Telecom firm MTN Uganda plans to sell shares left over from its deeply undersubscribed 2021 Initial Public Offering to local investors to expand local ownership and comply with regulatory requirements, it said on Saturday. The Uganda unit of South Africa’s…
Early this year, Stanbic Uganda Holdings, the parent company of Stanbic Bank Uganda, announced a profit of over Sh400 billion after tax. This was attributed to the bank’s innovative lending initiatives. In a bid to hold on to the success,…
dfcu Limited is celebrating 60 years of operation and impactful service towards fulfilling its purpose of ‘Transforming Lives and Businesses in Uganda’. dfcu was established in 1964 as a development finance institution and since then, has contributed to national socio-economic transformation, growing together…
The Diamond Trust Bank has bid farewell to its former Managing Director, Varghese Thambi, marking the end of his 17-year tenure with the bank. Thambi, who joined DTB in 2007, was hailed by the Deputy Governor of the Bank of…
Uganda Development Bank (UDB) and its partners have today organized a blood donation drive to bolster the much-needed blood bank at Mengo Hospital. Mengo Hospital and Minet are the technical partners in this initiative which is part of a broader…
Only one Kenyan fintech startup has made it through into the second cohort of Visa’s Africa Fintech Accelerator program. Out of the possible 20 only CheckUps Medical Hub, an Embedded health Kenyan startup, made it to the shortlist. Tanzania got two representatives…
NMB Bank PLC, Tanzania’s leading financial institution, has listed its maiden three-year US$ 73 million Sustainability Bond on the International Securities Market (ISM) and Sustainable Bond Market (SBM) Platform at the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Ms. Ruth Zaipuna, Chief Executive…
The United Bank of Africa (UBA) has pledged to set the benchmark for African businesses by forging a united Africa, as it continues on its march towards connecting its customers to the global community, with a primary focus on facilitating…
Spiro, the largest electric vehicle company in Africa, is charging ahead in its mission to revolutionise sustainable transportation across the continent and it recently signed a heads of terms agreement for a $50 million debt facility with the African Export-Import…
KCB Bank Kenya has announced that it has secured a $95 million credit line from Proparco, a subsidiary of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group. The facility will be used to finance climate-related investment projects and empower women entrepreneurs in…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and MobiHealthCare Limited (MobiHealth) have signed a project preparation facility agreement that is expected to bolster the expansion of Mobihealth’s telemedicine services in Nigeria, and also assess the feasibility of establishing similar services in Egypt,…
Liberty Life Assurance Uganda has introduced the Kuza Plan, a revolutionary financial product merging savings with life and disability insurance. Positioned as a beacon of security and adaptability, officials said at the luanch today that it caters to the needs…
Equity Group Holdings has announced a remarkable recovery, posting a 25% growth in profit after tax for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The Group’s profit after tax stood at Kshs 16 billion, a record high, driven by strong leadership…
AutoXpress Ltd has announced the grand opening of its third branch in Uganda, further expanding its presence in the country. With over 66 years of experience in the automotive industry, AutoXpress boasts an extensive network of 80+ branches across East…
In a strategic move to capitalize on the growth potential of its mobile money services, Airtel Africa has announced plans to take its mobile money unit public through an initial public offering (IPO) in 2025. This decision comes as the…