Business & Markets

Saving Smart: Stanbic’s Israel Arinaitwe on How Ugandans Can Build Wealth from Any Income Level

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesNews & AnalysisDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Stanbic Bank’s Head of Personal Banking, Israel Arinaitwe, often returns to a lesson Adam Smith captured in The Wealth of Nations: economic progress depends on a society’s stock of capital….

Centenary Bank donates computers to Kisubi Hospital to strengthen health service delivery

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Centenary Bank has donated 10 computers to Our Lady of Consolata-Kisubi Hospital in a move aimed at strengthening digital health systems, improving patient record management and enhancing the overall quality…

Business Mogul Bob Kabonero Hosts Uganda’s Business Elite To An Exclusive Year-End Johnnie Walker Blue Club Experience

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Uganda’s business and leadership elite convened on Sunday, December 14th, afternoon for an intimate and highly curated Johnnie Walker Blue Club experience, hosted by renowned businessman and philanthropist Bob Kabonero…

Diageo to Exit East African Breweries as Asahi Takes Control

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Global spirits giant Diageo has agreed to sell its majority stake in East African Breweries Limited (EABL) to Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings, marking a significant shift in the ownership of…

I&M Bank launches IMBRISK to facilitate cross-border banking across East Africa

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025

I&M Bank has introduced IMBRISK, a transactional solution that enables customers (new and existing) to deposit, withdraw, and transfer funds across I&M Bank branches in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda….

A Decade of Purpose: How Stanbic’s Schools Championship is Building Skills, Enterprise and National Confidence

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025

For ten years, the Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC) has steadily established itself as one of Uganda’s most effective youth development initiatives. Designed to strengthen practical skills, encourage innovation and…

Parliament approves UNOC’s UGX 7 trillion loan from Vitol Bahrain to fund oil refinery, Kenya pipeline shares and storage facilities

Paul MurungiEnergy, Oil & GasThe Big StoryDecember 17, 2025December 18, 2025

Parliament has approved a proposal authorising the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) to borrow up to USD 2 billion (UGX 7.12 trillion) from Vitol Bahrain E.C. (VBA), a global trader…

Letters to My Younger Self: Gloria Sebikari — “Take the Risk. Say the Hard Thing. Rest When You Need To.”

Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryDecember 17, 2025December 16, 2025

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda’s Corporate Affairs Manager on courage, calling, loss, leadership, and living a life aligned with purpose. In Uganda’s rapidly evolving oil and gas sector, an industry…

Vodacom Tanzania’s Philip Besiimire’s Three-Year Scorecard: Growth, Discipline, and Dividends

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Vodacom Tanzania has reported strong operational and financial momentum in the first half of 2025/26, underpinned by double-digit revenue growth, expanding cash flows, and accelerating performance in its core digital…

Why Weekends No Longer Mean Stalled Business – dfcu’s Weekend Agent Float Loan Is Transforming Uganda.

Brian EmorutCompany NewsThought LeadershipDecember 16, 2025December 16, 2025

Mobile money is the backbone of Uganda’s everyday economy. With over 30 million registered accounts and trillions of shillings transacted every month, mobile money powers how Ugandans pay, trade, and…