Business, Companies, Trade & Industry

Kiira Motors vehicle manufacture to earn central and local governments UGX373billion

September 28

The central government will collect a projected UGX 209 billion over a five-year period while the […]

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Business, Companies, Trade & Industry, Travel & Tourism

Ethiopia blazes trail to recovery of African air traffic

September 26

  A more nuanced approach by Ethiopia to Covid-19 travel restrictions, has yielded early dividends with […]

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Business, Companies, Trade & Industry, Travel & Tourism

Uganda banking on new entrants to drive recovery of aviation sector

September 26

Uganda is betting on the entry of new operators  and the expansion of flag carrier Uganda […]

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Business, Energy, Trade & Industry

UGX 30bn to blunt shock of displacement for Karuma PAPs

September 25

The government has set aside an UGX30 billion fund for the Community Development Action Plan (CDAP), […]

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Business, Companies, Trade & Industry

Majid Al Futtaim picks Shoprite’s poisoned chalice in Uganda

September 16

Majid Al Futtaim, the holder of French retail giant Carrefour in Uganda, has concluded an agreement […]

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Business, Companies, Land & Agriculture, Trade & Industry

Pearl Dairy takes stab at premium market with new packaging line

June 30

Pearl Dairy Farms expects its’ recently installed UGX9.25 billion Tetrapak Edge production line to give it […]

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Business, Markets, Opinion, Trade & Industry

New African free trade pact will favour regional giants

June 8

Trading commenced under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement in January, but one of […]

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Business, Companies, Technology & Telecoms, Trade & Industry, Transport

Ugandan automaker KMC gets inaugural board ahead of start of manufacturing activities

May 14

Uganda’s automotive startup Kiira Motors KMC, has been assigned a 13-member Board of Directors, months ahead […]

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Business, Companies, Land & Agriculture, Trade & Industry

Uganda private sector reports successive rise in business activity

April 8

There are signs of a gradual return to the old normal at the end of the […]

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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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