DFCU Group, the Glossary
The Development Finance Company of Uganda Group, commonly referred to as the DFCU Group, is a financial services company in Uganda.[1]
Table of Contents
23 relations: Bank, Banking in Uganda, Central business district, Chair (officer), Commercial property, Credit, DFCU Bank, DFCU House, Finance, Financial services, Investment, Kampala, Lease, List of tallest buildings in Kampala, Mortgage, Nakasero, National Social Security Fund (Uganda), Netherlands, Parking lot, Retail banking, Stock, Uganda, Uganda Securities Exchange.
- Companies listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans.
Banking in Uganda
Before Uganda's independence in 1962, the main banks in Uganda were Barclays (UK based); Grindlays (also UK), Standard Bank (South Africa based) and the Bank of Baroda from India.
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Central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city.
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Chair (officer)
The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly.
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Commercial property
Commercial property, also called commercial real estate, investment property or income property, is real estate (buildings or land) intended to generate a profit, either from capital gains or rental income.
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Credit
Credit (from Latin verb credit, meaning "one believes") is the trust which allows one party to provide money or resources to another party wherein the second party does not reimburse the first party immediately (thereby generating a debt), but promises either to repay or return those resources (or other materials of equal value) at a later date.
DFCU Bank
DFCU Bank, registered as the Development Finance Company of Uganda Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Uganda. DFCU Group and DFCU Bank are companies based in Kampala and companies listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange.
DFCU House
DFCU House is a building in Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.
Finance
Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets.
Financial services
Financial services are economic services tied to finance provided by financial institutions.
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Investment
Investment is traditionally defined as the "commitment of resources to achieve later benefits".
Kampala
Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda.
Lease
A lease is a contractual arrangement calling for the user (referred to as the lessee) to pay the owner (referred to as the ''lessor'') for the use of an asset.
List of tallest buildings in Kampala
There are over 15 buildings in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, with 10 or more stories in height.
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Mortgage
A mortgage loan or simply mortgage, in civil law jurisdictions known also as a hypothec loan, is a loan used either by purchasers of real property to raise funds to buy real estate, or by existing property owners to raise funds for any purpose while putting a lien on the property being mortgaged.
Nakasero
Nakasero is a hill and neighborhood in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.
National Social Security Fund (Uganda)
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) (also NSSF Uganda), is a quasi-government agency responsible for the collection, safekeeping, responsible investment, and distribution of retirement funds from employees of the private sector in Uganda who are not covered by the Government Retirement Scheme. DFCU Group and National Social Security Fund (Uganda) are companies based in Kampala.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
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Parking lot
A parking lot (American English) or car park (British English), also known as a car lot, is a cleared area intended for parking vehicles.
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Retail banking
Retail banking, also known as consumer banking or personal banking, is the provision of services by a bank to the general public, rather than to companies, corporations or other banks, which are often described as wholesale banking (corporate banking).
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Stock
Stocks (also capital stock, or sometimes interchangeably, shares) consist of all the shares by which ownership of a corporation or company is divided.
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa.
Uganda Securities Exchange
The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) is the principal stock exchange of Uganda.
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See also
Companies listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange
- Bank of Baroda Uganda Limited
- Centum Investment Company
- DFCU Bank
- DFCU Group
- East African Breweries
- Equity Group Holdings
- Jubilee Holdings Limited
- Jubilee Insurance Company Limited
- KCB Group
- Kenya Airways
- Nation Media Group
- National Insurance Corporation
- New Vision Group
- Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
- Uchumi Supermarkets
- Uganda Clays Limited
- Umeme