It was the famous personal finance guru, Robert Kiyosaki, of the “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” book fame, that coined the “Other People’s Money (OPM)” mantra, advancing that, to turbocharge growth,…
In a world facing multiple crises, from climate change to conflict and economic strife, achieving gender equality is more critical than ever. Ensuring that women and girls are empowered to…
Yesterday, November 7th 2023, Standard Chartered Bank marked the 2023 Purple Tuesday with a series of activities that included lighting the bank’s head office purple as well as hosted several…
Ugandan Samallie Kiyingi has been appointed General Counsel for Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking and General Counsel for Europe and Americas at Standard Chartered Bank based in Singapore. She was appointed to the post effective October 2023. The high flying Harvard educated lawyer is vastly experienced in banking matters making her a target of big multinational corporate organizations. Along the…
East Africa’s banking sector is a vibrant and dynamic landscape, teeming with innovation and fierce competition. In this bustling financial arena, three Ugandan banks have emerged as formidable contenders, securing…
Standard Chartered (the Bank) and Access Bank Plc (Access) have today, July 14th entered into agreements for the sale of Standard Chartered’s shareholding in its subsidiaries in Angola, Cameroon, The…
With only a few days left to the June 30th 2023 compliance deadline for banks that failed to raise UGX120 billion in both share capital and core capital by December…
Standard Chartered Bank has contributed to the World Trade Board’s new plan to drive greater access to trade finance for MSMEs, the Financial Inclusion in Trade Roadmap. Launched on the…
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda in partnership with Challenges Worldwide, a Kampala-based business development consultancy have today launched the scale-up of the Youth to Work (Y2W) phase IV programme worth UGX832…
According to the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Uganda’s leading think tank on economics and development policy-oriented research and analysis, 425,000 jobs were lost amongst Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…