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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Financial Services

WorldRemit reassures Ugandan customers following June exit

July 5

WorldRemit Money Transfer has once again clarified that although the company closed its Ugandan office in […]

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Financial Services

Patrick Oketa appointed new FSD Uganda Executive Director

June 23

Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Uganda has a new Executive Director. He is  Patrick Oketa, who will […]

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Investment

Rwanda to begin Covid-19 vaccine exports early next year

June 22

President Paul Kagame is to officiate at the ground-breaking ceremony for the BioNTech manufacturing plant in […]

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Business, Markets, Trade & Industry

Standard Bank launches new Africa Trade Barometer index

June 10

Johannesburg-based Standard Bank has launched a new index that will monitor trade developments across the continent […]

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Investment, Technology & Telecoms

IBM joins UN body to help provide digital skills in developing countries

June 10

The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has teamed up with IBM to help equip women and […]

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Policy

EAC monetary union process finalizes verifications for bidding hosts

June 7

Four member states of the East African Community (EAC) have expressed interest to host the proposed […]

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