Finance, Loans
Quality education should never be interrupted by temporary cash flow challenges. Every school term comes with significant financial obligations. Schools must pay staff salaries, purchase food and scholastic materials, maintain facilities, and ensure learners have a conducive environment to thrive, often before tuition fees have been fully collected. This creates a funding gap that can…
Muhuza John Bosco, Head Chef at Polland Food Centre, preparing food from the restaurants smart kitchen When Polland Food Centre opened its doors in 2025, the aroma of sizzling delicacies filled the air. But behind the scenes, another scent lingered stubborn smoke from traditional charcoal stoves that were quietly burning through profits. Like many fast-growing…
Digital financial services platform Wendi Mobile Wallet, developed by Pearl Bank, has enhanced its savings proposition, introducing a new plan that offers customers up to 12.5% tax-free interest per annum, as it seeks to deepen financial inclusion and encourage a stronger savings culture among Ugandans. The new offering marks an increase from Wendi’s existing savings…
Fatimah Nanfuma a restaurant owner in Namatala, Mbale City preparing a meal for her customers using the improved cookstoves Uganda continues to face a significant household energy challenge, particularly in rural communities where access to modern energy sources remains limited. The vast majority of families rely on biomass fuels such as firewood and charcoal, burned…
Equity Bank Officials visiting one of the Refugee settlement areas As the world marks World Refugee Day, a growing number of displaced families in Uganda are moving beyond survival and building sustainable livelihoods through access to financial services. Every year on June 20, World Refugee Day reminds the world that behind every statistic is a…
L-R Paul Muganwa Stanbic Bank ED, with Melissa Nyakwera, Allan Ssenyondwa, Eva Mpalampa, Tunde Thorpe, Agnes Mbabazi, Patrick Joram Mugisha, Ruth Sebatindira and Emmanuel Negombye after panel discussion. Courtesy photo Stakeholders in Uganda’s manufacturing sector have called for stronger collaboration, innovative financing solutions and increased investment in value addition to unlock growth and enhance the…
Ogwal watering cocoa seedlings in Acang farm estates located in Lira city For decades, cocoa cultivation was considered impossible in Lira and the wider Lango sub-region. Farmers believed the area’s rainfall patterns, heat, and soil conditions could not support a crop traditionally associated with wetter regions such as Bundibugyo or West Africa. Today, that assumption…
A school cook preparing a meal for the learners of St.Andrews school in its smart kitchen In Mbarara district, within Rubindi village, a quiet revolution is taking place. St. Andrew’s Secondary School is leading clean cooking in the area. Following their unsanitary kitchen, filled with soot, the dark stained smoke kitchen walls, chimneys releasing smoke…
Winfred Warui, Senior Manager, International Banking and Cross-Border Payments at Equity Bank Uganda upon receiving the Corporate Business of the Year award on behalf of the bank Equity Bank Uganda has been named Corporate Business of the Year at the prestigious African Business Chamber (AfBC) African Business Awards 2026, in recognition of its outstanding contribution…
Brian Ddamba SME Business Development Manager, addressing School owners during a School Bridge Financing seminar As schools across Uganda reopened for a new term, excitement returned to classrooms, playgrounds and staffrooms. Yet behind the scenes, school administrators and parents are confronting a familiar challenge: financing education at the start of the academic term. For many…
