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

African manufacturing needs large and patient outlay to take off, Afreximbank tells Uganda bankers

July 26

Unlocking Uganda’s tourism and manufacturing potential will require strategic policy moves, and a shift by lenders […]

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Policy

Bank of Uganda raises key interest rate to help cushion economy

July 6

The Bank of Uganda Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the Central Bank Rate (CBR) by one […]

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Finance, Hydrocarbons, Investment, Policy

Fitch raises Uganda’s credit rating from negative to stable

June 22

Fitch Ratings, the international credit agency, has revised the Outlook on Uganda’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default […]

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Finance, Policy

IMF cautions borrowers on accountability for Covid-19 emergency funds

June 22

African governments that have borrowed from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to limit the adverse effects […]

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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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Business, Policy

Climate action is about competitiveness, not compliance, Mohieldin tells African business leaders

June 6

African businesses should see the silver lining in the call for climate action because green production […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Markets, Policy

Uganda expects growth to rebound to 4.5pc in fiscal 2021/22

May 18

Uganda expects growth to max out at 4.5pc in the full year to June 2022, shored […]

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Business, Financial Services, Foreign News, Markets, Policy

Blowback from Ukraine crisis could spark spike in Uganda lending rates

March 21

Fitch Solutions sees major combat operations  in Ukraine ending in  Q2 with the capture of Kiev […]

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Policy

Child rights consortium seeks to end violence against children in Uganda

March 6

Child rights advocacy group Joining Forces -a coming together of six child rights organisations- has embarked […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services, Markets, Policy

Stanbic gives Mutebile a 72-tree salute

February 1

Ugandan lender Stanbic will be planting 72 fruit trees at its tier one branches across the […]

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