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Absa Bank Uganda Launches Financial Literacy-Led Campaign to drive Smarter Borrowing and Sustainable Growth Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Absa Bank Uganda has today launched a new Retail and Business Banking campaign anchored on financial literacy, aimed at helping individuals and small businesses make smarter borrowing decisions and use credit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has jumped into the 3rd position in the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index (AFMI), a leap from the 4th position in 2024. The index evaluates 28 countries, looking at factors such as market depth, access to foreign exchange, and macroeconomic stability. According to …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Absa has today launched a solo exhibition by Eric Joe Gayi, one of their Absa L’Atelier 2023 Ambassadors, titled Breaking the Norm. The exhibition will be hosted at The Summit Residences in Naguru, Kampala, in collaboration with Amasaka Gallery. Breaking the Norm is …

Standard Chartered Uganda signs agreement to sell Wealth & Retail Banking Business to Absa Bank Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Standard Chartered and Absa Bank Uganda, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Absa Group, have entered into an agreement for the sale of Standard Chartered Uganda’s Wealth and …

Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa, in collaboration with the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) has announced the top 20 finalists advancing to the next stage of the pan-African competition. Six of the finalists are Ugandan entries. The top 20 finalists will be further shortlisted to 10, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Code Forces, a group that emerged winner at the Absa GirlCode 2025 hackathon in Kampala, has emerged third on the continental level, out of eight African cities that competed. The Ugandans came third at the 11th edition of the annual GirlCode-Hackathon held on 12 October …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Absa Uganda has hosted an industry-wide workshop focused on the critical importance of data privacy in the digital age. The event was held at the Golden Tulip Hotel in an effort to boost and uphold the highest standards of ethical banking and customer …

  COMMENT | MOSES RUTAHIGWA | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are a vital part of Uganda’s economy, comprising 90% of the private sector, employing over 2.5 million people, and contributing 20% of the country’s GDP. They embody the grit and ingenuity that define Uganda’s entrepreneurial spirit. Yet, for long …

 10 golfers will also have the opportunity to play and compete at the Magical Kenya Open Pro-Am Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2025 Pro-Am Tournament of the Uganda Golf Open concluded at Lugazi Hills Golf and Country Club, with Vincent Byamukama, Tatenda Makunde and Joshua Seale emerging as the …

Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 40 kilometres from Abim town, the day began before sunrise for the children of Barotukei Primary School. For the majority of the 1,031 pupils, the first lesson of the day was not on the blackboard but rather a gruelling, two-kilometre trek to fetch …