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...
On Friday, 25,February 2022, Hariss International Ltd, the manufacturer of RIHAM products, bagged four (4) awards at the 2021 Pearl of Africa Customer Excellence Awards. The awards, launched in October 2021 by the Uganda Manufacturers Society…
By Peter Muhumuza Technology should enable businesses develop new, enhanced, and delightful customer experiences, drive automation and significantly lower the cost to serve. What technology should not be is another…
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda in partnership with their NGO partner Voluntary Service Overseas have launched a Youth Empowerment, Entrepreneurship and Decent Employment programme worth UGX1,056,000,000. The March 3, 2022 launch…
Grace Nshemeire-Gwaku has been appointed the new Chief Operating Officer at Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU). Grace is a results-oriented business leader with extensive experience across various functions and countries….
Blankets and Wine, Uganda’s premium lifestyle outdoor experience, returns on 27th March 2022 after a two-year break owing to the ban on physical events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
In September 2021, an idea was turned into reality in Ntungamo District, Mabunu market opened in the area. The market that operates every last Saturday of the month in Rwemihanga…
Sanlam Uganda, a provider of cutting-edge insurance and financial services in Uganda yesterday announced entries for the 2021 Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism, one of the leading prizes…
The coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery of the private sector an international group of 20 development finance institutions that came together in 2020, today announced commitments of over USD 5.55…
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured global investors that Kenya is open and safe for business. Speaking as he launched celebrations to mark the Kenya National Day at the Expo…
Flutterwave, a leading technology company, has announced that it has raised US$$250 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at over $3 billion as the brand continues to transform…
