Business, Finance, Financial Services, Foreign News, Investment

Kenyan fintechs take bulk of $1 billion invested in African start-ups

April 24

April 24–Kenyans took the lion’s share of the over $1 billion that went into African start-ups […]

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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, 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, 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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Business, Companies, Land & Agriculture, Trade & Industry

Uganda chillies exports secure six months EU waiver

April 9

Exports of Ugandan chillies to the European Union have received a temporary reprieve after a make […]

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Business, Companies

MTN Uganda sponsors corrective surgery for 80 at CoRSU

April 7

MTN Uganda has  committed UGX 184 million to support corrective surgery for more than 80 beneficiaries […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture, Markets, Trade & Industry

Annual maize crop under threat from Aflatoxin attacks

April 4

April 4—Nearly half of Uganda’s annual maize production and 92 pc of the sorghum is contaminated […]

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Business, Companies, Foreign News, Travel & Tourism

Egypt Air announces Kigali service as Rwandair spreads wings to Kinshasa

April 4

North Afric​an carrier Egypt Air will start a twice weekly service to Kigali starting April 27, […]

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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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Business, Finance, Policy

Bank of Uganda leaves base rate unchanged at 10 pc

April 2

April 2—Bank of Uganda has decided to keep the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 10 pc […]

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