Business, Companies, Opinion

East Asian model offers useful lessons for rapid East African SME growth

July 4

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are critical drivers of economic growth writes Christopher Burke.  SMEs are […]

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Companies, The Business Interview

There is a brighter side to African aviation – Rwandair’s Yvonne Makolo

June 26

Rwandair chief executive officer Yvonne Makolo, became the posterchild of the aviation industry’s new drive for […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services, Technology & Telecoms

Chipper Cash spreads wings to Rwanda

June 23

African fintech Chipper Cash, has spread its geographical footprint further, following the launch of operations in […]

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Companies, Travel & Tourism

IATA Billing and Settlement Plan to go live in Sierra Leone  from August 1

June 23

  Michael  Wakabi  Sierra Leone became the latest African country to accede to the International Air […]

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Companies, Energy, Hydrocarbons

TotalEnergies awards Expro Holdings $30m deal to maintain Ugandan rigs

June 20

TotalEnergies EP, the developers of the Tilenga oilfields in western Uganda, has awarded a $30 million […]

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Companies, Financial Services, Trade & Industry

Equity Uganda edges closer to Islamic banking with Eazzy Stock launch

June 16

Regional lender Equity’s Ugandan unit has launched Eazzy Stock financing, a new product it says responds […]

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Companies, Travel & Tourism

Uganda Airlines to ferry Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

June 15

Flag carrier Uganda Airlines is set to make its maiden landing in Saudi Arabia June19, when […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services, Foreign News

Cogebanque acquisition propels Equity to number two bank in Rwanda 

June 15

Regional lender Equity will leapfrog the ladder to become the second largest bank in Rwanda, after […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services

FITSPA in strategic deal to use BPC’s global online payments platform

June 15

The Financial Technology Services Providers’ Association (FITSPA), which is Uganda’s fintech umbrella body, has signed a […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services

Equity Uganda – Interswitch tie-up opens access to 650 ATM locations

June 8

Convergence between independent bank switch operator Interswitch and regional lender Equity bank, will increase access for […]

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