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MTN Uganda secures UGX 370 billion debt from five local banks 

A photo collage of MTN CEO, Sylvia Mulinge (C), MTN CFO, Andrew Bugembe (L) and Paul Muganwa, Stanbic Bank's Head of Corporate and Investment Banking

 MTN Uganda has secured UGX 370 billion (USD 100 Million) in debt financing in one of the largest local currency debt transactions in Uganda, which will be used by the telecom for general corporate purposes including the expansion and improvement of the network. The syndicated debt facility from five local banks was 1.6x oversubscribed, in what the telecom described as, “reflecting robust confidence from lenders in MTN’s long-term potential and focus on expanding its digital and financial services offerings.” The syndicated facility was led by Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (part of the Standard Bank Group) as the Global Coordinator, Mandated…

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Paul Murungi is a Ugandan Business Journalist with extensive financial journalism training from institutions in South Africa, London (UK), Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. His coverage focuses on groundbreaking stories across the East African region with a focus on ICT, Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Companies, Capital and Financial markets, and the General Economy.

His body of work has contributed to policy change in private and public companies.

Paul has so far won five continental awards at the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, and several Uganda national journalism awards for his articles on business and technology at the ACME Awards.

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