Global unrest triggered by escalating tensions in the Middle East could unsettle financial markets, but Stanbic analysts say it may also create opportunities for disciplined investors willing to take a long-term view. That was the key message from analysts and investment advisers during a webinar hosted by SBG Securities Uganda. Grace Semakula, the chief executive…
Across Uganda, thousands of small businesses are operating under names their owners believe they fully control. But according to the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), many of those entrepreneurs have no legal claim to the brands they are building. Salons in Kampala, small shops, and online traders running businesses through WhatsApp and Instagram are investing…
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has praised electric mobility company Spiro for its contribution to Uganda’s economy, saying the firm has invested more than $25 million in the country within 18 months of operation. Nabbanja made the remarks during a visit to the company’s assembly facility at Namanve Industrial Park, where she toured the plant and…
Government has pledged to support businesses investing in high-risk sectors by enabling them to access affordable loans through commercial banks. Dr Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary in thhe Ministry of Finance, made the assurance while appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The committee, chaired by Mawogola South MP Goretti Namugga, was scrutinising issues raised…
Dr. Victoria Ssekitoleko, the former minister of Agriculture, has urged women entrepreneurs to build strong networks and sisterhood with female leaders in order to grow their businesses and influence policy reforms. Ssekitoleko, a renowned leadership mentor, made the call during a women in business symposium held at Gudiee Leisure Farm. The symposium, organised with support…
Airtel Uganda earned about Shs 1.2 billion in profit per day in 2025, underlining the scale of its growth as more Ugandans shift to digital services. The telecom firm reported a 41.1% rise in profit after tax to Shs 446.9 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025. When you break this down, it translates…
The French Development Agency (AFD) has signed a €40 million (about Shs 170 billion) financing agreement with the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to support priority sectors of the economy. The funding package includes an additional €800,000 (about Shs3.38 billion) in technical assistance. The agreement was signed on Monday at UDB Tower in Kampala by Marc…
The Airtel Africa Foundation has committed Shs3.85 billion to support Uganda’s digital workforce through the Tech Fellowship targeting high-achieving students from low-income households pursuing higher education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The four-year initiative commenced after a rigorous selection process conducted between December 2025 and January 2026. It will provide a full scholarship to…
Peter Mukuru has joined the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) as director of business technology. In a statement, the bank said Mukuru brings “more than two decades of experience in business technology and digital transformation across development finance institutions, regulatory bodies, government agencies, utilities and the private sector.” Until recently, Mukuru served as IT project manager…
Stanbic Bank Uganda and the Buganda have launched Ssemaduuka, a one-stop agricultural business centre designed to expand access to structured credit for farmer-owned savings and credit co-operative organisations, strengthen governance and formalise coffee value chains. The initiative was launched at Mayors Gardens in Mubende Municipality. For more than a decade, Frank Nyanzi, a 57-year-old coffee…
Airtel Uganda has announced plans to equip 30 Muslim schools in Buganda with internet and information communication technology facilities to strengthen digital learning and bridge gaps in internet and social media use among students. The announcement was made during a breaking of the fast event organised by the Buganda Kingdom at Bulange in Mengo. Ali…
A joint British and Indian business delegation is in Uganda to explore investment opportunities across key sectors of the economy. The delegation comprises members of the Westminster Africa Business Association (WABA) and the South Asian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The team has conducted site visits in Kapeeka and Jinja as part of efforts to…
Uganda’s public debt has risen sharply, largely driven by heavy spending in preparation for the country’s first oil production, the ministry of Finance has said. According to the Debt Sustainability Analysis Report for the 2024/25 financial year, total public debt increased from $25.59 billion in the 2023/24 financial year to $32.24 billion as of June…
The 2026 Stanbic Match Play Challenge qualifiers at Entebbe Golf Club produced a historic moment for Ugandan golf after Berna Musanabera won the tournament’s first-ever hole-in-one car prize. Musanabera delivered a hole-in-one on the par-three 12th hole to claim a Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid insured by Afrisafe Uganda. She becomes the first golfer, and the…
Stanbic Bank Uganda’s chief executive, Mumba Kalifungwa, has urged leaders across government, business and finance to turn Uganda’s macroeconomic gains into inclusive and long-term prosperity as the country approaches commercial oil production. Speaking at the fifth Stanbic Economic Forum in Kampala, Kalifungwa said Uganda’s future “is not something to be observed from a distance, but…
Traders operating in various buildings in Kampala have called on President Museveni to personally intervene in their longstanding disputes with their landlords, whom they accuse of irregularly hiking rent, thus affecting their businesses. The appeal follows a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala, which brought together commercial landlords and traders to…
The 2026 Stanbic Economic Forum will focus on how Uganda can strengthen its competitiveness and position itself in a rapidly changing global economy as the country approaches the start of commercial oil production. The forum, themed: “Uganda’s Inflection Point: Competing in a Rewired Global Economy”, will be streamed live on Stanbic Bank’s YouTube channel on…
