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TravelNeza’s Laura Kagame: Uganda’s leisure travel tsarina with a passion for spreading happiness through travel

by CEO ReporterQ + AsThe Big StoryWomen in BusinessJanuary 15, 2024January 15, 2024

TravelNeza’s CEO, Laura Kagame, has worked to ingrain the concept of travel for leisure into the marketplace that is the travel industry in Uganda. Passionate about travel and with an…

Mariam Luyombo: The secondary school teacher who built a multi-billion education empire

by CEO ReporterThe Big StoryWomen in BusinessJanuary 15, 2024January 15, 2024

Few indigenous Ugandans can match Mariam Luyombo’s record when it comes to investment in the education sector. A teacher by training, Luyombo and her husband Abbas Luyombo are successful business…

Uganda Blood Transfusion Services, I&M Bank partner to donate blood

by CEO ReporterCompany NewsJanuary 14, 2024January 14, 2024

Health centres around the country continue to struggle due to lack of adequate blood transfusion services, this calls for volunteer donors to come in and fill the void. It’s a…

Remittances increase as African migrants head to the West

by CEO ReporterAfricaJanuary 13, 2024January 13, 2024

International migration to rich countries is growing at the fastest pace recorded in more than 15 years, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The 2023 edition…

Innovation Hub revamped to tackle youth unemployment

by CEO ReporterICTJanuary 12, 2024January 12, 2024

In a move signaling a new era in Uganda’s commitment to digital innovation and youth empowerment, the revamped National Innovation Hub has been officially launched at the Uganda Institute of…

From billboards to beer labels to pull-up banners: How Graphic Systems Limited became the giant of printing in Uganda, region

by CEO ReporterAdvertising & CommunicationBillionairesThe Big StoryJanuary 12, 2024January 11, 2024

If your favourite beer is Nile Special or Club Pilsner or even Bell Lager, that sleek label on the bottle that you often like to tinker with is made by…

Patricia Nshemereirwe appointed Chief Operating Officer Absa Bank Uganda

by CEO ReporterFinanceJanuary 11, 2024January 11, 2024

Patricia Nshemereirwe has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Absa Bank Uganda Ltd. In a statement, the bank said Nshemereirwe is a seasoned financial services professional with 20 years of…

The troubled former Kenyan minister behind a gold smuggling ring that potentially costs Uganda Shs 52.2 bn in tax revenue a year

by CEO ReporterEast AfricaNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJanuary 11, 2024January 11, 2024

Harvests rarely come this big. Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) recently netted a big fish: a former Kenyan minister, Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus, for smuggling 13 kg gold and potentially costing Uganda…

Tycoon Gordon Wavamunno loses bid to halt the rolling out of digital number plates

by CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJanuary 10, 2024January 10, 2024

The Commercial Division of the High Court has dismissed an application filed by businessman tycoon Gordon Wavamunno seeking to halt rolling out of digital number plates to Russian firm, Joint…

Bank of India taps Israel Opio to head its risk management unit in Uganda

by CEO ReporterCompany NewsProfilesJanuary 9, 2024January 9, 2024

Bank of India, in Uganda, has hired Israel Opio as its Head of  Risk Management. The appointment is subject to regulatory approvals.   Israel is a seasoned risk management expert…