Business, Companies, Policy, Trade & Industry

Uganda tax collector aims salvo at illicit goods with digital stamps

April 15

April 15—Segments of the small business community in Kampala have not taken too kindly to the […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture, Markets, Policy

Uganda gets Dutch know-how to limit bugs in $100m exports

April 10

April 10—The Netherlands Embassy in Kampala is helping the agriculture ministry limit rising cases of non-compliance […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Policy, Trade & Industry

Uganda relaxes terms for women groups to access $155m credit

April 10

April 10—The government wants to ease the conditions in which recognised women groups across Uganda can […]

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Foreign News, Investment, Policy, Trade & Industry

Half of Africa takes on riskier debt as growth slows in 2018

April 10

April 10—The external debt of nearly half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa, covered under the […]

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Policy

Uganda eyes Tanzania for bench marking small scale mining

April 2

April 2—The government wants to benchmark some areas of the local mining sector on the Tanzanian […]

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Business, Finance, Policy

Bank of Uganda leaves base rate unchanged at 10 pc

April 2

April 2—Bank of Uganda has decided to keep the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 10 pc […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Policy

Small businesses feel helpless to query Uganda Revenue Authority

March 27

March 27—Tax disputes filed by corporations before the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) averaged 24 cases per […]

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Business, Finance, Foreign News, Infrastructure, Investment, Policy

US renews caution against taking on Chinese debt

March 21

March 21—John J. Sullivan, the United States Deputy Secretary of State, was in Angola. Sullivan was […]

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Finance, Policy

Mobile survey reveals Ugandan unease over income inequalities

March 21

March 21—Three out of four Ugandans are unhappy with the country’s economic direction. A high-frequency mobile […]

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Business, Energy, Foreign News, Hydrocarbons, Policy

South Sudan wants competitive bidding to raise oil revenues

March 21

March 21—-South Sudan wants to sell its crude via a competitive and transparent tender process for […]

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