Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business and political leaders in Wakiso, together with Uganda Development Bank (UDB), have identified the district’s investment potential and discussed sustainable projects that will drive economic growth. The leaders met at a one-day investment conference held at Peniel Beach Hotel in Entebbe, under the theme “Harnessing …
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Ojangole receives the Award for the third time in a row. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank’s Managing Director, Patricia Ojangole has for the third year running won the Sustainability Leader of the Year Award at the prestigious Annual Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards. The recognition is given …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank (UDB)has committed to scaling up its interventions with the 2023/23 national budget allocation to the Bank. The allocation to the the country’s national development finance Institution was announced during the 2023/24 budget reading by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank (UDB) on March 04, launched an shs50 billion climate finance facility, a fund that will make available finance to promote a green economy. The shs50 billion committed by UDB towards capitalization of the facility will go towards the financing of investments in …
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Over 18,000 smallholder farmers to benefit from the digital loans Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has partnered with Ensibuuko, European Union, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to launched a Fintech solution dubbed AgriConnect to ease access to digital financing …
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Bank forecasts economic rebound in 2023 Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank (UDB), the country’s national Development Finance Institution, has announced excellent results for 2022 reflecting strong investment in various businesses across the country, improved livelihoods and heavy support towards the economic recovery and resilience of Uganda. …
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Eight regional training sessions targeting 1,130 SMEs were conducted in different parts of the country in preparation for access to credit Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank, the country’s national development finance institution has reported a 52% surge in loan portfolio to Shs1.2trillion for the year ended December …
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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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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Global Credit Rating Co ltd (GCR) has assigned Uganda Development Bank Limited (‘UDB’) national scale issuer private ratings of AA+(UG)/A1+(UG.) This is a notch below the highest possible rating with the outlook accorded as ‘Stable’. At the same time, GCR has also assigned UDB an …
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The Bank’s investment portfolio improve 15% to Shs1.8tn | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDB) has reported that it disbursed loans worth Shs237bn in the third quarter of 2022, lower than Shs333bn that was approved in the period under review, it said in a media release dated Oct.28. …
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