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    How dfcu Bank Helped Agnes Mbabazi Turn Agrifarm Into a Ugandan Agribusiness Force

    Paul Murungi100 Women Fixing UgandaThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMarch 8, 2026March 8, 2026

    As Uganda celebrates International Women’s Day 2026, Agnes Mbabazi’s success story of building Agrifarm Uganda, an agro-input business, is one of the stories featured in “She Powers Uganda’s Economy —…

    Fired Up to Rise: How dfcu’s Rising Woman Initiative Helped Lynette Akol to Build Uganda’s Frozen Fruit Empire

    Brian EmorutBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsOctober 22, 2025October 29, 2025

    When you first meet Lynette Akol, her calm demeanor does not immediately reveal the fiery entrepreneurial drive beneath. But once she starts talking about Krystal Ice Limited, her voice comes…

    From Mushrooms to Movement: How Maria Nakanwagi and the dfcu Rising Woman Initiative Are Redefining Ugandan Entrepreneurship

    Brian EmorutSponsored ContentWomen In LeadershipJuly 7, 2025July 7, 2025

    In a landscape where many women battle cultural barriers, limited access to capital, and systemic challenges, some rise—not just for themselves, but for entire communities. One such woman is Nakanwagi…

    Doreen Atuheire Kabachelor, the Head of dfcu Women in Business, says the program targets women-led SMEs, including those structured as sole proprietorships or companies where women own at least 50% of the shares.

    Unlocking Her Economy: How dfcu Bank’s Women in Business is Reshaping the Entrepreneurial Landscape

    CEO ReporterCompany NewsSponsored ContentWomen In LeadershipJuly 2, 2025July 2, 2025

    In Uganda’s evolving entrepreneurial landscape, where the promise of entrepreneurship often ends at the gates of gender inequality, dfcu Bank is quietly building a new gateway—one designed not just for…

    FACTS BEHIND THE FIGURES: dfcu banks on transforming lives and businesses through innovation and empowering Ugandans 

    CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryApril 4, 2023April 4, 2023

    Dfcu Limited, the holding company for dfcu Bank, last week released its 2022 results reporting that net profit grew by 217% from UGX9.3 billion in 2021 to UGX29.5 billion in…

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