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MTN and Stanbic: A Comparative Look at Two Market Leaders

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 25, 2026March 25, 2026

MTN Uganda and Stanbic Uganda, arguably two of Uganda’s largest listed companies, have both released their 2025 financial results. Beyond their scale, the two are also among the country’s biggest…

Africa’s Debt Markets Reawaken – But This Time, Smarter: Here is How

CEO East Africa MagazineBusiness & MarketsFebruary 24, 2026February 24, 2026

Kenyan beverages giant East African Breweries Limited (EABL) recently refinanced an existing Ksh11 billion corporate bond through a medium-term note priced at 11.8%, marking the first issuance under its newly…

Who is Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, the law firm advising the $3 bilion Vodacom-Safaricom and Nedbank-NCBA Bank Deals?

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryJanuary 30, 2026January 30, 2026

When two of East Africa’s largest corporate transactions, together valued at nearly $3 billion, required legal advisers, the mandates converged on a single firm. That firm is Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr…

Standard Bank Group Enters Egypt, Expands its pan-African Footprint

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial Services The Big StoryNovember 14, 2025November 17, 2025

Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest lender by assets, has officially entered the Egyptian market, opening a representative office in Cairo. The move marks one of the bank’s most significant North…