Markets, Policy

Geo-political tensions threaten Africa’s economic growth prospects

May 5

A new briefing note published by the International Monetary Fund this week states that Africa will […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services, Markets

Chipper Cash brings digital brokerage services to USE

August 30

 African fintech company Chipper Technologies has been admitted as a stockbroker on the Uganda Securities Exchange, […]

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Business, Markets

Inflationary pressures dampen Uganda’s private sector during July

August 2

Increasing inflationary pressures continued to dampen private sector activity during July as the headline Stanbic Purchasing […]

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Business, Markets, Trade & Industry

Standard Bank launches new Africa Trade Barometer index

June 10

Johannesburg-based Standard Bank has launched a new index that will monitor trade developments across the continent […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Markets, Policy

Uganda expects growth to rebound to 4.5pc in fiscal 2021/22

May 18

Uganda expects growth to max out at 4.5pc in the full year to June 2022, shored […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services, Investment, Markets

Helping bottom-layer businesses surmount Covid-19, propels Equity Group revenues past USD 1 billion mark

March 24

A bottom of the pyramid-centric strategy that helped MSME’s to weather and sustain growth during the […]

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Business, Financial Services, Foreign News, Markets, Policy

Blowback from Ukraine crisis could spark spike in Uganda lending rates

March 21

Fitch Solutions sees major combat operations  in Ukraine ending in  Q2 with the capture of Kiev […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture, Markets, Trade & Industry

ICO pokes holes in Uganda’s reasons for exiting global coffee umbrella

March 9

In September 2021, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) received a notification from the Uganda Coffee DevelopmentAuthority […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Financial Services, Markets, Policy

Stanbic gives Mutebile a 72-tree salute

February 1

Ugandan lender Stanbic will be planting 72 fruit trees at its tier one branches across the […]

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Markets, Real Estate & Property

Emerging oil industry helps to revive Kampala high-end residential market

January 26

Knight Frank Uganda registered a 12 pc year-on-year increase in occupancy of prime residential accommodation in […]

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