In a Tuesday session that has sparked outrage among fiscal watchdogs, a mere fraction of the 11th Parliament authorized the government to proceed with massive loan requests totalling nearly Shs9 trillion.By suspending key safeguards, the House bypassed the standard oversight procedures des
The Bank of Uganda, Uganda’s central bank, in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Uganda estimates that it will need $28.1 billion to adapt to the effects of climate change and cut emissions until the end of the decade. Photographer: Katumba Badru Sultan/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Dodoma – President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba, her long-serving former Finance Minister, as Tanzania’s new Prime Minister.The appointment, ratified by parliament in a near-unanimous vote on Thursday, 2025, comes just weeks after Hassan’s landslide victory in th
Romania’s GDP increased by 1.6% y/y under the national methodology and 1.2% y/y under the methodology used by Eurostat, according to the flash estimate published by the statistics office INS. This resulted in a Eurostat methodology growth rate of around 1.4% for the first three quarters of the
How government’s borrowing spree is leaving citizens bearing the country.At dawn, the roar of engines rises above the quiet streets of Entebbe as David Tumusiime, 47, prepares for his daily commute to Kampala. Like thousands of other motorists, he joins the line snaking toward the Enteb
Denis Tukahikaho Ph.D. is an expert on Cooperatives, Financial Inclusion and Renewable Energy InvestmentKAMPALA – The Green Climate Fund (GFF) has approved a USD 31 million (UGX 107.7 bn) as a result-based payment for Uganda in recognition of measurable success in reducing deforestation
The UAE Ambassador to Uganda, HE Abdulla Salem Alshemeli, H.E Sheikh Sultan Jemai Al. Hindas, Director General of the Furjairah Chamber Commerce and Industry and the Prime Minister of Uganda Hon. Nabbanja Robinah and Hon. Dr Monica Musenero the Minister of Science Technology and Innovation Inform
Parliament is today set to authorize a staggering Shs8.2 trillion in new borrowing, a move that signals the nation’s spiralling public debt already at Shs116.2 trillion (51.3% of GDP) and its economic implications.According to the house order of today’s business (Order Paper), out of t
An artistic impression of an oil refinery. Uganda hopes to complete construction of a 60,000 barrels/day refinery by 2030. COURTESY IMAGE/PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF UGANDA.Delayed construction heightens importance of missing piece in
President Museveni has cautioned young Ugandans against unsafe labor migration, particularly to Middle Eastern countries, urging them instead to embrace opportunities in Uganda’s domestic economy.He highlighted commercial agriculture, manufacturing, ICT, and services as key sectors for j
