Mobile money agents are the engine of Uganda’s everyday economy, and this is most visible on weekends. From Friday evening through Sunday, transaction volumes surge as customers trade, pay, and...
Asahi Group Holdings, the Japanese brewing and beverages giant, has picked Absa Bank Kenya PLC, ENS Africa, A&O Shearman and Nomura Holdings to advise on its USD 2.3 billion acquisition...
Airtel Africa on Tuesday announced an agreement with SpaceX to introduce Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity across all its 14 markets that serve 174 million customers. Through this partnership, Airtel Africa...
Stanbic Bank’s Head of Personal Banking, Israel Arinaitwe, often returns to a lesson Adam Smith captured in The Wealth of Nations: economic progress depends on a society’s stock of capital....
Centenary Bank has donated 10 computers to Our Lady of Consolata-Kisubi Hospital in a move aimed at strengthening digital health systems, improving patient record management and enhancing the overall quality...
In her bio on Linked-In, Susan Nsibirwa, the newly appointed managing director of Monitor Publications Limited describes herself as “an avid team player who believes in bringing out the best…
Susan Nsibirwa, a Marketing Communications Consultant and experienced media executive, has been appointed by the Nation Media Group, to head its Uganda unit, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively reveal….
By Innocent Kawooya In the ever-evolving digital age, where technology continues to shape our lives, the financial technology (FinTech) sector in Uganda has witnessed remarkable growth and transformation. FinTech has…
In Uganda, where an estimated 16% of children face disabilities, the formidable barriers to education for many are stark. Most of these children grapple with challenges hindering their access to…
Most family-run businesses in East Africa have not prioritized research in order to assist them in recovering from the economic challenges brought about by the Covid-19, a recent survey by…
Centenary Group has emabrked on the construction of the nation’s first Tier 3 green data center in Masaka, ushering in a new digital era. The data centre will o not…
Jumia Technologies, a pan-African e-commerce platform, has announced plans to close its food delivery business, Jumia Food. In a statement, the company said that it “will continue to operate its…
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…
The Standard Bank Group has named Francis Karuhanga as the new Chief Executive for Stanbic Uganda Holdings (SUHL), the listed entity under which Stanbic Bank, Uganda’s largest bank is operated….
Centenary Group, the parent company to Centenary Bank, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with a lavish event to commemorate its four-decade impact on the Ugandan financial sector. Having transformed from…
