Tag Archives: IFC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jibu, a social enterprise pioneering a powerful franchising model to supply safe drinking water across seven African countries, has won the Transformational Business Award for Transformational Solutions in Urban Infrastructure, it said on Nov.04. The award was given by the Financial Times and the International …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Absa Bank Uganda and International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, have partnered to train over 300 Ugandan small and medium-sized enterprises to help them assess business risks, adapt their business models, and navigate the difficult operating environment caused by COVID-19 pandemic. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government has contributed 7.3 billion shillings for the medical credit scheme. This was revealed by Tom Aliti, the Commissioner in charge of Partnerships at the Ministry of Health. The scheme which will help private healthcare practitioners’ access credit is expected to start in …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rural households in Northern Uganda that had access to mobile money services didn’t report a reduction in the number of meals they had in the past week when there was a food squeeze, a new study has said. Also, people who had access …

In September 2015,Adewale Fayemi, became  the General Manager of Total E&P Uganda with a clear job brief: Prepare and oversee Total’s operations in the Lake Albert basin transition from the exploration and appraisal phase to the development phase, writes  Ronald Musoke Fayemi’s appointment came just nine months after the departure …

US$57 billion financing for sub-Saharan Africa promises to boost business Doing business in Rwanda is expected to improve with the visit of World Bank’s President Jim Yong Kim. Kim arrived in Kigali on March 21 for a two-day visit and held discussions with President Paul Kagame and the private sector …

By Julius Businge A recent report released by the World Bank, IFC, and PwC finds that governments continue to reform their tax systems despite global economic uncertainty, with 31 economies having taken steps from June last year through May 2012 to make it easier and cost less for small and …