The Western Union Company and MTN Group yesterday, 29 March 2012, announced the launch of a
mobile money transfer service in Uganda, allowing MTN customers to send and receive money across borders using just their mobile phones for the first time.
29 Mar 2012 10:14
Airtel Uganda yesterday launched its mobile money platform named
Airtel Money. The service provides consumers with convenient access to affordable and innovative financial services through their mobile phones.
1 Feb 2012 10:11
At an inauguration ceremony held last week, L'Oréal opened its new subsidiary in Kenya, which will be the hub for expanding the group's activities in East Africa, a region which also includes Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia. The group's subsidiary in Nigeria opened in September.
12 Dec 2011 12:13
TransferTo and the MTN Group last week announced that the implementation of their International Airtime Transfer (IAT) partnership in MTN operating companies is well underway.
14 Nov 2011 12:15
NEW YORK, US: Global online consumer confidence fell for the seventh consecutive quarter as confidence in 31 of 56 global markets measured declined, according to
from Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch and buy.
9 Nov 2011 09:36
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] TransUnion, a global credit and information management organisation, has acquired majority shareholding in CRB Holdings Limited, signifying its bold expansion steps into Africa.
28 Oct 2011 11:19
Pan-African consumers can now vote for their most admired and valued brands in the inaugural Brand Africa 100 Awards, which coincides with the second annual
Brand Africa Forum. The continent's most valued brands will be revealed at an awards ceremony on Thursday, 29 September 2011 at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa .
15 Sep 2011 14:25Stanbic Bank plans to increase its lending to Uganda's agriculture sector this year, adding to the US$25 million already made available by financial institutions, according to Ricardo Sengo, head agriculture development finance, Standard Bank Africa.
6 Jul 2011 11:30CAPE TOWN: The first phase of setting up a free trade area across 26 countries in Africa is expected to come into effect in three years, trade and industry minister Rob Davies said on Monday, 13 June 2011.
14 Jun 2011 12:00
[Wanjohi Kabukuru] Twenty years ago, when the government of Somalia collapsed, few imagined that the country's ongoing state of lawlessness would eventually spawn piracy on such a scale that the security of the western Indian Ocean region could be threatened.
14 Jun 2011 10:49
[Herman Manson: @marklives] A billion Africans and 50 million bank accounts. In South Africa, credit cards are used by only 16.5% of the population (2008). No African country comes close to 1% of total retail spend spent online - the magic figure which constitutes the tipping point for digital retail growth. No wonder, then, that the ecommerce market in Africa hasn't bloomed.
12 May 2011 18:55
Head of Bee Natural Uganda, Maria Odido, recently gained international recognition when she was awarded the 2010 Project Incubator Award for her innovative and sustainable project. Having set herself some important goals, Odido has had to experience success and then failure before firmly establishing herself as Uganda's honey queen.
12 Apr 2011 08:09
NEW YORK, US: Consumer confidence fell in 25 out of 52 countries in Q4 2010 as hope for a global economic recovery evaporated at the end of last year, according to the latest edition of the Nielsen
Global Consumer Confidence Index, which tracks consumer confidence, major concerns and spending intentions among online consumers.
27 Jan 2011 11:00[Larry Claasen] It's two steps forward and one step back in the process of getting the business model right for cellphone banking.
28 Dec 2010 11:01 
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