theceoma, Author at CEO East Africa

OPINION & OBITUARY: Keeping Rupert Scofield’s legacy alive by committing to creating affordable financial services that improve the quality of life of the poor and help them achieve their dreams.

by theceomaCompany News Thought LeadershipDecember 31, 2022December 31, 2022

By Primrose Kobusingye On November 27, 2022, the world woke up to the grim news of the passing of Rupert Scofield (73). He has been described as the founder of…

OPINION: Fulfilling your tax obligations is now easier than ever before- more reason to file and pay your taxes on time

by theceomaCompany News News & Analysis Thought LeadershipDecember 31, 2022December 31, 2022

By Sarah M. Chelangat For years, tax compliance has eluded the tax man with slightly over 2 million taxpayers out of a population of 20 million working adults contributing to…

Agnes Umutoni: This is how Standard Chartered Bank’s Priority Banking makes customers’ priorities, its top priority

by theceomaIndustry & Analysis News & Analysis The Big StoryOctober 12, 2021October 12, 2021

Standard Chartered Priority Banking is a segment under our Consumer Private and Business Banking business that offers a thoughtful bouquet of exclusive services, benefits and solutions to the Bank’s Affluent…

OPINION: Does a foreign lender to a Ugandan business require a licence from the Bank of Uganda?

by theceomaFinance The Lawyer Thought LeadershipMay 12, 2021May 12, 2021

By Phillip Karugaba, Rachel Musoke and Sheila Pacuto The Ugandan Court of Appeal, (in Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya)/Diamond Trust Bank (Uganda) vs Ham Enterprises Civil Appeal No, 262 of 2020),…

Ali Muwaabe Kirunda Kivejinja (1935-2020)

by theceomaThe Big StoryDecember 20, 2020December 20, 2020

Uganda’s Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs, Ali Muwaabe Kirunda Kivejinja has died. He was 85 years old. He was born on 12 June 1935…

THE BUSINESS OF DEEJAYING: On the ones and twos with DJ KasBaby, probably, Uganda’s most sought-after Deejay

by theceomaQ + As The Big StoryAugust 28, 2020August 28, 2020

When did you decide to pursue a deejaying career & how did you get started? I was in my second year at my IT job in 2014 and I was…

UDB’s Patricia Ojangole: Here is how to access the bank’s Covid-19 recovery financing

by theceomaFinance The Big StoryAugust 15, 2020August 15, 2020

As part of its Covid-19 response program, Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has just issued a call for applications for priority lending to selected sectors at not more than 12 percent interest. These include: food & beverages, textiles, clothing, leather & footwear (hides & skin), paper and publishing, packaging and wrapping materials, chemical & industrial products, timber, woodworks & furniture manufacturing, construction materials, pharmaceutical products, human & animal drugs manufacture and electricals. In this interview with CEO East Africa Magazine, Patricia Adong Ojangole, the Bank’s Managing Director shares more details on who qualifies and how to apply for the facility.

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