After decades of failed revival attempts, Uganda has put Kilembe Mines under a new ownership and production-sharing model. The government has a …
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Business
Uganda wants Kilembe producing copper by 2029.
After decades of failed revival attempts, Uganda has put Kilembe Mines under a new ownership and production-sharing model. The government has a…Read More → -
Banking
NSSF’s UGX 200bn smartlife milestone reveals the next battle: The cost of saving
Nearly UGX 200 billion mobilised from more than 130,000 savers is an impressive start for NSSF’s Smartlife Flexi. But another number may…Read More → -
Business
JKIA strike is a wake-up call for Uganda’s aviation ambitions.
The disruption at Kenya’s main aviation gateway is a reminder of how closely Uganda remains tied to Nairobi. But it also highlights…Read More → -
Banking
The Battle for Kenya’s banks is becoming a battle for East Africa
For years, Kenya’s banking story was largely about the rise of KCB, Equity and Co-operative Bank. These institutions built powerful domestic franchises…Read More → -
Banking
Wendi has shs240 billion. What happens to the money next?
Pearl Bank Uganda has a good problem on its hands. Wendi, the digital wallet launched by the then PostBank Uganda, is growing…Read More →
Nearly UGX 200 billion mobilised from more than 130,000 savers is an impressive start for NSSF’s Smartlife Flexi. But another number may …
The disruption at Kenya’s main aviation gateway is a reminder of how closely Uganda remains tied to Nairobi. But it also highlights …
For years, Kenya’s banking story was largely about the rise of KCB, Equity and Co-operative Bank. These institutions built powerful domestic franchises …
Pearl Bank Uganda has a good problem on its hands. Wendi, the digital wallet launched by the then PostBank Uganda, is growing …
When thousands of runners descended on Kasese for the fifth Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon, they came to run. But the activity surrounding …
For Uganda’s digital creators, data is not simply something they use to browse social media. It is part of the cost of …
Kenya Airways enters the next stage of its turnaround with an interesting contradiction. Passenger demand remains relatively strong and revenues are growing, …
The Uganda Shilling has been under pressure, but Bank of Uganda (BOU) Governor Michael Atingi-Ego does not believe that automatically gives the …
Uganda has spent years asking how farmers can produce more. The more important question now is whether they can capture more of …
For a Ugandan exporter selling to Kenya, a Kenyan bank financing a business in Uganda or a Tanzanian manufacturer buying regional inputs, …
Uganda’s farmers have a collateral problem. It is not necessarily that they lack productive assets. Many smallholders own land, grow crops, keep …
Uganda’s US$500 billion economic ambition comes with a financial requirement that is almost as striking as the target itself, private-sector credit will …
For years, Uganda’s informal economy has operated largely outside the traditional banking system. Small traders, farmers, transport operators, artisans and entrepreneurs generate …
For decades, East Africa’s fuel economy has been built around a simple reality, the region’s biggest markets are not necessarily located where …
Salem Cheman‘s move from Uganda Breweries Limited to dfcu Bank is an interesting one, not least because of the experience he brings …
Uganda’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are about more than whether the country needs another financial programme. They offer a …
Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda has put UGX 215 million behind this year’s Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon. Behind the cheque is a bigger business …
Stephen Tio Kauma‘s career is difficult to place neatly into one industry. And perhaps that is precisely the point. From professional services …
Uganda’s ambition to transform its economy tenfold will require more than public spending and government programmes. It will require private capital to …
Uganda is about to find out whether having more dollars is the same thing as having a stronger currency. As the country …
Uganda wants more of the world to come to her and more of what it produces to reach the world. That ambition …
Uganda is building up its financial reserves, but the strategy is exposing a bigger question about the country’s economic resilience, can Uganda …
Uganda’s next tax revolution may already be happening in the pockets of millions of citizens. Every time someone sends mobile money, buys …
