Uganda bags $78mln from Airtel in licence renewal payment, highest in the region

Uganda bags $78mln from Airtel in licence renewal payment, highest in the region

Airtel Uganda paid the Ugandan government $77.79 million to renew its 20-year licence, its latest financial report shows. The company also borrowed $4 million from Standard Chartered Bank to pay for its licence renewal in October 2020, the new disclosures in its full financial year ending March 2021 show. This comes as the parent company, […]

CMA bars ailing companies from share buybacks

CMA bars ailing companies from share buybacks

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has barred listed firms with negative equity from rolling out share buybacks, locking out cash-strapped companies from the process largely applied to correct perceived undervaluation of stock. The regulator has ruled that directors of the companies which intend to repurchase stock from the market should ensure “assets … are equal […]