Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Prosper Africa initiative is partnering with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to increase two-way trade and investment between the United States and the nations of Africa. The partnership will ensure that businesses are equipped …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Online attacks by hackers saw a whopping USD 52 million (192 billion Shillings) stolen from different organizations in Uganda, including banks in 2018, the latest survey shows. This was a growth from the USD 44 million (162 billion Shillings) stolen in 2017 and USD …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are better off investing their money in cows than plunging into the unknown world of cryptocurrencies, Stanbic bank chief executive Patrick Mweheire has said. A cryptocurrency is a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has increased the deposit insurance limit from the current 3 million to 10 million shillings. This is the amount of money that is put aside to cater for misfortunes like the closure of a bank, as a guarantee that depositors can be …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In debating just access to loans to farmers alone, the country is missing key ingredients that make the agriculture sector unattractive to financiers. This was the key message at the annual bankers’ conference at Serena hotel on Tuesday where banking executives discussed how they …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In debating just access to loans to farmers alone, the country is missing key ingredients that make the agriculture sector unattractive to financiers. This was the key message at the annual bankers’ conference at Serena hotel on Tuesday where banking executives discussed how they can …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bankers Association has said they want to discuss with government their concerns with the Landlord and Tenants Bill 2018 before it is assented into law by President Museveni. Wilbrod Owor, the UBA Executive Director, said as bankers they still have concerns with some …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | About 500 people are expected to attend the 3rd Annual Bankers Conference to be held at Kampala Serena Hotel on July 16. The Uganda Bankers Association (UBA), an umbrella organisation for all commercial banks is the overall organiser of the conference that will carry the theme …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan bankers will this month use their annual conference to discuss how they can offer money to the agricultural sector. According to Patrick Mweheire, the Executive Director of Stanbic Bank and Chairman of Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA), agriculture has huge impact on key issues …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s foremost champion of entrepreneurship, will host its 5th Annual Entrepreneurship Forum — the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs – on July 26 – 27, 2019. The two-day event that will take place at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, …
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