Business, Finance, Financial Services, Travel & Tourism

Uganda Development Bank provides relief for struggling tourism sector

June 11

Close to half of the applicants in the tourism industry who sought financial relief from the […]

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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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Investment, Technology & Telecoms

IBM joins UN body to help provide digital skills in developing countries

June 10

The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has teamed up with IBM to help equip women and […]

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Policy

EAC monetary union process finalizes verifications for bidding hosts

June 7

Four member states of the East African Community (EAC) have expressed interest to host the proposed […]

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Business, Policy

Climate action is about competitiveness, not compliance, Mohieldin tells African business leaders

June 6

African businesses should see the silver lining in the call for climate action because green production […]

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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, Finance, Financial Services, Hydrocarbons

UNOC MoU anchors Equity’s Uganda Oil and gas strategy

April 15

Ambitious African lender Equity’s Ugandan unit has entered an MoU with the Uganda National Oil Company […]

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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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