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Published on Jul 28, 2026

MSC MONEY MELTDOWN! Sh62bn Loan Write-Offs, Unlicensed Sacco Loans, Chaotic Lending, Idle Emyooga Billions, Losses ...

A financial storm has erupted at Microfinance Support Centre Limited, exposing a trail of massive loan write-offs, weak recovery systems and questionable lending practices that now place Executive Director John Peter Mujuni and Board Chairperson Kiiza …

Source: Red Pepper - Indeterminate
Published on Jul 31, 2026

Parliament approves Juma Witonze for State Minister for Internal Affairs

Juma Witonze Kisekka Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament’s Appointments Committee has approved Juma Witonze Kisekka for appointment as minister of state for internal affairs, clearing the way for his formal appointment by President Yoweri Museveni. The …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Center-left
Published on Jul 31, 2026

MPs approve appointment of Juma Kisekka as state minister for Internal Affairs

Parliament’s appointments committee has approved Juma Witonze Kisekka for appointment as minister of State for Internal Affairs. The committee, chaired by speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth and comprising deputy speaker Thomas Tayebwa alongside government …

Source: Observer - Neutral
Published on Jul 14, 2026

NEW SHERIFF AT CENTENARY! Meet Godfrey, The Man Tasked With Keeping Uganda’s Banking Giant on Top After Kasi’s Smooth ...

The appointment of Godfrey Byekwaso as the new Managing Director of Centenary Bank marks more than a leadership transition at Uganda’s largest commercial microfinance bank. It signals continuity, institutional confidence and a deliberate succession …

Source: Red Pepper - Indeterminate
Published on Jul 27, 2026

African startup funding steadies at $1.44bn as debt, climate tech and consolidation reshape market – report

African technology startups raised $1.44bn in the first half of 2026, broadly unchanged from a year earlier, but the number of disclosed transactions fell sharply as investors concentrated capital in fewer, larger companies. Funding increased by 1.4% from …

Source: bne IntelliNews - Pending
Published on Jul 23, 2026

Museveni clears Ayebare, Musherure for Cabinet after US citizenship renunciation

NAIROBI, Kenya — Cabinet reshuffles are usually remembered for the political calculations they reveal—who rises, who falls and what the appointments signal about a government’s priorities. Uganda’s latest reshuffle, however, has been defined by something …

Source: Vivid Voice News - Pending
Published on Jul 25, 2026

Rotary Begins N50m media centre project in lagos

District Governor, Rotary International District 9112, Layi Abidoye, has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a media centre at the Rotary Centre, Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. The proposed facility will house a broadcast studio, …

Source: The Guardian (Nigeria) - Neutral
Published on Jul 8, 2026

Government will join PRAU to celebrate 50 years of public relations

Chief guest Lumumba (middle) with PR officials and participants at the symposium Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Justine Kasule Lumumba, the Minister for information, communications and national guidance, has hailed the Public Relations …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Center-left
Published on Jul 8, 2026

Stanbic bets on cheap credit to unlock SACCOs potential

AMFIU Board President James Onyutta said microfinance institutions remain central to financial inclusion, particularly for low-income households and rural communities. Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Stanbic Bank Uganda has cut its lending rate to 10% …

Source: Independent (Uganda) - Center-left
Published on Jul 21, 2026

Ayii University founder to chair regional higher education forum after joining IUCEA

Author: Lasuba Memo | Published: 37 minutes ago Professor Dr. Isaac Ayii Ayii, VC of Ayii University JUBA, South Sudan — The Founder and Chancellor of South Sudan’s Ayii University, Prof. Isaac Ayii Ayii, will for the first time chair a session at the …

Source: Eye Radio - Neutral
Published on Jul 20, 2026

How many committees should a board have?

