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Passenger traffic at Entebbe Airport up 27 percent
KAMPALA, August 21, 2024 – Passenger traffic at Entebbe International Airport drastically increased by 27 percent in the six months of 2024, according to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority [UCAA], the handlers…
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Uganda’s coffee exports in July hit record-breaking Shs 780bln as country readies for EUDR
KAMPALA, August 21, 2024 – Uganda’s coffee exports in July 2024 set a record of 821, 593 bags valued at US$ 210.48 million [about Shs 780 billion, the highest quantity ever exported in…
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Uganda Evaluation Week ongoing in Kampala
KAMPALA, August 20, 2024 – The eighth Uganda Evaluation Week [UEW] is taking place from August 19 – 23, 2024, at the Uganda Management Institute [UMI] in Kampala. The event is organised…
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Mass poultry deaths in Masaka not avian related, says minister
KAMPALA, August 18, 2024 – The Agriculture ministry of Agriculture has ruled out the outbreak of a strange poultry disease in Masaka City, quelling fears sparked by the discovery of over 3,500…
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Gov’t to protect farmers as sugarcane prices fall
KAMPALA, August 16, 2024 – Government intends to support sugarcane farmers in the country to add value to their produce as a measure against price fluctuations. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and…
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Health minister says Uganda managing Mpox outbreak well
KAMPALA, August 16, 2024: The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has assured Ugandans that the outbreak of Monkeypox [ Mpox ] outbreak in the country is being managed efficiently by…
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Stanbic reports 3.8 percent increase in total assets
KAMPALA, August 16, 2024 – Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited has announced that its total assets reached Shs 9.76 trillion as of June 30, 2024, marking a 3.8 percent increase from the previous…
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Tayebwa orders probe into electricity tariffs amidst growing discontent
KAMPALA, August 15, 2024 – Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to undertake a thorough investigation into Uganda’s electricity tariffs, following concerns raised…
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Govt picks six banks for over Shs 803bln GROW project
KAMPALA, August 14, 2024 – Six commercial banks have been selected by government as it implements the World Bank funded Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises [ GROW ] project.…
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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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