Companies, Policy

Stanbic staff help out Bukwo General Hospital

April 20

April 20–The Stanbic Bank team in the Kapchorwa Branch recently handed over much needed maternity equipment […]

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Investment, Policy

World Bank paints Africa in better light for 2017

April 20

April 20–New data from the latest new Africa Pulse, a bi-annual analysis of the state of […]

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Finance, Policy, Real Estate & Property

Kampala managers raise assets by 1300%

April 19

April 19—All revenues collected by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) are transferred to the Consolidated […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Visiting Malaysian don lauds Islamic banking

April 19

April 19— Islamic banking, which unlike Western-oriented principles does not involve any payment of interest on […]

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Business, Finance, Policy

Bank of Uganda drops base rate down to 11%

April 12

April 12—Bank of Uganda (BoU) has cut the Central Bank Rate (CBR) by 0.5 percentage points […]

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Financial Services, Foreign News, Policy, Technology & Telecoms

58 banks in Tanzania as mobile money rolls on

April 12

April 12— Tanzania presently has 58 banks and a per capita reach of 2.5 bank branches […]

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Finance, Infrastructure, Policy

Kampala sees sharp rise in revenue collections

April 11

April 11–Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has seen a 180% growth in revenues to UGX84.9 billion […]

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Business, Companies, Policy, Trade & Industry

Uganda soft drink makers due for some relief

April 10

April 10—Soft drink makers in Uganda are due for some tax relief as the finance ministry […]

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Finance, Policy

Finance ministry tables $8bn budget for Uganda

April 5

April 5–Today, Parliament will discuss in detail and approve Uganda’s Budget for the financial year 2017/18. […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

15pc of Ugandans lack financial services

March 29

March 29–About 15% of Uganda’s 37 million population have no direct access to financial services as […]

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