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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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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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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Energy, Finance, Hydro, Investment, Policy

Uganda’s Bujagali dam faces refinancing battle

March 5

March 5—The World Bank is considering a refinancing package for Uganda’s 250MW Bujagali hydro-power dam amid a high-profile […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Uganda microfinance centre due for $14m recap

March 1

March 1—The Microfinance Support Centre (MSC), a government agency set up to provide affordable financial services, […]

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Finance, Policy

East Africa ranks high on PwC fraud list

February 28

February 28—Half of the top 10 countries who reported the most economic crime come from Africa […]

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