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A Case Study in Transformation: The Creation of Uganda Microfinance Limited (ACCION Monograph #15)

Highlighting the Uganda Microfinance Union transformation to a regulated deposit-taking institution
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The document highlights the unique aspects of Uganda Microfinance Union's (UMU) transformation process, including the operational, structural, and financial challenges it faced as it evolved from a young entrepreneurial NGO to one of the first licensed microfinance deposit-taking institutions in Uganda.

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By White, V.
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Accion International
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Governance, Financial Performance
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda

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