Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Banking Industry: A Review of Service Areas and Customer Service Journeys in Emerging Economies by Tajudeen Alaburo Abdulsalam, Rofiat Bolanle Tajudeen

“…The research highlights AI's growing use in process automation, customer experience, stock market trend prediction, credit risk management, online banking, marketing management, and auditing. …”
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In pursuit of evidence: A need to transform Ayurvedic education by Sruthi G, Megha

“…To address these gaps, we propose a comprehensive transformation of Ayurvedic education by including biomedical credit courses into the curriculum, practical internships to provide hands-on-experience, recruitment of teachers with biomedical expertise and funds to upgrade Ayurveda colleges. …”
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EFFECT OF ANCHOR BORROWER PROGRAMME ON FARM PRODUCE OF BENEFICIARIES IN LAPAI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA 2016-2021 by A. U. USMAN, NIWORU S. M., UMAR M.

“…The program has significantly improved the productivity of beneficiaries in Nigeria through the provision of credit facilities and extension services. This research specifically examined the effect of the Anchor Borrower Programme on the farm produce of beneficiaries in agrarian communities in the Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State from 2016 to 2021. …”
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Governance and Poverty Eradication Policy Performance During the NRM Administration in Uganda 1986 – 2020. by Mucunguzi, Abel, Katabaazi, Anny Bwengye

“…Poverty in Uganda is attributed to diseases, limited access to land, large families, lack of markets for agricultural produce, lack of credit facilities, lack of education and vocational training, lack of jobs, high unfair taxes and market dues, death of family bread winners, ignorance and lack of information, idleness and laziness, insurgency and gender inequalities among others. …”
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Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Livelihoods in Rujumbura Rukungiri District. by Niwagaba, Alfred

“…Recommendations of the study are the following: training the locals on the mitigation measures and extending credit facilities to enable farmers to access improved agriculture technologies.…”
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The Impacts of Revenue Sharing on The Development of Buhoma Community in Kanungu District. by Kato, Jacob

“…This implied that indeed small savings and credit schemes were important to Buhoma communities. …”
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The Impact of Auditing on Financial Performance of Non¬governmental Organizations: A Case Study of Caritas in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Ojok, Sam

“…To improve control activities, procedures and policies should be regularly revised at least annually and ensure they are communicated to the implementers, Internal audit could be enhanced in-house training programmes and control self-assessment questionnaires to create more awareness to staff of the roles and duties of internal auditors to enable audit services such as advisory services to run smoothly. and Increased operating costs affect profitability, thus the management of CARITAS together with the audit department should balance operating costs while maintaining credit risk at minimum by strengthening the monitoring system…”
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Governance and poverty eradication policy performance during the NRM1 Administration in Uganda 1986 – 2020 by Mucunguzi, Abel, Bwengye, Katabaazi Anny

“…Poverty in Uganda is attributed to diseases, limited access to land, large families, lack of markets for agricultural produce, lack of credit facilities, lack of education and vocational training, lack of jobs, high unfair taxes and market dues, death of family bread winners, ignorance and lack of information, idleness and laziness, insurgency and gender inequalities among others. …”
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Exploring the Root Causes of Low Household Income among Smallholder Farmers in Kamuli District, Busoga Region, Uganda. by Lubaale, Ronald Gideon, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…Possible strategies to address these challenges were identified, including the adoption of modern agricultural practices, investment in training and extension services, infrastructure improvements, access to credit, and establishment of farmer cooperative associations. …”
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Creative Marketing and Financial Performance of Small Medium Businesses in Uganda: A Case of Butogota Town Council Kanungu District. by Ainembabazi, Adellah

“…The results showed that timing and credit terms positively and significantly influence financial literacy. …”
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Financial Literacy and Women Economic Empowerment in Mutara Sub-County Mitooma District. by Ainembabazi, Julian

“…In conclusion, the study highlighted that Mitooma Local Government and other development partners should continue sensitization on entrepreneurship (both micro and macro), borrowing, and debt management to enable and review easy access to credit can be managed to increase women's earning capacity, provide them with economic opportunities for self-aggrandized.…”
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Assessment of Factors Limiting Advanced Technology Adoption in Maize Cultivation in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale District South Western Uganda. by Asiimwe, Moses

