Government has taken a decisive step toward digital sovereignty with the launch of the National IP Peering Exchange. The platform is expected to reduce internet costs, improve speeds, and keep...
The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) has successfully held its 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM), marking a significant milestone in its journey of advancing public relations excellence in Uganda....
By Ankit Jangla, Bruno Kalibbala and Bruno Edwin Amanya The Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026 introduces a series of revisions to the rates applicable to various excisable goods and services....
By Ankit Jangla, Bruno Kalibbala and Bruno Edwin Amanya The Ugandan tax landscape is on the brink of a significant transformation. With the tabling of the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill,...
By Philip Karugaba and Shaidu Mafabi As Ugandan Advocates, we have watched with a mixture of admiration and envy as our Kenyan neighbours conduct their judicial appointment processes in the...
The Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) President, Mrs. Yogi Biriggwa, has urged the government and development partners to direct more efforts and resources to accelerate post-pandemic tourism sector recovery. In a…
In August 2024, the CEO East Africa Magazine, perhaps Uganda’s most respected online business news publication, published its 100 Most Trusted and Respected Companies 2024 and 100 Leading and Most…
Flex Money Group, one of Africa’s leading money remittance providers, has acquired Forex and International Money Remittance licenses in Uganda. Operating under the brand InstaRemit, the company opened its first…
To expand financial inclusion and extend much-needed credit to the financially underserved, Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (Airtel Money) and Letshego Uganda have launched LetsGo Pesa digital loans. The unsecured…
According to the International Financial Centre (IFC), Africa has a credit gap of $330 billion. Some estimates put this figure as high as $800 billion. Due to low banking penetration,…
In a country where small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 90% of the business sector and contribute approximately 20% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it is clear that…
In a show of the country’s human capital prowess, Stanbic Bank Uganda, the country’s largest commercial lender, has exported several top banking executives to the rest of Africa in a…
East African Breweries Limited (EABL), the parent company of Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), recently announced its financial results for the year ended June 2024. Please take a couple of minutes…
Manufacturing sector players have asked the government to reduce the cost of digital tax stamps (DTS) in a bid to drive usage by all targeted users. According to manufacturers, the…
dfcu Bank this week announced its financial results for the first half of fiscal year 2024, reporting an improved performance in Net profit after tax, which increased by 45% to…
