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Absa is buying Standard Chartered’s retail business.

What changes now?

Absa Bank Uganda has received regulatory approval to acquire Standard Chartered Uganda’s Wealth & Retail Banking business. We break down what this means for customers, the sector and the future.

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The Hard Call

The decisions that shaped them.

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EP. 03

Making the tough call to scale.

With Patrick Mweheire
Former CEO, Stanbic Bank Uganda

35 MIN

The Numbers

Key data, simplified and explained.

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5.3%

Uganda’s economic growth
(2025 projection)

UGX 225T

Size of the economy
(nominal GDP)

3.6%

Inflation rate
(Sept 2025)

18.7%

Interest rate
(Commercial banks)

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The Floor Portrait

Sylvia Mulinge

CEO, MTN Uganda

“Employees’ health and mental health matter and should be prioritized.”

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MTN logoStanbic Bank logoAbsa logoStandard Chartered logoUganda Breweries logo

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