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Send us Fan Mail Tourism employs close to a million Ugandans, and provides 6% of Uganda's GDP. It is a major forex earner and part of Uganda's four paths to structural economic development. Yet, inspite of this, majority of the tourism businesses, are unable to access patient, long term, low-interest loans for their businesses.  In this special episode, at a panel, Grab A coffee probes the access to finance for Tourism MSME's Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we Grab A Coffee with the  Managing Director of the Old Mutual Investment Group Zac Kisesi and speak to him about investment as part of financial planning.  Uganda has a uniquely young population keen on financial independence and a high quality of life, but to achieve that requires rigorous financial discipline backed by an investment manager keen and capable of meeting these needs.  We explore the portfolio of the Old Mutual Investment Group and  their offering to investors. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In the second episode of the Founder's Budget Brief; Raymond and Simon sit with Ugandan entrepreneurs to discuss the operating environment in which the Ugandan startup eco-system is operating.  They speak at length about working with government and how the Start up ecosystem can benefit from the government national budget.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Uganda's 83 trilllion shillings Budget read in June is often the start of an economic cycle in which government dictates it's most important activities. In this special  edition of Grab A Coffee, hosted with The Start Up Uganda, we discuss how much of that budget responds to the needs of start ups in Uganda and whether the Start-ups are prepared to take initiative with government in solving for the biggest problems they face.  The episode is recorded from The Hive Colab, an ecosystem for founders. It features officials from the Ministry of Finance and from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Support the show

Send us Fan Mail EU Ambassador to Uganda , Jan Sadek makes the hosts a cup of coffee in his kitchen  as they dive into his biographical profile, walking us through his childhood, passions,  family, hobbies and his time in Uganda. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In our interview with the EU ambassador Jan Sadek, we explore the 50-year relationship between Uganda and the EU. This conversation explores that relationship and the popular misconceptions about the EU.  Jan explains the Global Gateway Initiative, diplomatic Communication in the digital age, governance, democracy, and market access for Ugandan products to the EU. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we grab a coffee with Hon. Dr. Musenero Monica (Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation) to discuss how Science, Technology, and Innovation build Uganda’s economy. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode , we grab a Coffee with Eugine Mutekhele - C E.O Jubilee Life Insurance Uganda and  unpack important conversations shaping the Insurance industry in Uganda and his leadership journey. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we host Amanda Ngabirano- a seasoned Ugandan urban planner and academic, who is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Architecture & Physical Planning in the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology at Makerere University She talks about fixing Kampala: How to get it right. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Brian Mulondo, C.E.O - Garage Group, discusses the match between Traditional media & New media.  How can we adopt & monetize new forms of media?  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail On the 2nd episode of Uganda's Innovation Ecosystem, we have a chat with Mago Hasfa -the founder of 'Read to Learn', a nonprofit focused on early literacy development for children. She is also a social innovator and author of children’s books. What does it actually take for innovation to contribute to national development, not just in theory, but in practice, and at scale? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this session, we host Kenneth Muhangi from KTA Advocates. He specializes in intellectual property, technology, media, telecommunications & dispute resolution. Kenneth discusses a sharp question:  What does it actually take for innovation to contribute to national development, not just in theory, but in practice, at scale? Uganda has innovators. That is not the problem. The gap is structural. Promising products never reach the market because the people behind them cannot access finance, cannot navigate the path from prototype to mass production, and have no framework for protecting what they have created. Intellectual property is not a footnote in that story. It is the missing foundation. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This is the 2nd part of our conversation with Professor Augustus Nuwagaba, the Deputy Governor of the  Bank of Uganda (BOU), who shares insights into how central banking decisions influence everyday finances, from interest rates to loan accessibility and digital payment affordability. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Professor Augustus Nuwagaba (Deputy Governor- Bank of Uganda) shares  insights into how central banking decisions influence everyday finances, from interest rates to loan accessibility and digital payment affordability. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail David Wandera is nearly a year into his role as the CEO of ABSA Bank Uganda. It is a role that sees him sit at the helm of one of Uganda's largest financial institutions with a wide reach in both economic and structural areas of the country.  In this episode, we grab a coffee with him on a range of issues; the cost of money, the mortgage problem, the role that commercial banks play in the economy and the cost of living -  We also speak about his own profile; where he grew up, where he studied, what kind of homestead he grew up in, and his music tastes and preferences.  Support the show