Oxfam, plans to unveil a 20million Euros (Shs77bn) Impact Fund to support small businesses in line with their goals. The fund, to be unveiled as a pilot project before the end of the year, will support businesses in Uganda, Kenya…
Multinationals with lower rental budgets are now opting for residential apartments in less affluent suburbs in the greater Kampala, according to the latest report by the property management firm, Knight Frank. The report, released on July.15 indicates that dollar dominated…
UnionPay International and PostBank Uganda Ltd have announced an extension of their ongoing collaboration to further enhance digital financial inclusion in Uganda. The partnership between PostBank Uganda and UnionPay International was established in 2018 with a core objective of improving…
President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to Parliament for reconsideration. The President wrote to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among raising concern about the proposal of imposing 40 per cent or Shs4,000 excise duty on…
ICEA LION Life Assurance Company (U) Ltd has announced the introduction of the ICEA Annuity Plan for retirees and those nearing retirement. The ICEA Annuity plan guarantees the holder a regular stream of income for life after retirement. The ICEA…
Margaret Kigozi MCIM, the Head of Corporate Affairs, Brand and Marketing of Standard Chartered Bank for Uganda. She joined the Bank from The Coca-Cola Company (South & East African Business Unit) where she held several roles with her last station having been the Category…
Uganda Breweries Ltd was on Thursday crowned the gold winner of the 16th edition of the Employer of the Year 2021/22 at Serena Hotel, Kampala. “We are proud to announce that we were named Employer of the Year 2022 by…
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is creating a national company to address the issue of farmers’ limited access to markets. According to the Fund, the issue of access to markets is one of the fundamental issues afflicting Uganda’s agricultural…
Dfcu Bank has said it will rely on seven core strategies to revitalise profitability. Speaking at the 57th virtual annual general meeting in Kampala on Wednesday,, Mr Mathias Katamba, the dfcu Bank managing director, said the bank will diversify its…
The publisher of all government laws and public legal notices,Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) is marking 120 years of existence. The Corporation, one of the oldest institutions in Uganda, was started by the colonial government in 1902 and lived…
Airtel Uganda, the Smartphone Network with the widest 4G coverage in Uganda, has today handed over a fully refurbished Kisaasi Church of Uganda (CoU) Health Centre in a project worth UGX 50 million aimed at boosting services delivery in the…
The United Bank for Africa (UBA), Africa’s global bank has been in operation for over seven decades. Today, the group is present in 20 African countries, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and France. The bank has extended…
MTN Uganda has handed over Ushs. 50 million to the Uganda National Netball team, ahead of the Commonwealth games that shall commence next week in Birmingham, England between 28th July and 8th August 2022. This sponsorship is in line with…
Affordability and functionality are the two keywords that best describe the MTN Kabode Supa smartphone. Determined to narrow the digital gap in the country, MTN Uganda this year unveiled another entry-level smartphone going by the name “Kabode Supa” under its…
Centenary Group, which owns Uganda’s oldest and largest indigenous financial entity, Centenary Bank, received incredible appeals from over 200 business leaders at the ongoing South Sudan – Uganda Business Forum to extend Centenary Group services to South Sudan. Fabian Kasi…