Financial
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African Development Bank launches 54 Country Focus Reports
ABIDJAN, July 31, 2024 – The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has launched Country Focus Reports designed to deepen policy dialogue on the macroeconomic performance and outlook of individual countries and to act…
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Gov’t earns Shs 80bln in visa and dependent pass charges
KAMPALA, July 30, 2024 – Government has collected Shs 80 billion in visa and dependent pass charges in the last financial year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.…
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Museveni boosts Buikwe groups with heifers
BUIKWE, July 303, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has contributed 10 heifers to different development groups in Buikwe district to boost wealth creation initiatives in the district. Under the State House programme…
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Mechanised agriculture: Farmers in northern Uganda urged to take advantage of cooperatives
GULU, July 30, 2024: Famers in northern Uganda have been urged to use cooperative societies if they are to benefit from financial support for mechanised production. The Bank of Uganda [BoU] Agricultural…
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Fishermen given ultimatum to register their boats
BULIISA, July 26, 2024 – The Ministry of Works and Transport has given fishermen on Lake Albert and other lakes in the country a three–month ultimatum to register their fishing boats, saying it…
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Serere’s Mugarama B VSLA, building bridges to financial inclusion and prosperity
SERERE, July 25, 2024 – In the country where most people in rural areas are outside of the financial system, Mugarama B Village Savings and Loans Association [Mugarama B VSLA] nestled along…
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Mbarara City: Govt launches mass vaccination against FMD
MBARARA, July 25, 2024 – To prevent the reoccurrence of foot and mouth disease [ FMD ], government has launched mass vaccination of livestock in Mbarara City, and neighbouring cattle corridor districts…
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Construction of Katonga bridge to begin in October
KAMPALA, July 24, 2024: The Minister for Works and Transport, Edward Katumba Wamala has revealed that construction of a new bridge at the River Katonga along the Kampala-Masaka highway will commence in…
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Panel discusses findings of WOCCU Study on financial inclusion for migrants, refugees
BOSTON, July 24, 2024 – The World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU] on Tuesday led a panel discussion on the findings from its new report, Insights from Credit Unions on Financial Inclusion…
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EAC embarks on upgrading Lwakhakha to One-Stop Border Post
BUSIA, July 23, 2024 – The East African Community [EAC] together with Kenya and Uganda is in the process of upgrading the Lwakhakha border post into a One-Stop Border Post [OSBP] as…
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