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Afreximbank and UDB sign project preparation financing agreement
NASSAU, August 13, 2024 – African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] and the government-owned Uganda Development Bank [UDB] have signed a Joint Project Preparation Facility Framework Agreement to provide early project preparatory…
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Parliament: Gov’t Chief Whip makes final changes to sectoral committees
KAMPALA, July 24, 2024 – The Government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua has designated new leaders and members to the sectoral committees of Parliament in accordance with rules 187 and 188 of…
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MSMEs advised to tap into agri-tourism to improve incomes
KABAROLE, July 19, 2024 – Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises [MSMEs] in agriculture and tourism sectors have been encouraged to tap into agri-tourism to improve their incomes. Over 100 farmers, tour operators,…
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Uganda, France strengthen trade, diplomatic ties
KAMPALA, July 13, 2024– The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has lauded the cooperation between Uganda and France in the areas of trade, investment, and diplomacy, saying it ought to be…
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Promoting investment: Govt calls for positive media coverage
KAMPALA, July 11, 2024 – In a bid to boost Uganda’s investment and tourism sector, government officials are urging media houses and journalists to highlight the country’s positive attributes rather than focusing…
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Hoteliers, tourism students to get more skills
KAMPALA, July 10, 2024: The Hotel and Tourism Training Institute [HTTI] in Jinja district has developed a comprehensive plan to equip Ugandan hoteliers, tourism students, and specialists with more skills so that…
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Tourism is back to pre-pandemic levels, but challenges remain, study says
KAMPALA, May 21, 2024 – International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global gross domestic product [GDP] are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, driven by…
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House halts Bujagali tax exemption
KAMPALA, May 7, 2024 – A proposal by government to exempt the Bujagali Hydro Power project from income tax has been rejected by the Members of Parliament who instead demanded a report…
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Kitgum-Kidepo Road upgrade boosted with Shs 450bln loan approval
KAMPALA, May 1, 2024 – Parliament has approved a government request to borrow about 110.5 million Euros [about Shs 450 billion] from Standard Chartered Bank to finance the tarmacking of Kitgum-Kidepo Road.…
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Parliamentary committee wants UCDA retained
KAMPALA, April 16, 2024 – Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has expressed concern that dissolving Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ] as proposed in the government’s rationalisation policy,…
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