Business & Markets

Q&A: aBi Finance’s Mona Muguma Ssebuliba: Building a Resilient, Inclusive, and Green Financial Future for Uganda’s Agribusinesses

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryOctober 21, 2025October 21, 2025

Many people remember aBi Trust, but today there is aBi Finance and aBi Development. Could you walk us through the journey and describe aBi Finance’s current strategic position within Uganda’s…

An Agency Rises or Falls on How It Handles Its Money: Maad MCann Co-Founder Daniel Ligyalingi on Building Agencies That Endure

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryOctober 19, 2025November 21, 2025

Let’s begin with your personal journey. How did you first step into the advertising world, and more specifically, the media buying industry? What inspired or influenced that move—were there particular…

MTN Becomes First African Telco to Reach 300 Million Subscribers

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryOctober 18, 2025October 27, 2025

A milestone moment for African connectivity MTN Group has cemented its position as Africa’s leading telecommunications company, officially becoming the first African-headquartered telco to surpass 300 million subscribers. The milestone…

Experts emphasize succession planning as key to family business continuity at 3rd annual Enjovu Family Business Conference

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisOctober 18, 2025October 18, 2025

Different generations of family business leaders and stakeholders, including financial experts, convened at Four Points by Sheraton, in Kampala, on Friday, October 17, for the third annual Enjovu Family Business…

Impact and legacy-driven Financial Leadership Honored at 9th Uganda CFO Awards as PostBank’s Ssenyange Takes Top Prize

Brian EmorutC-Suite LeadershipNews & AnalysisOctober 18, 2025October 18, 2025

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Uganda and Deloitte Uganda last evening hosted the 9th Edition of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards at the Kampala Serena Hotel, celebrating…

Stanbic Bank’s Ronald Makata Earns Triple Honours at the 2025 Uganda CFO Awards

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisOctober 18, 2025October 27, 2025

Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Chief Finance and Value Management Officer, Ronald Makata, is the standout achiever at the 9th edition of the Uganda CFO Awards 2025, held last evening in Kampala,…

The CFO’s Chief Role is Chief Advisor to the CEO and Custodian of Value: This and many other lessons from Peter Ssenyange, Uganda’s CFO of the Year 2025, on how to be a great CFO

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryOctober 18, 2025October 18, 2025

When Peter Ssenyange, Chief Finance Officer of PostBank Uganda Limited—now rebranding to Pearl Bank Uganda Limited—walked up to receive the coveted CFO of the Year Award at the 9th Uganda…

Building Brand Uganda: Inside Francis Nyende’s 100-Day Journey at the Tourism Board

Brian EmorutBusiness & MarketsCEO PerspectivesHospitality & TourismOctober 17, 2025October 17, 2025

In his first 100 days at the helm of marketing the Uganda Tourism Board, Francis Nyende has injected new energy, strategy, and partnerships into the “Explore Uganda” brand. With landmark…

Q&A: Why Only 126 of Uganda’s 2,600 Hotels Are Graded — and Why It Puts the Country’s Tourism Reputation at Risk

Brian EmorutBusiness & MarketsCEO PerspectivesOctober 17, 2025October 17, 2025

Hotel grading is a vital benchmark in international tourism, offering travellers assurance on service quality, comfort, and safety. In Uganda, however, the subject has sparked debate as progress appears slow…

Inside Uganda’s Hotel Grading Stalemate: Uganda Hotel Owners Association’s Jean Byamugisha Speaks Out

Brian EmorutCEO PerspectivesHospitality & TourismOctober 17, 2025October 17, 2025

In this wide-ranging interview with CEO East Africa Magazine, Jean Byamugisha, the Executive Director of the Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA), offers an insider’s perspective on why uptake remains low,…