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INTERVIEW: Meet Thomas Kamphuis (43), probably the youngest ever CEO of Nile Breweries- AB InBev’s US$250 million a year beer business in Uganda

It is now slightly over three years since AB InBev took over from SABMiller in Uganda. What has been happening? What has changed? How strong are you now as a business compared

January 17, 2020

by Muhereza Kyamutetera

PUTTING MONEY WHERE THE CUSTOMERS’ MOUTHS AND EARS ARE: How Airtel Uganda’s V.G Somasekhar is wrestling back Airtel’s leadership position; one mast and one SIM card at a time

First of all, let us start with a review of 2019. How would you summarise it in terms of the industry and for Airtel Uganda in particular? I think 2019 has been a year of investment? In 2019, Airtel invested

January 17, 2020

by Muhereza Kyamutetera

Doris Akol’s mission 2020/25: Increase taxpayer morale so they contribute UGX28.3 trillion by 2024/25. But what will it take?

I know that in October you completed about 5 years as a Commissioner General You had

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Rajiv Ruparelia comes of age, turns 30 years; talks about managing a $1 billion family empire and his plans to become East Africa’s largest cannabis exporter

At 30 years, you are probably one of few if not the only CEO of over

L-R Caroline Pomeyie, AWIEF Agripreneur Award winner 2019, Affiong Williams, AWIEF Agripreneur Award second place winner 2019 and Evelyn Namara, AWIEF Agripreneur Award third place winner

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Awards 2020 nominations announced

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the call for nominations for AWIEF Awards 2020. This is the fourth edition of the highly-anticipated AWIEF Awards which serves as the

June 2, 2020

Women In Leadership

Stephen Segujja, Head of Enterprise Banking at Stanbic Bank Uganda

We’ve supported SMEs in good times and we are happy to support even in COVID times– Stanbic’s Stephen Segujja

Tell us about the SME sector in Uganda? The SME sector in Uganda is basically clients who are involved in the day to day running of businesses, local businesses in and around

May 30, 2020

Banking & Financial Services·Thought Leadership

Empowering Uganda’s SME’s – The engine for growth

By Anne Juuko – Chief Executive, Stanbic Bank Uganda Amongst all the sectors in Uganda, the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector remains the engine of growth for economic development, innovation and

May 29, 2020

Thought Leadership

Technology is Africa’s biggest undiscovered gold mine

By Donald Waigumbulizi, Ericsson Uganda Country Manager Technology has the potential to fundamentally transform societies. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and broadband are becoming central to societal developments around the world –

May 26, 2020

Technology & Innovation·Thought Leadership

Selestino Babungi, the Umeme Managing Director

This is what Umeme is doing, to keep Uganda, especially our healthcare and manufacturing facilities switched on and running

By Selestino Babungi Covid-19, the deadly disease caused by the Coronavirus is now a local and a global reality. I would like to applaud all our frontline healthcare workers and other individuals

May 26, 2020

Thought Leadership

An Amendment of the NSSF Act to Allow Midterm Access by Savers is Necessary, But More is Needed

By Pheona Wall, Vice President Uganda Law Society and Chairperson of the Legal Aid Project of the ULS The National Social Security Fund is a National Saving scheme mandated by Government through

May 25, 2020

Thought Leadership

Sydney Asubo, the Executive Director of the Financial Intelligence Authority

REMAIN VIGILANT: Financial Intelligence Authority issues tips on spotting and avoiding financial crimes during Covid-19 pandemic

By Sydney Asubo With people facing confinement or strict social distancing measures, in-person banking and access to other financial services being difficult, and unnecessarily exposes people to the risk of infection. The

May 25, 2020

Banking & Financial Services·The Big Story·Thought Leadership

Why I am resolute in my afro-optimism despite the continent’s challenges

By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa. It is becoming clear that most – if not all – of our major social, economic and political decisions over the next few years

May 20, 2020

Thought Leadership

Professor Waswa Balunywa, Principal, Makerere University Business School

What Next for Uganda Economy after Covid 19? PART TWO: The Issues and Solutions

The Coronavirus Storm By Professor Waswa Balunywa, PhD Now that the lockdown was eased, it is even more important that economic supporting measures are initiated. A large number of market vendors are

May 18, 2020

Thought Leadership

Geraldine Ssali is a former Managing Director of NSSF. She holds an MBA (Finance & Financial Professionals) from Manchester Business School Worldwide, University of Manchester) and a M.Sc. (Maths, Economics and Statistics) from Makerere University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics, Economics and Statistics) also from Makerere University. She is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) fellow

GERALDINE SSALI: NSSF should stop trying to save East Africa when the real owners of the money are crying for help

Good afternoon Sir. Yesterday you asked for my opinion on the letter NSSF wrote to the Minister with regards to the Covid-19 relief for its members: Paying of 20% of each member’s

May 15, 2020

The Big Story·Thought Leadership

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