Financial
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Mayor demands governing law for new cities to fix funding gaps
MBARARA CITY, November 5, 2025 — Mbarara City Mayor Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi has urged Central Government to enact a dedicated law for Uganda’s newly created regional cities, arguing that the absence of…
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NARO receives Jianzhou big ear goats for research and breeding
WAKISO, November 5, 2025 – The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has received a consignment of Jianzhou big ear goats from China to support research and breeding initiatives at the institute. Under…
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Uganda’s financial sector boosted as aBi Finance and UIBFS launch Sustainable Finance Curriculum
KAMPALA, November 4, 2025 — Uganda’s financial sector has received a major boost following Tuesday’s launch of the Sustainable Finance Curriculum at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. The Sustainable Finance Curriculum is the first…
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NGO empowers over 4,000 youth in Rubirizi with business start-up kits
RUBIRIZI, November 3, 2025 – Over 4,000 vulnerable youth in Rubirizi district have received essential business start-up equipment through the Ripple Effect Support Project, an initiative designed to combat poverty, reduce unemployment,…
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Gulu bee farmers urged to exploit lucrative bee venom market
GULU, November 3, 2025 — The Gulu District Entomology Officer, Alphonse Acaye, has urged bee farmers in the district to take advantage of the lucrative bee venom market. Bee venom is a…
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Relief as Zombo District Teachers’ SACCO receives Shs 10mln from well-wishers
ZOMBO, November 3, 2025 — There was a sigh of relief among teachers in Zombo district after their Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] received a significant financial boost of Shs 10…
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Uganda secures Shs 108.5bln for reducing deforestation and lowering carbon emissions
KAMPALA, November 1, 2025 — The Green Climate Fund [GCF] has approved a US$ 31 million [approximately Shs 108.5 billion] results-based payment for Uganda in recognition of the country’s measurable success in…
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Sustainable Finance Curriculum to be launched in Kampala on Tuesday
KAMPALA, November 2, 2025 — A new Sustainable Finance Curriculum, developed through a partnership between aBi Finance Limited and the Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services [UIBFS], is set to be…
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Finance ministry seeks parliament’s approval to waive Shs 1.3bn UCA tax arrears
KAMPALA, October 31, 2025 — The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development [MOFPED] has requested Parliament’s approval to waive tax arrears amounting to Shs 1,313,376,467 owed by the Uganda Cooperative Alliance…
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Tayebwa urges Finnish companies to invest in Uganda’s coffee industry
KAMPALA, October 31, 2025 — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called upon Finnish firms to invest in Uganda’s coffee industry, particularly in value addition, saying this would enable Uganda…
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