Uganda’s financial sector is entering a new era of oversight. Bank of Uganda (BoU) has issued Guidelines on Financial Holding Companies, 2025. This is a sweeping framework that reshapes how…
The shilling experienced one of its most volatile stretches in recent months. It swung wildly as offshore realignments and rising import demand disrupted its long-held stability. The currency opened last…
By Susan Mataka Serving as Head of Human Resources at Kakira Sugar Limited has been a defining chapter of my 19-year HR career—one that has stretched my leadership, sharpened my…
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest lender by assets, has officially entered the Egyptian market, opening a representative office in Cairo. The move marks one of the bank’s most significant North…
By Musa Musazi, A few weeks ago, I met a hardware shop owner in one of our upcountry branches. He told me that while digital payments have made business easier,…
In an economy navigating shifting macroeconomic tides, NMB Bank Plc continues to tower above its peers as Tanzania’s most profitable and resilient financial institution. The lender’s 2025 third-quarter Interim Financial…
The past five years have not gone particularly well for Uganda’s billionaire class. Once the undisputed symbols of local enterprise and ambition, several of the country’s most prominent businessmen have…
When Uganda’s Supreme Court hears the final appeal in Kampala International University Limited vs Housing Finance Company Limited (Kenya), it will not only be deciding the fate of a legal…
The Industrial Court has ordered Uganda Airlines to pay its former Chief Executive Officer, Cornwell Muleya, more than UGX455 million following a ruling that found his dismissal illegal. In a…
In a move that emphasizes its ambition to lead Africa’s broadband revolution, AXIAN Telecom Fibre Ltd (“Yas”), a subsidiary of AXIAN Telecom Holding and Management PLC, has completed the acquisition…
