The rapid growth of digital and mobile lending is transforming Uganda’s financial landscape. It is expanding access to credit for millions who were previously excluded from the formal banking system….
For decades, Uganda’s trade story has been defined by its deepening integration into regional markets, rising dependence on Asia, and enduring ties with Europe. But when you look past the…
Uganda’s banking sector has never been stronger on paper. And the Bank of Uganda’s latest Financial Soundness Indicators show why. Banks, the indicators show, are heavily capitalized, flush with liquidity,…
The private sector entered August on a cautious but hopeful note. Two major business surveys show that while the economy remains on a growth path, financial strain and weak present…
East Africa’s monetary chiefs, Michael Atingi-Ego of Uganda and Kamau Thugge of Kenya, have emerged among the world’s best-performing central bankers, according to London-based Global Finance Magazine’s 2025 Central Banker…
Retired Justice Dr. Henry Peter Adonyo has been appointed mediator in High Court matter HCT-00-CC-ME-0348-2025, pitting Dei Industries International Ltd against Equity Bank Uganda Ltd. The case, filed in 2024,…
KCB Bank Uganda is grappling with the aftermath of a major glitch in its agent banking system that, according to credible reports, resulted in agents across the country receiving more…
For the past decade, gold has quietly emerged as Uganda’s single largest export earner, reshaping the country’s trade profile and foreign exchange inflows. But the journey has been anything but…
The structural separation of MTN MoMo Uganda, a move that will see the country’s largest mobile money business operate as an independent, Bank of Uganda–licensed fintech company is gathering significant…
In a bold move to deepen financial inclusion across Uganda, Wendi, a digital mobile wallet developed by PostBank Uganda which has embarked on a journey to rebrand to Pearl Bank,…
