Standard Chartered Bank has given Sh5 million to the Top 100 mid-sized companies competition, which seeks to honour the fastest growing small and medium-sized firms in East Africa. The Top 100 survey is the brainchild of audit firm KPMG and Business Daily, a publication of the Nation Media Group. “Small and medium businesses are...
Read more »
Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) in the last fiscal year licenced several projects from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi worth $743m.
Uganda’s State Minister for Microfinance Ruth Nankabirwa said that cross-border investments between the East African partner states rank highly in the UIA annual report with Kenyans in third position with planned investments worth $682m....
Read more »
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, as the old saying goes. But some women are finding a lot to like about colorful beads from Uganda made of recycled paper. The beads are sold by a nonprofit organization in the United States called BeadforLife. BeadforLife began as a chance meeting between three American women...
Read more »
Farmers in Acholi region have been asked to take advantage of the Government-supported agricultural loans to realise the full potential of agriculture in the region. “You have very fertile land in Acholi. All you have to do is use the opportunity of SACCO to develop the sector,” said Kabondo Tindamanyire, the MP of Bunyaruguru...
Read more »
MFTransparency today announced a partnership with The MasterCard Foundation to promote fair and transparent pricing in the microfinance industry in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The effort, known as the enabling APR & EIR Program, will launch in June. The enabling APR & EIR Program is short for enabling Africa to Price Responsibly &...
Read more »
The World Bank has launched a multi billion shilling project to boost agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers in Eastern and the Horn of Africa to end reliance on expensive food imports. The programme, under the bank’s 12-year adaptable programme loans (APL), seeks to establish centres of excellence in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia and...
Read more »
A SURVEY to find out how easy it is for people with disabilities (PWDs) to access micro-finance services is to be conducted, writes Aidah Nanyonjo.
The Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda (AMFIU) and the Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) will carry out the study.
It also aims at establishing the...
Read more »
In a year of fast-paced reform, East African economies continue to improve their performance, finds a new report by IFC and the World Bank.
Doing Business in the East African Community 2010 takes a detailed look at business regulations in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. It draws on data of the annual global...
Read more »
Mr David Baguma, the executive director of the Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda has advised the government against politicising micro-financing as it affects development. Speaking at the Association’s Annual General Meeting in Kampala Mr Baguma said schemes like ‘Entandikwa’ failed because they were politicised. He said: “Government brings these programmes during elections and...
Read more »
In a move to reflect diversified services, the Foundation for International Community Assistance (Finca) Uganda has acquired a new brand and identity. The new brand drops the ‘small loans, big changes’ tag-line and will acquire new tag-lines with specific focus on particular products. There is also a slight change in colours from maroon to...
Read more »
Loading ...