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SMEs urged to make employee health insurance a business priority

Uganda’s high out-of-pocket healthcare costs and low insurance coverage are prompting calls for small and medium-sized businesses to treat employee medical insurance as an investment in productivity, retention and business resilience.

Nile Post · 3 Sept 2026

Traders appeal to PLU leadership over business challenges

Traders from Kampala and other parts of the country have asked the Patriotic League of Uganda leadership to intervene in challenges affecting their businesses, including delayed financial assistance and difficulties at Entebbe International Airport.

Nile Post · 3 Sept 2026

Banks seek Shs490 trillion to finance tenfold growth strategy

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The banking sector seeks to raise at least 490 trillion shillings in the form of available stock (patient capital) to support the government’s Tenfold GDP Growth Strategy. The sector currently has about 28 trillion shillings but needs to raise the stock for lending to the private sector by 2040. The … The post Banks seek Shs490 trillion to finance tenfold growth strategy appeared first on The

The Independent Uganda · 3 Sept 2026

MTN Commits Shs500m to Fund 25 Community Projects

The initiative, implemented through MTN Foundation, will support projects focused on health, education, water and sanitation, environmental sustainability and economic empowerment across Uganda.

Nile Post · 3 Sept 2026

Accountants Urged to Strengthen Saccos for Grassroots Wealth Creation

ENTEBBE — Accountants have been urged to take a more active role in Uganda’s socio-economic transformation by supporting Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (Saccos), community groups and microfinance institutions to expand access to affordable financing. The call was made by the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) during the 31st Annual Seminar of the Institute of Certified […] The post Accountants Urged to S

SoftPower News · 3 Sept 2026