Olivia Byanyima is one of Uganda’s most prominent investment advisory titans. She graduated from Makerere University with a bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Economics before topping it up with a Masters...
Uganda recently held the 8th annual East Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) Private Capital Conference at the swanky lakeside Speke Resort Convention Centre in Munyonyo under the...
Simpson Birungi founded Movit Products Ltd in 1997, starting with a makeshift workshop in Namasuba, Wakiso District. Since then, the company has grown into a multi-billion enterprise, becoming one of...
Forbes Africa released its annual list of Africa’s billionaires with its 2024 class of 20 billionaires now worth $82.4bn. Collectively, these billionaires would be the 18th richest person in the...
East Africa’s banking sector is a vibrant and dynamic landscape, teeming with innovation and fierce competition. In this bustling financial arena, three Ugandan banks have emerged as formidable contenders, securing...
By Mark Muhumuza As Uganda weans off donor aid addiction, the focus shifts, yet again, to Allen Kagina, to raise Ushs8.4trillion in tax and non-tax revenue for the 2013/14 financial year…
By Mark Muhumuza Survival instincts; this is perhaps the best way of describing how National Insurance Corporation Limited (NIC) survived being suspended by the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) for delaying…
For the first time, Uganda will fund over 80% of her 2013/14 Ushs13trillion budget using domestic resources, mainly taxes and internal borrowing.While its good news Uganda is weaning off from…
By Patrick Kagenda Although very few people will admit it, most of us have used the services of a money lender, also known as a loan shark. Loan sharks come…