Revenue
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Northern
BoU urged to establish currency centre in Lira City
LIRA, October 25, 2023 – The Director Chambers of Commerce for North and Eastern Uganda, Bosco Ogwang Edola has urged the Bank of Uganda [BOU] to help establish a currency center in…
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National
Oil and gas sector activities boost tax revenue in August 2023
KAMAPALA, September 22, 2023 – Tax revenue collections in August amounted to about Shs 1,990.91 billion, which was Shs 6.98 billion above the target, according to the Performance of the Economy Report…
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International
Fishermen in Alaska urged to form coops to help manage Pacific cod stocks
NEW YORK – US federal agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries [NOAA] has asked Alaskan fishermen to form cooperatives to improve the management of Pacific cod stocks. NOAA says cod is…
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Western
URA to collect over Shs 30bln tax revenue in Mbarara
MBARARA – Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] expects to collect Shs 30.6 billion from Mbarara region to contribute to the overall target of Shs 29.7 trillion targeted in the current financial year 2023/24.…
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Northern
Lira City grappling with garbage collection
LIRA – Lira City Council is currently faced with the challenge of garbage collection and needs more resources to do the job better as it currently spends slightly above Shs 40 million…
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West Nile
AfDB okays construction of Shs 32bln Nebbi Modern Market
NEBBI – Officials from the African Development Bank [AfDB] were in Nebbi Municipality days ago on an appraisal mission following the completion of the feasibility study for the construction of the Shs…
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Western
Mbarara market vendors decry new markets law
MBARARA – The Markets Act, 2023 which came into effect in May has not gone down well with market leaders in Mbarara City who say they were not consulted during its formulation.…
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National
Prioritise domestic revenue mobilisation to curb external borrowing, ICPAU boss urges gov’t
ENTEBBE – The government has been tasked to boost domestic revenue mobisilisation as one way of curbing external borrowing which has hindered the faster development of the country. While speaking at the…
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National
NWSC scoops prestigious global award in Brussels
BRUSSELS – National Water and Sewerage Corporation [NWSC] has won the prestigious European Society for Quality Research [ESQR] International Diamond Prize for Excellence in Quality Award. The award was handed over to…
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Technology
Online tool to measure performance of One Stop Border Posts in EAC unveiled
ARUSHA – The East African Community [EAC] has unveiled an online tool to measure the performance of the 22 One Stop Border Posts [OSBPs] across the region. The EAC Secretary General in…
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