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    UMEME’s share price climb signals investor focus shifting from an expired concession to the London arbitration, where potential compensation and settlement outcomes could unlock significant post-concession value.

    UMEME’s Share Price Surge: What is the Market Beginning to Price In?

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryJanuary 2, 2026January 2, 2026

    When UMEME’s concession ended in March last year, the market assumed finality. Power lines would keep running, but value, many believed, had gone with the concession. The share price, according…

    A photo collage of Bank of Baroda Managing Director Shashi Dhar, Quality Chemical Managing Director Ajay Kumar Pal, Stanbic Holdings Chief Executive Francis Karuhanga, Umeme Managing Director Selestino Babungi, and Airtel Uganda Managing Director Soumendra Sahu. The five companies delivered standout returns for the period between January and September 2025.

    Black Diamonds: Five Stocks that Beat Bonds and NSSF in Returns

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 2, 2025October 10, 2025

    The stock market continues to deliver standout opportunities for investors. Five locally listed companies posted exceptional returns that outpaced both government bonds and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). The…

    Dividend Power: Crested Capital Names the Black Diamonds of the USE at HI2025

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryAugust 27, 2025August 28, 2025

    Crested Capital has released its mid-year report card on the performance of local counters on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), highlighting the stocks delivering the highest total shareholder returns (TSR)…

    MTN Uganda’s Record Profits Face Uncertain Future Amid Fintech Spin-Off

    Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryJune 24, 2025June 24, 2025

    MTN in 2024 delivered yet another solid year, cementing its place as Uganda’s most profitable and actively traded listed company. With double-digit revenue growth and record earnings, the telecom giant…

    No Light at the End of the Tunnel: Chaotic Umeme Exit Leaves Investors Guessing In the Dark

    CEO ReporterLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryJune 24, 2025June 24, 2025

    Umeme Limited, once the crown jewel of Uganda’s stock market, has left shareholders bewildered and disappointed following a turbulent 2024 marked by a record loss, an unexpected dividend freeze, regulatory…

    Uganda’s Fintech Rivalry: MTN MoMo Pulls Ahead in Size, Airtel Money Scores on Margins

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJune 24, 2025June 24, 2025

    In Uganda’s fast-evolving digital financial landscape, two telecom titans—MTN MoMo and Airtel Money—are locked in a high-stakes, trillion-shilling duel. Their battlefield? Mobile money. Their weapons? Revenue, reach, profitability, and performance….

    Airtel, Quality Chemicals, Stanbic Uganda and Bank of Baroda Make It to Crested Capital’s Q1 2025 Black Diamonds List

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisSponsored ContentThe Big StoryApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

    Crested Capital, a leading investment advisory firm and licensed broker on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE), has unveiled the inaugural edition of its “Black Diamonds” list — a quarterly watchlist…

    What does the UGX700 billion buyout mean for Umeme shareholders?  

    Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesEast AfricaThe Big StoryFebruary 24, 2025February 25, 2025

    Now that we know we have an idea of the Umeme buyout amount, what could be in it for shareholders?  Umeme has since last year been one of the most…

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