The last traces of businessman Apollo Nyegamehe’s vast wealth are up for sale, three years after he tragically died in an accident in Itojo, Ntungamo. In a notice published in the Daily Monitor today, law firm AF Mpanga gave Aponye’s estate 30 days to clear outstanding debts, or else some of the residential houses, warehouses,…
Jenifer Bamuturaki’s job at Uganda Airlines hangs by a thread after the board resolved to readvertise the position of chief executive officer, sources have told Bbeg Media. Positions of other directors are also likely to be re-advertised. The move could mean the end of Bamuturaki’s time at the national carrier, which has been characterized by…
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening Uganda Development Bank’s (UDB) capital base to enable it to fully deliver on its mandate of accelerating Uganda’s socio- economic transformation. Nabbanja made the remarks on Friday while officiating at a ceremony where staff of UDB were passed out after completing a refresher training…
Stanbic Bank has urged Ugandans to embrace a saving culture as a foundation for achieving long-term financial stability and economic growth. The call was made by Israel Arinaitwe, Head of Personal Banking at Stanbic Bank Uganda, as January draws to a close, a period often marked by financial strain following festive season spending. Arinaitwe said…
The ministry of Finance has said Uganda’s economy has remained stable and has not experienced the inflationary spikes that have traditionally characterised past election cycles. Dr Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, attributed this stability to long-term economic reforms that have strengthened fiscal discipline, monetary policy, and macroeconomic management. Speaking on…
Africa PR Week, the continent’s leading platform for public relations and strategic communications professionals, has named Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Kenneth Agutamba among the Top 100 Corporate Communication Leaders in Africa. The recognition, announced during Africa PR Week in Nairobi, places Agutamba among a select group of practitioners shaping how African organisations manage reputation, navigate complexity,…
John Fred Kiyimba Freeman’s appointment as chairperson of the Mengo Chamber of Commerce has been largely welcomed within Buganda’s business community. For many, the decision reflects a preference for steady, experienced leadership at a time when economic pressures are weighing heavily on traders and producers. Kiyimba is a long-established Kampala businessman known for his involvement…
Uganda has been racing to bring its oil and gas fields into commercial production, a long-awaited milestone that could propel it onto a path of double-digit economic growth from 2026. Oil and gas development is one of four strategic pillars underpinning Uganda’s long-term development plan to expand the economy tenfold — from about $ 50…
dfcu Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to improving customer experience and ensuring long term competitiveness through digital integration, digital transformation and the strengthening of its digital infrastructure. The bank’s chief executive officer, Charles Mudiwa, said upgrading core systems was essential to making dfcu future ready and better equipped to meet the evolving needs of its…
Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has graduated a new cohort of small and medium-sized enterprises in Mbarara district under its Enterprise Development Programme (EDP), equipping them with skills to become investor-ready. Through business advisory services, the state-owned development bank prepares both start-ups and established enterprises to access financing from financial institutions and sustain their operations. The…
Uganda’s economy is forecast to expand by 10.4% by the end of the 2026/2027 financial year, up from an estimated 6.6% at the end of the 2025/2026 financial year. The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development released a five-year National Budget Framework Paper last week, which indicates that the commencement of oil production will…
The government has tabled the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for FY 2025/2026 – FY 2030/2031, highlighting commercial agriculture, industrialisation, oil and gas, tourism, and technological innovation as the main focus. The NBFP theme: “Full Monetization of Uganda’s Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialization, Expanded Social Services, Digital Transformation, and Market Access,” marks a strategic pivot…
Diamond Trust Bank Uganda has launched a new digital loan facility aimed at easing the cost of education for thousands of families, in a move the bank says will help keep more children in school. The DTB Furaha School Fees Loan, introduced in partnership with Furaha Finserve Uganda, allows parents to access instant credit that…
The Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL) has concluded training for the first cohort of the Green Businesses and Jobs for the Green Transformation Project, a flagship initiative that supports women-led enterprises promoting environmental sustainability. More than 32 women-led green businesses pitched their transformative ideas, outlining how they plan to strengthen their capacity to access finance,…
The Bank of Uganda has paid tribute to former governor Dr Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, celebrating his legacy as one of the country’s most influential economic reformers at this year’s memorial lecture held at Makerere University. The event drew several dignitaries from government, academia and the business community. Those in attendance included the current Bank of…
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have decried the growing challenges they face in Uganda’s push towards a digital economy, saying the cost of technology and gaps in digital skills continue to hold them back. Uganda has, in recent years, promoted digital transformation as a key driver of economic growth. Yet SMEs, which account for about…
MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited, in partnership with Letshego Uganda and dfcu Bank, has launched two new loan products designed to give mobile money agents instant access to working capital. The products, the dfcu Bank Weekend Agent Loan and the Letshego Agent Loan Float, expand the MoMo Agent Loans Marketplace and align with MTN’s Power…
By Brenda Nagudi Over the past decade, Uganda’s insurance industry has undergone a quiet but profound transformation. What was once a small, misunderstood sector is now a growing pillar of financial stability for households, businesses, and the wider economy. Between 2014 and 2024, gross written premiums more than doubled, reaching about Shs 1.76 trillion in…
Stanbic Bank Uganda has announced a scholarship programme aimed at motivating Uganda’s digital creators ahead of the Stanbic Ongea Digital Creators Summit 2025, which will take place on December 11, 2025. The bank said the initiative is part of its wider support for the government’s digital transformation agenda, which seeks to drive economic growth by…
The Uganda Development Bank (UDB), the state-owned development finance institution, has opened a regional office in Hoima City to serve the mid-western region and the Albertine area. The office, located at Plot 5 Kyaruhanga Road, will act as a liaison point for districts including Kagadi, Kakumiro, Kibaale, Kikuube, Kiryandongo, Masindi, Hoima, and Buliisa. UDB says…
Kuku Foods Uganda, the parent company of KFC restaurants in Uganda, has raised concern over what it describes as a high-handed and intrusive tax raid carried out by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). In a protest letter dated November 20, 2025, and addressed to the URA Commissioner General, John Musinguzi, KFC says the operation violated…
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda has won the Sport Award of the Year at the inaugural annual Bankers’ Awards held in Kampala on 20 November. The ceremony, organised by the Uganda Bankers’ Association in partnership with the Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services, took place at the Mestil Hotel and recognised excellence across Uganda’s…
The High Court has set December 11, 2025 as the hearing date in a case filed by traders seeking compensation from businessman Hamis Kiggundu, the developer of Nakivubo Channel, after their businesses were destroyed by flooding. In early November, several traders around the Nakivubo Channel lost goods worth millions of shillings when their shops were…
If Stanbic Bank Uganda were a person, it would be a 35-year-old Ugandan. Born in 1991, raised in a country finding its economic feet, shaped by hardship and opportunity, and determined to keep pushing forward. Its journey looks a lot like the life path of many Ugandans who share that same birth year. Early days…
Ugandan coffee exporters secured deals $ 3 million ( at the recently concluded China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, the ministry of Agriculture has said. Uganda’s top coffee exporters, such as Meg Rai Coffee, Kwezi Coffee, Inspire Africa, and Elgon Coffee, showcased their products at the expo and held one-on-one meetings with Chinese buyers,…
The minister of state for Microfinance, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, has commended Stanbic Bank Uganda for its innovative FlexiPay platform, saying it has significantly advanced the country’s financial inclusion agenda. Speaking during the 3rd National Microfinance and Savings Group Conference at Hotel Africana, Kasolo said FlexiPay has become a key driver in bridging the gap between…
The National Information Technology Authority–Uganda (NITA-U), in collaboration with the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO), has trained more than 50 journalists from print, radio, television and online media houses on cybersecurity, data protection and privacy. The engagement, held at the National ICT Innovation Hub in Nakawa, aimed to strengthen the media’s capacity to report accurately…
Traders in downtown Kampala have dragged businessman Hamis Kiggundu, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to court, seeking justice and compensation for businesses destroyed by heavy rains last Friday. Through their lawyer, Kalule Mpologoma of Luzige, Lubaga, Kavuma & Co. Advocates, the traders want the court to urgently…
Ugandan investment banker Anne Aliker has been appointed Head of Africa Regions, Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) at Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets. Announcing the appointment, Luvuyo Masinda, Chief Executive of CIB at Standard Bank Group, said Aliker brings a wealth of experience and a strong record of leadership. “Anne has led…
Pearl Bank Uganda, formerly PostBank and Stanbic Bank Uganda, have partnered and integrated their digital wallets, Wendi and FlexiPay, to enhance financial inclusion across the country. This collaboration, which prioritises cooperation over competition, will enable seamless transactions at reduced fees for over one million users of both platforms, making financial services more accessible and affordable….
Uganda will receive more than $2 billion in new concessional financing from the World Bank over the next three financial years to support its development agenda. Ramathan Ggoobi, permanent secretary and secretary to the Treasury at the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, said the financing is part of renewed World Bank support to…
Ronald Makata, Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Chief Finance and Value Management Officer, emerged as the standout achiever at the 9th Uganda CFO Awards 2025. Makata distinguished himself with three prestigious accolades: top honours in Compliance and Governance, Finance Transformation and Technology, and First Runner-Up for CFO of the Year. Organised jointly by Deloitte Uganda and ACCA…
Uganda and Somalia on Wednesday signed three new memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in key sectors. The agreements were signed in Kampala during the second Joint Permanent Commission meeting between the two countries, covering security, education and sports, immigration, and labor. Officials said the new pacts are expected to bolster regional trade,…
