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Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) Hon. Matia Kasaija and Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, are under pressure to tame public debt while increasing the efficiency of government spending.

EXCLUSIVE: Gov’t of Uganda borrowed €500 million from Stanbic Bank to fix FY2022/23 budget holes

The government of Uganda in Q4 of FY2022/23 borrowed €500 million (UGX2 trillion) from Stanbic Bank Uganda and its parent, Standard Bank South Africa, to plug holes in its budget, CEO East

August 29, 2023

News & Analysis·Politics & Goverment·The Big Story

Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija and Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi’s Domestic Arrears Strategy created in June 2021 seems to be failing miserably.

Tough times ahead for gov’t suppliers as a meagre UGX200bn is allocated to clearing UGX7.6 trillion in domestic arrears

Members of the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) have urged the government to address domestic arrears in the 2023/2024 financial year. The civil society group led by their economist, Patrick Rubangakene

March 27, 2023

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Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary to the Finance Ministry and Secretary to the Treasury has assured the MPs that the share transfer is on course and shall be completed soon.

Ministry of Finance assures Parliament, the transfer Government’s 25% shares in Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort is almost complete

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) Permanent Secretary/ Secretary To The Treasury, Mr Ramathan Ggoobi has today written to Parliament, clarifying the status of the Government’s 25% shares held

November 11, 2021

News & Analysis·The Big Story

Finance Minister Matia Kasaija. He said the size of Uganda’s economy is projected to expand to UGX 162.1 trillion. File Photo

BUDGET: Kasaija to spend UGX982, 187 on every Ugandan in 2019/20

Next year, in 2019/20, the government of Uganda plans to spend 23.8% more money than it has spent, this year financial year. According to a national budget read yesterday, by Finance, Planning

June 14, 2019

Politics & Goverment·The Big Story

Muhakanizi says he was on sick leave during the process of the payments adding that his deputy, Patrick Ocailap was in charge at the time. File photo

Retirement Benefits Liberalization Bill not withdrawn ….. Muhakanizi

By Our Reporter Following what transpired in a stakeholders meeting held on February 25, 2014 at Imperial Royale Hotel during a meeting which the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury had

March 13, 2014

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