COvid-19 in Uganda Archives – CEO East Africa

Ronald Kasasa, dfcu Bank’s Head of Business Banking says the bank has been at the forefront of transforming businesses in Uganda by providing affordable and flexible financing solutions

Borrowers to access up to UGX 100 million in dfcu Bank SMEs recovery loans

dfcu Bank launched its Small Business Recovery Fund that aims to offer a financial uplift to small businesses that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The dfcu recovery fund is

February 7, 2022

Banking & Financial Services·News & Analysis

After about two years, school reopening has boosted business in Uganda.

School re-opening boosts private sector activity in January – Stanbic Study

Business conditions improved in the Ugandan private sector in January, buoyed by the reopening of schools following an extended period of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to the latest Stanbic

February 5, 2022

Banking & Financial Services·News & Analysis

Because of accelerated vaccination spearheaded by private sector players, the economy is moving towards full re-opening

How the Private Sector Vaccination Programme Helped Re-Open the Economy and Return People to Work

According to the African Union’s Partnership for Evidence-based Response to Covid-19 research, Sub-Saharan Africa has administered 153 million doses of the 317 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine received. In Uganda, the

January 18, 2022

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UDB MD Patricia Ojangole (Right) is taken on a guided tour of Totco Agro processing factory, one of the Covid-19 stimulus beneficiaries in Lira district

UDB has so far disbursed UGX589 Billion to support businesses affected by Covid-19 – Ojangole

The Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDB), the country’s national Development Finance institution, approved projects worth Shs926 Billion of which a total of Shs589 Billion has so been disbursed into the Ugandan economy

January 15, 2022

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Uganda is presently experiencing fuel supply constraints because of bottlenecks arising from discontented transporters. Courtesy photo

HIGH FUEL PRICES: Government Comes out to explain Possible causes and what it being done to control the worrying situation

The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Development, has come out to explain the probable causes of the escalating fuel prices and scarcity in some parts of the

January 15, 2022

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With the impending school reopening, Absa says that they are aware that parents will face challenges meeting school fees obligations.

Absa Bank Uganda offers customers 2-month loan repayment holiday to ease school fees burden

Absa Bank Uganda will offer a two-month repayment holiday on salary loans to customers as schools reopen in January. The offer is available on salary loans with competitive interest rates for sums

January 3, 2022

Company News·News & Analysis

Stanbic Bank Chief Executive Anne Juuko (left) together with Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health signing the partnership agreements at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala on Oct.18.

Stanbic Bank partners with Mnistry of Health to support COVID-19 hit health workers

Stanbic Bank has signed a partnership with the Ministry of Health which will see the bank offer a range of low interest loans to government health workers across the country. The loans

October 18, 2021

Company News·News & Analysis

Dr John Stephen Obbo Olwenyi, Lira RRH Director, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Mumba Kalifungwa, Absa Uganda MD and David Wandera, Absa Uganda Head of Financial Markets

Vaccine scarcity becoming an issue of the past, says Dr. Aceng

Health Mnister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has said that vaccine scarcity is now an issue of the past. “There are more than 5 million doses of vaccines in the country, with a

October 11, 2021

Company News·News & Analysis

Henry Njoroge, Director Marketing, Airtel Uganda. he notes that businesses today are slowly moving away from traditional marketing due to the increasing number of online community and embracing new go-to-market approaches like influencer marketing and use of smartphones to reach their diverse clientele across the country and borders

Customers of exiting firms deserve a seamless & memorable transition

By Henry Njoroge There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Uganda in both an undesirable and positive way to some extent and this trend will continue– at least for the

October 8, 2021

News & Analysis·Thought Leadership

Michael Jjingo, General Manager Commercial Banking at Centenary Bank.

Covidex, a flash of the numerous business opportunities

By Michael Jjingo Covid-19 has disrupted the ways of life in many aspects, not only the number of times we wash our hands, masking, the social distancing, online meetings, among others, but

August 31, 2021

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