Structured Trade and Commodity Finance of Credit
Designed to meet the client’s specific business needs for pre- and post-shipment financing as well as the local purchase of bulk goods. “Non-financial interventions” is the term used to describe actions or measures taken that do not involve the use of money or financial resources. These interventions may be aimed at improving social or psychological […]
Project Preparation
The Bank finances infrastructure projects by structuring the financing against the security of the cash flow arising from the creation of the project’s assets, plus the realizable value of the assets themselves. This presupposes that the assets being financed are ring-fenced by the creation of an SPV so that the cash flow from the project […]
Business Accelerator for Successful Entrepreneurship (BASE)
The Bank provides business advisory services aimed at supporting businesses with capacity building and technical support in areas such as management best practices, good governance, financial management (bookkeeping and record keeping), debt and risk management, business planning and strategic management, human resource management, and market planning, among others. The ultimate goal is to help businesses […]
AgriConnect – Digitizing Farmers to Promote Financial Inclusion
The Uganda Development Bank Agri-Connect initiative is an innovative digital lending solution aimed at easing access to finance by smallholder farmers. The innovation provides a platform for Village Saving and Loans Associations (VSLAs) to digitally access short-term seasonal loans and save products at affordable rates to grow their agri-businesses. The application, approval, and disbursement processes […]
Combating climate change through sustainable financing
The CFF is a green financing vehicle specifically created to mobilize capital from both domestic and external sources targeting both private and public entities. The resources mobilized will be directed towards low carbon and climate resilient investments through blended instruments such as debt, equity, trade and asset finance, guarantees and grants. Through the facility, the […]
Local Contractors Financing
The Bank is supporting the development of emerging and existing local contractors to enable them to participate in infrastructure projects. Under this initiative, the bank avails funding to facilitate equipment purchases and to guarantee contract performance, among other interventions.
Oil Seeds’ Initiative
The Bank is currently supporting efforts aimed at local production of improved oil seed varieties through a partnership with the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), based in Serere. UDB allocated Ush178 Million towards the research aimed at enabling the commercialization of improved oil seed varieties.
Science, Technology & Innovation
The Bank and the Secretariat of Science Technology & Innovation – Office of The President (STI) entered into an MoU aimed at supporting the incubation, commercialization, and growth of new and infant industries.
Access to electricity
The Bank has committed UGX148.5 billion over the next five years to enable 550,000 households to access electricity through the Hybrid Electricity Customer Connection Credit Framework, in partnership with the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA)and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. Under the facility, the upfront cost for a no-pole connection will be reduced by […]
Non-financial Services
Business Accelerator for Successful Entrepreneurship The Bank provides advisory services to clients pertaining to management best practices, good governance, record keeping, financial management etc. based on the Bank’s wider knowledge of the business, operating environment, and experience gained from funding, implementing, and monitoring such projects. This is done by way of training and technical support […]