taxes Archives – CEO East Africa

Pebuu’s John Paul Ssemyalo: Reimagining Africa’s Agent Banking and Last-Mile Digital Economy for Efficiency and Scale

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 8, 2026March 9, 2026

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…

Stanbic’s Net Profit Touches a Record UGX 478Bn: 10 Facts and Figures That Explain This Record Performance

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial Services Business & Markets East Africa The Big StoryMarch 24, 2025March 25, 2025

Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL) has once again proven its financial strength, posting a record net profit of UGX 478 billion in 2024, up from UGX 411.5 billion in 2023,…

URA: Why artistes must pay taxes

CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesDecember 11, 2023December 11, 2023

Ibrahim Bbossa It is important for anyone in Uganda’s entertainment industry to understand their tax obligations. This includes artists, musicians, and writers who are required to pay taxes on their…

Kenya goes digital to boost tax revenue – there are lessons to learn from other African countries

CEO ReporterBanking & Financial Services East AfricaOctober 23, 2023October 23, 2023

Many African tax authorities have weak capacity to raise revenue. From 1990 to 2020, sub-Saharan African countries on average collected only about 12%-15% of GDP as taxes, a much lower…