Business, Policy, Trade & Industry

Uganda’s AGOA prospects stunted by information, structural gaps

April 18

Uganda could increase earnings from its exports to the USA under the African Growth Opportunity Act […]

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Business, Companies, Investment, Land & Agriculture, Policy

Government shelves $5m Israeli venture to grow medical marijuana

April 18

April 18—After some soul-searching, the government has temporarily scuttled an Israeli company bid, to grow medicinal […]

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Business, Investment, Policy

Incoming investment authority seven-member board unveiled

April 17

April 17—Evelyn Anite, the junior finance minister for investment, officially unveiled the new board of the […]

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Business, Energy, Hydro, Policy, Trade & Industry

Surplus electricity allows Umeme to offer tariff reductions

April 15

April 15—The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has approved Umeme’s tariff card for the second quarter which […]

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Business, Investment, Land & Agriculture, Markets, Policy

Vietnam agrees to give Uganda’s coffee sector renewed push

April 15

April 15—Last month, Uganda was in talks with Vietnam, the country that overtook it in the […]

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Business, Companies, Policy, Trade & Industry

Uganda tax collector aims salvo at illicit goods with digital stamps

April 15

April 15—Segments of the small business community in Kampala have not taken too kindly to the […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture, Markets, Policy

Uganda gets Dutch know-how to limit bugs in $100m exports

April 10

April 10—The Netherlands Embassy in Kampala is helping the agriculture ministry limit rising cases of non-compliance […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Policy, Trade & Industry

Uganda relaxes terms for women groups to access $155m credit

April 10

April 10—The government wants to ease the conditions in which recognised women groups across Uganda can […]

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Foreign News, Investment, Policy, Trade & Industry

Half of Africa takes on riskier debt as growth slows in 2018

April 10

April 10—The external debt of nearly half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa, covered under the […]

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Policy

Uganda eyes Tanzania for bench marking small scale mining

April 2

April 2—The government wants to benchmark some areas of the local mining sector on the Tanzanian […]

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