Development
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Finance Ministry Launches Strategic Plan, Client Charter and Service Delivery Standards
KAMPALA, February 21, 2026 — The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development [MOFPED] recently approved its Strategic Plan, Client Charter and Service Delivery Standards for the period 2025/26 – 2029/30. These…
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Brazilian coffee cooperatives step up workplace safety drive
MINAS GERAIS, February 21, 2026 – Coffee cooperatives, smallholder farmers and rural trade unions in Brazil’s main coffee-growing region have stepped up efforts to improve workplace safety and health, following a series…
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Private Sector Credit hits Shs 25.3 trillion in December 2025 – report
KAMPALA, February 21, 2026 — The stock of outstanding Private Sector Credit [PSC] recorded in Uganda increased by 1.3 percent to about Shs 25.3 trillion in December 2025, up from Shs 25.025…
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Museveni signs three key housing and construction laws
KAMPALA, February 20, 2026 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today assented to three key pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening regulation in Uganda’s construction, housing finance and valuation sectors. Museveni signed…
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Gov’t launches Phase II of Lake Kwania boundary demarcation
KWANIA, February 20, 2026 — The Government, through the Ministry of Water and Environment [MWE], has launched Phase II of the demarcation of boundaries along Lake Kwania in five sub-counties of Kwania…
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KYAPS SACCO expands to Ntungamo in drive to bring services closer to members
NTUNGAMO, February 20, 2026 – Kyamuhunga People’s SACCO [KYAPS], domiciled in Bushenyi district, has marked a significant milestone in its growth strategy with the official opening of a new branch in Ntungamo…
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Uganda’s annual export revenue rises over 83 percent in December 2025
KAMPALA, February 20, 2026 — Uganda’s Year-on-year, export receipts rose significantly by 83.49 percent, increasing from US$ 760.31 million in December 2024 to US$ 1,395.07 million in December 2025. According to the…
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Absa Bank Uganda recognised as Best Performing Primary Dealer Market Maker
KAMPALA, February 19, 2026 — The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has recognised Absa Bank Uganda as the Best Performing Primary Dealer Market Maker [PDMM] in Uganda Government Securities for the period October…
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Soya cooperative expands partnerships to boost production in Bunyoro
MASINDI, February 19, 2026 — Members of the Soybean Farmers’ Cooperative Society of Uganda Limited [SOFACU] in the Bunyoro Sub-region have expressed renewed optimism following the entry of new partners aimed at…
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Ugandan officials head to Paris for talks on double taxation agreement
KAMPALA, February 19, 2026 — A delegation from Uganda is in Paris for the second round of negotiations on a proposed Double Taxation Agreement [DTA] with France, in a move aimed at…
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