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    Valuable insights into credit financing to the informal sector as told by a man who has leased out 30,000 motorcycles, boat engines, cars, tractors and fridges to people previously thought to be too poor to afford them

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesBusiness & MarketsCEO PerspectivesCompany NewsThe Big StoryNovember 23, 2022November 23, 2022

    From the look of things- it appears the pandemic set the business back a couple of years- how would you describe the path to recovery?  It is fair to say…

    Tugende closes pre-Series B funding raising US$10m in equity and debt transactions arranged by Verdant Capital

    CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisOctober 11, 2022October 11, 2022

    Tugende, the innovative fintech platform for MSME credit and asset-financing in East Africa, closed in Q2 pre-Series B equity funding from existing shareholders led by Partech and two new investors,…

    Who is who on Uganda’s e-trade association leadership

    Nelson NambooleNews & AnalysisOctober 5, 2022October 5, 2022

    On September 23, 2022, e-commerce firms in Uganda commissioned their umbrella, E-Trade and Startup Association of Uganda, in a bid to help them unlock the potential of e-commerce with one…

    COVID-19: Asset financing firm Tugende cushions clients with over UGX575 million in cash grants; suspends late repayment penalties for 2 months

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryApril 17, 2020April 17, 2020

    In one of a kind move, Tugende, a Ugandan social enterprise that provides asset financing to informal sector entrepreneurs and MSMEs, has suspended, for two months, penalties on late repayments…

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