Finance

Treasury Bills and Bonds, also known as Government securities, are debt instruments issued by the Government through the Bank of Uganda when borrowing from the public. There are different types …

On October 18, 2022, Catholic church-owned Centenary Rural Development Group, the holding group of Centenary Bank and the Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe acquired 100% shareholding in MyBucks Banking Corporation, Malawi. …

Financial Literacy became a major public policy concern in advanced, developing and low-income economies in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Limited knowledge of Financial Literacy was identified as …

When the Bank of Uganda raised the Central Bank Rate for September to 10 per cent from 9 per cent for August, this came as no surprise to many Ugandans …

Launched in August 2019, the EMYOOGA programme aimed at availing seed capital to the financially excluded Ugandans engaged in specific and similar specialised enterprises/categories. Emyooga is a word derived from …

The National Development Plans (NDPs) identify priority sectors and key public and private implementation partners that should drive the achievement of the country’s strategic goal of attaining middle-income status by …

Uganda’s retirement savings organisation, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has declared an interest rate of 9.65% for its members for the year ended June 30, 2022. This year’s interest …

The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) is Uganda’s national centre for the receipt of financial data, analysis and dissemination of financial intelligence to competent authorities. FIA was established by the Anti-Money …

Uganda has one of the most rapidly growing populations. Therefore, ensuring that young people have income-generating opportunities(businesses) is a core challenge for Uganda. Key to this will be providing these …