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UDB staff graduate at Kyankwanzi

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff of Uganda Development Bank graduated in transformative leadership from the National Leadership Institute (NALI) – Kyankwanzi on Jan.31, the lender said in a media release. The two weeks leadership training was aimed at facilitating and developing quality leaders who would stimulate Uganda’s socio-economic transformation …

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Uganda Development Bank prepares businesses for access to finance

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has launched the Enterprise Development Program aimed at preparing entrepreneurs for financing through enhanced business practices. The Enterprise Development Program will be a series of trainings under the country’s development finance institution’s Business Accelerator For Successful Entrepreneurship Program, conducted with …

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UDB’s 2021 scorecard

Agro-processing, manufacturing and primary agriculture were big determinants for the Bank’s performance | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank, the country’s National Development Finance Institution on July.07 released its 2021 Direct Impact Report highlighting the fundamental role that it continues to play toward Uganda’s sustainable socio-economic transformation and growth. Francis …

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UDB sets aside UGX 600Bn for SMEs in 2022

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Development Bank plans to spend 612 billion Shillings on the promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises in the country, amidst new and evolving challenges facing the economy. This amount will be more than double the figure spent over the year 2021. The increase …

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UDB to lend Shs300bn in the next six months

The lender recorded 76% net profit to Shs38.8billion in 2021 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank is set to lend slightly over Shs300bn in the coming six months to support businesses overcome the current economic shocks, characterized by high commodity prices. The lender’s Chief Executive Officer, Patricia …

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UDB helped create 41,000 jobs despite inflation

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Development Bank, the country’s national development finance company, made a record level of loan approvals in 2021, with total lending of sh635 billion. The approved loans are the highest since 2011, denoting a 10-year-high, while the loan stock grew more than half …

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Uganda Development Bank powers tourism

Country’s development institution drives sector post-pandemic recovery with targeted financing | RONALD WANDERA | The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed more than 6 million lives worldwide over the past 2 years. In Uganda, there were about 163,416 confirmed cases and 3,588 deaths as of March 9, 2022, according to Ministry of …

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