’, an Integrated Communication and Marketing Campaign where URA will help usher in a new approach to doing business, allowing business men and women across Uganda to take full charge of their business destiny
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Ian Rumanyika, the Ag. Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs at URA Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) extended the deadline for filing and payment of January 2021 tax returns from 15th of February, 2021 to 17th of February 2021. Business Focus interviewed Ian Rumanyika, the Ag. Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs at URA,
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Ian Rumanyika, the Ag. Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs at URA Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) recently launched a tax compliance campaign dubbed KAKASA-’You’re in charge’, an an Integrated Communication and Marketing Campaign where the tax body will help usher in a new approach to doing business, allowing business men
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