Tag Archives: MSMEs

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Investment Authority and the Bank of Uganda have started on a campaign to popularize the small and medium enterprise credit funds that were meant to help lower-income entrepreneurs out of the effects Covid-19 pandemic. There have been consistent reports that the Small Business …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The US Government through the United States Africa Development Foundation, has in partnership with Uganda Investment Authority and Stanbic Bank, launched a 5-year program aimed at helping small and medium enterprises to be ready for large-scale investments. The program worth two million dollars (or about …

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA | Xinhua | The opening ceremony of the 23rd edition of the East African Community (EAC) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) trade Fair was held on Friday in the Burundian capital Bujumbura, said a statement. The statement by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s northern city …

The local business face numerous challenges including low literacy, market access, political dynamics, and climate change affecting particularly women and young entrepreneurs Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | In a significant stride towards unlocking the vast potential of Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and catalyzing Uganda’s economic development, TechnoServe has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has mapped out a policy for different private sector players, to be responsible for the implementation of the different trade agreements the government signs, as individuals or under their associations. This revelation was made by Francis Mwebesa, the Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, …

The fund will target businesses providing decent jobs, women empowerment and innovations Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |  UK-based global organisation, Oxfam, plans to unveil a 20million Euros (Shs77bn) Impact Fund to support small businesses in line with their goals. The fund, to be unveiled as a pilot project before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers at the Economic Policy Researcher Center (EPRC) have asked the government to redeem businesses that were completely shutdown due to pressures caused by COVID-19-related restrictions. This followed a survey showing over 400,000 employees of Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) lost their jobs over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has entered a partnership with Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL) and other partners to build the capacity of over 200 Ugandan enterprises along the export crude oil pipeline route to compete for contracts to supply Uganda’s oil and gas sector. The …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City Council officials have begun lobbying to host the 22nd edition of the East African Community Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) trade fair. The 21st edition of the EAC trade fair was held in September last year at the Rock City Grounds in Mwanza, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank Group, and the African Union Development Agency New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD), held a virtual graduation ceremony for more than 200 alumni of the inaugural Ecobank’s MSME Training for Financing Program. The graduates came from the eight …