By Publicist East Africa There are leaders who run organisations, then there are leaders whose work quietly shapes the direction of countries. …
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Agribusiness
Uganda’s coffee beans are getting digital passports, and the stakes are higher than they sound
Every export-bound coffee bean grown in Uganda is set to carry a digital identity, traceable from the farm where it was harvested…Read More → -
Banking
From housing financier to development Bank: Why Shelter Afrique is reinventing itself at 45
At 45 years old, institutions are often expected to settle into maturity, to refine what they already are, not rethink what they…Read More → -
Marketing
WPP Wins the vote, but loses the room
WPP Scangroup‘s board survived a dramatic shareholder challenge at the company’s Annual General Meeting in Nairobi on Monday, but the outcome has…Read More → -
Banking
The Invisible Banker: How algorithms are deciding who gets credit in Uganda
In Owino Market in Kampala, a trader named Tendo does not visit a bank. He has never filled in a loan application…Read More → -
Corporate Social Responsibility
Uganda’s Junior golf pipeline producing growing number of International athletes
Uganda’s junior golf development system is increasingly producing athletes competing on the international stage, following the conclusion of Season Six of the…Read More →
On Monday morning in Nairobi, a group of minority shareholders will walk into the Annual General Meeting of WPP Scangroup knowing that …
The language used by many companies is changing. Where sustainability initiatives were once framed primarily as community outreach programmes, they are now …
President Yoweri Museveni’s 2026 State of the Nation Address has placed Uganda’s next policy cycle firmly in motion, with the Government set …
NCBA Bank Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Uganda’s financial markets, positioning the sector as a critical enabler of the country’s …
Leadership transitions often reveal more about a company’s future than its annual reports. That is why the appointment of Phrase Lubega as …
For years, Uganda’s insurance sector was defined by one word: fragmentation. Dozens of insurers competed for relatively small market share in an …
In 2026, Uganda found itself celebrating two major export milestones, the country surpassed Ethiopia in monthly coffee export volumes, exporting 47,606 tonnes …
When Barclays exited Africa and became Absa, many dismissed it as a corporate restructuring exercise. When Citigroup began retreating from consumer banking …
On a mining site in Buhweju, western Uganda, a small-scale miner sifts through soil with basic tools, hoping that the next pan …
By Publicist East Africa Few regulators have done more to quietly reshape Uganda’s financial architecture than Alhaj Dr. Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega. For …
Uganda’s post-pandemic tourism story had been one of East Africa’s most compelling. In 2024, arrivals rose 7.7% to 1.37 million, earnings surged …
As Africa’s economies navigate intensifying global uncertainty, accelerating digital disruption, climate-linked financial pressures, and shifting geopolitical trade dynamics, central banks across East …
Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars flow into religious tourism destinations across the world. From the Vatican and Jerusalem to Lalibela …
The transition in leadership at the Uganda Bankers Association comes at a pivotal moment for Uganda’s financial sector, defined by accelerating digital …
By Publicist East Africa As part of our expanding weekly Captains and Lionesses of Industry series, Publicist East Africa continues to spotlight …
For years, Uganda’s agricultural conversation has largely revolved around one dominant narrative: farmers need more support, more financing, more inputs, more seedlings, …
Uganda’s tourism sector is growing globally in visibility, recognition, and earnings. But behind the optimism lies a structural problem the industry can …
For years, one word has defined Uganda’s oil sector: delay. Delayed production timelines. Delayed refinery negotiations. Delayed investment decisions. And still, no …
Uganda may have quietly crossed an important economic milestone, one that could carry significant implications for the country’s export economy, industrialisation agenda, …
This Week’s Captain of Industry: Publicist East Africa At a time when Uganda is aggressively positioning tourism as a pillar of socio-economic …
For years, Ugandan manufacturers have battled an uncomfortable question in international trade circles; Can locally manufactured products truly compete at global standards? …
Rwanda’s recent decision to formally regulate cryptocurrencies and virtual assets mayprove to be one of the most significant digital finance policy shifts …
For years, Centenary Bank stood almost alone as Uganda’s defining indigenous banking success story. It proved that a Ugandan-rooted financial institution could …
