Business, Finance, Financial Services, Technology & Telecoms

Talks set for Nairobi on Islamic input for regional fintech

January 10

January 10—Consultancy firm GBS Africa, is organising the third edition of the East Africa Islamic Economy […]

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Investment, Transport, Travel & Tourism

Wildlife authority gets buses to drive local tourism

January 10

January 11—The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has taken delivery of five brand new touring buses in […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Global banks still matter for local businesses

January 9

January 9—Smaller firms in developing countries like Uganda are rarely able to tap into capital markets, […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture, Markets

World Bank helps Uganda exploit EU honey market

January 9

January 9—The World Bank is paying for a scheme to help improve Ugandan honey quality and […]

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Companies, Policy

Uganda signs jobs deal with Saudi Arabia

January 9

January 9—Uganda and Saudi Arabia have signed a General Labour Recruitment Bilateral Agreement which for the […]

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Policy

Tax collector concerned by politics in taxation

January 4

January 4—Doris Akol, the Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has asked political leaders in […]

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Business, Financial Services, Investment

XENO Technologies joins financial advisory business

January 4

January 4—A new investment firm has entered the market of advising Ugandans how to manage and […]

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Business, Markets

Ethiopian economy outpaces rest of eastern Africa

December 22

December 22—The biggest contributor to the expansion of East Africa was Ethiopia, accounting for a full […]

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Finance, Policy

Central bank leaves base rate unchanged at 9.5%

December 18

December 18—With the festive season spending clearly in mind, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) Monetary Policy […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Microfinance centre tagged for recapitalisation in FY 2018/19

December 18

December 18—Uganda’s Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) has been promised more funding, but no exact details are […]

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