Business, Companies, Trade & Industry, Transport

Africa leads sluggish global freight market recovery – IATA

May 7

African airlines posted the fastest growth of any region in a generally weak global freight market […]

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Business, Companies, Trade & Industry

Rwanda blockade having minimal impact on Uganda private sector – Stanbic report

May 6

The embargo Rwanda placed on trade with Uganda, now running into its third month, has had […]

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Business, Infrastructure, Trade & Industry, Transport

Double jeopardy for Uganda as Kenya halts SGR development

April 27

Uganda faces diminishing options for its SGR development after Kenya, on whom it had banked for […]

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Business, Policy, Trade & Industry

Uganda’s AGOA prospects stunted by information, structural gaps

April 18

Uganda could increase earnings from its exports to the USA under the African Growth Opportunity Act […]

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Business, Energy, Hydro, Policy, Trade & Industry

Surplus electricity allows Umeme to offer tariff reductions

April 15

April 15—The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has approved Umeme’s tariff card for the second quarter which […]

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Business, Companies, Policy, Trade & Industry

Uganda tax collector aims salvo at illicit goods with digital stamps

April 15

April 15—Segments of the small business community in Kampala have not taken too kindly to 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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Foreign News, Investment, Policy, Trade & Industry

Half of Africa takes on riskier debt as growth slows in 2018

April 10

April 10—The external debt of nearly half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa, covered under the […]

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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, 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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