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From green bonds to women in business programs, banks are now betting on a new approach  Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The seventh annual bankers’ conference, held at the Kampala Serena Hotel, was abuzz with pitches and plans on Environmental Social and Governance (ESG), a new agenda sweeping through businesses …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has urged financial institutions to create financial products that are in line with the protection of the environment, social support and transparency. The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi says this is because the …

Initiative to be theme of the annual bankers’ conference Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The Uganda Bankers Association has launched the Environmental, Social and Governance framework to join a global phenomenon that companies have adopted to boost their sustainability and development impact. During the launch that took place at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly elected executive of the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) will prioritize matters of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to enhance the sector’s responsibility to society, its customers, and stakeholders. “We are living in an era where business sustainability is a priority,” said Julius …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The banking industry has asked for a statutory recognition of the Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services to empower it with the professionalization of the industry and the services. The industry leaders say this will also make it easy to enforce standards in the …

Nine out of the 26 commercial banks register a decline in profits in 2021 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine out of the 26 registered commercial banks in Uganda registered a decline in profits in 2021, compared to the previous year. Over the same period, eight banks registered a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Bank of Uganda (BOU) has stated that foreign banks lending deposits held in jurisdictions other than Uganda are regulated and supervised by their home authorities, and it is not mandatory for a foreign bank to establish a representative office in Uganda in …

From Uganda’s celebrated bankers to 2018 bummers Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | In 1991, some of the most powerful people in business and public office In Uganda from western Uganda jointly opened a bank. They called it the Kigezi Bank of Commerce with a commence capitalization of US$20 million. They …