Business, Companies, Opinion

East Asian model offers useful lessons for rapid East African SME growth

July 4

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are critical drivers of economic growth writes Christopher Burke.  SMEs are […]

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Business, Financial Services, Infrastructure, Policy, Trade & Industry

Uganda ranks sixth in Standard Bank Group trade barometer index

July 4

Uganda’s improving import and export growth prospects together with the relative ease of access to credit […]

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Companies, The Business Interview

There is a brighter side to African aviation – Rwandair’s Yvonne Makolo

June 26

Rwandair chief executive officer Yvonne Makolo, became the posterchild of the aviation industry’s new drive for […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services, Technology & Telecoms

Chipper Cash spreads wings to Rwanda

June 23

African fintech Chipper Cash, has spread its geographical footprint further, following the launch of operations in […]

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Companies, Travel & Tourism

IATA Billing and Settlement Plan to go live in Sierra Leone  from August 1

June 23

  Michael  Wakabi  Sierra Leone became the latest African country to accede to the International Air […]

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Companies, Energy, Hydrocarbons

TotalEnergies awards Expro Holdings $30m deal to maintain Ugandan rigs

June 20

TotalEnergies EP, the developers of the Tilenga oilfields in western Uganda, has awarded a $30 million […]

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Business, Finance, Trade & Industry

Ugandan importers can pay for Indian goods in rupees as option to US dollar

June 20

The Reserve Bank of India (central bank) recently placed Uganda on a list of 18 countries […]

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Business, Financial Services

Afreximbank launches insurance services to help limit risk in trading

June 20

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched its wholly owned insurance management services subsidiary, AFREXInsure, intent […]

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Business, Hydrocarbons, Investment

Uganda National Oil Company CEO Nabanjja to headline October Johannesburg energy event

June 16

The organizers of the African Energy Week (AEW), set for mid-October in Johannesburg, have praised Proscovia […]

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Companies, Financial Services, Trade & Industry

Equity Uganda edges closer to Islamic banking with Eazzy Stock launch

June 16

Regional lender Equity’s Ugandan unit has launched Eazzy Stock financing, a new product it says responds […]

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