Sun, Oct 21, 2007 - Page 11 News List

Uganda brings electronic banking to rural areas

AP , NEW YORK

He said the government pays out over US$1 billion annually in salaries, benefits and pensions to its citizens which he hopes will now go through the Map system and allow people to be paid quickly, efficiently and in a transparent fashion.

In the past, Landau said, it could sometimes take weeks to receive a check and cost high fees to cash it because of the scarcity of local banks, especially in rural areas.

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