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LIFE AFTER AGOA BAN⎮Agnes Netunze, Uganda’s top leather products exporter speaks out on her next move

Paul MurungiNews & Analysis The Big Story Women In LeadershipMay 11, 2024May 17, 2024

Arise Kollections manufactures and distributes high-end leather and textile fashion accessories such as handbags, footwear, jewellery, and hand-woven items to several foreign and local markets. Mrs. Kitumba’s luck came in 2012…

SUSTAINED ALL-ROUND POSITIVE TRAJECTORY⎮ Sylvia Mulinge’s Q1 2024 letter to MTN Uganda shareholders

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMay 10, 2024May 10, 2024

MTN Uganda sustained a positive trajectory across all business segments amidst heightened pressure on key macroeconomic indicators. Average YoY inflation subsided to 3.2% in the quarter (Q1 2023: 9.5%), although…

RWANDAN CEOS FIXING RWANDA⎮ Lina Higiro, Chief Executive Officer, NCBA Bank Rwanda

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO Perspectives The Big Story Women In LeadershipMay 7, 2024May 7, 2024

For those who do not know you, tell us about yourself and your career background. How do you describe yourself? I consider myself a Global East African⏤ born in Uganda,…

PROFILE⎮ Who is Dr. Pamela Tibihikirra-Kalyegira, the New Director at Uganda’s Law Development Centre?

Paul MurungiExecutive Profiles Law Firms (A - Z)Legal & Justice The Big Story Women In LeadershipMay 7, 2024May 7, 2024

Uganda The Law Development Centre has today announced the appointment of Dr. Pamela Tibihikirra-Kalyegira as the new Director of the Law Development Centre (LDC). She succeeds Mr. Frank Nigel Othembi, whose tenure as Director ended in April 2024 after 12 years. The announcement was made by Retired Hon. Justice Paul Kahaibale Mugamba, the Chairperson LDC Management Committee. “Dr. Tibihikirra’s proven…

Northern Corridor States to jointly mobilise funds for fast-tracking Standard Guage Railway Project

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryMay 4, 2024May 4, 2024

The Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP) partner states, comprising Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have agreed to jointly mobilize funds to fast-track the development of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. The decision was made during a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee on SGR, held in Mombasa, Kenya on Thursday, May 3, 2024. The…

STEADFAST AND RESILIENT: Equity Bank Uganda consolidates position among top 5 banks, despite a one-time provisioning-related loss in 2023

Muhereza KyamuteteraCEO Perspectives News & Analysis The Big StoryMay 1, 2024May 1, 2024

With key growth in other investments, Equity Bank registered an 11.1% growth in assets- from UGX3.374 trillion to UGX3.748 trillion- a growth of UGX374.1 billion. This allowed the bank to…

2023: Housing Finance Bank tops industry in deposits growth; earns UGX65.1 billion in net profit

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany News News & Analysis The Big StoryApril 30, 2024April 30, 2024

Housing Finance Bank in 2023 became the fastest-growing bank by customer deposits, beating off all its rivals in the top 10 banks segment, including all 6 Domestic Systemically Important Banks…

UK Government declares asset freeze and travel ban on Uganda Parliament Speaker and 2 other ex- ministers

Paul MurungiNews & Analysis The Big StoryApril 30, 2024April 30, 2024

The United Kingdom’s Deputy Foreign Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, has today announced sanctions on high profile Ugandan politicians including Parliament Speaker Anita Among and two former Karamoja ministers- Mary Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu over corruption. A UK Government statement released today indicates that it is the first time the UK has used the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions regime on individuals involved…

DTB Uganda rides on strong growth in lending to post UGX41 bn in net profit

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial Services Company News The Big StoryApril 29, 2024April 29, 2024

Diamond Trust Bank Uganda has today released its annual performance results for 2023 reporting a steady double-digit growth across all major metrics such as deposits, customer lending and income, as…

ROSA MALANGO: From a UN diplomat to a Ugandan power broker?

CEO East Africa MagazineNews & Analysis The Big StoryApril 24, 2024April 24, 2024

On 16th October 2023, Uganda’s President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, had two meetings with two prospective investors in Uganda. One of the investors was Prometheus, a Polish company that builds unmanned…

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