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Policy covers generating the most income for insurance companies 

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2025March 3, 2025

Insurance gross written premiums grew by 12.04%, increasing by at least UGX 192.4 billion in the three months to December 2024.   Details contained in the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Market…

Who are the top CEOs and companies dominating Uganda’s insurance sector performance? 

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2025July 24, 2025

The insurance sector has continued to be pivotal in the financial sector.   However, it is largely dominated by a few companies with the largest share of premiums written by just…

Nile Breweries Investigates How Two Siblings, One Reporting to the Other, Caused Multibillion Losses in Fraud and Bogus Marketing Schemes

CEO East Africa MagazineBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2025March 3, 2025

Nile Breweries Limited, the Ugandan subsidiary of global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), is conducting an extensive investigation into allegations of fraud and financial misconduct within its sales and…

Melkamu Abebe Ends His Tour on a High as He Leads Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda to Win the Group Africa CEO Award

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryMarch 3, 2025March 3, 2025

Melkamu Abebe, the outgoing General Manager of Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), has concluded his tenure on an extraordinarily high note, guiding the company to victory at the prestigious Group Africa…

Justice Sekaana orders Bank of Uganda to pay interior design firm for breach of contract

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryMarch 1, 2025March 1, 2025

The High Court has directed Bank of Uganda (BoU) to pay UGX 200 million to an interior design firm, C&S Upholstery Limited, for unfairly disqualifying it from a multi-billion contract…

Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia: The Billionaire Building Kampala’s Future With BigTicket Real Estate Projects

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryFebruary 28, 2025February 28, 2025

In the heart of East Africa, one man’s vision is rapidly transforming the skyline of Uganda’s capital. Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia – the country’s wealthiest businessman and a self-made billionaire –…

Speke Resort Convention Centre: Powering Uganda’s Rise as a Premier MICE Destination

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryFebruary 28, 2025February 28, 2025

Uganda is rapidly positioning itself as a premier destination for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE), with the Speke Resort Convention Centre (SRCC) at the heart of this transformation. Dr….

Proscovia Nabbanja: The Woman Steering Uganda’s Energy Future Through Bold Commercial Leadership

Kisakye ImaniC-Suite LeadershipEnergy, Oil & GasExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025

The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) was established as a limited liability company under the 2013 Petroleum Act more than 10 years ago. Of course, the oil sector has seen…

Shattering Ceilings, Building Legacies: Judy Rugasira Kyanda’s Trailblazing Leadership in Real Estate

Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Over the last 30 years, Knight Frank has dominated the real estate sector in Kampala and Uganda, by extension. This elite property firm offers valuation and consultancy services, residential and…

Who is Soraya Hakuziyaremye, the newly appointed first female Governor of Rwanda’s Central Bank? 

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesExecutive ProfilesGlobal NewsThe Big StoryFebruary 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame has appointed Ms. Soraya Munyana Hakuziyaremye as the first female Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, which is a promotion from her initial role of …