State utility National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) officially opened the doors to its national head office at Plot 3 Nakasero Friday, having recently taken up residence in the new landmark building. The headquarters of Uganda’s most profitable state enterprise has always been at Plot 39 Jinja Road. On Friday, Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda commissioned the […]
PICTURE: ORIENT Bank founder and Vice Chairman Ketan Morjaria at the 25th Anniversary at Kampala Serena Friday, June 22, 2018 – Orient Bank Uganda Limited has today celebrated 25 years of banking excellence in Uganda by launching a revolutionary mobile banking application FastPay. The mobile banking application launched by the Governor Bank of Uganda Emmanuel […]
Kampala, Uganda, Friday, June 1st, 2018. Over a year after dfcu’s acquisition of Crane Bank, Uganda’s second biggest bank has commenced Bancassurance sales in 66 branches countrywide as the country seeks to increase the number of its nationals covered by insurance policies. Bancassurance is an arrangement in which a bank and an insurance company form a […]
Sudhir Ruparelia is at it again just few months after opening another building in Nakasero area. On the weekend, Rajiv Ruparelia, the Managing Director of Crane Management Service, opened up a building on 5th street industrial area. “In order to reduce the cost of construction in Uganda we need the support of government to help […]
Sadolin has today opened two more color centers in Ntinda suburb and the industrial area in a bid to expand market reach and consolidate its position in the Ugandan market. The color centers are setup through franchise agreements with local entrepreneurs and Sadolin. The establishments will offer experiential shopping for high end customers and will […]
In June 2015, a report by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) crowned Uganda as the world’s most entrepreneurial nation, beating 72 other nations in the ranking. The report discovered that out of an average of 10 Ugandans, 3 were entrepreneurs. It was a surprise that Uganda, a small country tucked away in Eastern Africa, could beat […]
Business people are set to benefit from the inaugural Mkutano investment conference as discussion will focus on how to sustain economic development using the capital markets. Mr David Ofungi, Founder and CEO of DERO, the curators of Economic Mkutano conference due to take place on Tuesday 15, May at Kampala Serena Hotel Conference Centre said […]
The head of Uganda Bankers Association, Wilbrod Humphreys Owor has explained that with the launch of the “Shared Agent Baking System,” the bankers’ body had continued to set standards catering to the needs of traders and artisans at different locations across the country. Owor said the new service was aimed at giving the unbanked, especially […]
Bank of Africa’s Managing Director, Mr. Arthur Isiko, has tipped various Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on how to access finance as a key aspect for sustainable business growth. Mr. Isiko (pictured above) was speaking at a business forum hosted by the Bank at Tick Hotel in Kawempe Division. This forum, which is a first […]
In the company’s continued efforts to contribute to the community, Sadolin in partnership with Seroma Limited over the weekend completed a week long project to give a facelift to the home of the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. Sadolin contributed a total of 810 liters of paint to the project while partner Seroma Limited […]