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Equity Group withstands Covid-19; records 64% growth in Q1 2021 net profit

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 27, 2021May 27, 2021

Equity Group has returned strong quarter one results in a challenging environment amidst the multi-faceted Covid-19 crisis of health, economic disruption, and humanitarian challenges, giving hope of resilience and recovery….

Will imminent Ugandan Betting Ban hurt the economy?

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryMay 25, 2021June 1, 2021

In February 2019, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Uganda’s evergreen leader who has been in charge of running the country since 1986 announced a country wide ban on sports betting. This…

JACOB OULANYAH: The boy from Omoro, Gulu, who is now Speaker of Parliament

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryMay 24, 2021May 24, 2021

Jacob Oulanyah is the new Speaker of Parliament after getting the highest number of votes today. He polled 390 votes against 197 votes for Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, the outgoing Speaker….

List: the largest banks in Uganda by assets in 2020

CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryMay 24, 2021May 24, 2021

The following is a list of the banks ranked by total assets as of 31 December 2020. Balance sheet information is from financial statements published by the banks in March and April

Banks shifted from loans to debt markets during Covid-19 pandemic, got bigger

CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 23, 2021May 23, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic saw a rise in bad debts and provisions for loan losses. But this had little effect on balance sheets as banks turned from loans to other assets

Parliament Speakership Race: NRM stuck between longtime faithful Kadaga and Johnny-come-lately Oulanyah

The CEO Magazine TeamPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryMay 21, 2021May 21, 2021

In just a few hours, the expression of interest by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Members of Parliament, for the influential positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker for the…

Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Appoints Former Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka as Independent Non-Executive Director

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMay 20, 2021May 20, 2021

Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has announced the appointment of Maria Kiwanuka to its Board as an Independent Non- Executive Director.  Kiwanuka is a senior economist with 14 years’ experience at…

UGANDA: For God and My Lion Country

Muhereza KyamuteteraLifestyleThe Big StoryThe Executive TravelerMay 19, 2021May 19, 2021

Irrespective of the recent poisoning of 6 tree-climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP), Uganda remains a competitive Lion Country, with plenty of roaming prides in Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park and QENP itself.

Meet Rosemary Kisembo, the new NIRA Executive Director

CEO East Africa MagazineCompany NewsPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021

On Friday last week, Rosemary Kisembo was appointed the new Executive Director of the National Identification and Registrations Authority (NIRA). She takes over from Judy Obitre Gama whose contract expired…

National Budget month 2021/22 to address new economic challenges presented by COVID-19 among other issues

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryMay 16, 2021May 16, 2021

The National Budget Month (NBM) FY2021/22 will run for three weeks from 25th May to 9th July 2021, CEO East Africa Magazine has learnt. The NBM seeks to increase public…