Access to climate adaptation finance remains a significant challenge for smallholder farmers and rural businesses across Africa, with available capital often failing to reach those who need it most. To help bridge this financing and delivery gap, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Equity Group on Friday, kicked off the Africa Rural Climate…
For 20 years, Steven Dralada Nzima worked as a security guard in Kampala, including at Equity Bank Uganda offices. Today, he is running a commercial farm in Adjumani District, growing crops, keeping livestock and managing forestry, while providing jobs for people in his community. The journey has been gradual. Steven started with a modest salary,…
The executive leadership of the bank and the VURRA SS school administration pose for a photo after a strategic engagement in Arua district Set against the vibrant landscape of Arua in West Nile, Vurra Secondary School is expanding to keep pace with a rapidly growing student population. School leaders are racing to add classrooms and…
Equity Bank Uganda and Guru Nanak Oil Mills (U) Limited are stepping up efforts to reduce the use of cash in Uganda’s grain trade, beginning with aggregators who handle large payments between farmers, traders and processors. The move is intended to address the security risks that come with moving large amounts of physical cash from…
The Equity Bank Executive leadership led by the Managing Director , Gift Shoko pose for a photo after a strategic engagement with the Madi West Diocesan team led by the Rt Rev Charles Collins Andaku The Madi-West Nile Diocese of the Church of Uganda and Equity Bank Uganda are seeking to deepen their long-standing relationship…
For Justine Edema Thomas, farming in Nyaliwara Village, Adjumani District, started as a small family venture. His family cultivated about five acres, growing cabbages, tomatoes, rice and soya beans, alongside crops such as cassava and beans. But limited access to farm machinery made it difficult to expand. That changed when Equity Bank Uganda financed the…
From L-R: Equity Group Non-Executive Director, Dr. Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Group Chairman, Prof. Isaac Macharia, and Equity Group Non-Executive Director, Ms. Farida Khambata, during the H1 2026 Investor Briefing Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced a solid first‑half performance for 2026, underscoring its continued regional leadership and the…
East Africa’s ambitious drive toward rapid industrialisation is crashing on a fragmented, legacy financial system that fails to move capital as fluidly as goods across regional borders. Despite the registered regulatory milestones under the EAC Common Market Protocol, economic experts and private sector leaders warn that the region’s credit and payment architecture remain locked in national silos. This structural mismatch inflates…
The Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park is set for a further boost following a strategic partnership between Equity Bank Uganda and Tian Tang Group to expand access to finance, strengthen businesses and create more opportunities across the industrial ecosystem. Tian Tang Group has built a manufacturing ecosystem supporting more than 2,000 enterprises and providing employment to…
Uganda’s improving macroeconomic stability, stronger foreign exchange reserves and anticipated oil production are enhancing the country’s prospects as an investment destination, with economic growth expected to accelerate as commercial oil production comes on stream. Economist Stella Otieno told an Equity Bank Uganda trade and investment webinar on Wednesday that Uganda had sustained economic growth of…
