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Uber, Bolt resume business in Tanzania

Uber and Bolt have announced plans to resume operations in Tanzania, after weeks of controversy. The companies were forced to suspend services in Tanzania following the government’s regulatory changes that were enforced…

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MTN Uganda’s New CEO, Sylvia Mulinge Assumes Office

MTN Uganda’s new Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Sylvia Mulinge has assumed office following the exit of former CEO, Wim Vanhelleputte, who was promoted to a regional executive role responsible for MTN Group’s…

Vodacom Tanzania has a new Managing Director

Philip Besiimire has been appointed Managing Director (MD) for Vodacom Tanzania, effective 15 October 2022 and will be reporting to Diego Gutierrez, Chief Officer: International Business.  Mr Besiimire replaces Hilda Bujiku who…

Absa Bank Uganda has a New Chief Risk Officer

Guy Kimbowa Lutaaya has been appointed Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at Absa Bank Uganda Limited effective 1 October 2022. He is a seasoned finance professional and banker, with over 20 years of…

UBC risk being switched off over Ugx3.7b arrears

The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC)’s satellite service provider has given the national broadcaster until September 30 to pay $988,225 (Shs3.7b) arrears or risk being switched off. The move will affect more than…

LEAD unveil Non-Executive Directors Awards 2022

On the 16th September 2022, League of East African Directors (LEAD) in partnership with EY, MTN Uganda, Umeme Ltd, Uganda National Oil Company, Centenary Bank Uganda Ltd, Uganda Breweries Ltd, Stanbic Bank…

UNOC’s Nabbanja nominated CEO of the Year

Ms. Proscovia Nabbanja, Chief Executive Officer, Uganda National Oil Company has been nominated in the African Energy Awards 2022 as Chief Executive Officer of the year. Taking place during African Energy Week…

Uber, Bolt resume business in Tanzania

Uber and Bolt have announced plans to resume operations in Tanzania, after weeks of controversy. The companies were forced to suspend services in Tanzania following the government’s regulatory changes that were enforced…

KCB Group ventures into DRC

Regional lender, KCB Group, has followed the footsteps of Equity Bank to venture into the Democratic Republic of Congo. KCB Group, which already has operations in Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda and South…

Xente tech officially a PSO

 Xente Tech Ltd, a financial technology platform that simplifies payments and finance for businesses, has obtained the Payment Systems Operator (PSO) license from Bank of Uganda. The National Payment System Act-2020, implemented…

Jenifer Bamuturaki is the new CEO Uganda Airlines

Jenifer Bamuturaki has been confirmed as the substantive Chief Executive Officer of Ugandan Airlines. The approval is contained in a July 5 letter written by works and transport minister, Gen. Edward Katumba…

RICHARD BYARUGABA: Our procurement report for the FY 2021/22 indicates that local firms receive 90% of business from the Fund albeit of low value while only 10% goes to international firms

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has put in place initiatives to support local firms’ capacity, growth and competitiveness for better business opportunities. The initiatives that are already in practice include, the…

UBOS launch a five year plan to support PDM

The Uganda Bureau of statistics (UBOS) has launched structure committees mandated to collect field data regarding the statistics of the country. UBOS earlier on formulated a 5 year Plan for National Statistical…

URA to start collecting VAT from Netflix, Uber

Uganda Revenue Authority has established mechanisms to start collecting VAT from non-resident service provider companies operating in the Ugandan economy. Collection of VAT from these companies is starting effective 1st July 2022,…

ZTE wins big at the 5G MENA 2022 Awards

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, today announced it has won the “Best Mobile Transport Solutions to Connect…

Kirunda Magoola wins big at CCBA

Kirunda Magoola has been appointed Public Affairs and Communications Director, Coca Cola Beverages Africa (Uganda) replacing Simon Kaheru who was appointed Group Head of Public Policy and Partnership as of 01 April…

Brand Africa 100:  Africa’s Best Brands 2022

Over the years, on average, only 20% of the brands Africans admire are made in Africa. Nike (#1 brand overall), MTN and Dangote (#1 African brands recalled spontaneously and prompted respectively), BBC…

UMEME net profits more than triple in 2021

Uganda’s electricity distribution firm, has seen 2021 net profit more than triple to Shs139bn owed to increase in customer base and electricity sales. This is the similar profit earned in 2019 during…

UIA rewards CNOOC for the Lake Albert development project

The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) awarded CNOOC Uganda Limited the FID (Final Investment Decision) Appreciation Award for the Lake Albert development project. President Yoweri Museveni, at this landmark ceremony, said that the revenues accrued from…

DIGITAL SAFETY IS A RIGHT, SAYS UCC BOSS

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…

USE and MTN Mobile Money partner to Digitize SCD Account Opening in a move to further Financial Inclusion of Ugandans

Uganda Securities Exchange’s (USE) Securities Central Depository (SCD) and MTN Mobile Money have today unveiled a digital SCD account opening platform to further efforts towards financially including all Ugandans. A Securities Central…

BIG READ: A LOOK AT JUNE 2021 PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY REPORT

Real Sector Annual Headline inflation slightly increased to 2.0% in June 2021 from 1.9% the previous month, largely driven by increases in prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages during the month. Economic activity weakened in June 2021 largely on account of the implementation of restriction measures to curb the resurgent spread of Covid-19 during the month. Similarly, sentiments about doing business,…


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