Uganda’s decision to contract Citibank to mobilise funding for its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) marks a significant turning point for a project that has faced years of delays, largely due...
Uganda is paying heavily to keep cash alive. Every year, trillions of shillings are absorbed into an economy still built around physical currency through the systems that print, transport, secure,...
When David Wandera officially stepped into the role of Managing Director of Absa Bank Uganda in May 2025, the appointment marked far more than a routine leadership transition—it signaled a...
As Uganda’s capital markets mark three decades of growth, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) stands at a pivotal moment; transitioning from building foundational structures to driving transformative impact. Since its...
Airtel Africa is setting its sights firmly on Uganda as a key investment destination, with Group CEO Sunil Taldar signalling deeper capital deployment and continued technology rollouts in what he...
In a recent exclusive interview with the CEO East Africa Magazine’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, Mafabi distills a decade of hard-won experience into eight powerful lessons that every business leader, whether in…
It’s been 30 years since the first mobile phone was launched in Uganda. The launch, in 1995, of Celtel as the first mobile telecommunications company rewrote Uganda’s telecom story in…
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), under the leadership of Director General Fred Bamwesigye, is facing mounting financial and operational challenges, as revealed by the Auditor General’s report for the…
Uganda’s grand industrialisation project, fronted by the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) under the stewardship of its Executive Director Patrick B. Birungi, is facing a reckoning. A forensic review of UDC’s…
Godfrey, DTB Uganda has often been described as a bank built on stability, strong capital, and purposeful growth. Can you walk us through how the bank has navigated 2024 in…
Uganda’s economic model, widely known as “Musevenomics,” is facing a pivotal test, as stakeholders at the Musevenomics Conference 2025 called for bold reforms to address persistent gaps that threaten to…
Homegrown leaders are reshaping Uganda’s financial sector—one institution at a time. Fabian Kasi, Annet Nakawunde, and Veronicah Namagembe have each led their banks for over a decade, driving remarkable growth,…
In what is likely his first in-depth public interview since his appointment as Governor of the Bank of Uganda (BoU) on February 10, 2025, Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego—calm, collected, and quietly…
The banking sector has posted resilient growth over the past five years, despite macroeconomic pressures, digital disruption, and the COVID-19 pandemic as well as regulatory reforms. From 2019 to 2024,…
A growing diplomatic rift between Uganda and Germany threatens to cast a shadow over critical development projects, ranging from refugee support to energy infrastructure. The fallout, which stems from escalating…
