Finance, Policy

Slowing inflation during November maintains base rate at 10 pc

December 8

A drop in inflation during November convinced the Bank of Uganda’s (BoU) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) […]

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Policy

CSBAG roots for increased funding for GBV at local government

December 4

Uganda faces a rising gender-based- violence burden amidst low prioritization of responses in national planning and […]

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Business, Finance, Investment

Fintech firm Tugende raises $10m in new capital to expand regional reach

October 14

Tugende, a fintech that offers credit and asset financing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) […]

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Infrastructure, Investment

French conglomerate wins $70m Uganda water supply project

October 14

Two subsidiaries of VINCI Construction, the French conglomerate, have been selected to design and build drinking […]

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Finance, Investment

Arab Development Bank provides $20m for Ugandan private sector

October 14

Uganda’s private sector is to benefit from a $20 million line of credit being provided by […]

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Business, Financial Services, Policy

BoU tells Ugandans to bear short-term pains of tight monetary policy

October 4

Ugandans will have to live with the short-term pains of interventionist monetary policy, as lender of […]

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Business, Investment

Uganda to host October talks for African SME recovery after Covid-19 shock

September 29

On October 6 and 7 in Kampala, an estimated 300 delegates made up of small business […]

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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, Investment

Uganda set for first Afro-Indian Investment Summit in September

August 21

President Yoweri Museveni is scheduled to officially open the inaugural Afro-Indian Investment Summit to take place […]

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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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