Business & Markets

Inside the Ministry of Finance Team Steering Uganda’s Parish Development Model

CEO East Africa MagazineExecutive ProfilesNews & AnalysisOctober 31, 2025November 3, 2025

In all of Uganda’s government programmes, no initiative has captured the spirit of grassroots transformation quite like the Parish Development Model (PDM).It is the most ambitious effort yet to connect…

Stanbic’s FlexiPay and Pearl Bank’s Wendi Partnership: The UGX 6 trillion Digital Money Highway Promising a New Revolution

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 31, 2025October 31, 2025

A new chapter in Uganda’s digital finance landscape is quietly unfolding as Stanbic’s FlexiPay and Pearl Bank’s (formerly PostBank) Wendi Wallet join forces to create one of the country’s most…

Profit, Passion, and Promise in Uganda’s PR & Marketing Communications Industry

Brian EmorutBusiness & MarketsThought LeadershipOctober 31, 2025November 3, 2025

Uganda’s PR and marketing communications industry has grown into a vibrant, opportunity-rich sector, attracting creative thinkers, digital natives, and ambitious entrepreneurs alike. From public relations consultancies and media agencies to…

Nile Breweries MD Adu Rando Promoted to Lead BEES—  AB InBev’s Digital MarketPlace for Africa 

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryOctober 31, 2025November 21, 2025

Three years after taking over the reins at Nile Breweries Limited (NBL), Adu Rando, the Brazilian Managing Director of the AB InBev subsidiary, has been promoted to Global Director, BEES…

Ugandan Anne Aliker Appointed to Lead Standard Bank Group’s Africa Regions Investment Banking

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryOctober 31, 2025November 3, 2025

Ugandan investment banker Anne Aliker has been appointed Head, Africa Regions – Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) at Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets. Her appointment marks a…

Unlocking Africa’s agricultural trillions: Standard Bank’s blueprint for value chain transformation

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025

Africa’s agricultural potential remains hindered by fragmented value chains and inefficient trade corridors, not by a lack of arable land or labour, which it has in abundance. Key to solving…

How Banks, Policymakers, and SMEs Can Turn Climate Shocks into Investable Solutions

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesBusiness & MarketsOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025

Uganda’s green finance conversation is evolving beyond pilot projects to focus on scaling real, investable solutions. This shift was evident at the Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA) Dialogue Forum,…

Equity Bank and Water.org Partners to Expand Access to Clean Water and Sanitation

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisOctober 30, 2025January 20, 2026

Stakeholders from government, development agencies and the private sector gathered at the Protea Hotel in Kampala to witness the launch of a partnership between Equity Bank Uganda and Water.org, a…

UAA Announces Silverback Creative Week Poised To Elevate The Marketing and Communications Industry

Paul MurungiCompany NewsMedia & CommunicationOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025

The Uganda Advertising Association (UAA), in partnership with The Loeries, has today unveiled the Silverback Creative Week, a six day transformative schedule of learning and events that are set to…

Nurturing the Beating Heart of Tourism: Why Uganda Must Support Its Private Sector and Startups

CEO East Africa MagazineBusiness & MarketsThought LeadershipOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025

By Asiimwe Arnold Kaka My reflections on this issue come from a place of experience — an encounter with an overzealous tourism enforcement officer that left me questioning how we…