Hooray for 13.5%! NSSF Savers Celebrate as Minister Announces Highest Rate in 7 Years

Investing in Uganda's Financial Assets

A conversation with the Ugandans in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia thanks to The Uganda High Commission in Dar es Salaam The next Webinar is in November. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kakandealex.substack.com [https://kakandealex.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Hooray for 13.5%! NSSF Savers Celebrate as Minister Announces Highest Rate in 7 Years

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kakandealex.substack.com [https://kakandealex.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Investing in Uganda's Stock Market.

Friends, It was an honor to moderate this conversation where we hosted the CEO of Capital Markets Authority Josephine Okui Ossiya and CEO of Uganda Securities Exchange Paul Bwiso. Topics Covered. * Growth over the years and the technological advancement of investing in Stocks. * Price & Liquidity Risk when it comes to investing in Stocks and Equities * Opportunities that comes with buying shares of cross listed entities from Nairobi Stock Exchange * The avenues and opportunities with in the Capital Markets for SMEs and MMEs to raise Capital Funding. * Commodities Exchange platform that USE is working on. * Growth Prospects in the Uganda Securities Market. Happy Investing Everyone' Alex Kakande This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kakandealex.substack.com [https://kakandealex.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Investing in Unit Trusts (CIS) in Uganda.

Friends, Here is the Podcast version of the Space I hosted in partnership with Capital Markets Authority on July 16, 2024. The Privilege to host 3 executives from 3 fund Managers and an executive from Capital Markets Authority. * XENO Investments’ John Kamara - CFA * Sanlam Investments East Africa’s Mubbale Mugalya - CFA. * ICEA Asset Managers’ Patrick Ssempijja * CMA Uganda’s Lyn Tukei Happy Investing Everyone Alex Kakande This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kakandealex.substack.com [https://kakandealex.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Why are loan rates & mortgage rates so Expensive in Uganda?

“we are now looking at interest rates that are as high as 18% on salary loans, business loans as high as 18%. You look at asset financing, We are looking at almost 20% for asset financing. When it comes to trade financing, and trade financing for business people who are importing things from different countries and bringing them to Uganda, importers. they are spending as high as 20% annualized on such a loans before they talk about taxes,” Friends, I would want to send my sincere thanks to all the panelists, the team from Blacklight Investment Advisors JEAN AKOL, CFA [https://substack.com/profile/54570345-jean-akol-cfa] Timothy Ahumuza [https://substack.com/profile/2561938-timothy-ahumuza] Allan Nyamutale [https://substack.com/profile/210294779-allan-nyamutale], then Natif Anthony and Damalie Mubiru for a wonderful session conversation on a critical but very important topic of the cost of Borrowing for businesses, for personal lending and the cost of Mortgage. This is a conversation we will keep having in the most consistent way and the hope is, those with the powers to influence and see a meaningful change in the financial space can do something about it. Happy Investing Everyone. Alex Kakande This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kakandealex.substack.com [https://kakandealex.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]