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Uganda signs MoU with German firm to set up banknote printing facility
KAMPALA, August 28, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] with Germany-based K&B Banknote Solutions to pave the way for the establishment of a sovereign currency…
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Uganda must transform productivity to achieve tenfold growth- Minister
KAMPALA, August 28, 2026 — Uganda must accelerate economic transformation, raise productivity and strengthen collaboration between government and the private sector if it is to achieve its target of growing the economy…
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Africa
West Africa’s Growth Projected at 4.7 percent in 2026 – AfDB
ABUJA, August 16, 2026 — West Africa demonstrated economic resilience in 2025, recording growth of 4.8 percent, above the continental average of 4.4 percent, despite geopolitical tensions, insecurity in parts of the…
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Musasizi opens Parliamentary Finance Committee Retreat at Speke Resort Munyonyo
KAMPALA, August 16, 2026 — Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has called for stronger parliamentary oversight, tighter budget discipline and improved management of public resources as Uganda seeks to translate sustained economic growth…
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Finance & Banking
Cut lending rates for manufacturers to boost industrial growth, minister urges banks
KAMPALA, August 11, 2026 — State Minister for Trade David Bahati has urged commercial banks in Uganda to reduce lending rates for manufacturers to enable the sector to grow. Bahati said the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Madi leaders call for revival of defunct cooperative union
ADJUMANI, August 11, 2026 — Leaders in the Madi Sub-region have called on the Government of Uganda to revive the Madi Cooperative Union, which they say has remained largely inactive for decades…
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Minister calls for stronger evidence-based statistics to support Uganda’s development agenda
KAMPALA, August 7, 2026 — The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Henry Musasizi, together with the State Minister for Planning, Amos Lugoloobi, and the Minister of State for General Duties,…
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MPs to probe businessman Kirumira over URC land
KAMPALA, July 31, 2026 – Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure is set to question businessman Godfrey Kirumira over a 1.3-acre piece of land in Kampala that belongs to Uganda Railways Corporation […
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Musasizi urges EPRC to produce evidence-based research to support Uganda’s tenfold growth agenda
KAMPALA, July 28, 2026 — Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has tasked the Economic Policy Research Centre [ EPRC ] to focus on generating evidence-based economic policy research and analysis to support Uganda’s…
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Kasaija urges Finance ministry staff to uphold integrity as he bows out
KAMPALA, July 20, 2026 — Former Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has urged the leadership and staff of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development [MoFPED] to uphold integrity and professionalism as…
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