Kenya-based agritech Apollo Agriculture, which helps farmers access high-quality farm inputs, financing and markets, plans to double the number of farmers it is serving by the end 2022 and to introduce other products…
The International Monetary Fund-IMF, has given Uganda a clean bill of health regarding the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the funds and the economy as a whole. For this, the Fund’s board…
The social media hashtag #OneStepCloser that has been gaining popularity in recent weeks can now be firmly linked to Stanbic Bank Uganda, as the lender’s new brand campaign aimed at rallying Ugandans…
Over the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted businesses on national and global scale. Governments in many developing countries introduced severe containment measures, involving restrictions on economic activity and mobility, to curb…
Bancassurance contributed UGX103.5billion to the UGX1.1trillion Gross Written Premium (GWP) recorded by Uganda’s insurance sector in 2021 with Stanbic Bank accounting for 22% to consolidate its position as market leader. Bancassurance is…
Saltson, a Ghanian national was appointed CEO and Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda in March 2017. He took over from Herman Kasekende, the first Ugandan to head Standard Chartered Bank,…
Digital safety is a fundamental right for consumers, and all stakeholders should join hands to enforce it, the Uganda Communications Commission Ag. Executive Director Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo has said. “The Commission recognises…
SafeBoda has announced a new partnership with Rubis Energy Uganda where customers and drivers will enjoy great discounts when purchasing fuel at Rubis stations. SafeBoda recently acquired a National Payments Services license from…
Michael Atingi-Ego, the Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda, said, “Uganda’s inspirational ranking amidst a raging Covid-19 pandemic should galvanize us to sustain the good policies and interventions as well as to…
Rashmi Pillai has been appointed Head of Public Policy – Anglophone for Wave Mobile Money after serving Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSD Uganda) as the Chief Executive Officer for the last four years. She has over 17…
The Deposit Protection Fund (DPF) has revealed that it has about 20.1 billion which is supposed to be paid to shareholders and depositors of closed financial institutions upon the conclusion of liquidation…
Kampala – 3rd May 2022: Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL), the leading mobile financial solutions provider in the country, has today appointed Hon. Maria Kiwanuka as Board Chair. The appointment that…
Airtel Uganda has unveiled the ‘Uganda Needs More of You Campaign’ to celebrate and recognize Ugandans using technology to transform the lives of others. Mr Manoj Murali, the Airtel Uganda Managing Director,…
March 3, 2022. The Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA) has launched the inaugural Insurance Week, an event that seeks to take insurance information closer to the people so as to enable…
CNOOC Uganda has confirmed a final investment decision (FID) for the Kingfisher field, marking another step forward for the Lake Albert development. Energy Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa, said on November 3rd the chairman…