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Bank of Africa’s BOA Pay to ease digital payment of goods and services

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisJune 8, 2022June 18, 2022

Bank of Africa-Uganda Ltd. has added BOA Pay to its Mobile Wallet menu. BOA Pay is a payment solution that allows the Bank’s customers to pay for goods and services…

A TEAM: Meet the 11 men and women working with Richard Byarugaba to transform NSSF

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsLists & RankingsNews & AnalysisJune 8, 2022August 27, 2023

The 37-year-old Fund is the largest pension fund in the countries of the East African Community, with assets under management, worth over UGX 15.6 trillion as at the end of…

Uganda Baati, URA agree to work together to foster tax compliance

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisJune 7, 2022June 8, 2022

The Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner -Customs, Abel Kagumire, and Customs senior management team paid a courtesy call on the Head of Business, Uganda Baati Limited Mr. George Arodi, and the…

A few sparks can light a Prairie fire: EASTRP contributes to regional integration and excellence in TVET

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipJune 7, 2022June 14, 2022

By Xiaoyan Liang, Kaboko Nkahiga, Kirill Vasiliev, Annet Kiura, Biruk Gabreyohannes, and Innocent Mulindwa Countries in East Africa, led by Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, have taken a big step towards…

Persistent high fuel prices hike input cost in May – Stanbic report

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisJune 7, 2022June 7, 2022

The persistent high cost of fuel contributed to negative private sector activity in May with the Stanbic Headline Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) dropping to 51.5 from to 53.9 recorded in…

PwC eats big in MTN Uganda, Stanbic Bank auditing deals

Nelson NambooleCompany NewsNews & AnalysisJune 7, 2022June 7, 2022

MTN Uganda Limited has announced the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Certified Public Accountants as the external auditor of the Company for the audit relating to the financial year ending 31…

Alex Ndawula, Radio legend goes to sleep

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisJune 6, 2022June 6, 2022

Ugandan radio legend Alex Ndawula has passed on, aged 59. According to reports, Ndawula died at St Francis Nsambya Hospital. Ndawula was first reported admitted at Nsambya in January 2022,…

World Environment Day: Nile Breweries renews pledge to protect environment

CEO ReporterLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisJune 6, 2022June 6, 2022

As Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2022 World Environment Day yesterday, Nile Breweries limited (NBL) has re-echoed its commitment to protect the environment. “We depend…

May 27 – June 3, 2022: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesNews & AnalysisJune 3, 2022June 3, 2022

The Uganda shilling was under stress trading above the key psychological level of 3800 for the first time in months. Towards closure of the week the unit cooled off, lifted…

Copia Global set to establish a state-of-the-art Fulfilment Centre in Uganda

CEO East Africa MagazineNews & AnalysisJune 3, 2022June 3, 2022

Copia Global, the first and only Business-to-Customer (B2C) platform simplifying e-commerce for 750 million middle to low-income African consumers, celebrated its first anniversary of operations in Uganda by hosting a…