One year ago, one of Uganda’s leading homegrown commercial banks embarked on one of the most significant transformations in its history. The institution formerly known as Post Bank Uganda unveiled a new identity as Pearl Bank, signalling far more than…
For much of the past five years, one of the most consequential economic decisions in Uganda has not been made in Parliament or announced in a national budget. It has been made quietly inside bank boardrooms through a simple question:…
By Publicist East Africa When Euromoney named Stanbic Bank Uganda the country’s Best Investment Bank for 2026, it recognised more than another year of strong institutional performance. It acknowledged the growing role of investment banking in financing Uganda’s economic transformation.…
Every generation has produced countries that fundamentally rewrote the rules of economic development. Japan rebuilt itself from the devastation of war into an industrial giant. South Korea rose from poverty to become a global technology powerhouse. Singapore transformed a small…
“SMEs account for over 70% of Uganda’s private sector activity, yet many continue to face challenges including limited access to finance, cash flow constraints, and the need for digital transformation. Through our new Business Banking proposition, we are providing businesses…
Uganda has set itself one of Africa’s most ambitious economic targets: expanding its economy from approximately US$50 billion today to US$500 billion by 2040. If achieved, the transformation would fundamentally reshape the country’s economic standing, strengthen its influence within East…
“Investment follows confidence, and confidence follows credible risk mitigation,” President Ruto said. Africa’s biggest investment challenge is no longer only about finding opportunities. The continent has abundant resources, a growing consumer market, a youthful workforce and significant potential in sectors…
Across Uganda, a quiet shift is redefining the nature of work. Increasingly, people are earning livelihoods as freelancers, consultants, digital traders, content creators, software developers and independent service providers. Many operate without registered companies, formal payrolls or conventional business structures,…
Uganda has set itself one of the most ambitious economic targets anywhere on the African continent: expanding the economy from approximately US$50 billion today to US$500 billion by 2040. If realised, the target would fundamentally alter the country’s economic position…
By Publicist East Africa For decades, Uganda’s relationship with investing has largely been transactional. Companies have spoken through annual reports, financial statements and statutory annual general meetings, while investors have often been left to interpret the numbers with little opportunity…
MTN Uganda Chairman and prominent businessman Dr Charles Mbire is set to headline the inaugural SBG Securities Investor Day on Friday, June 26, 2026, as part of an initiative to drive local participation in Uganda’s financial markets. The event will…
Uganda’s banks are posting record profits, but the productive economy is still struggling to access credit. The gap is not a shortage of money. It is a system that converts liquidity into safe returns faster than it converts enterprise into…
Across Africa’s rapidly urbanizing economies, housing remains one of the most persistent development challenges. Cities are expanding at a pace that continues to outstrip infrastructure and housing delivery. In this environment, Shelter Afrique Development Bank’s 2025 financial performance presents a…
At 45 years old, institutions are often expected to settle into maturity, to refine what they already are, not rethink what they could become. Yet Shelter Afrique Development Bank is doing the opposite. It is choosing reinvention. In Rabat, Morocco,…
In Owino Market in Kampala, a trader named Tendo does not visit a bank. He has never filled in a loan application form. He does not own land to offer as collateral. But last Tuesday, his phone buzzed with an…