INSURANCE AND MOBILE PHONES: Policymakers across the region need to implement policies and practices that stimulate growth Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The Sub-Saharan African region is set to be the hotbed for mobile phone services as the young population owns more devices in the next six years. …
Read More »Support key sectors of the economy to create jobs, fight poverty – FSDU
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Financial inclusion statistics count most when they reflect the unlocking of economic potential through harnessing natural resources, most especially through job creation; thereby reducing poverty and fostering prosperity for all. Those were some of the words that Governor of Bank of Uganda Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile …
Read More »Financial inclusion alone is not enough – Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance experts have said that having people financially included must come with their ability to manage shocks, invest, and have better health. Financial inclusion refers to products or services that are either financial or non-financial made accessible to poor populations to aid their financial …
Read More »More people to embrace formal financial services
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Rashmi Pillai is the programs director at Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU). She spoke to The Independent’s Julius Businge about the recently held Financial Inclusion Week and related sector issues. What was the financial inclusion week about? The Financial Inclusion Week begun as a concept …
Read More »How to bring women, youth to formal economy
Closing the financial inclusion gap will require government, private sector and development partners. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | How can women and youth population participate in the country’s formal economic activities? This is what formed part of the discussion at a breakfast meeting organised by Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU) …
Read More »Liquid telecom, FSDU to support data market start-ups
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Liquid Telecom in partnership with Financial Sector Deepening Uganda will Thursday Nov.30 launch Data Hack4FI competition at an innovations hub – Innovation Village. Liquid telecom will showcase its products to the public at the hub located in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb. Officials from the two …
Read More »Agency banking: Stanbic to hire 1000 agents
Other banks say the government needs to urgently pass regulatory framework Stanbic has identified about 1000 agents to deal with as soon as the proposed new agency banking is legalised, according to the Chief Executive Officer of Uganda’s largest bank, Patrick Mweheire. In an interview with The Independent, Mweheire said …
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