Financial
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Public debt takes lion’s share of Uganda’s Shs 72 trillion budget
KAMPALA, June 12, 2025 –– Finance Minister Matia Kasaija is set to present to Parliament the Shs 72.376 trillion National Budget for the financial year 2025/26, which kicks off on July 1,…
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Masindi farmers form association to promote soybean cultivation
MASINDI, June 11, 2025 –– With support from the ENCOT Foundation, a Masindi-based non-profit dedicated to sustainable agricultural development, soybean farmers in Bunyoro Subregion have formed the Uganda Soybean Farmers Association –…
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Hoima City: Members join forces to revive local cooperative business
HOIMA CITY, June 11, 2025 –– Members of Ageteraine Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Hoima City have pooled resources to connect electricity to their maize processing facility, breathing new life into a…
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Global economy set for weakest run since 2008 outside of recessions
KAMPALA, June 11, 2025 –– Heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty are expected to drive global growth down this year to its slowest pace since 2008 outside of outright global recessions, according…
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Bunyoro sugarcane farmers appeal to Museveni for Shs 50bln support
MASINDI, June 10, 2025 – Sugarcane farmers from the Bunyoro Sub-region have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to capitalise their soon-to-be-established Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] with a grant of Shs…
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Affirmative action for the deaf in PDM implementation urged in Lira
LIRA CITY, June 6, 2025 – Persons with disabilities [PWDs], particularly the deaf community in Lira City, are reportedly not benefiting from the Parish Development Model [PDM], prompting calls for inclusive measures…
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PostBank Uganda rebrands to serve public better
KAMPALA, June 5, 2025 – PostBank Uganda is set to rebrand as a Tier I commercial bank under the new name Pearl Bank Uganda Limited, subject to approval by the Bank of…
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Global coffee exports plummet 5.5 percent in April 2025-report
KAMPALA, June 5, 2025 — Global exports of all forms of coffee fell by 5.5 percent to 11.43 million bags in April 2025, down from 12.09 million bags in April 2024, according…
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Uganda’s coffee exports surge in April 2025, setting new records
KAMPALA, June 4, 2025 — Uganda’s coffee industry recorded significant growth in April 2025, with exports totaling 694,318 60-kilogramme bags valued at US$ 214.38 million, according to the latest report from the…
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Emyooga SACCO to issue more loans to members
GULU CITY, June 4, 2025 –– The Gulu City Local Leaders’ Emyooga SACCO in Bardege-Layibi Division is set to disburse Shs 70 million in loan to member savings groups this month. Patrick…
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