The partnership will enable customers borrow mobile loans for as low as Shs300 and earn interest on savings for as high 9%, respectively Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Telecom operator, Airtel Uganda, has appointed KCB Uganda as a trust account holder for its mobile financial services Airtel Money in …
Read More »Rubis Energie to invest US$25m in network expansion
French multinational, Rubis Energie plans to invest up to US$25million in rebranding of newly acquired Kenol Kobil and delta fuel stations countrywide. The money will be invested over a three to four years period based on demand for their products. Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | “… we will continue …
Read More »‘We are going to pay your dividends’
Stanbic Bank top executives tell shareholders as it rolls out offerings for women, targets oil and gas opportunities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Whereas many businesses reported reduced earnings for the year 2020, others like Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd, have assured their shareholders that they will earn their profits …
Read More »LIVE: MP Lugoloobi will read Uganda’s budget 2021
➡ Budget 2021/22 shs44.7 trillion ➡ domestic revenue 76.7% ➡ external revenue 23.3% ➡Domestic revenue, Shs.22,425 bn. ➡Domestic borrowing,Shs.2,943 bn ➡Petroleum Fund, Shs.200 bn. ➡Budget support, Shs.3,583 bn. ➡External financing for projects,Shs.6,868 bn. ➡Appropriation in Aid,Shs.212.4 bn. ➡Domestic debt refinancing,Shs 8,547bn. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & PARLIMENT MEDIA | …
Read More »COVID-19 cuts into Uganda’s ‘Kyeyo’ Money
Cost of sending money to Uganda remains high at 8.7%, double the (SDG) target Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world over the last 18 months has cut by 26% the amount of money Ugandan migrant workers sent back home over the same …
Read More »COVID-19 slashes Uganda’s tourism earnings by 72%
The sector is showing signs of recovery as tourists starts to arrive in the country amid the pandemic Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s foreign exchange earnings from tourists’ arrivals fell 72.7% to US$440 million in 2020 highlighting the adverse effects of coronavirus pandemic on the country’s tourism …
Read More »Virtual fundraising for Tororo Broadcasting Network set for Saturday
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Because of new travel restrictions imposed to contain COVID-19, the second and last Tororo Broadcasting Network (TBN) fundraising drive will be held virtually on Saturday 12/06/2021. Set for the Kwar Adhola’s Palace in Tororo, the fundraising drive that starts 2.00pm was originally set to be …
Read More »World Bank calls for green growth in Uganda despite effects of COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Bank in its new report has urged Uganda to promote green growth to beat the economic vulnerabilities caused by the devastating impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The bank in its 17th Uganda Economic Update, published on Tuesday, said lockdown measures pushed many businesses …
Read More »Museveni appoints new team at NRM secretariat
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday appointed his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s secretary general, deputy and national treasurer as he moves to constitute the new government. Museveni, who was sworn in on May 12 for his sixth five-year term in office, named the …
Read More »NEW CABINET: Museveni drops Kutesa, 10 ministers
📌 KEY APPOINTMENTS ✳ Vice President ─ JESSICA ALUPO (MAJ.RTD) ✳ Prime Minister ─ ROBINAH NABBANJA ✳ 1st Deputy Prime Minister ─ REBECCA KADAGA ✳ Attorney-General ─ KIRYOWA KIWANUKA ✳ Minister of Finance ─ MATIA KASAIJA 📌 CABINET in numbers ➡ Total number of Ministers – 80 ▶ Full Ministers …
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