94 Bothwell P. Nyajeka ONE of the most common questions I receive when advising boards is how many board committees they should have. The answer surprises many directors. There is no ideal number. A board should not establish committees simply because …

Source: Financial Gazette - Neutral
Published on Jul 17, 2026

OAU, Unilag: See the 10 universities that produced Africa’s unicorn founders

Long before investors placed billion-dollar valuations on African startups, before global venture capital firms arrived in Lagos, Johannesburg, and Cairo, many of the continent’s most celebrated entrepreneurs were students sitting inside lecture halls, …

Source: Nairametrics - Neutral
Published on Jul 20, 2026

BOMBSHELL! Kale Named In Kagezi Murder Plot

The trial of three men accused of murdering former Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Joan Kagezi Namazzi continued before the High Court’s International Crimes Division in Kampala on Friday, with one of the accused alleging that former Inspector …

Source: Red Pepper - Indeterminate
Published on Jul 19, 2026

Cameroon’s Afriland Bank opens in Central African Republic

Afriland First Bank, the lender founded by Cameroonian billionaire Paul Fokam Kammogne, has become the first Cameroonian bank to establish itself in the Central African Republic, opening a branch in a market where fewer than one in ten adults holds a bank …

Source: Cameroon Concord News - Indeterminate
Published on Jul 18, 2026

Former IGP Kayihura behind Joan Kagezi murder, claims suspect

One of the three suspects on trial for the murder of former assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Joan Kagezi Namazzi has told the court that former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gen Kale Kayihura masterminded the assassination. Kagezi was …

Source: Observer - Neutral
Published on Jul 8, 2026

LOAN SHARKS TAKE OVER SEMBABULE As Farmers Lose Land, Homes Over Debts

A section of lower local government leaders in Sembabule District is calling for a halt to the operations of non-bank moneylenders, accusing them of fueling land disputes, unlawful property seizures, and forced evictions through high-interest loans. The …

Source: Red Pepper - Indeterminate
Published on Jul 6, 2026

From the Ground Up

Matt Cashore ’94 On a crisp morning in October, I watch from the back of a sunlit room as Michael Morris, a Notre Dame professor of the practice and nationally recognized pioneer in entrepreneurship education, stands before a few dozen attentive students …

Source: Notre Dame Magazine - Indiana - Pending
Published on Jul 8, 2026

16 YEARS LATER… THANK YOU & BYE-BYE! Kasi Leaves Centenary Bigger, Richer & Stronger

After 16 years at the helm of Centenary Bank, Fabian Kasi handed over the top leadership position to Godfrey Byekwaso on 1st July 2026. Fabian leaves behind a financial institution that has grown significantly in scale, reach and impact, while remaining …

Source: Red Pepper - Indeterminate
Published on Jul 9, 2026

We are all fakes brokers: reflections from staging fakes in Mombasa

It’s a Ramadhan morning in the port city of Mombasa, early April 2023. I’m standing behind an audience of about 100 people who have turned up to a makeshift stage on the edge of the neighbourhood of Old Town. A performance of Lisemwalo Lipo: A play about …

Source: Somatosphere - Pending

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Published on July 31, 2026 - 19:58 GMT

Rapid Recovery Microloan Program Available for Flood-Impacted Businesses

CATSKILL, N.Y. – Greene County Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC) is partnering with Columbia Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) to provide financial resources to eligible flood-impacted small businesses in both Greene and Columbia counties …

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Published on July 31, 2026 - 20:15 GMT

Credicorp Ltd.: Credicorp’s Earnings Release and Conference Call 2Q26

Lima, July 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lima, Peru, July 31, 2026 – Credicorp Ltd. announces to its shareholders and the market that its 2Q26 Earnings Release will be published on Thursday, August 13, 2026, after market close. Credicorp’s webcast and …

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Published on July 23, 2026 - 23:16 GMT

Javier Palomarez, USHBC President & CEO, Endorses CRA Resolution Overturning SBA Green Card Lending Ban

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, July 23, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The United States Hispanic Business Council (USHBC) announces its endorsement of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced by Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship …

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Published on July 22, 2026 - 13:38 GMT

JazzCash Named Among the World's Top Fintech Companies by CNBC and Statista

JazzCash is the first and only Pakistani fintech recognised in the Payments category Islamabad, 22 July 2026: JazzCash, Pakistan's leading digital financial services platform and a subsidiary of VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), has been named among the World…

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Published on July 23, 2026 - 18:15 GMT

