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Housing Finance Bank joins GIZ and other partners to support tech-driven smart cities solutions in Uganda

The CEO Magazine TeamBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsJune 14, 2023June 14, 2023

Housing Finance Bank has joined hands with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and other partners to support efforts towards building smart cities in Uganda.  Last week, the bank…

Equity Bank joins Interswitch network; bank customers can now transact at over 650 ATMs countrywide

CEO ReporterBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsThe Big StoryJune 9, 2023June 9, 2023

Interswitch and Equity Bank have entered into a partnership that gives Equity customers faster and more affordable access to banking services at over 650 Interswitch-enabled ATMs countrywide.  The partnership will also…

Partnerships- the Coca-Cola winning way of tackling plastic waste in Uganda

Melkamu AbebeCompany NewsThought LeadershipJune 5, 2023June 5, 2023

Last year, the National Research Repository of Uganda (NRU) reported that imports and use of packaging and plastics in Uganda have increased six-fold within the last three years. While this…

Vision Group appoints two new board directors and two new members  to the Board Audit and Risk Committee

The CEO Magazine TeamCompany NewsThe Big StoryJune 5, 2023June 5, 2023

To strengthen leadership and governance, New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Limited (Vision Group), Uganda’s largest multimedia company recently appointed two Board Directors and two members of the Board Audit…

UK’s Creditinfo Group acquires Experian credit bureaus in Uganda and Namibia  

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsThe Big StoryMay 30, 2023May 31, 2023

Creditinfo Group, one of the leading global service providers for credit information and risk management solutions, has announced that it has acquired the operations of Experian Uganda and Namibia.  As…

Joram Ongura quits SBG Securities’ Chief Executive role after 3 years 

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryMay 25, 2023May 25, 2023

After three years with Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), Joram Ongura, will be leaving his role as Chief Executive for SBG Securities Uganda Limited (SBG Securities) effective the end of…

African Banker Awards 2023: Letshego Wins Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa Award

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsThe Big StoryMay 25, 2023May 29, 2023

Letshego Nigeria has won the prestigious 2023  Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Award at the just-ended African Banker Awards. The awards were held in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt on…

With new leadership, a richer product portfolio, a new home and plant, Hariss International looks to another era of growth

The CEO Magazine TeamCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 23, 2023May 23, 2023

Hariss International Limited, the makers of Riham products, is currently undergoing a significant leadership transition on the back of investing in a new manufacturing plant to keep up with the…

With access to over 50,000 trucks across the African continent, meet Kobo360, Africa’s ‘Uber’ of trucks

Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesCompany NewsThe Big StoryMay 22, 2023May 22, 2023

Kobo360 defines itself as Africa’s leading supply chain technology platform. In simple terms, what does that mean? What problems do you solve? Kobo360 is a tech-enabled logistics platform that connects…

GA Insurance taps Shakira Shamim Mujuni as its new Chief Executive, Operations for Uganda

CEO ReporterBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsWomen In LeadershipMay 21, 2023May 21, 2023

GA Insurance Uganda Limited has appointed Mrs. Shakira Shamim Mujuni as its Chief Executive, Operations effective May 2023.  She brings to GA Insurance over 10 years of experience and “a…