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I&M Bank named Most Innovative Digital Bank and Best Private Bank in Uganda by Global Banking and Finance Review Awards

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsNews & AnalysisNovember 22, 2024November 22, 2024

I&M Bank (Uganda) has been recognized as the Most Innovative Digital Bank Uganda and Best Private Bank in Uganda for the year 2024 by the Global Banking and Finance Review…

Entrepreneurs Urged to be Tax Compliant

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 22, 2024November 22, 2024

Entrepreneurs have been advised that an important part of doing business is being compliant in regards to the relevant regulatory rules in place. Speaking during a panel discussion under the…

Airtel Africa-UNICEF Partnership Connects 1,200 Schools, 1m Africa Children to Digital Education

Brian EmorutCompany NewsGlobal NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024

Airtel Africa has announced that its five-year partnership with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), aimed at transforming education across the continent, has connected over 1,500 schools to the internet, trained…

From a small stock to big gains: Siddy’s success with dfcu Bank and the GROW Loan initiative 

Paul MurungiCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesNovember 20, 2024November 20, 2024

For the past nine years, Siddy Latabu has been trading in fish, supplying silver fish and smoked fish in Kitgum Main Market to sellers in Kitgum and neighboring districts including;…

Habitat for Humanity to receive a $500,000 grant from The Citi Foundation to help combat homelessness in Uganda

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 13, 2024November 13, 2024

The Citi Foundation has announced the 50 community organizations around the world that are set to each receive $500,000 (UGX 1.8 Billion) in catalytic funding as part of the 2024…

CITI, Marks 25 Years In Uganda

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsNews & AnalysisNovember 13, 2024November 13, 2024

Citi Uganda commemorated 25 years of operating in the country in an event attended by government, business, and industry leaders, including the Minister of State for General Duties, Honorable Henry Musasizi. Since…

dfcu’s Women in Business Program is transforming the face of women entrepreneurship—an interview with Dr. Gudula Naiga Basaza

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesNews & AnalysisNovember 12, 2024November 12, 2024

Empowering women is like watering the roots of a tree, it nourishes the entire community. This was one of dfcu Bank’s considerations when it started the dfcu Women in Business…

Equity Group Holdings PLC Reports 3rd Quarter 2024 Profit After Tax of Kshs 40.9 Billion

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsEast AfricaGlobal NewsThe Big StoryNovember 12, 2024November 12, 2024

Against a backdrop of continued macroeconomic headwinds of high interest rates and volatile exchange rates across the markets that the Group operates in, Equity Group Holdings Plc (EGH) continues to…

Stanbic Bank Partners with Adjumani Hospital to Achieve Zero Maternal Mortality in West Nile

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 12, 2024November 12, 2024

Stanbic Bank has partnered with Adjumani Hospital to spearhead a campaign to eradicate maternal mortality in the West Nile subregion. This initiative, announced during the bank’s October L.O.V.E Month, underlines…

Ugandan golfers light up Limuru Country Club as I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series makes Kenyan debut

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 11, 2024November 11, 2024

Over 200 amateur golfers from Uganda and Kenya participated in the first-ever I&M Bank Katogo Golf Series tournament at Limuru Country Club on Saturday, November 9, 2024. Dubbed the ‘Migingo…