Women Entrepreneurs to Open Three Wholesale Businesses With Hope for Haitians

Together for Haiti Match Day could generate $21,000 to bring affordable inventory closer to women-owned businesses in rural Haiti ROCKFORD, IL, UNITED STATES, July 23, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hope for Haitians plans to support the launch of three …

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Published on May 13, 2026 - 20:35 GMT

Credicorp Ltd.: Credicorp Ltd. Announces Planned Executive Leadership Succession Across Microfinance, Finance and Audit

Lima, May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lima, Peru – [May 13th, 2026] – Credicorp Ltd. ("Credicorp" or "the Company") (NYSE: BAP | BVL: BAP), Peru’s leading financial services holding company in Peru with operations in Chile, Colombia, …

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Published on July 23, 2026 - 20:15 GMT

Credicorp’s “2Q26 quiet period”

Lima, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lima, Peru, July 23, 2026 – Credicorp Ltd. (“Credicorp”) (NYSE: BAP | BVL: BAP) announces that, in accordance with its corporate disclosure policies, the Company will enter its quiet period for the second quarter …

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Published on May 1, 2026 - 04:59 GMT

Swift Seed Micro Launches Blockchain-Powered Micro-Financing Initiative for Emerging Markets

NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, May 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Swift Seed Micro is proud to announce the official launch of its innovative micro-financing solution, specifically engineered to bridge the financial gap in underserved global …

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Published on August 2, 2026 - 10:33 GMT

Xtrip Inc. Unveils Three-Year Strategic Roadmap: Building the AI-Native Operating Layer for Global Hospitality Assets

In a move set to redefine the technological underpinnings of the global travel industry, Xtrip today announced its comprehensive three-year strategic roadmap. SAN JOSE, CA, UNITED STATES, August 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In a move set to …

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Published on August 2, 2026 - 10:32 GMT

Xtrip Inc. Ships 'OmniTrip Agent × Scenario Hardware' Bundle, Bringing AI to Hotel Front Desk, Room, and Back Office

XTrip's OmniTrip Agent × Scenario Hardware places the platform’s seven-agent AI workflow onto physical hospitality surfaces. VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, August 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- August 2026— Xtrip Inc. has moved from platform …

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Published on August 2, 2026 - 10:32 GMT

Xtrip Inc. Launches Xtrip AI: An AI-Native Operating System for Global Hospitality Assets

Xtrip Inc. today unveiled Xtrip AI, an AI-native operating platform purpose-built for global hotel assets. VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, August 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Vancouver, BC — August 2026— Xtrip Inc. (https://xtripinc.com) today …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 19:18 GMT

GenBio Inc. to Participate in the 2026 Asia Bio Partnering Forum in Singapore

GenBio will meet with pharmaceutical and biotechnology leaders in Singapore to discuss its scientific platform and strategic opportunities. ALISO VIEJO, CA, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- GenBio Inc., a privately held …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry, Conferences & Trade Fairs ...
Published on August 1, 2026 - 16:25 GMT

BFG Law ridefinisce il settore immobiliare: una sola commissione. Tutto incluso.

BFG Law, studio legale di Miami Beach, integra nella commissione immobiliare servizi legali, intermediazione, rogito, successione e società. ROMA, ITALY, August 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Bianchi Fasani Green Law ("BFG Law"), studio …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 16:25 GMT

Miami Mortgage Broker Philip Bennett Explains Financing Options for Florida Buyers and Investors in 2026

Bennett Capital Partners Mortgage Brokers outlines key considerations for conventional, condominium, jumbo, Non-QM and investment-property financing. MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Miami Mortgage Broker Philip …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 16:10 GMT

New Business Network for Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses and Nonprofits Aims to Make Business Visibility More Accessible

The Ask Sharifah Network launches a new business ecosystem that combines AI powered discovery, networking, business resources for business owners. INGLEWOOD, CA, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- At a time when many …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 16:04 GMT

Fragasso Financial Advisors Article Explores Strategies to Reduce Concentrated Stock Risk Without Disrupting Goals

