{"id":1012,"date":"2024-07-19T09:28:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8012\/abifinance\/?p=1012"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:30:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:30:27","slug":"impact-story-unlocking-credit-access-to-spur-local-economic-opportunities-for-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abi.co.ug\/finance\/impact-story-unlocking-credit-access-to-spur-local-economic-opportunities-for-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact story &#8211; Unlocking Credit Access to Spur Local Economic Opportunities for Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1012\" class=\"elementor elementor-1012\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdd441 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2bdd441\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ebbb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3ebbb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The West Nile region of Northern Uganda is a vibrant business hub primarily due benefits of increased cross-border trade \u2013 it borders the intersection of three countries \u2013 Uganda, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, despite its strategic position, its people struggle to access capital to tap into trade opportunities. For example, Vincent Amasiku, a school dropout from the region\u2019s Arua district, couldn\u2019t find the means to scale up his business. 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