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    With over half of Uganda’s GDP anchored in the informal sector, the future of inclusive banking may hinge on one thorny issue: can bibanja—unregistered land—be safely and legally accepted as collateral? Dentons Advocates' Associate Partner, Julius Kyamanywa, explores the legal ambiguities, credit risks, and a path forward.

    Credit Underwriting Of Unregistered Land (‘Bibanja’) – A Discourse On The Ambiguous Legal Regime In Uganda

    theceoma and CEO East Africa MagazineLegal & JusticeThought LeadershipJuly 15, 2025July 15, 2025

    Over 50% of Uganda’s GDP is attributed to the informal sector (UBOS 2024 Census Report). It is therefore inevitable that financial institutions have to tap into it to sell their…

    SUBMARINE CABLES AND EAST AFRICAN INTERNET⎮ Beyond The Cuts And Repairs⏤  What’s The Long Game?

    theceomaThe Big StoryMay 16, 2024May 18, 2024

    The past three months have witnessed several submarine cable interruptions across the African continent, resulting in the degradation of the Internet experience of users in multiple countries at different times…

    My 3 takeaways from the Uganda Marketers Society CMO Breakfast

    theceomaBusiness & MarketsThought LeadershipApril 23, 2024April 23, 2024

    By Catherine Ndungu It was called CMO breakfast for a reason, I can’t remember the last time I sat in a session and learnt so much at a go. Call…

    Hamis Kiggundu vs DTB and the licensing of foreign lenders in Uganda: Much ado about nothing

    theceomaLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryThought LeadershipJune 22, 2023June 22, 2023

    By Phillip Karugaba & Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo The Supreme Court of Uganda gave its judgment last week in the much-anticipated appeal in Ham Enterprises Ltd, Kiggs International (U) Ltd and…

    OPINION: Easing cross-border trade in Africa, is key to strengthening East Africa’s role in food security and sustainability

    theceomaThought LeadershipMay 30, 2023May 31, 2023

    Africa’s population growth is one of the fastest in the world. In 2020, the population was estimated to be 1.3 billion and by 2050, it’s projected to reach 2.5 billion….

    Dear Shareholders: Jeremy Awori’s first letter to shareholders as Ecobank Group Chief Executive 

    theceomaC-Suite LeadershipThe Big StoryThought LeadershipMay 10, 2023May 10, 2023

    Dear Shareholders. I have the honour of writing this first letter to Shareholders in my capacity as Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, a position I have occupied since…

    Scott Mumford, Chief Commercial Officer Liquid Dataport & Chief Executive Officer Liquid Satellite

    Ensuring that no African is left behind- the  role of satellite technology and services in Africa’s growth journey

    theceomaCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipApril 26, 2023April 26, 2023

    By Scott Mumford, Chief Commercial Officer Liquid Dataport & Chief Executive Officer Liquid Satellite Besides drumming up fascination on social media as people share photos and debate the “strange strings…

    Nadine Byarugaba is Absa Bank Uganda’s Board Chairperson

    Absa Bank Uganda⏤Empowering Uganda’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time  

    theceomaC-Suite LeadershipThought LeadershipApril 19, 2023April 19, 2023

    In 2021, we looked forward to and planned for 2022 with a high degree of optimism as the COVID-19-induced lockdown approached its end. The reopening of the economy in January…

    Dr. Penninah Iutung, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Africa Bureau Chief.

    OPINION: Stop big pharma greed to slow down HiV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and other treatable deaths

    theceomaBusiness & MarketsNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipApril 18, 2023April 18, 2023

    This is seemingly the same script but a different cast; the profiteering and greed of big pharma knows no boundaries. We have barely pulled out of the COVID-19 pandemic, during…

    OPINION: URA Puts Taxpayers First When Mobilising Revenue 

    theceomaNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipJanuary 19, 2023January 19, 2023

    By James Asiimwe Kamara Tax is a price we pay for a civilised and organised society. It is the major source of revenue that enables governments the world over to…

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