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Standard Chartered Hosts Investment Dialogue Highlighting Cross-Border Trade as Catalyst for Uganda’s Tenfold Growth Strategy
KAMPALA, May 23, 2025 –– Standard Chartered Bank Uganda yesterday hosted a high-level Uganda Investment Dialogue in Kampala centred on cross-border trade as a key driver of the country’s ambitious tenfold growth…
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Gov’t in talks with World Bank to revamp 160 secondary schools
KAMPALA, May 21, 2025 — Government is currently engaged in negotiations with the World Bank to secure renewed funding for the Ministry of Education and Sports, with the aim of refurbishing at…
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MPs query Shs 5bln NAM funds
KAMPALA, May 8, 2025 — Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee [PAC – Central Government] has directed the Office of the President to provide a detailed breakdown of the money spent on the Non-Aligned…
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Finance Ministry, MPs agree on next budget
KAMPALA, May 1, 2025 — The Finance Ministry has given in to Parliament’s budget demands after last year’s heated disagreements between the Members of Parliament [MPs] and the executive arm of government…
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Museveni commends Dr. Magoola for securing U.S patent for cancer treatment
ENTEBBE, April 15, 2025 –– President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended Ugandan scientist Dr. Mathias Magoola for securing a United States patent for cancer treatment, describing the achievement as a major milestone…
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Uganda hosts Annual Climate Finance Conference in Kampala
KAMPALA, April 3, 2025 – Uganda hosted the 2nd Annual Climate Finance Conference to strengthen the fight against climate change and its impacts. The high-profile conference, which took place from April 1-2,…
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Electronic Document and Records Management System launched at Finance Ministry
KAMPALA, March 20, 2025 – The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury [PSST], Ramathan Ggoobi has launched the Electronic Document and Records Management System [EDRMS] at the Ministry of Finance, Planning…
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BoU to regulate mortgage financing entities
KAMPALA, March 13, 2025 –– The Bank of Uganda [ BoU ] is set to regulate operations of mortgage refinancing institutions in the country once the Mortgage Refinance Institutions Bill, 2025 is…
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Gov’t begins journey to revamp Kilembe Mines
KAMPALA, March 9, 2025 – Government through the Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC) has officially commenced efforts to fully revive Kilembe Mines, which once produced Uganda’s copper before being closed in 1982.…
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AfDB and Standard Bank unite to support SMMEs and boost trade
JOHANNESBURG, February 26, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] and Standard Bank Group [SBG] on Monday signed a landmark financial agreement to enhance funding for small, medium, and micro enterprises…
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