Participants from the 4th Cohort of the Business Rescue and Aftercare Program (BRAP) pose for a group photograph with the Registrar General of URSB, Mercy K. Kainobwisho (centre), the Country Manager of IDLO, Barbara Kilei (centre), and URSB staff at the Uganda Business Facilitation Centre (UBFC), Kololo, at the opening of the training in September…
MTN Uganda has appointed Marvin Ncube as a non-executive director to its Board of Directors, effective June 10, 2026, following the resignation of Sugentharen Perumal from the Board. The appointment was announced by the company in line with the Uganda Securities Exchange Listing Rules 2025. Ncube is a finance executive with more than 20 years…
Group Photo of Absa Staff, students and chaperones for the Job Shadowing Program Twenty-four secondary school students from across Uganda spent a day shadowing senior leaders at Absa Bank Uganda as part of a mentorship initiative aimed at exposing young people to leadership, decision-making and the world of work. The students, drawn from Junior Achievement…
L-R Paul Muganwa Stanbic Bank ED, with Melissa Nyakwera, Allan Ssenyondwa, Eva Mpalampa, Tunde Thorpe, Agnes Mbabazi, Patrick Joram Mugisha, Ruth Sebatindira and Emmanuel Negombye after panel discussion. Courtesy photo Stakeholders in Uganda’s manufacturing sector have called for stronger collaboration, innovative financing solutions and increased investment in value addition to unlock growth and enhance the…
The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James Kisaale as Executive Secretary. Dr. Kisaale is a high-impact Executive with over two decades of distinguished service in public sector governance. Prior to his appointment as Executive Secretary of Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST),…
Winfred Warui, Senior Manager, International Banking and Cross-Border Payments at Equity Bank Uganda upon receiving the Corporate Business of the Year award on behalf of the bank Equity Bank Uganda has been named Corporate Business of the Year at the prestigious African Business Chamber (AfBC) African Business Awards 2026, in recognition of its outstanding contribution…
Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL) has appointed Mark Ocitti Ongom as its new Chief Executive and Director of the SUHL Board, effective July 10, 2026. The appointment, which is subject to regulatory approval, is part of a planned leadership transition within the organisation. Ocitti joins Stanbic Uganda with close to 30 years of leadership experience…
L-R Paul Nagemi, Israel Arinaitwe, Tetteh Ayitevie Prudential Uganda Chief Executive Officer, Tich Makonese, Head of Insurance and Asset Management at Stanbic Bank Uganda, Molly Kyakuhaire and Dogo Sign Stanbic Bank Uganda, in partnership with Prudential Assurance Uganda Limited, has launched an enhanced version of the Stanbic Medi-Protect health insurance solution. The expanded offering introduces…
Brian Ddamba SME Business Development Manager, addressing School owners during a School Bridge Financing seminar As schools across Uganda reopened for a new term, excitement returned to classrooms, playgrounds and staffrooms. Yet behind the scenes, school administrators and parents are confronting a familiar challenge: financing education at the start of the academic term. For many…
Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi says Uganda must invest in climate adaptation and resilience to safeguard its development gains and maintain its creditworthiness. Courtesy photo Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) is integrating the economic and fiscal benefits of resilience investments into its debt sustainability analysis (DSA)….
