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The announcement coincided with a strong improvement in the bank’s financial performance Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The East African Development Bank (EADB) has launched a $13mn fund targeting youth- and women-led enterprises, as the regional lender moves to deepen access to development finance across East Africa. The facility …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Development Bank (EADB) has announced the establishment of a USD13 million fund dedicated to supporting youth and women-led enterprises across the East African region, in a move aimed at deepening inclusive financing in the region. The Fund, unveiled during the Bank’s …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Governing Council of the East African Development Bank (EADB) is mulling increased lending and corporate social investment programs to the private sector to create jobs, especially for youth and women. This was revealed during the ordinary meeting of the EADB Council held in …

But stakeholders urge the lender to accelerate private sector growth through affordable interest rates currently capped at 15% per year   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, has urged the East African Development Bank (EADB) to implement strategies that ensure affordable interest rates for borrowing, enabling …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | In line with its mandate to promote sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development and regional integration, the East African Development Bank (EADB) has disbursed over USD 200 million to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda in the last five years through its lending operations, executives said on …

The program, supported by KFW, spans the entire agricultural value chain, from input providers to farmers and traders Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East Africa’s regional development finance institution, East African Development Bank, has unveiled a Shs 68 billion (USD 15.8 million) fund to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) …

Cancer fight: East African Development Bank targets 600 medics in four years Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The East African Development Bank in partnership with the British Council and the Royal College of Physicians has intensified the fight against cancer in the East African region by training medical professions. According to …

The East African Development Bank (EADB) in partnership with the British Council and the London based Royal College of Physicians has launched a Medical Training and Fellowships Programme to train 600 cancer specialists in the next four years in East Africa. According to the Director General of the East African …