Companies, Financial Services, Trade & Industry

Modern Group, Equity Bank deepen Partnership as Industrial Businesses seek Responsive Financing

August 15

  Modern Group and Equity Bank Uganda are deepening a partnership built on responsive financing as […]

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Business, Trade & Industry

Uganda Turns to Japan for Border Upgrades, Agro-processing Investment

August 12

Uganda is seeking Japanese support to expand Busia and Malaba border posts while attracting investment into […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services, Trade & Industry

Equity’s USD50m bet on Microhaem turns Uganda’s Medical Import bill into Opportunity

August 12

Equity Bank’s USD50m financing is helping Microhaem expand medical manufacturing, strengthening Uganda’s push to reduce reliance […]

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Business, Financial Services, Trade & Industry

New China Payment rail Gives Ugandan Firms Direct Access to World’s second-largest Economy

August 6

Stanbic’s adoption of CIPS could reshape how businesses settle trade by bypassing intermediary currencies   Ugandan […]

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Business, Companies, Trade & Industry

Rwanda Alcohol Imports ban Exposes Cracks in Regional Quality Assurance System

August 6

Rwanda’s FDA has suspended 52 imported brands of alcoholic beverages, including 11 from Uganda, as regulatory […]

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Companies, Trade & Industry

Nile Breweries Extends Retailer Skills Programme to Masaka

August 6

Training focuses on financial management, digital payments and business planning as SME capacity-building initiative expands beyond […]

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Trade & Industry

Rwanda Shuts Eight Distilleries, Revokes Ethanol import Licenses as Crackdown on Illicit Alcohol Intensifies

August 2

Rwanda has shut down eight distilleries, revoked their manufacturing licences and ordered a nationwide recall of […]

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Companies, Finance, Trade & Industry

Court Clears Way for Independent Audit in Dei Industries–Equity Bank Loan Dispute

July 31

The High Court has dismissed an application by Dei Industries International and its proprietor, Dr Matthias […]

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Trade & Industry, Travel & Tourism

Africa Bucks Global Slowdown as Air Travel Demand Rises 6.7pc

July 30

African airlines defied the global aviation slowdown in June, recording a 6.7pc rise in passenger demand […]

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Business, Trade & Industry

Uganda, South Sudan Kick Off Border Talks as They Seek to Unlock Trade, Improve Security

July 23

Uganda and South Sudan have launched high-level border talks in Arua aimed at easing trade bottlenecks, […]

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