Fragasso Financial Advisors published an article on reducing concentrated stock risk through diversification while supporting long-term financial and tax goals. PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES, August 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Fragasso …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 16:03 GMT

Fragasso Financial Advisors Article Highlights Why Retirement Withdrawal Strategy Matters as Much as Saving

Fragasso Financial Advisors published an article on why a thoughtful withdrawal strategy is key to tax-efficient income and lasting retirement confidence. PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES, August 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Fragasso Financial …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 16:03 GMT

Fragasso Financial Advisors Publishes Summer 2026 Interactive Magazine to Help Investors Navigate Today's Markets

Fragasso Financial Advisors published the Summer 2026 Advisor Interactive, offering practical insights for investors, business owners, and nonprofits. PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES, August 2, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Fragasso Financial …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 15:38 GMT

Cindie Launches AI Workforce Built for the Mortgage Industry

Founded by loan originator Ben Anderson, it engages leads, handles applications, documents, retains clients, while professionals control every lending decision. NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Cindie, an …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 15:33 GMT

Historic 8 BR/4.5 BA Home with 6-bay Garage on 6± Acres in Lynchburg, VA Set for Auction Announces Nicholls Auction Mktg

"Dreambrook Estate"--Amazing Opportunity to Own a Well Maintained Home & Outbuildings on Acreage in the Windsor Hills Area of Lynchburg, VA Set for Auction FREDERICKSBURG, VA, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Nicholls …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 13:00 GMT

Consumers Credit Union Now Accepting Applications for Its Volunteer Board of Directors

LAKE FOREST, IL, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Consumers Credit Union (CCU; $4.6 billion, Lake Forest, IL) is excited to announce it is now accepting applications for its volunteer Board of Directors. One of the many …

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Published on July 31, 2026 - 23:49 GMT

Mallplaza bets on Colombia after binding agreement with Pactia to acquire eight shopping centers

• This transaction will bring the company’s GLA to over 2.5 million m2, with 45 assets under its administration in Chile, Peru and Colombia. SANTIAGO, REGION METROPOLITANA, CHILE, July 31, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Mallplaza continues to move …

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Published on July 31, 2026 - 23:43 GMT

Halcyon Integrates TrueCalc with Fannie Mae’s Income Calculator to Automate Income Calculation from Borrower Tax Returns

Gain Increased Confidence on Self-Employed and Rental Income Calculations STOCKYARDS, FORT WORTH, TX, UNITED STATES, July 31, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Halcyon, a financial services innovation company specializing in advanced income verification and …

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Published on July 31, 2026 - 22:37 GMT

Artane Partners Advises We Outside on AED 11.7M Equity Raise from Dubai Family Office

Artane Partners acted as exclusive placement agent and financial advisor to We Outside NY, UNITED STATES, July 31, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Artane Partners acted as exclusive placement agent and financial advisor to We Outside, the privately …

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Published on July 31, 2026 - 20:55 GMT

Nashville Homes That Sit 90 Days Sell for $40,000 Less, Analysis of 3,300 Sales Finds

Homes that sell in week one get full asking price. Listings past 90 days close about 8% below their original ask. NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, July 31, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A new analysis of 3,337 Middle Tennessee home sales closed between April …

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Published on July 31, 2026 - 19:03 GMT

Silver and LYNX Launch Production AI Claims Automation to Help TPAs Modernize Claims Processing

Embedded AI-powered claims automation accelerates adjudication, improves participant experience, and reduces manual claim reviews for employee benefit programs. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, July 31, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Silver, an AI- …

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Published on July 31, 2026 - 19:00 GMT

Venezuela Energy Week’s London Showcase Highlights Competitive New Fiscal Framework for Upstream Investment

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, July 31, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Industry leaders at the Venezuela Energy Week London Industry Showcase on Thursday highlighted Venezuela's newly implemented hydrocarbons framework as a major step toward restoring …

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Published on July 31, 2026 - 18:27 GMT

Georgia Assessment Freeze: A Vital Tool for Property Tax Reduction

O'Connor discusses a vital property tax reduction tool that is the Georgia assessment freeze. ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, July 31, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Georgia is one of the fastest-growing states in the country. While the …

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