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Charles Mudiwa (left), CEO & Managing Director of dfcu Bank, and Jimmy D. Mugerwa, Chairman of dfcu Limited. Under Mudiwa’s leadership, dfcu Bank—the Group’s principal subsidiary—has delivered three consecutive years of growth, driving the bulk of the Group’s earnings recovery and underpinning its return to stability, profitability, and shareholder value creation.

Charles Mudiwa leads Uganda’s dfcu Bank through 3 Straight Years of Growth— 2025 net profit reaches UGX 81.5 bn

dfcu Bank has this morning released its full-year 2025 financial results, delivering a third consecutive year of recovery and growth under Chief Executive Officer Charles Mudiwa, with net profit rising to UGX

March 30, 2026

Banking & Financial Services

FMO Co-Chief Investment Officer Huib-Jan de Ruijter (left) and I&M Bank Uganda CEO Robin Bairstow sign the Memorandum of Understanding following the announcement of a USD 20 million financing partnership. Standing behind them (left–right) are Natalie den Breugom, Deputy Director for Sustainable Economic Development at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Faith Kathambi, Investment Officer – Financial Institutions at FMO; René Idzenga, Head of State-Owned Enterprises at the Dutch Ministry of Finance; and Nadia Mindra, Head of Treasury at I&M Bank Uganda.

Dutch Development Bank FMO Extends USD 20 Million Facility to I&M Bank Uganda to Boost SME Financing

Financing Company for Development (FMO), the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, has extended a USD 20 million senior unsecured facility to I&M Bank (Uganda) Limited to support lending to small and medium-sized enterprises

March 12, 2026

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