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…
Africa sits on one of the world’s largest stores of natural wealth. Its forests absorb billions of tonnes of carbon, its wetlands regulate ecosystems, its mangroves protect coastlines and its vast landscapes hold enormous potential for nature-based climate solutions. Yet…
When Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania secured the right to jointly host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations under the “Pamoja” (Together) bid, the headlines naturally focused on football. Yet with less than a year before the continent’s biggest sporting spectacle…
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.…
With aggregation, farmers become suppliers. They gain access to larger markets, better market information, improved inputs and stronger bargaining power. Businesses, in turn, gain what they need most: reliable, predictable supply. Modern agricultural markets are no longer built simply on…
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…
By Publicist East Africa Across Africa, a quiet but profound transformation is taking place. For decades, many of the continent’s stories were framed through external lenses, often emphasising crisis over opportunity and conflict over progress. Today, a new generation of…
For years, discussions about Uganda’s digital economy have largely centred on internet penetration, mobile money adoption and expanding broadband infrastructure. Yet a quieter transformation has been unfolding beneath the surface, one that suggests the country’s digital future may be financed…
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,…
By Publicist East Africa Investors rarely fear bad markets; they fear uncertain ones. That distinction explains far more about investment patterns across Africa than many policy debates acknowledge. Across much of the continent, the greatest constraint is rarely the absence…
By Publicist East Africa Behind every great brand is a leader who understands not only consumers, but culture, innovation, reputation and growth. That reality was celebrated at the inaugural Africa CMO100, where four executives leading some of Uganda’s most influential…
By Publicist East Africa There are executives who master one industry. Then there are those who move from sector to sector, leaving each one measurably stronger than they found it. Mark Ocitti Ongom belongs firmly in the latter category. Effective…
Across global climate finance circles, carbon has become a currency of urgency, traded, priced, verified, and bundled into corporate sustainability strategies worth billions. But in Africa, where vast forests, wetlands, and grasslands are now being measured as carbon sinks, a…
Uganda’s agricultural sector presents one of the country’s most enduring contradictions. It employs the majority of the population, contributes significantly to export earnings, occupies a central place in government policy and is frequently described as the backbone of the economy.…