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 Taddewo Senyonyi Only 3 out of 25 banks in Uganda are locally owned compared to Kenya where 31 out of the 44 banks are locally owned Banking is not…
By Taddewo Senyonyi While bringing financial services to the people is one step towards cultivating a saving culture and ultimately fighting poverty, most of the banking activity is concentrated around Kampala, the country’s…
By Taddewo Senyonyi It is shining brightly on a Wednesday morning, we enter his office; our eyes are greeted with a well designed, decorated and ventilated spacious work place, with paintings,…
Come December 31, the year 2013 will become history. It will be a night full of celebrations, worships, partying and drinking as we send off 2013 and usher in a…
By Taddewo Senyonyi & Jeff Winters On Friday, August 17, 2012, during a dinner to celebrate 100 years of existence in Uganda, of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited, Dr. Louis Kasekende,…
By Jeff Winters Between 1st October and 15th December 2012, a countrywide survey was conducted by Ipsos, one of the leading research houses to determine Uganda’s most consumed media platforms….
By Taddewo Senyonyi Over the last 18 years, between 1994 and 2012 coffee has fetched Uganda a total of over $5 billion. Up until today, coffee exports, make up the…
Two corporate transactions worth US$542m separated the men from the boys By Mark Muhumuza In 2013, Uganda had two major million dollar mergers and acquisitions (M&A’s), which required the services…
By Patrick Kagenda From October 1 through 16, 2013, the United States federal government entered a shutdown and curtailed most routine operations after Congress failed to enact legislation appropriating funds…
