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High staff exits undermining banking sector stability, says BoU

High staff exits undermining banking sector stability, says BoU

Bank of Uganda (BoU) has said high staff turnover in some supervised financial institutions remained a key challenge in the year ended June 2024. The details, which are contained in the Bank of Uganda 2024 Annual Report, indicate that high staff turnover, which has remained unique to som

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SACCO Leaders Hail Stanbic for Unmatched Empowerment, Skilling Initiatives

SACCO Leaders Hail Stanbic for Unmatched Empowerment, Skilling Initiatives

Leaders from various Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) have commended Stanbic Bank for its commitment to empowering and skilling members of the SACCO community. The event held at Tuzza Hotel in Bushenyi brought together over 100 leaders from across the West Ankole Region,

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Angola's Isabel dos Santos loses appeal against freezing order over assets

Angola's Isabel dos Santos loses appeal against freezing order over assets

Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos on Monday lost an appeal to overturn an order freezing up to 580 million pounds ($778 million) of her assets as part a lawsuit at London's High Court. Dos Santos – Africa's first female billionaire, whose father Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Ango

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Uganda Shilling Gains While Stanbic Rises, MTN Slips

Uganda Shilling Gains While Stanbic Rises, MTN Slips

The Ugandan shilling and stock market experienced slight improvements on Wednesday, with modest gains recorded in both sectors. The shilling closed the day stronger at 3688/3698, up from its opening position of 3695/3705, while trading at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) saw five counters involv

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Citizen sues govt over proposed Luzira Prison relocation

Citizen sues govt over proposed Luzira Prison relocation

A citizen has sued the government, challenging the alleged move to relocate Luzira Prison to Buikwe District in a bid to pave the way for a commercial investment. Mr Deus Arinaitwe has sued the Attorney General (AG), who is the chief legal adviser of the government, seeking orders and de

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Why banks are joining unit trusts party

Why banks are joining unit trusts party

Banks are steadily taking positions, establishing in-house collective investment schemes that have, for long, been traditionally a reserve of fund managers, the majority of which are insurance firms.  The move creates a new dimension, in which assets under management - especially by ins

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Income from telecom investments, bonds shore up NSSF assets to Shs22 trillion

Income from telecom investments, bonds shore up NSSF assets to Shs22 trillion

Telecom investments have shored up NSSF’s income, strengthening the Fund’s assets. National Social Security Fund (NSSF)'s earnings in the year ended June increased by 15 percent, from Shs2.2 trillion to Shs2.53 trillion, due to a surge in interest, dividend, and real estate inc

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Time Magazine Names Standard Bank Among World’s Best Companies

Time Magazine Names Standard Bank Among World’s Best Companies

Kampala, Uganda – Stanbic Uganda’s mother company—Standard Bank Group, which is also Africa’s largest bank by assets, has been recognised as one of Time Magazine’s World’s Best Companies and Newsweek’s World’s Most Trustworthy Companies. TIME and Newsweek are esteemed media organisat

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Hon. Jennifer Muheesi Rallies Kazo Residents to Embrace Wealth Creation Through Commercial Agriculture

Hon. Jennifer Muheesi Rallies Kazo Residents to Embrace Wealth Creation Through Commercial Agriculture

Hon. Jennifer Muheesi has once again called upon the residents of Kazo District to embrace commercial agriculture with “ekibaro,” a term meaning calculation, to create wealth and improve their livelihoods.Spea

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A bitter fight over a multi-billion shilling MTN marketing contract

A bitter fight over a multi-billion shilling MTN marketing contract

In 2023, M&C Saatchi Abel approached CTA Space with a proposal.The South African-based marketing, advertising and communications company was seeking an affiliate marketing agency that would be part of a multi-

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