Face Technologies loses Uganda driving permits contract
November 9,2018 – Uncertainty surrounds the future of computerised driving permits in Uganda as the Ministry of Works prepares to take over the process from contrac...
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Investment agency reassures amidst Director’s exit
November 8, 2018—Uganda’s front office for attracting new business, the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), has assured the public all is well. This is in an effort...
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UDB helps cover costs for undergraduates on European internship
November 8, 2018—Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDBL) has joined forces with an institutional European partner to enrich the learning experiences of two young und...
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Qalaa Chairman relates challenges in $4.3 bn refinery
November 8, 2018—Having a good track record for delivering meaningful results enabled Qalaa Holdings to put together the financing package for the Egyptian Refining...
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African passenger traffic makes gains in September, freight uncertain
November 05, 2018 -African airlines saw mixed fortunes during September with demand for passenger transport recording some positive movement while freight continued to fl...
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Government looks to digital stamps to curb fake goods
November 7, 2018—The proliferation of counterfeit goods in Uganda, many of them sub-standard and a potential health risk, has forced the government to make plans fo...
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Capex spend for Africa oil & gas sector to double
November 7, 2018—Capital expenditure (capex) spend in Africa experienced a 42 pc drop between 2014 and 2018, but is expected to more than double between now and 203...
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dfcu bank plans Intelligent Branch opening
November 7, 2018—Uganda’s second biggest bank by assets, dfcu Bank, has plans to raise the profile of its digital services with the overall intention of improving o...
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Uganda Airlines A330-800 makes first flight
November 6, 2018 – The first A330-800, the type ordered by Uganda Airlines, took to the skies on its maiden flight today, kicking off a 300 hour flight test campaig...
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Inflation drops to 3 percent during October
November 5, 2018—Uganda’s Annual Headline Inflation dropped down to three percent during the year ending October 2018 after the spike in September when it reached 3...
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Unfazed by SGR, Uganda Railways ramps up metre-gauge operations
November 5,2018 – Almost a year since taking over operations of its network from Rift Valley Railways, Uganda Railways Corporation URC, has seen cargo carried betwe...
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New orders keep business owners upbeat in October
November 5, 2018—Sustained new orders are helping to maintain optimism in Uganda’s private sector as the Stanbic Bank Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for October r...
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Online job placement platform by-passes Uganda
November 1, 2018—Young Ugandans are missing out on a job placement online platform that started out in Ghana and is now touting its success at helping people find j...
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Uganda’s exports remain limited with COMESA main buyers
November 1, 2018—Member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are Uganda’s leading export destination, but just two of them, Kenya an...
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High profile African investment talks set for Johannesburg
November 1, 2018—Executives at the Abidjan-based African Development Bank (AfDB) are keeping fingers crossed over a successful outcome of talks intended to match le...
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Regus offers affordable workplaces amidst high Kampala rentals
November 1, 2018—Office realtor, Regus Uganda, wants to cash in on Kampala’s many vacant spots at ideal locations, by offering affordable packages, especially for u...
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UK backs improving Uganda small business fortunes
November 1, 2018—The total British government financing package for Uganda during 2018/19 amounts to about 100 million pounds ($128 million) and a portion of that m...
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Business survey has Uganda trailing Kenya as Rwanda excels
November 1, 2018—Rwanda is the one of the easiest countries in the world to do business while neighbouring Uganda is at the other end of the scale. Rwanda tops Keny...
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Reduced airfares for Uganda gorilla trekking destinations
October 31, 2018—A reduction of air fare has been announced for those wanting to fly to the western highlands and trek the endangered mountain gorillas which are sh...
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dfcu Bank announces top changes as Kisaame makes way
October 31, 2018— Juma Kisaame, the long serving Chief Executive Officer of dfcu Bank, Uganda’s second biggest by assets, will make way for Mathias Katamba, who cr...
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