Business & Markets

Uganda’s Business Confidence Index: Optimism Holds, But Strains Emerge Beneath the Surface

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StorySeptember 28, 2025October 7, 2025

The private sector entered August on a cautious but hopeful note. Two major business surveys show that while the economy remains on a growth path, financial strain and weak present…

High Court Protects Businesses in Landmark Nile Breweries Case

Jeff WintersLegal & JusticeSeptember 28, 2025October 7, 2025

Uganda’s High Court has issued a decision that reshapes the rules of engagement in tax disputes. The decision gives clarity on the much-contested 30% deposit requirement and reins in the…

Cockroach-in-Bottle Controversy Pits Uganda Airlines Against Wavah Water

CEO ReporterCompany NewsThe Big StorySeptember 28, 2025October 6, 2025

A leaked internal letter from Uganda Airlines has exposed a bitter dispute with Wavah Water, one of the carrier’s inflight suppliers, over alleged contamination of bottled water served to passengers….

Mining, Finance, Key Stakeholders Discuss Sustainable Growth at 14th Mineral Wealth Conference

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisSeptember 27, 2025September 27, 2025

Uganda’s mining industry came under the spotlight this week, as local and international stakeholders and players gathered at the Kampala Serena Hotel for the 14th Annual Mineral Wealth Conference. Organized…

Three Ways Shipping: The Baitwa Brothers’ Riotous Decade of Court Battles and Their Bid for Reorganisation   

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StorySeptember 26, 2025October 7, 2025

On September 4, 2025, Justice Susan Odongo of the Commercial Court Division of the High Court in Kampala ruled against an application by the Baitwa brothers and their company to…

KCB Bank and FMU Unveil Continued Partnership, Fueling the Thrill of Ugandan Motorsport Ahead of Rajiv Ruparelia Memorial Rally

Brian EmorutCompany NewsNews & AnalysisSeptember 26, 2025September 26, 2025

KCB Bank Uganda, a financial service provider and long-standing partner of Ugandan motorsport, today announced the continuation of its fruitful partnership with the Federation of Motorsport Clubs of Uganda (FMU)…

Ugandan Founders Lock Horns with TowerCo of Africa and Hassanein Hiridjee, its billionaire founder, in High-Stakes Telecom Battle

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StorySeptember 25, 2025September 25, 2025

In 2019, three Ugandan entrepreneurs — Geoffrey Donnels Oketayot, Ronald Onzia, and George Arthur Ssamula — set out to disrupt the telecom tower industry by founding Ubuntu Towers Uganda Ltd….

Inside the KCB Bank Uganda Agency Banking System Breach: This Is What We Know So Far

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StorySeptember 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Following a brazen system breach that manipulated the agency banking platform to leading it to make double transactions to bank agents requesting float, CEO East Africa Magazine understands the system…

Creating a workplace that works for all

CEO East Africa MagazineNews & AnalysisSeptember 25, 2025September 25, 2025

A people-centric workplace culture can be the foundation of an organisation that truly improves people’s lives – within the organisation, but also among customers and the broader society. Often, it…

EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Why Uganda’s Postbank Is Rebranding To Pearl Bank  And What It Means For Stakeholders

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StorySeptember 25, 2025October 10, 2025

Now, in a defining moment, the institution is ushering in a new chapter by rebranding to Pearl Bank Uganda Limited—a transformation anchored in its five-year strategic plan and its enduring…