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...
Uganda Parliament Deputy Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Auditor General to conduct a value for money audit on the ongoing expansions of Entebbe Airport and on the Uganda Civil…
Equity Bank Uganda and the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom have on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, to facilitate and strengthen collaboration between the two entities in the areas of enterprise…
By Vincent Malunga One of the most challenging things to do on any body’s career path is taking the decision to resign and implement it. There may be cases where…
The Uganda shilling surrendered some ground, undercut by a surge in dollar demand from offshore buyers, oil and merchandise importers. The local unit traded just above the 3600 key level…
Students at Makerere University can now acquire brand new laptops with ease, thanks to a new financing scheme reached between Stanbic Bank and Makerere University management. The scheme was unveiled…
As part of the International Women’s Day celebrations, Absa Bank Uganda’s Board Chair Nadine Byarugaba hosted several of the bank’s staff and customers to a dinner and mentorship session delivered…
Ugandan financial markets have been ranked in the top spot in East Africa and the fifth on the African continent, according to the just-released 2021 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index….
New projects and greenfield investments in emerging oil and gas producing countries such as Uganda will increase capital spending in Africa in 2022 and beyond as the continent seeks to…
Over 100 young women showcased their small businesses at a special women’s business market exhibition aimed at empowering them. The exhibition, dubbed “Women’s Day Katale”, was hosted by the Private…
SEACOM, the pan-African telecommunications service provider, has today unveiled its regional expansion strategy for the Ugandan and East African markets at a special networking breakfast event in Kampala, Uganda. The…
