News & Analysis

Asha Batenga – A Story about Cake…and so MUCH more

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipNovember 28, 2022November 28, 2022

Asha Batenga is a founding partner of Cake Shop Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd, a society established to pool funds to serve as a reliable source of credit and investment opportunities…

Who are the creators of UVOTAM – a company revolutionalising content creation in Uganda

CEO ReporterCEO PerspectivesCompany NewsNews & AnalysisNovember 28, 2022November 28, 2022

What did you get done during the two-year lockdown that resulted from the covid-19 pandemic? Bond with family or with your significant other? Get a pet? Pick up a hobby…

9 lessons from Dr. Robert Burale’s sold-out personal and career transformation session in Kampala

David KangyeCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryThought LeadershipNovember 27, 2022November 27, 2022

It was an evening of action-packed testimonies and a powerful presentation. Kampala Serena Hotel was burning with optimism following Dr Robert Burale’s breathtaking talk on personal and career transformation. It…

November 18 – November 25, 2022: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesNews & AnalysisNovember 25, 2022November 25, 2022

The Uganda shilling continued on its strengthening trend joining a global rally amid weakness of the dollar. In the local market there was a general slump in demand while supply…

Meet Innocent Kawooya: A Ugandan Youth behind Digital and Financial Inclusion, Music, Arts and Women Empowerment

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 25, 2022November 25, 2022

A few days ago, one organization successfully pulled off three events on the same day. These were the Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit, the Digital Impact Awards Africa and the…

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Recognised For Financial & Technology Digital Services Excellence at 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisNovember 24, 2022November 24, 2022

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) attained recognition for Technology Services Digital Excellence – Gold accolade and Financial Services Digital Excellence – Silver accolade at the recently concluded 2022 Digital…

Ugandan billionaires and private sector leaders express “unreserved and wholehearted”support for the East African oil pipeline

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 24, 2022November 30, 2022

Ugandan business leaders have expressed unequivocal support for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), a project they say will guarantee Uganda’s energy security as well as improve the livelihoods…

Parliament gives nod to UGX1.2 trillion government loan for electricity access approved

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisPolitics & GovermentNovember 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Parliament of Uganda has approved a request for government to borrow up to US$331.5 million (UGX1.23 trillion), from the International Development Association of the World Bank Group, upon which it…

Bill granting Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions wide-ranging services presented to Members of Parliament

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisNovember 23, 2022November 23, 2022

State minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Microfinance), Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, has presented to Parliament the Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for First Reading. This was during the…

East Africa’s only Male Tiger named YURA

Edna KyokunzireNews & AnalysisNovember 22, 2022November 22, 2022

Yuti Breweriies Ltd, under their flagship beverage brand Yura Beer,have signed an agreement with Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) that gives them the naming rights for the White Tiger in…