The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives in Uganda Francis Mwebesa has said Uganda will intensify its import substitution agenda as a strategic pillar for industrialization, focusing on ...

On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel carried out military strikes against Iran, accusing Tehran of developing a ...

A free-market economy empowers Ugandans to innovate and prosper, while a free-floating currency preserves stability, ...

Inside the halls of the Raxio Data Centre in Namanve, Uganda quietly made a statement about its digital future. Servers ...

In July 2018, the government of Uganda introduced a novel tax: Shs 200 per day to access social media platforms like WhatsApp ...

In an exclusive interview, Ms Sarah Troutman, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (DAS) for the Bureau of African ...

Towards the end of last month, the global economic body, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), upgraded its global growth forecast, commonly known as the World Economic Outlook. IMF defines the World ...

Uganda’s growth is expected to be between 3.5% and 4.0% in Fiscal Year (FY) 22 and about 5.5% in FY23; both projections are about one percentage lower than the June 2021 forecast, according to the ...

When Uganda intends to start producing oil in 2025, economic growth is anticipated to reach 7%, which would aid in Uganda's massive public debt entering a "declining trend." When Uganda intends to ...

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, March 2 (Reuters) - Uganda's central bank will start its domestic gold purchasing programme ...

President Museveni has launched Tamini General Insurance, Uganda's first Islamic insurance firm, and rallied the Muslim community to invest in commercially viable economic ventures.Tamini General ...

BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — News of a sick or injured mountain gorilla can worry local residents in this mountainous area that’s home to the endangered species. That’s partly because most of the gorillas ...