Buenos Aires, Argentina | Xinhua | Argentina’s central bank on Monday increased the benchmark interest rate by 21 percentage points to 118 percent. The move aims to anchor exchange expectations and boost positive real returns on investments in local currency, among other purposes, according to the Central Bank of the …
Read More »MPs task Muhoozi on Teso cattle compensation
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the Teso sub-region have called on the first son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to remind his father, President Yoweri Museveni, about the issue of cattle compensation in the region. In a memo delivered to Muhoozi at Soroti Sports Ground by the Soroti …
Read More »Finance Ministry not involved in number plates pricing – Lugoloobi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning), Amos Lugoloobi has said that the ministry did not play a part in pricing the Shs732,000 new digitised number plates. Lugoloobi also revealed that the ministry did not conduct due diligence on Global …
Read More »Absa Group reports resilient 2023 first-half earnings, reflecting diverse franchise
Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Group reported resilient results in an increasingly challenging operating environment during the first half of 2023. Headline earnings increased 2% to R11.2 billion from a high base a year earlier, as strong revenue growth of 16% offset 60% higher credit impairments. “With …
Read More »Tayebwa calls for calm over suspension of World Bank funding
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has urged Members of Parliament to remain calm as the government continues to engage the World Bank on funding of new projects. The World Bank Group issued a statement on 08 August 2023 suspending new public financing to Uganda …
Read More »Blinken: U.S. still focused on diplomatic solution to coup in Niger
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States is still “very focused on diplomacy” as the tool to solve the ongoing political crisis in Niger resulting from an attempted coup by a junta. “We remain very focused on diplomacy for achieving …
Read More »Bank of Uganda lowers CB rate for first time in 2 years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has lowered the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 9.5 percent, an indicator of its intention to bring down the cost of credit, for the first time since June 2021. The rate, which the Monetary Policy Committee uses to influence interest …
Read More »Company loses appeal to block URA from accessing its financial records
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an appeal in which YO! Uganda Limited, a Financial Technology company was seeking a temporary injunction restraining Uganda Revenue Authority from accessing, reviewing or disclosing information contained in the electronic and manual records seized from the company premises …
Read More »Africa’s fashion industry eyes a US$69 billion market
Africa’s fashion industry is tapping an apparel market that will be worth US$69 billion in 2023, driven by a surge in women’s spending power, innovative design scene and production efficiency in textiles. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s bright and dynamic fashion industry is finding itself if the spotlight, …
Read More »BOU: Uganda financial sector robust, to survive World Bank blacklist
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has assured the banking and financial industry that it will ensure its stability and the sustainability of the microeconomics of the country amidst the withdrawal of the World Bank from new loan deals. The World Bank decision communicated last week …
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