Investment, Trade & Industry

Harvard University think tank ranks Uganda in high flyers up to 2030

July 28

China, Vietnam, Uganda, Indonesia, and India are projected to be among the fastest-growing economies to 2030. […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Policy, Trade & Industry

African manufacturing needs large and patient outlay to take off, Afreximbank tells Uganda bankers

July 26

Unlocking Uganda’s tourism and manufacturing potential will require strategic policy moves, and a shift by lenders […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Investment

UDBL impact lending results in $80m profits for targeted companies

July 8

The impact of Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDBL) financing to selected enterprises during 2021 has resulted […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Investment

Stanbic Bank joins Prudential Uganda to offer new insurance package

June 22

Starting at UGX600,000, (about $166), Stanbic Bank Uganda customers can buy for themselves and loved ones […]

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Finance, Hydrocarbons, Investment, Policy

Fitch raises Uganda’s credit rating from negative to stable

June 22

Fitch Ratings, the international credit agency, has revised the Outlook on Uganda’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Investment

Beyond Capital Ventures picks interest in Uganda’s XENO fintech

June 22

Impact venture capital firm, Beyond Capital Ventures, is the lead investor in the $2 million seed […]

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Investment

Rwanda to begin Covid-19 vaccine exports early next year

June 22

President Paul Kagame is to officiate at the ground-breaking ceremony for the BioNTech manufacturing plant in […]

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Investment, Technology & Telecoms

IBM joins UN body to help provide digital skills in developing countries

June 10

The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has teamed up with IBM to help equip women and […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Markets, Policy

Uganda expects growth to rebound to 4.5pc in fiscal 2021/22

May 18

Uganda expects growth to max out at 4.5pc in the full year to June 2022, shored […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services, Investment, Markets

Helping bottom-layer businesses surmount Covid-19, propels Equity Group revenues past USD 1 billion mark

March 24

A bottom of the pyramid-centric strategy that helped MSME’s to weather and sustain growth during the […]

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