Business, Finance, Policy, Trade & Industry

Leadership key for policy success in economic groupings

March 13

March 13, 2018—Dr. Adam Mugume, the Executive Director, Research and Policy at Bank of Uganda (BoU) […]

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Business, Finance, Investment, Policy

Drafting Greater Kampala economic plan underway

March 13

March 13, 2018—Greater Kampala accounts for only about 10% of Uganda’s population, but the surrounding settlements […]

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Business, Companies, Investment

Chinese help President’s push for more production

March 13

March 13—President Yoweri Museveni has said setting up industrial parks across the country is aimed at […]

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Markets, Policy, Trade & Industry

Flip-flopping on good policy hurts African integration

March 13

March 13, 2018—Top technocrats from across Africa met early this week in Kampala, to brainstorm the […]

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Business, Companies, Policy, Technology & Telecoms

Telecom regulator toughens on SIM card sales

March 9

March 9—The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has ordered telecom companies to recall all SIM cards that […]

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Markets, Policy

Kenya may reverse interest rate cap law

March 9

March 9—The Kenya government has given in to International Monetary Fund (IMF) pressure to do something […]

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Policy

Top African policymakers to meet in Uganda

March 9

March 9—Bank of Uganda (BoU) together with the Nairobi-based African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), will host […]

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Finance, Land & Agriculture

EU gives $18m to wake up Uganda’s beef industry

March 7

March 7—The European Union (EU) hopes the €15 million (about $18 million) it is giving Uganda’s […]

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Business, Infrastructure, Investment, Policy

Roads agency hikes penalties for overloaded trucks

March 7

March 7—Annual spending on road repairs as result of irresponsible use by mostly drivers of overloaded […]

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Investment, Policy

Bank repeats concerns over Africa’s learning crisis

March 6

March 6—Africa faces a “severe learning crisis” that undermines economic growth and the well-being of its […]

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