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 Our Reporter In 2012, Patrick Mweheire arrived on the Ugandan investment banking scene with a bang. In that same year, he was tasked by Actis LLP to act as…
By Silvia Nyambura Early in January, the Uganda Communications Commission announced Uganda had adopted the One Network Area (ONA). This is in line with the East African common market protocol…
By Silvia Nyambura Every year the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) reviews law firms from across the globe. It also gives an analysis of market trends and the business environment….
By Our Reporter The appointment of Patrick Mweheire as Stanbic Bank Uganda CEO has brought back the debate of whether there are any Ugandans out there with the potential of…
By Our Reporter Uganda’s economy is growing. It is also churning out thousands of graduates every year. MBA’s have also become popular but yet we still see fewer CEOs in…
By Our Reporter Global oil prices have fallen sharply over the past seven months, leading to significant revenue shortfalls in many energy exporting nations, while consumers in many importing countries…
By our Reporter In a country that is yet to achieve a middle income status, you do not expect to find many billionaires (individuals whose worth is over UShs1bn). And…
By Silvia Nyambura Richard Byarugaba’s previous term as Managing Director at the National Social Security Fund [NSSF] can simply put be said to have been eventful. In October 2014 the…
By Brenda Kirabo Annette Nakimera [not real name], a single mother of three was fired from her first job after working 7-8 hours days on top of a daily commute…
By Silvia Nyambura Without proper evaluation of the youth capital venture fund, government unveils yet another massive youth scheme: In its efforts to fight youth unemployment, in early 2012 the Ugandan…
