Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank has announced it is offering affordable Cente education product for parents, students and school proprietors in a bid to cushion their financial burden as schools re-open. The bank, the largest commercial microfinance bank in Uganda, has said the Cente education product is available to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, the country’s largest commercial bank in terms of customer numbers has been crowned Digital Brand of the Year in the Digital Impact Award Africa held at the Kampala Serena Hotel on Friday in recognition of excellence in spearheading the use of digital mediums …
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COMMENT | Denis Jjuuko – #OutToLunch | In early 1983, the Catholic Church in Uganda set up a scheme that targeted the majority of Ugandans — folks in rural areas, the majority of which were unbanked. Ten years later, the scheme turned into a commercial bank that still largely caters …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The elders in Moroto district have expressed concern over delay in the payment of their money under the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) program. The SAGE is a social transformation program in which the government hands out cash to old persons aged 80 years …
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NSSF in partnership with VISA and Centenary Bank unveiled the smartcard for its member, a first in Sub-Saharan Africa. Thembeka Ngugi, Senior Director, Marketing – Sub Saharan Africa, Visaspoke to The Independent about the latest innovation and the digital transaction space. ****** What does this partnership between VISA, NSSF and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund was declared the overall winner of this year’s 2021 Financial Reporting Awards (FiRe) organised by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPA-U). Held on Nov.10 at Skyz Hotel Naguru and via zoom, organisers said the awards aim at promoting and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Katwe are hunting for unidentified persons behind an acid attack against Patrick Katatanzi, the Chief Manager of the Corporate section in Centenary bank at Mapeera House in Kampala. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire says that Katatanzi suffered an acid attack …
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Its non-performing loans moved slightly from 3.95% to 3.97% Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Centenary Bank has defied the effects of coronavirus pandemic to record a 3.4% growth in net profit to Shs161.2bn for the year ended Dec. 2020. According to the bank’s financial statements, total assets increased from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three suspects are in police custody for conning a Centenary bank customer more than Shillings 18 million in dollar exchange scam in Kampala. Charles Twine, the Sspokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID identifies the suspects as Mpagi Denis, Akuli Umuru and a woman only identified as …
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Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kagadi district is investigating an attack by armed men who raided Bukwara Trading Centre on Sunday night and robbed up to 32 million Shillings from two different people. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network that the two armed …
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