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What Foreigners Must Know Before Investing in or Acquiring Land in Rwanda

Jean Claude NshimiyimanaCompany NewsLegal & JusticePolitics & GovermentReal Estate & ConstructionThe Big StoryJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 2025

Rwanda’s rapid development and business-friendly environment have attracted increasing foreign interest in real estate and agricultural investments. However, the country’s land rights framework is complex and uniquely shaped by its…

10 Things Bank of Uganda’s Michael Atingi-Ego Did to Stabilise the Economy in 2024

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial ServicesBusiness & MarketsPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryJanuary 7, 2025January 7, 2025

Many analysts agree that the Ugandan economy in 2024 exhibited remarkable resilience, navigating a landscape fraught with global uncertainties and regional challenges. At the centre of this performance was Dr…

Irene Kaggwa: The ‘precious stone’ that UCC rejected joins International Telecommunication Union in Switzerland 

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 6, 2025January 6, 2025

Former Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Acting Executive Director, Eng. Irene Kaggwa’s exit from government is relatable to Jesus’ biblical expression of “a stone which builders rejected [eventually] became the cornerstone.”…

Cracking Opportunities with Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC) Club Membership

Jean Claude NshimiyimanaBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsGlobal NewsThe Big StoryThought LeadershipJanuary 6, 2025January 8, 2025

Imagine stepping into Africa’s booming financial sector with a community behind you, ready to help you connect, grow, and lead. Becoming a member of the Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC)…

Breaking Barriers: Gender, Innovation, and the Future of Finance

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesC-Suite LeadershipThe Big StoryJanuary 5, 2025January 5, 2025

The financial profession is undergoing a seismic shift. The age-old notions of bookkeeping and audit trails have given way to a dynamic era where finance leaders are pivotal in shaping…

PROFILES: ABMAK Lawyers who made a mark in the USD 435 million Heritage Oil- URA case

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 3, 2025January 3, 2025

On the 23rd of December, 2024, four ABMAK Associates’ lawyers made their mark by securing a fair ruling for Heritage Oil in a protracted legal battle against Uganda Revenue Authority…

JUDGEMENT: Court orders URA to refund excess tax to Heritage Oil in decades-long legal dispute

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJanuary 2, 2025January 2, 2025

The High Court’s Commercial Division Judge, Susan Abinyo, has issued an order to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund excess tax to Heritage Oil after a decades-long legal battle between…

ANALYSIS: How will Uganda’s energy sector fare after Umeme’s exit? 

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryDecember 31, 2024February 27, 2025

The handover of Umeme licenses for the sale and distribution of electricity to Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has put the country’s energy sector into sharp focus, especially with…

MTN Uganda secures UGX 370 billion debt from five local banks 

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryDecember 31, 2024January 1, 2025

 MTN Uganda has secured UGX 370 billion (USD 100 Million) in debt financing in one of the largest local currency debt transactions in Uganda, which will be used by the…

ALLEN C. KAGINA: Person of the Year 2024

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryDecember 30, 2024December 30, 2024

The bill for creating the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was passed by the Parliament of Uganda in May 2006 and assented to by the President in June 2006. The…