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MTN posts first loss in 20 years
MTN Uganda's total revenue declined by 1.9% on the back of lower voice revenues depressed by the customer disconnections and the One Network Area in the East African Community where calls between member states are billed as local calls.
March 2, 2017
Data
Uganda has competition to thank for some of Africa’s lowest mobile prices
Data from Research ICT Africa shows that 1GB of mobile data in the Q2 of this year was cheaper in only Tanzania, Egypt, and Mozambique. On average, the plan cost $3.62 in Uganda, versus $0.89 in Tanzania, $2.82 in Egypt, and $2.87 in Mozambique.
October 17, 2016
Economy
Banks and Visa seek slice of maturing mobile money sector
Stanbic's platform is the second mobile banking product after MoKash, a partnership between MTN and Commercial Bank of Africa which launched in August. Kenya's Equity Bank is also exploring the possibility of extending its Equitel service to Uganda.
September 26, 2016
Companies
Airtel’s share of mobile money agents grows, but still behind MTN
The mobile money sector is dominated by two telecoms, MTN Uganda and Airtel, who together account for 99% of mobile money agent market presence, according to a new report. The market leader is MTN with 57%, followed by Airtel with 42%.
September 9, 2016
Companies
Looking for the best internet plan in Uganda? Here’s some data for you
The analysis looked at the six telecom companies that offer internet services in Uganda. We arranged the plans according to their validity periods and cost. The most common validity periods are 24 hours, one week, one month, and three months.
September 5, 2016
Companies
Corporate earnings and results
Markets
Data adds to MTN Uganda profit as voice calls slow
MTN Uganda shrugged off a difficult last quarter of 2015 to grow its subscriber base by 10.8% to just under 10 million customers in the first six months of 2016, interim half-year results by parent company MTN Group show.
August 23, 2016
Executive Profiles
Movers & Shakers
Executive Profile: Wim Vanhelleputte
Wim Vanhelleputte was appointed MTN Uganda's Chief Executive Officer at the end of July 2016, replacing Brian Gouldie who left after only two years on the job.
August 1, 2016
Companies
Movers & Shakers
MTN Uganda names new CEO
MTN Uganda, the country's biggest company by revenue, has appointed Wim Vanhelleputte as its new CEO, company sources told Uganda Business News. A formal announcement is expected to be made soon. The Belgian is expected to start work on August 1.
July 31, 2016
Companies
Top 100 Taxpayers
Top Taxpayers: MTN Uganda
MTN Uganda provides mobile and fixed telecommunications, mobile financial services and data services. The company has a market share of 51.1% and approximately 9 million subscribers as of December 2015.
July 25, 2016
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