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Only 10 percent of govt projects are on schedule, NPA report says

Only 10 percent of govt projects are on schedule, NPA report says

Enforcement of publicly funded projects and related investment is underperforming, according to National Planning Authority (NPA). The NPA assessment report further discloses laxity in the manner in which development projects, the majority of which are funded by international partners an

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Govt turns to domestic financiers to close gaps created by reduced external borrowing

Govt turns to domestic financiers to close gaps created by reduced external borrowing

The annual debt statistical bulletin and public debt portfolio analysis by the Ministry of Finance indicates that the stock of domestic debt rose from Shs34.5 trillion in June 2023 to Shs40.6 trillion in June 2024, representing a growth of 5 percent. The increase represents a rise of dom

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PRIMEHow Facebook investment club has amassed Shs749m

PRIMEHow Facebook investment club has amassed Shs749m

Traditionally, investment clubs were small, community-based groups that met regularly to discuss opportunities and pool their resources into low-risk ventures. Today, this landscape has evolved. Modern investment clubs are now boldly pooling funds to venture into higher-risk assets and f

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Concerns mount over Senegal fiscal shortfalls ahead of election

Concerns mount over Senegal fiscal shortfalls ahead of election

Senegal's slower economic growth, its widening fiscal deficit and a potential delay in International Monetary Fund financing could cloud the outlook ahead of November 17 parliamentary elections, analysts say. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, just five months into the job, set the stage

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Tourism sites in north left with no sights and sounds

Tourism sites in north left with no sights and sounds

Members of Parliament from northern Uganda have tasked the government to fast-track the gazettement and development of key monuments and cultural heritage sites as an ingredient to spur the economic development of the region.

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Unveiling the Burden of Credit Card Debt: How One Mother Took Control of Her Finances

Unveiling the Burden of Credit Card Debt: How One Mother Took Control of Her Finances

In a world where financial realities can easily get buried under mounting credit card debt, one mother, Jenny Bauman, found herself deep in the trenches of debt accumulation. Living in a Bubble: Bauman, 45, enjoyed the comfort of a 3.75% mortgage while grappling

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Cheptegei was killed despite her efforts to protect herself

Cheptegei was killed despite her efforts to protect herself

On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home in the highlands of western Kenya. Her ex-boyfriend called a friend of his to ask if he could borrow a lighter.

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Store credit cards now carry a record interest rate as more Americans struggle to make payments

Store credit cards now carry a record interest rate as more Americans struggle to make payments

Retail credit card interest rates have reached an all-time record, according to new data from Bankrate.The average APR for retail credit cards is 30.45% this year, which is up from 28.93% a year ago, 26.72% two ye

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Exposed: 60 Rogue Loan Apps Ugandans Must Avoid Like the Plague

Exposed: 60 Rogue Loan Apps Ugandans Must Avoid Like the Plague

Uganda’s Newest ‘Kijambiya’ Threat: 59 Illegal Loan Apps to Avoid Like Bad ‘Kalo’In a city where everyone’s got a side hustle and a dream to escape the infamous ‘muzigo’ life, there’s a new preda

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When Your Phone Becomes Your Enemy: Loan Apps Feast on Desperate Ugandans

When Your Phone Becomes Your Enemy: Loan Apps Feast on Desperate Ugandans

(Kampala) – In a country where the price of a rolex (the edible kind) now rivals that of a boda boda ride, the cost of living is pinching harder than a kameeza wife eyeing her husband’s thin wallet. And as Ugandans grapple with the ever ascending prices of k

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