Finance, Policy

IMF team assured by Uganda’s prospects as it backs $240m loan

January 21

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team which recently held virtual meetings with top Ugandan officials […]

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Business, Energy

US in deal with DRC for future electric vehicle battery supplies

January 21

The United States has recently signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and […]

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Finance, Policy

Chinese lending falls off as African countries face debt distress

January 5

The economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have undermined the ability […]

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Finance, Policy

Slowing inflation during November maintains base rate at 10 pc

December 8

A drop in inflation during November convinced the Bank of Uganda’s (BoU) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) […]

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Business, Companies

Uganda’s private sector remains optimistic as Stanbic PMI inches up

December 8

Conditions in Uganda’s private sector continue to improve as the latest data for the monthly Stanbic […]

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Infrastructure, Investment

French conglomerate wins $70m Uganda water supply project

October 14

Two subsidiaries of VINCI Construction, the French conglomerate, have been selected to design and build drinking […]

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Business

Higher input costs fail to dampen September business activity

October 14

Input prices for Uganda’s private sector increased for the fourteenth successive month into September, but nevertheless […]

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Business, Investment

Uganda to host October talks for African SME recovery after Covid-19 shock

September 29

On October 6 and 7 in Kampala, an estimated 300 delegates made up of small business […]

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Financial Services, Technology & Telecoms

Mckinsey survey predicts e-payments surge across Africa in next 3 years

September 28

In 2020, Africa’s e-payments industry, across domestic and cross-border payments, generated approxi­mately $24 billion in revenues, […]

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Trade & Industry

Fish project improves incomes, lowers malnutrition in Uganda

July 13

A fish project is lifting the incomes of fisherfolk around Lake Albert while also fighting malnutrition, […]

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