As a young graduate, when I was being introduced into the circles of trade and tax, my CEO then, Kaushik Shah made me attend some of the key meetings at the Kenya Association of Manufacturers and I would later...
By Peninah Aheebwa The Oil and Gas sector in Uganda has progressed to the development phase with an expected total investment of US$ 20 billion before the production of the...
Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), a franchise of the Standard Bank Group—Africa’s largest commercial lender by assets, has announced a profit after tax of UGX412 billion for the period ending...
Meera Investment Limited’s project to construct 360 high-end serviced apartments at Kabira Country Club has entered into its final phase. With structural works nearing completion, the project is now entering...
Artificial intelligence is set to affect nearly 40% of all jobs, according to a new analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva says “in most…
The Washington D.C.-based Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against SAP SE- a German multinational software company for bribery schemes to government officials in South Africa, Malawi, Kenya,…
Unlike many of his contemporaries who have since passed on, and their business empires quickly followed them to the grave, Mulwana Group has not only survived but has grown and…
In a March 2023 interview with Bloomberg, Patrick Mweheire, the Standard Bank Group Regional Chief Executive for East Africa, told of the Group’s ambitions for the Kenyan market, revealing that…
The Competition Authority of Kenya, has penalised Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets Limited, which trades in Kenya under the brand name Carrefour, a total of KES 1,108,327,873.60 (USD7.2 million) for separately…
The landmark Africa Fashion exhibition held early this year at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, which ran from July 2022 to April 2023, was a game-changer for the global prominence…
Organisational transformations of any kind are hard, and digital ones are harder. Studies and surveys have indicated that the success rate can be relatively low, with many reports suggesting that…
Airtel Uganda has launched the first 5G home broadband device with a promise to boost connectivity in Uganda. The new development was announced during the Airtel – Wednesday Night Golf…
U.S. – Uganda bilateral relations took a nosedive at the end of October when U.S. President Joe Biden issued a statement that seeks to terminate Uganda’s membership under the Africa…
In a pivotal step towards fostering innovation and collaboration withinUganda’s financial services sector, Housing Finance Bank has become a member of the Financial Technologies Services Providers’ Association (FITSPA). FITSPA is…