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    A graphic representation of ICEA Lion operations across East Africa.

    US Insurance Giant to Exit ICEA Lion: What it Means for Uganda’s Insurance Market

    Jeff WintersThe Big StoryMarch 2, 2026March 3, 2026

    A major shift is underway in East Africa’s insurance sector after a US-based global financial services firm announced it will sell its entire 24.1% stake in ICEA Lion Insurance Holdings,…

    I&M Bank marks first year of business in Uganda

    CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisNovember 10, 2022November 10, 2022

    On Tuesday November 8 2022, I&M Bank Uganda Ltd marked one year of serving the Ugandan market. The bank started its operations in Uganda in 2021, after acquiring Orient Bank….

    ORIENT BANK CLIMAXES 28-YEAR LEGACY ON A HIGH: BoU applauds Orient for championing industry digitalization

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryNovember 10, 2021November 10, 2021

    Congratulations to you (I&M Bank Uganda Limited) for completing the new ownership structure, thereby changing the name from Orient Bank (U) Ltd to I&M Bank (U) Ltd. I&M Group Plc…

    I&M Holdings taps Suleiman I. Kiggundu Jr; Bhartesh Shah and Allan Christopher Michael Low for board positions at Orient Bank, its latest acquisition in Uganda

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJuly 28, 2021July 28, 2021

    Orient Bank Limited, has announced the appointment of three members to its Board of Directors. The new members joining are Mr. Suleiman I. Kiggundu, Jr who now becomes an Independent…

    Pursued by 3 banks over UGX 72 bn in debt, how a desperate Hamis Kiggundu turned to courts to buy more time, but in the process cut the hands that fed him

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020

    The Hamis Kiggundu vs. Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) case took almost everyone by surprise. Everybody who knows the maverick businessman, the proprietor of Ham Enterprises and Kiggs International, knows that…

    PEOPLE, MONEY & POWER: Uganda’s 45 Most Powerful and Influential People in Banking, 2019

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryNovember 17, 2019January 15, 2023

    The total assets of Uganda’s financial services industry reached UGX.45.81 trillion, or 44.3 percent of Uganda’s GDP, as at end December 2018. The banking sector, dominated 69% of these assets,…

    EXCLUSIVE: Barclays’ Retail Director Kumaran Pather to head Orient Bank as Standard Chartered’ Robert Wanok heads to dfcu Bank

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsThe Big StoryNovember 2, 2019November 2, 2019

    Hardly two years after assuming the role of Retail Banking Director at Barclays Bank, Uganda, Kumaran Pather is said to be headed to Orient Bank as Managing Director. According to…

    Orient Business Academy kicks off

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesOctober 23, 2019October 23, 2019

    After a successful vetting process, Orient Bank, together with the oldest business education center in Uganda, Makerere University Business School(MUBS) have officially kicked off the 2019 Orient Business Academy with…

    Orient Bank, MUBS launch Business Academy to skill small scale business owners

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsWomen In LeadershipJune 13, 2019June 13, 2019

    Orient Bank, one of the leading commercial banks in Uganda has partnered with Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda’s oldest business education center, to train and facilitate over thirty small…

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