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Ugandan businesses maintained a broadly optimistic outlook through 2025, supported by steady order flows and firm expectations for the near term, even as credit conditions tightened and confidence eased toward the end of the year. The overall business confidence index averaged 58.3, remaining comfortably above the 50-point optimism threshold. Sentiment climbed to 59.5 in May, then slipped through the final quarter, reaching 56.2 in November before edging up to 57.2 in December. Future expectations outpace present conditions Businesses reported modestly positive operating conditions, generally in the mid-50s, while expectations for the next three months consistently remained stronger. Forward-looking confidence peaked…
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On Monday, April 7, 2025, Speke Resort Munyonyo hosted the SDG Activation Day themed “Forward Faster Now in Africa,” a private sector space within the 11th Africa Regional Forum on…
The Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Ugandan government’s ambitious economic expansion strategy, which aims to grow the country’s GDP from USD 50 billion to USD 500 billion by 2040. Speaking at the 2025 UBA CEO Retreat, UBA Chairperson Julius Kakeeto emphasised the critical role of the banking sector in facilitating this transformation. He stated, “Finance is a key enabler. Appropriate financing is the key word here! There is a common belief that the strength of a nation depends on the depth and strength of its financial system.” He further underscored the importance of financial…
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Against a backdrop of continued macroeconomic headwinds of high interest rates and volatile exchange rates across the markets that the Group operates in, Equity Group Holdings Plc (EGH) continues to demonstrate resilience, with regional businesses contributing 51% of profit before tax and 48% of total assets to reach Kshs.1.7 trillion as of 30th September 2024. The Group, which has been named the top financial brand in Africa and the 2nd strongest bank Brand in the world by Brand Finance and backed by its motto of ‘’Growing Together in Trust’’, has seen its deposit franchise grow 9% year-on-year to Kshs.1.3 trillion,…
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A significant boost to regional economic integration has been announced, following a two-day Finance and Private Sector Participation Cluster Regional meeting in Kampala, Uganda. The meeting, attended by delegations from Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda, reviewed and updated the implementation status of directives on finance and private sector participation under the Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIPs). Mr. Patrick Ocailap, representing Uganda’s Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija unveiled an array of impressive achievements in the country’s implementation of the NCIPs. In the rail sector, he said Uganda had acquired 58% of the right-of-way for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) on…
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The latest Stanbic Bank Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for September revealed positive business conditions despite a slight dip in the headline index to 54.2 from 56.3 in August. A reading above 50.0 indicates business expansion, and September’s performance underscores continued growth in Uganda’s private sector. A significant factor in maintaining business output was increased advertising, which strengthened demand and attracted new clients. Christopher Legilisho, economist at Stanbic Bank, attributed this growth to robust client demand. “Strong business output and new order growth were linked to effective advertising,” he explained. “Firms foresee healthy demand conditions over the coming year, with plans…
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The latest Stanbic Bank Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) covering business activity for the month of June has shed light on Uganda’s private sector showing an expansion midway through the year, as business conditions improve further on the back of increased client numbers and favourable demand trends. This has also reportedly led to the latest rise in new orders and greater business activity in three major sectors including wholesale and retail, manufacturing, and construction. However, agriculture and services companies registered a drop in business activity. The Stanbic PMI findings show that the uptick in new orders in June encouraged firms to…
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The Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Mr Ramathan Ggoobi has outlined budget opportunities in the UGX 72 trillion Budget for the Financial Year 2024/25, urging private sector players to take advantage of them. Mr Ggoobi was delivering a keynote speech during the 2024 Post Budget Dialogue organised by Absa Bank Uganda in collaboration with Deloitte among other partners on June 14th, 2024 at Kampala Serena Hotel. “In the next financial year, we have allocated funds for wealth creation initiatives, commercial agriculture, and value addition; the Parish Development Model brings more people into the money economy. We…
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The Stanbic Purchase Manager’s Index (PMI) for September shows that the private sector activity remained in the growth territory at the end of the third quarter of 2019. The survey, sponsored by Stanbic Bank and produced by IHS Markit, indicates that ability of firms to secure additional customers resulted in higher new orders and a subsequent expansion of business activity. Meanwhile, both input costs and output prices continued to increase. Benoni Okwenji, Stanbic Bank’s Fixed Income Manager The headline PMI was 55.7 in September, down from 57.5 in August, but still above the 50.0 no-change mark. Stanbic Bank Fixed Income…
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