As agent banking accelerates across Africa, moving trillions of shillings annually and expanding deep into trading centres, border towns, and island communities, the real challenge is no longer access. It…
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,…
Last week’s signing between the Government of Uganda and Standard Chartered Bank offered a reminder of the institution’s enduring strength. The €641.1 million (UGX 2.75 trillion) financing package, covering power…
If the first four parts of this MadMen, Dreamers and Deal-Makers series were about the machine, how it was built from accidents, battered by economics, bruised by burnout, and handed…
When Uganda’s capital city floods, it is often framed as a natural disaster. The skies open up in fury, the drains overflow, and Kampala drowns under its own chaos. But…
Uganda’s High Court has issued a decision that reshapes the rules of engagement in tax disputes. The decision gives clarity on the much-contested 30% deposit requirement and reins in the…
After a two-year probe, COMESA’s Competition Commission has forced Uber to rewrite parts of its rider contract. The Commission says the parts of the contracts mislead and unfairly tilt risk…
As Uganda’s economy gains momentum in its post-pandemic rebound, a quiet contradiction is taking shape in the financial sector. On the surface, there’s cause for celebration. Mobile money volumes are…
In accordance with Rule 36 of the Uganda Securities Exchange Listing Rules 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL) has appointed Mr. Baker Magunda…
Fitch, the international credit rating agency, has retained the Stanbic Bank Uganda’s National Rating at ‘AAA (uga)/Stable’, the highest possible on a national scale in its latest report issued last…