“…Socioeconomic and demographic factors, including farmers' education levels, income, access to credit, and extension services, significantly influence the adoption rates. …”
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Analysis of the Profitability of Cabbage Farming in Kabale District Uganda. by Muhumuza, Trust

“…These recommendations include the need for government support in providing subsidies for inputs, improving access to credit facilities for farmers, investing in irrigation infrastructure, and offering training programs on best farming practices. …”
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Auditing and Performance of Micro Finance Institutions: A Case Study of Rukiga SACCO Kabale Branch. by Niwamanya, Sarah

“…The study findings on the relationship between auditing and the performance of Micro Finance Institutions, the highest number of respondents mentioned that effective auditing helps identify and assess risks within MFIs, such as credit risk, operational risk, and compliance risk and the least number of respondents mentioned that auditing helps identify inefficiencies in the operations of MFIs, such as wasteful spending, fraud, or ineffective internal controls. …”
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Financial Management and Performance of Banks in Kabale District: A Case Study of ABSA Bank Kabale. by Turihohabwe, Rominate

“…The study recommended that there should be ensuring that the bank maintains an optimal level of cash reserves to meet daily operational needs and unexpected expenses as this can help in avoiding liquidity crises while minimizing the opportunity cost of holding excessive cash and there should be implementation of the strategies to speed up the collection of receivables since this can include setting clear credit policies, offering discounts for early payments, and regularly reviewing the creditworthiness of clients as faster collections improve cash flow and reduce the risk of bad debts.…”
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Mobile-Commerce Usage Challenges among University Students in Uganda: A Case of Kabale University. by Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Micheal, Tamale, Patricia, Kyomugisha

“…The results further showed that music, gaming and banking were most frequently accessed mobile services online however Cost of maintaining operating Internet, Preference for 'feel and touch' features of products, Security Challenges, Slow speed of the Internet, Lack of Credit Cards and Payment Systems were cited among the key challenges though skilled manpower was not a challenge to students. …”
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURE IN OLAMABORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KOGI STATE by Silas Joshua, Blessing Omahas

“…The major challenge faced by about 90% of women participating in farming activities includes; inadequate capital/credit and gender bias, about 82% complaint of government support, 80% further talked about poor weather and shortage of labour, another 76% lack adequate information, 71% lack fertilizer and manure, while 53% and 60% talked about limited access to land and poor disease control respectively. …”
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Do oversimplified durability metrics undervalue biochar carbon dioxide removal? by A J Ringsby, K Maher

“…Limitations notwithstanding, our findings ultimately suggest the biochar ‘durability problem’ may be an artifact of the desire to simplistically define it. To reliably credit CDR, we propose a series of recommendations, including the creation of representative distributions for current feedstocks and environmental gradients to better align experimental data with real-world practices. …”
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Creative Marketing and Financial Performance of Small Medium Enterprises in Rwanda: A Case Study of Selected Businesses in Nyamata Town. by Tenywa, Bashir

“…The results revealed that timing and credit terms has a positive and statistically significant influence on financial literacy (β =.821: p = .003) which indicates that emphasizing financial literacy through setting aside funds and handling debt will increase one's capacity to start small businesses independently, increase the purchasing power of personal belongings, be able to manage debts, be free to make financial decisions, raise one's standard of living, be able to access health and other services, and be able to take on leadership roles. …”
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Assessing the Role of Electronic Banking on Performance of Micro Financial Institutions: A Case Study of Pride Micro Finance Limited Kabale District. by Twagirayesu, Bertin

“…The study found that The study findings on the importance of electronic banking methods in microfinance institutions. the results were obtained from; a digital signature for security. convenience way of operating banking transactions, faster transfer, reliability, and time factor. the study went ahead to find the types of electronic banking methods adopted in microfinance towards their performance and the responses were obtained from mobile/SMS banking. electronic funds transfers. self Service (PC) banking, POS Banking (Credit and Debit cards), internet banking, and an automated teller machine the study findings on the relationship between electronic banking on the performance of microfinance institutions, the results revealed that there is a very high positive significant relationship between electronic banking on the performance of microfinance institutions that is 0.853 significant at 0.0I level of a two-tailed test with 50 degrees of freedom. …”
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