A government proposal to tighten vehicle importation rules has collapsed after facing strong resistance in Parliament, bringing to an end months of debate over affordability, environmental protection, and economic policy....
The proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, is emerging as one of the most contested legislative efforts in recent years; praised by backers, especially government officials, as a necessary safeguard...
The Bank of Uganda has officially launched a three year pilot Domestic Gold Purchase Programme, in a move aimed at strengthening and diversifying Uganda’s foreign exchange reserves through the purchase...
The Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDB) breached a financing agreement with agro-processing firm Afro-Kai Ltd, affirming the bank’s liability for withdrawing a...
As the clock ticks toward June, when the current term of Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega is expected to expire, a quiet but palpable tension...
By Our Reporter China’s capacity to achieve its official target of around 7% growth has not been impaired by recent market volatility and the structural reform challenges it faces. This…
By Our Reporter Technology, particularly the internet and mobile communications, is rapidly changing the financial services industry. Consider the impact of the internet of things – the proliferation of internet-enabled…
By Silvia Nyambura Uganda Clays (UCL) has recorded higher revenues and lower costs in the first half of 2015. Observers however believe the company still has a long way to…
By Our Reporter The Minister for East African Community Affairs Shem Bageine has urged Ugandans to embrace the East African Community (EAC) integration and take advantage of the opportunities in…
By Silvia Nyambura The Central Bank has warned Ugandans against circulating an image of a bank note worth Ushs 100,000 which has flooded the social media. The Bank has gone…
By Dayo Ogunsola In what has been coined the worst migration crisis in Europe since the end of the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of migrants from the Middle…
By Silvia Nyambura Uganda is set to participate in the 4th Annual Africa Infrastructure and Power Forum scheduled to take place in Beijing, China on the 15th and 16th October…
By Evelyn Mahlaba Much has been said and written about the fortunes of doing business on the African continent or simply, in countries outside ones own familiar comforts. There is…
The first week of September is gone but making it to the end of the month is daunting for many of us, mostly because your needs and wants are measured…
By Our Reporter Smile Telecoms Holdings which operates mobile wireless broadband networks in Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda has announced that it raised US$ 365 million of debt and equity financing….
