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AfDB approves US$ 5.65mln for new off-grid climate finance in fragile African states
KAMPALA, March 30, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved a US$ 5.65 million reimbursable grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa [SEFA] to pilot the Peace Renewable…
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Afreximbank, FCI to host landmark trade finance conference in Kampala
KAMPALA, March 24, 2026 — African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] and FCI will jointly host the Africa Regional Conference on Factoring, Receivables Finance and Credit Insurance on April 15-16, 2026 in Kampala, Uganda,…
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Uganda, China EXIM Bank seal deal to drive tenfold economic growth
KAMPALA, March 23, 2026 — Uganda has strengthened its economic partnership with the Export-Import Bank of China [Exim Bank] following high-level talks aimed at accelerating industrialisation and delivering a tenfold expansion of…
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Afreximbank announces opening of registration for 2026 certificate of trade finance in Africa
CAIRO, March 19, 2026 — The Afreximbank Academy [AFRACAD] has announced the opening of registration for its 2026 Certificate of Trade Finance in Africa [COTFIA], one of its flagship programmes designed to…
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Unauthorised Shs 950mln refinery master plan expenditure queried at Lands ministry
KAMPALA, March 8, 2026 — The development of the Hoima Oil Refinery proximity area has come under scrutiny after Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee [Central Government] queried the Ministry…
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PSST Ggoobi calls for reforms in meeting with internal auditors
KAMPALA, February 28, 2026 — The Ministry of Finance’s Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury [PSST], Ramathan Ggoobi, has challenged Heads of Internal Audit at district local governments, cities and municipal…
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ICO launches global campaign to highlight coffee’s role in tackling inequality and climate challenges
KAMPALA, February 26, 2026 — The International Coffee Organization [ICO] has launched a major global communications campaign for 2026 under the banner “Coffee is Part of the Solution”, aimed at showcasing the…
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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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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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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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