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Financing Uganda’s 10x Dream: Tax Squeeze, Rising Disputes, and Tax Appeals Tribunal Under Pressure

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 10, 2025October 16, 2025

By CEO East Africa Magazine Team Uganda’s ambition is bold: to grow its economy tenfold, moving millions out of poverty and cementing its place among Africa’s rising stars. The 2025/26 national budget, with a resource envelope of UGX 72.4 trillion, sets the tone — prioritising human capital, infrastructure, industrialisation, and digital transformation. But behind the optimism lies a fiscal squeeze. Public debt is climbing past USD 31.5 billion (51.26% of GDP), leaving little room for fresh borrowing. That means financing Uganda’s 10x dream depends squarely on domestic revenue mobilisation. Rather than introducing new taxes, the government is tightening administration —…

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Uganda’s Banking Paradox: Strong, Profitable, and Liquid but Failing to Power Productive Growth

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial Services The Big StorySeptember 29, 2025October 7, 2025

Uganda’s banking sector has never been stronger on paper. And the Bank of Uganda’s latest Financial Soundness Indicators show why. Banks, the indicators show, are heavily capitalized, flush with liquidity, profitable, and increasingly resilient. Regulatory capital sits above 25% of risk-weighted assets, double the global standards. Non-performing loans have fallen from 5.2% to 4.1% in a year, while liquidity coverage ratios have surged to an extraordinary 580%. Returns on equity remain a solid 16 to 17%. In short, Uganda’s banks are safe, liquid, and among the most profitable in the region. Yet behind this impressive stability lies a nagging paradox:…

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