Business & Markets

Pearl Bank Wins Top Agri-SME Lender Award as Aceli Africa Charts Next Phase of Agricultural Finance

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryFebruary 19, 2026February 19, 2026

Pearl Bank has been named Best Agri-SME Lender at the Aceli Africa Uganda Stakeholder Roundtable, in a recognition that underscores the bank’s growing influence in agricultural financing. The bank’s Supervisor…

Big Dreams Need a Big Bank — and the 9 Other Things I Took Away from the Stanbic Bank Economic Forum 2026

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryFebruary 19, 2026February 19, 2026

2026 finds Uganda at a rare convergence of economic catalysts and structural pressures. First oil is nearing. Gold is redefining export performance. Technology — particularly AI — is compressing the…

Proposed 5.5km Runways at Nyakyisharara in Mbarara Would Rank Among the Longest in the World

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryFebruary 19, 2026February 19, 2026

A February 11 letter from President Museveni to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja raises debatable questions about the mega international airport at Nyakyisharara government aerodrome near Mbarara, which, if implemented, will…

Peter Mukuru has joined Uganda Development Bank as the Director Business Technology

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsFebruary 18, 2026February 19, 2026

Peter is a seasoned Business Technology practitioner and digital transformation leader with over two decades of executive leadership experience across Development Finance, Regulation, Government, Utilities, and the Private Sector. Most…

Julius Kyazze Steps in as CEO of Live54+, Consolidating Creative Ventures Under New Pan-African Conglomerate

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Ugandan media, advertising and entertainment entrepreneur Julius Kyazze has stepped into a new leadership role as Chief Executive Officer of Live54+, marking a strategic consolidation of businesses he co-founded into…

20 Ugandan Lives Quietly Change Direction: Airtel Africa Foundation Unveils UGX 3.85bn Tech Fellowship

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisFebruary 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Starting on 5th February 2026, the lives of 20 Ugandans from underprivileged backgrounds will never be the same again, with their futures changed forever, thanks to the Airtel Africa Foundation…

Financial Services CEOs Double Down on AI, Resilience and Strategic Growth in 2026 in KPMG Global Outlook

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryFebruary 17, 2026February 17, 2026

Financial services leaders across Africa are entering 2026 with renewed confidence, placing artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, regulatory resilience and disciplined growth at the centre of their transformation agendas. This is…

Billionaire’s Daughter Vasundhara Oswal Sues Senior Ugandan Police Officers, Seeks Return of $200,000 Bond Money

Paul MurungiInvestigations & Special ReportsLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryFebruary 17, 2026February 17, 2026

Indian-Swiss entrepreneur Vasundhara Oswal has filed a human rights petition at the High Court of Uganda against several high-ranking security and prosecution officials, accusing them of orchestrating her arbitrary arrest,…

Museveni Appoints Girma Wake Acting CEO of Uganda Airlines, Directs Bamuturaki to Step Aside

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryFebruary 16, 2026February 16, 2026

President Yoweri Museveni has directed that former Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Girma Wake be appointed to lead a management transition at Uganda Airlines, amid ongoing efforts to stabilise the…

Smart Insights: Guiding Students Beyond Borders with Confidence

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsWomen In LeadershipFebruary 16, 2026February 16, 2026

For generations, foreign education has been the most powerful form of insurance that African families could get for their children. It was the clearest hedge against uncertainty, the surest path…