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    COVID-19 Impact on Private Sector

    May Stanbic PMI: Business sentiment recovers but remains below 50

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJune 11, 2020June 12, 2020

    The downturn in the Ugandan private sector as a result of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continued in May, with further reductions in output, new orders and employment registered. One the other…

    Gov’t to inject UGX1 trillion into Uganda Development Bank- Yoweri Museveni

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020

    President Yoweri Museveni has said that UGX1 trillion of the UGX1.9 trillion loan obtained from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be injected in the Uganda Development Bank (UDB), to…

    BOU’S DR. ADAM MUGUME: The 29 things lenders and borrowers must know about BoU’s credit relief measures

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryMay 26, 2020May 26, 2020

    1. What does Credit Relief mean? It is a re-organisation of a debt obligation through concessions or accommodations that provide borrowers with some form of relief in how and/or when…

    UN and Makerere report says 100,000 formal sector and 4,400,000 informal sector jobs to be lost to Covid-19

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMay 22, 2020May 22, 2020

    62.3 percent of Ugandan business are considering or have already started cutting jobs as a result of Covid-19, a trend that could render up to 100,000 Ugandans jobless in the…

    Gov’t to borrow a record UGX5.7 trillion for Covid-19, roads, health and private sector

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMay 21, 2020May 21, 2020

    Government of Uganda is to borrow up to USD1.51 billion (UGX5.7 trillion) from various multilateral lenders, once Parliament approves the motions tabled before it. According to a parliament brief to…

    RICHARD BYARUGABA’S LETTER TO NSSF MEMBERS: NSSF supports mid-term benefits to members

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMay 18, 2020May 18, 2020

    Dear Esteemed Member, The global outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted all economies around the world. The rapid spread of the virus has posed massive health, economic and social challenges to…

    How manufacturers are braving the Covid-19 lockdown to keep the economy running; the case of Coca-Cola in Uganda

    Stella AthienoThe Big StoryMay 14, 2020May 14, 2020

    Away from the loss of thousands of lives and the devastating impact on healthcare systems all over the world, the other victim of Covid-19 has been the global economy. The…

    DHL to fly 100-tonne weekly cargo from China to Africa, Middle East

    CEO ReporterThe Big StoryMay 5, 2020May 6, 2020

    As major airlines stay grounded due to the Coronavirus pandemic, DHL Global Forwarding has launched a dedicated 100-tonne weekly air freight service for organizations and governments shipping goods from China…

    President Museveni donates half his salary to Covid-19 fight

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020

    President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reportedly donated half his salary to government efforts to fight the Covid-19 disease. According to @GovUganda, the Official Twitter Account for Government of Uganda, the…

    Kansai Plascon donates 19 tonnes of soap, worth UGX 50 million to Covid-19 taskforce

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsApril 23, 2020April 23, 2020

    Kansai Plascon Uganda Limited, Uganda’s largest paint company has donated 19,360 kilograms of soap valued at UGX50,000,000 to the government of Uganda’s anti-Covid-19 taskforce. Company officials; Mr. Santosh Gumte and…

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