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    Standard Bank’s Sim Tshabalala, Absa Group’s Kenny Fihla, MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita, SanlamAllianz’s Heinie Werth, Nedbank Group’s Jason Quinn, and Old Mutual’s Jurie Strydom represent more than individual corporate leaders. Collectively, they sit at the helm of institutions controlling hundreds of billions of dollars in assets, deposits, premiums, and market capitalisation across Africa. Their strategic decisions influence capital flows, credit creation, insurance penetration, and digital finance ecosystems across multiple markets. As they pivot attention toward East Africa, they are not merely expanding footprints; they are reshaping regional banking, telecom, insurance, and investment architecture for the next phase of continental growth.

    South Africa’s capital is moving north-east, and East Africa is increasingly the preferred landing strip

    The CEO Magazine TeamThe Big StoryFebruary 13, 2026February 27, 2026

    South African capital, long dominant in Southern Africa and deeply embedded across the continent, is now moving decisively north-east. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda are no longer peripheral growth outposts….

    Finance Trust Bank Managing Director Annet Mulindwa Nakawunde, Opportunity Bank Chief Executive Officer Owen Amanya, ABC Capital Chief Executive Officer Jesse Timbwa and Guaranty Trust Bank Managing Director Ali Fatima. The four executives have steered their institutions through the difficult transition from Tier I commercial banks to Tier II credit institutions amid Uganda’s tighter capital regime.

    A Leaner, Stronger Sector, But at a Price: The UGX150b Rule Behind Uganda’s Four Bank Downgrades and an Exit

    The CEO Magazine TeamThe Big StoryJanuary 29, 2026January 29, 2026

    When Bank of Uganda, on Thursday (January 29, 2026), announced that Finance Trust Bank had been authorised to transition from a Tier I commercial bank to a Tier II credit…

    Banking on a Greener Future with Green Finance Solutions for SMEs

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    Climate change is one of the significant crises facing the world today and developing nations such as Uganda face a critical challenge in combating related effects despite its relatively low…

    9 reasons to buy into VAAL Real Estate’s iconic Cadenza Residences in Nakasero, Kampala

    The CEO Magazine TeamCompany NewsNews & AnalysisJuly 29, 2024July 29, 2024

    This week, VAAL Real Estate the latest entrant into Uganda’s bustling real estate industry, unveiled Cadenza Residences, a 308 luxury homes project in Nakasero, a leafy upscale Kampala neighbourhood. Described…

    Q&A: Treat insurance as an investment tool ⏤ Jubilee Life CEO, Kumar Sumit Gaurav

    The CEO Magazine TeamCEO PerspectivesCompany NewsThe Big StoryJuly 15, 2024July 15, 2024

    Q. The financial sector in the country is flooded with many innovative products, more so in insurance. What can you tell us about Smart Save and how different it is…

    Gov’t Releases UGX267 billion More Parish Development Model (PDM) Money Through PostBank’s Wendi Platform

    The CEO Magazine TeamBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsNews & AnalysisApril 18, 2024April 18, 2024

    The government of Uganda has released more money towards its household poverty alleviation initiative, the Parish Development Model (PDM). This was confirmed by PostBank Uganda, the gov’t distribution partner of…

    #RISINGEXECUTIVES: Seva Mendera Wamara joins Housing Finance Bank as Marketing Manager

    The CEO Magazine TeamCompany NewsExecutive ProfilesWomen In LeadershipMarch 27, 2024March 27, 2024

    Housing Finance Bank has recruited Seva Mendera Wamara as its Marketing Manager, effective 1st March 2024. Seva is a marketing communications professional with over 5 years of experience. She describes…

    UGX 7 trillion approved for Ugandan firms in the oil and gas sector

    The CEO Magazine TeamNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 22, 2024March 22, 2024

    In the wake of the announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) in February 2022, the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has sanctioned contracts valued at approximately USD7.16 billion. Of…

    Who is Paul Zhang Zhigang, the Chinese billionaire who wants to turn Uganda’s Luzira Prisons into a 5-star hotel? 

    The CEO Magazine TeamNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 2024

    Correspondences between President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni have leaked revealing that Tian Tang Group proposed to the president and the president accepted, plans by the Chinese-owned but Uganda-based conglomerate to redevelop…

    Uganda maintains 4th position in the 2023 Absa Africa Financial Market Index

    The CEO Magazine TeamNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryFebruary 6, 2024February 6, 2024

    With an overall score of 62.8, Uganda maintained its fourth position out of the 28 African countries measured under the 2023 Absa Africa Financial Market Index (AFMI) – a report…

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