Finance
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Op-Ed: Taming the Shilling — What Bank of Uganda’s money freeze means for every Ugandan
By Ingrid Mpanga In a decisive move to stabilize Uganda’s economy, the Bank of Uganda recently announced a major policy…
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New Public Service Pension Scheme to require 5% employee, 10% government contributions
New Public Service Pension Scheme to require 5% employee, 10% government contributions The Government is preparing to transition public servants…
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Standard Chartered donates shs186m to support Uganda’s Ebola preparedness
Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has donated US$50,000 (about Shs186 million) to Save the Children Uganda to support communities affected by…
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URA pushes health sector, local governments to improve tax compliance
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has stepped up engagements with taxpayers and public institutions across the country, urging them to…
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From Ideas to Investment: How Uganda’s Women Tech entrepreneurs are building businesses that solve real problems
For Uganda’s growing community of women technology entrepreneurs, the challenge is increasingly moving beyond developing innovative ideas to building businesses…
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Large SACCOs are required to comply with BoU regulations
The government has emphasized the need for large Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) to comply with Bank of Uganda…
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Nigeria’s reform scorecard sparks debate over economic gains and rising hardships
Nigeria’s Federal Government has defended its economic reform programme, highlighting what it describes as significant gains from policies introduced under…
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Musasizi calls for stronger coordination to improve government budget execution
Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has called for stronger coordination among government planning, accounts, and procurement units to enhance budget execution,…
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Local gov’t finance commission advances financing framework for agro-industrialisation at local government level
The Local Government Finance Commission (LGFC) has concluded negotiations on the Agro-Industrialisation Programme under the FY2027/28 Uganda Local Governments Programme…
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Kiira Motors showcases Uganda’s electric mobility progress as Minister tests E-Bus operations
The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Hon. Eng. Jonard Asiimwe Akiiki has experienced Uganda’s locally developed electric mobility technology…
