In a few weeks, Stanbic Bank Uganda — the country’s largest commercial bank — will release its full-year 2025 results. If its first-half performance is any indication, the bank is likely to report positive growth across most of its core fundamentals. Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), where Stanbic Bank remains the anchor subsidiary and principal value driver, recorded a sharp acceleration across its balance-sheet metrics in H1 2025. Customer deposits grew to UGX 8.44 trillion, a 28.9% year-on-year increase from UGX 6.55 trillion in June 2024. That liquidity expansion translated into measured loan growth, with loans and advances rising to…
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For ten years, the Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC) has steadily established itself as one of Uganda’s most effective youth development initiatives. Designed to strengthen practical skills, encourage innovation and stimulate enterprise at school level, the programme has become a reference point for how corporate partnerships can contribute to national progress. On 11 December 2025, during the 5th Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS) ceremony held at the Kampala Serena Hotel, NSC received two major awards at the event organised by Evolve Group Africa. NSC won the Best Use of Sustainability Award and the Best Not-for-Profit/Social Good Campaign Award. This recognition…
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How Stanbic Bank CFO Ronald Makata Blends Governance, Technology and Human Leadership to Drive Performance Fresh from a standout performance at the 9th edition of the Chief Financial Officer Awards 2025– an initiative of ACCA Uganda and Deloitte Uganda. Ronald Makata, the Chief Financial Officer of Stanbic Bank Uganda, recently earned recognition that reflects his growing influence in the financial services industry. He was recognised as a triple honouree, winning the Compliance and Governance Award, the Finance Transformation and Technology Award, and earning the position of First Runner-Up for CFO of the Year. In a wide-ranging conversation with CEO East…
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Eight finance professionals won ten awards at the 9th edition of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards 2025 with Peter Ssenyange, CFO, Pearl Bank Uganda Limited emerging the overall CFO award 2025. Peter also won the Sustainability Award. The other double award winner was Ronald Makata, CFO, Stanbic Bank Uganda emerged CFO of the Year (First Runner-Up) and won Finance Transformation & Technology Award and Compliance & Governance Award. The other winners were:- Emmanuel Mugagga, CFO, Uganda National Oil Company – Strategy Execution Award, Irene Mwoyogwona, Head of Finance, Pride Bank Limited – Leadership Award, Bob Okodi, Finance Manager, Amref…
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Anne Juuko, previously the Regional Head, East Africa for Global Markets at Standard Bank Group, has resigned her role effective 30th November 2025, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively reveal. Her departure — now confirmed through highly placed internal sources and a confidential communication seen by this publication — brings to a close a 13-year career at Africa’s largest banking group, during which she rose to become one of the most influential financial sector leaders in the region. According to the internal memo, Juuko’s exit marks the end of a distinguished leadership journey that began in 2012 and saw her rise through…
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SchoolPay, the digital education payments platform operated by Fincom Technologies, has partnered with Stanbic Bank Uganda to launch the country’s first digital lending marketplace for schools. The new Stanbic FlexiLoan on SchoolPay allows schools to instantly view their loan limits, apply online, and receive funds within 24-48 hours — a major step toward easing long-standing financing challenges in Uganda’s education sector. For more than a decade, SchoolPay has digitised fee collection for thousands of schools. This next step in the ecosystem now connects verified financial data to real-time credit access, providing schools with timely financing for both operational and development…
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I&M Bank Uganda has appointed Rutabanzibwa Lwanga as its new Head of Risk, effective October 2025. He takes over from Joseph Biryahwaho, who was recently elevated to the role of Group Head of Enterprise Risk for I&M Group Plc and now sits at the Group Headquarters in Nairobi. Lwanga joins the bank with 24 years of experience in Uganda’s banking sector, including 18 years in risk management, audit, internal controls, and governance. His career spans senior roles in both Stanbic Bank Uganda and Barclays Bank Uganda, where he built extensive expertise in enterprise risk management frameworks, operational risk oversight, internal…
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Stanbic Bank Uganda has launched a powerful new brand campaign—Keep Growing—positioned as both a celebration of Uganda’s resilience and a reaffirmation of the bank’s role in powering the nation’s long-term…
It began over dinner at Nairobi’s exclusive Muthaiga Club, an establishment where East Africa’s captains of industry often mix business with leisure. As Patrick Mweheire, then Regional Chief Executive of…
Ugandan investment banker Anne Aliker has been appointed Head, Africa Regions – Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) at Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets. Her appointment marks a major milestone not only in her distinguished career but also in the growing presence of Ugandan professionals in senior leadership roles across Africa’s financial sector. It also underscores Standard Bank Group’s continued commitment to developing African leaders to drive the continent’s growth. Luvuyo Masinda, Chief Executive of Corporate and Investment Banking at Standard Bank Group, said the appointment aligns with the bank’s vision to strengthen its leadership capacity and expand…
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