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URA’s EFRIS Expansion and the Future of Tax Compliance in Uganda

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryAugust 20, 2025August 20, 2025

On July 25, the Uganda Gazette carried General Notice No. 2218 of 2025, signaling a shift in the approach to tax compliance and digitization. The notice indicated that Uganda Revenue…

Trevor Ariho appointed to Chair Internal Planning Committee for 6th Presidential CEO Retreat

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryAugust 19, 2025August 19, 2025

Trevor Ariho, Chief Executive Officer of the League of East African Directors (LEAD), has been appointed to chair the Internal Planning Committee for the 6th Bi-Annual Presidential CEO Retreat. Ariho…

The Chrome Gambit: How AI Startups are Fighting for the Browser that Controls the Web

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryAugust 18, 2025August 18, 2025

An AI startup just tried to buy the world’s most important browser. On Aug 12, Perplexity AI made an unsolicited $34.5 billion all-cash offer to acquire Google’s Chrome, Bloomberg reported….

CEO Godfrey Sebaana on DTB Uganda’s Growth, Remittance Potential, and Capital Strength

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryAugust 17, 2025August 17, 2025

On the sidelines of the just-ended Annual Bankers Conference, CEO East Africa Magazine’s Paul Murungi caught up with Godfrey Sebaana, CEO of Diamond Trust Bank Uganda, for a quick dipstick…

The Unspoken Barrier: When Women Block Women in Corporate Leadership

Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipAugust 16, 2025March 7, 2026

Shantal was ready for the next move, having put in 15 years and saved the company a $2m loss, coupled with turning around a flailing portfolio. During her tenure as…

Robin Bairstow on Growth, Stability, and the SME Push at I&M Bank Uganda

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryAugust 16, 2025August 17, 2025

With retail and SME lending delivering double-digit growth and a major digital overhaul complete, Robin Bairstow, CEO of I&M Bank Uganda, is steering the bank into its next growth phase….

Justice Mutesi gives Emin Pasha hotel until Oct.10 to raise UGX 9.7 Billion deposit on UGX 34 Billion Equity Bank debt

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryAugust 15, 2025January 20, 2026

The High Court’s Commercial Division has given Emin Pasha hotel and its affiliates breathing room in their mortgage fight with Equity Bank, extending the hold on the sale of the…

Standard Chartered Bank Uganda’s Sanjay Rughani: Navigating Change at the Speed of Banking

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryAugust 15, 2025August 15, 2025

From the shifting economics of global remittances to the disruptive force of artificial intelligence, Sanjay Rughani, Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda, is steering through a period of rapid…

BoU Governor urges escalation of mobile money fraud complaints as Airtel Money defends platform safety

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryAugust 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has advised Ugandans who believe they have been defrauded through mobile money to first report the matter to their service provider and, if…

How Debt, Tax, and Colonial Legacies are Rigging Africa’s Future

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryAugust 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Christine Aber wakes before the sun does in Northern Uganda. She sets up her modest stall and begins the daily grind – selling a humble mix of millet flour, rice,…