Policy, Trade & Industry

Multi-billion dollar illicit trade helping to fund terror in East Africa

April 6

Trade in counterfeit or fake goods, which are usually smuggled across borders, is helping to finance […]

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Business, Financial Services, Trade & Industry

Stanbic Bank simplifies trade with new digital platform

April 6

Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) has reduced the red tape involved with carrying out international trade by […]

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Business, Trade & Industry

Schools reopening lifts private sector confidence as PMI goes up

March 3

Private sector optimism picked up during February, ending a two month sequence of job cuts and […]

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Business, Companies, Markets, Trade & Industry

Ugandan elections reverse business gains

February 3

Business conditions deteriorated for the Ugandan private sector during January due to a reduction in new […]

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Business, Companies, Trade & Industry

Carrefour Naalya opening April

February 2

A year after its entry into Uganda, French retailer Carrefour is spreading its footprint with a […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade & Industry

Mukono Industrial Zone gets improved Umeme power supply

December 30

Electricity supply to the rapidly growing Mukono Industrial Zone has been improved with the commissioning of […]

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Business, Infrastructure, Trade & Industry, Transport

Uganda says close to SGR finance deal with China

December 19

Uganda is looking at financial year 22/23 for the start of phase one construction of its […]

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Business, Policy, Trade & Industry

Kenya gets new guarantees to sell duty-free in UK market

December 9

Early this week, Kenya and the United Kingdom sealed a new agreement that guarantees continued duty-free […]

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Business, Trade & Industry, Travel & Tourism

Bleak outlook for African airlines as industry losses projected to slip into 2021

November 30

Michael Wakabi The IATA global media days and General Assembly were cause for food for thought […]

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Business, Companies, Trade & Industry

South African retailer PEP ends 5-year dalliance with Uganda

November 13

South African retailer PEP Stores has drawn the curtain on its Ugandan operation, ending a bold […]

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