Finance & Banking
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BoU targets Shs 990bln in treasury bond auction to fund gov’t operations
KAMPALA, April 14, 2026 — The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has scheduled a treasury bond [T-Bond] auction worth Shs 990 billion on April 15, 2026, as the government intensifies efforts to mobilise…
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Global energy and financial bodies warn of lasting shock from Middle East war
WASHINGTON DC, April 14, 2026 — The heads of the International Energy Agency [IEA], International Monetary Fund [IMF] and World Bank Group [WBG] have warned that the ongoing war in the Middle…
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Women entrepreneurs urged to apply for 2026 Women in Tech Accelerator Programme
KAMPALA, April 10, 2026 — Women entrepreneurs running technology and tech-enabled businesses have been encouraged to apply for the 2026 cohort of the Standard Chartered Women in Technology [WiT] Accelerator programme as…
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Uganda secures Shs 2.1trn World Bank funding for urban transformation programme
KAMPALA, April 9, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has secured US$ 540 million [approximately Shs 2.1 trillion] in financing from the World Bank to support a nationwide urban transformation programme aimed…
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Rubindi Farmers SACCO assets surge to Shs 7.87bln as members urged to drive growth through savings
MBARARA, April 8, 2026 — Members of Rubindi Farmers Co-operative Savings and Credit Society Limited [SACCO] have been urged to deepen their savings and increase share capital to sustain the institution’s rapid…
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Boosting service delivery: Windsor SACCO sets sights on full digitalisation
ENTEBBE, April 6, 2026 – Windsor Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [Windsor SACCO] in Entebbe is set for a new phase after its newly elected leadership announced plans to fully digitalise its…
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Remittance inflows hit Shs 9.25trn in 2025 as BoU launches tracking dashboard
KAMPALA, April 5, 2026 — Uganda’s remittance inflows reached Shs 9.25 trillion [US$2.5 billion] in 2025, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) has revealed, underscoring the growing importance of diaspora contributions to the…
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Gov’t softens Sovereignty Bill after public outcry
KAMPALA, April 30, 2026 — The Government has made sweeping amendments to the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, ahead of a plenary sitting scheduled for Tuesday in the afternoon. Among the…
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Wazelendo SACCO assets surge to Shs 1.4 trillion as SACCO marks 20 years of growth
JINJA CITY, April 3, 2026 — Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [Wazalendo SACCO] or WSACCO has recorded strong growth in its asset base, reinforcing its standing as one of Uganda’s…
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Raising more revenue: Gov’t tables tax Bills for FY2026/27
KAMPALA, April 3, 2026 — Government has tabled new tax Bills for the financial year [FY] 2026/2027, with a 30 per cent environmental levy on imported secondhand clothes. The Bills were tabled…
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