public debt
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t targets lower debt and deficit in five-year fiscal charter
KAMPALA, September 10, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has set a five-year plan to reduce Uganda’s fiscal deficit, contain commercial borrowing and gradually lower public debt under a new Charter for…
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Finance & Banking
Uganda’s public debt remains sustainable, says finance minister
KAMPALA, August 12,2026 – The Finance Minister Henry Musaisizi, has comforted Parliament that Uganda’s public debt remains sustainable over the medium to long term, despite a significant increase in the country’s debt…
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News
Finance ministry outlines tough measures to curb rising public debt
KAMPALA, May 15, 2026 – Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development [MFPED] has unveiled a package of fiscal and policy measures aimed at curbing the country’s rising public debt, which…
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Opinions & Commentary
The New Face of African Debt
By Athene Laws and Amadou SY NAIROBI, April 29, 2026 — A major transformation is underway in Sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt.…
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News
Global economy shows resilience amid historic trade, policy uncertainty
KAMPALA, January 16, 2026 —The global economy is proving more resilient than anticipated despite persistent trade tensions and policy uncertainty, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. Global growth is projected to…
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Uganda’s public debt reaches Shs 116trn but remains sustainable, says minister
KAMPALA, September 15, 2025 – Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has reassured Ugandans that the country’s rising public debt remains sustainable, despite growing concerns over increased government borrowing. Speaking on Thursday at the…
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International
Central banking manual for fighting crises: the need for split personalities
LONDON, August 28, 2025 — Patrick Honohan, governor of the Central Bank of Ireland from 2009 to 2015 – the seminal period of euro area sovereign debt upsets – is a central…
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Economic Outlook for 2025 weighed down by fragmentation, debt and political uncertainty
KAMPALA, 16 January 2025 – The global economy is set to face significant challenges in 2025, with 56 percent of chief economists surveyed expecting conditions to weaken, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook from…
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IMF’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook: Reform amid great expectations
Washington, DC – October 26, 2024 — Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth is projected to remain subdued at 3.6 percent in 2024, unchanged from 2023, with a modest pickup to 4.2 percent expected…
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News
Fighting smuggling: URA recovers Shs 9bln in six days
BUSIA, February 9, 2024, The Uganda Revenue Authority [ URA ] says it has recovered Shs 9 billion in the last six days while apprehending smugglers in some districts bordering Kenya. This…
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