Finance, Policy

Bank of Uganda hikes base rate from 9.75% to 12% amidst global tensions

October 15

Bank of Uganda (BoU) has hiked the Central Bank Rate (CBR) by 225 basis points from […]

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Business, Markets, Policy

COMESA Competition Watchdog Calls for Stronger Skills-Sets to Police Complex Regional Markets

October 8

COMESA competition chiefs are calling for stronger technical skills and institutional capacity to keep pace with […]

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Business, Investment, Policy, Trade & Industry

PPDA Roots for Procurement as Driver of Local Wealth Creation

August 21

PPDA is urging government entities and suppliers to treat public procurement as a tool for local […]

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Companies, Finance, Investment, Policy

BoU plans Diaspora Bond, National Switch to unlock UGX9.3 trillion Diaspora Wealth

August 3

The Bank of Uganda plans to introduce a Diaspora Bond and a National Switch for payments […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Land & Agriculture, Policy

Making Smallholder Agriculture Visible to Finance

July 17

Uganda has made progress in reducing the cost of agricultural finance, but millions of smallholder farmers […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Uganda joins continental push for debt justice as public debt soars to UGX130 trillion

June 10

Ugandan civil society groups have joined a growing continental campaign demanding debt justice, arguing that rising […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Bank of Uganda slashes cheque limits, caps cash withdrawals in push for digital payments

June 3

Bank of Uganda has cut interbank cheque limits by 50 percent and introduced over-the-counter cash withdrawal […]

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Finance, Policy

Uganda central bank rate stays at 9.75% as banks told to cash up

May 15

The Bank of Uganda has maintained the central bank rate (CBR) at 9.75 percent following the […]

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Finance, Policy

Regional technocrats meet to drive EAC cross-border government securities trading

April 29

Regional experts from East African Community (EAC) Partner States recently met in Kigali, Rwanda, to advance […]

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Policy, Transport, Travel & Tourism

African aviation stakeholders converge on Addis Ababa for IATA conference

April 28

Ethiopian is the host airline for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Focus Africa 2026 conference […]

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