Finance, Land & Agriculture

EU gives $18m to wake up Uganda’s beef industry

March 7

March 7—The European Union (EU) hopes the €15 million (about $18 million) it is giving Uganda’s […]

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Business, Infrastructure, Investment, Policy

Roads agency hikes penalties for overloaded trucks

March 7

March 7—Annual spending on road repairs as result of irresponsible use by mostly drivers of overloaded […]

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Business, Markets

Uganda business outlook stays above critical PMI 50.0

March 5

March 5—The Stanbic Bank’s Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for February 2017 was at 51.1 above the […]

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Communications, Companies

DStv Uganda does good works for primary schools

March 5

March 5—The DStv Kampala Kids Run stakeholders have selected Namusita Primary School, Ekanba Primary School and […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture

Will Brookside save Rwanda’s dairy farmers?

March 3

March 03 – On the receiving end of yet another milk glut this year, Rwandan farmers […]

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Business, Infrastructure, Markets, Trade & Industry

EAC states advised on breaking into global market

March 1

March 1—The East African Community(EAC) Partner States have been advised to look beyond the local markets […]

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Infrastructure, Investment, Markets, Trade & Industry

Low productivity wastes improving trading infrastructure

March 1

March 1— Amelia Kyambadde, Uganda’s trade minister, has asked East African Community (EAC) countries to increase […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services

Barclays Africa to become Absa Group by 2020

March 1

March 1—Barclays Africa Group (BAG), the banking business which Barclays Plc has been gradually shedding off […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Uganda microfinance centre due for $14m recap

March 1

March 1—The Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), a government agency set up to provide affordable financial services, […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Markets

Lending expanded by only UGX 200 billion last year

February 28

February 28 –Reporting season for Uganda’s financial industry opens this week with lenders expected to announce minimal earnings […]

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