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By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has announced a new tariff for their customers to call across all networks in Uganda. With the new rate, the telecom’s customers will enjoy a…

By Barnet A. Shazziola On Saturday 19th September 2015, hundreds of youth and entrepreneurs from across the East African region gathered at the Kampala Parents School auditorium for the 6th…

By Our Reporter A newly-released report ‘Islamic Finance in Africa: A Promising Future’ by the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) takes an in-depth look at…

By Silvia Nyambura The Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAU) has today announced that 127 students have successfully completed the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) course for the August 2015 diet….

By Our Reporter African Leadership Academy in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation has released a list of 12 accomplished young entrepreneurs as finalists for the 2015 Anzisha Prize. Among them…

By Our Reporter South Africa will be hosting the African Securities Exchanges Associations (ASEA) conference a premier association of 25 securities exchanges. The conference will be held in Johannesburg from…

By Silvia Nyambura A few months since Prudential plc acquired Goldstar Insurance Life business, the company has opened its headquarters on Kampala Road. Prudential Assurance Uganda Limited has also launched…

By Silvia Nyambura Early in April 2014, Sanlam Emerging Markets (SEM) acquired 49% of NICO holdings general insurance business across its markets in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda. This deal…

By Our Reporter Bank of Baroda (BOBU) has recorded a net profit appreciation of 12.06% in the first half of 2015. This translates to Ushs 19.43 billion compared to Ushs…