Absa Uganda launches three digital payment solutions amid surge in mobile banking

Absa Bank Uganda officials and partners after the launch of the new digital payment solutions. KAMPALA, Uganda — Absa Bank ...

PETER MUGARURA: Building a Money-Smart Uganda through Financial Literacy

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

09/11/2025

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Financial literacy is increasingly being recognized as a vital pillar for economic empowerment and poverty reduction in Uganda. As the ...

Equity Bank staff in Arua pose for a group photo.

Equity Bank Pledges Support for SMEs

by OUR REPORTER | UG STANDARD

23/08/2025

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Equity Bank staff in Arua pose for a group photo. ARUA, UGANDA – Equity Bank Uganda is reaffirming its commitment ...

TradeMark Africa Country Director Anna Nambooze (right) and Uganda National Bureau of Standards Executive Director Eng. James Kasigwa (Left) exchange documents after signing a UGX 5.5 billion partnership agreement to support Ugandan MSMEs.

UNBS rules, delays pose major obstacles for Ugandan manufacturers

by Julian Ninsiima | Reporter

18/08/2025

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PostBank Uganda, in partnership with the Federation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (FSME), recently conducted a financial literacy training ...

Patricia Ojangole, Managing Director, Uganda Development Bank Limited

Uganda Development Bank boss Ojangole calls for business preparedness

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

12/08/2025

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Patricia Ojangole, Managing Director, Uganda Development Bank Limited KAMPALA - The managing director of the Uganda Development Bank (UDB), Dr Patricia ...

Absa team with partners in a group photo after the launch of Absa Business Club

Absa launches new initiative to boost Ugandan small businesses

by Juliette Namakula | Assistant Editor

10/07/2025

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Absa team with partners in a group photo after the launch of Absa Business Club KAMPALA, Uganda — Absa Bank Uganda ...

Aflatoxin crackdown: Uganda's UNBS mandates quality marks for maize exports, banning uncertified produce to ensure safer grain.

UNBS Puts Stop to Substandard Maize Exports to Combat Aflatoxin

by WINNIE NAKAMATTE | REPORTER

27/06/2025

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Aflatoxin crackdown: Uganda's UNBS mandates quality marks for maize exports, banning uncertified produce to ensure safer grain. BWEYOGERERE, Uganda – ...

Patricia Ojangole (C) Managing Director, Uganda Development Bank, Elizabeth Muhebwa (L) Executive Director, Uganda National Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors, Eng. Andrew Muhwezi (R) President, Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers during a press conference where UGX 150 billion was earmarked for Ugandan Contractors to provide affordable and patient financing to aid contractor performance and growth. This was at the UDB Head office in Nakasero on 2nd October 2023.

Government pumps UGX1 Trillion into UDB to drive Industrialization, SME growth

by WINNIE NAKAMATTE | REPORTER

14/06/2025

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Finance Minister Matia Kasaija outlined the government’s ambitious vision to fully monetize the economy, anchored in value-driven agriculture, industrial expansion, ...

L-R Ivorian sprinter and silver medallist Murielle Ahouré-Demps, UDB Managing Director Dr. Patricia Ojangole, UDB Board Chair Geoffrey Kihuguru and UDB Secretary Sophie Nakandi

Dr. Patricia Ojangole, UDB Head, wins prestigious African Banker award

by Julian Ninsiima | Reporter

30/05/2025

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L-R Ivorian sprinter and silver medallist Murielle Ahouré-Demps, UDB Managing Director Dr. Patricia Ojangole, UDB Board Chair Geoffrey Kihuguru and ...

The discussions focused on prevailing opportunities and challenges facing the business sector and highlighted the Group’s suite of financing instruments, including lines of financing, private sector financing, trade development support, investment insurance, and export credit facilities, among others

Uganda to Benefit from Key Outcomes of IsDB Private Sector Forum in Algiers, Driving Trade, Investment, and Innovation

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

27/05/2025

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The discussions focused on prevailing opportunities and challenges facing the business sector and highlighted the Group’s suite of financing instruments, ...

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