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Uganda Urged to Cut Remittance Costs to Spur Diaspora Investment

Uganda Urged to Cut Remittance Costs to Spur Diaspora Investment

Uganda has been urged to reduce the high cost of sending money from abroad, with officials and development experts warning that current transfer fees are discouraging remittances and stifling diaspora-led investment.The call was made during the commemoration of the Interna

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Housing Finance Bank Scoops Awards for Backing Farmers and Small Businesses

Housing Finance Bank Scoops Awards for Backing Farmers and Small Businesses

Housing Finance Bank has won two national awards for its outstanding efforts in boosting agricultural productivity and supporting Uganda’s small businesses to recover from recent economic shocks.The accolades — the Agricultural Credit Facility (ACF) Award and the Small

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Legislators Raise Alarm Over Police Land Scandal

Legislators Raise Alarm Over Police Land Scandal

Police officers across the country could soon face displacement and potential homelessness following revelations by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that critical police land remains unprotected, undocumented, and in some cases, has been handed over for commercial use.Duri

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Stanbic Launches New Mortgage Solution to Breaks Financing Barrier to Home Ownership

Stanbic Launches New Mortgage Solution to Breaks Financing Barrier to Home Ownership

Stanbic Bank has introduced a preapproved mortgage financing solution that empowers existing clients with up to shs 500 million—without the need for the traditional loan application process.“Homeownership should not be a privilege for a few—it should be an achievable milestone for ev

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Museveni Commissions Shs54bn USMID Road Project in Kasese Municipality

Museveni Commissions Shs54bn USMID Road Project in Kasese Municipality

President Museveni has commissioned a 7-kilometre road network in Kasese Municipality, constructed under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) program at a cost of Shs54 billion.Speaking at the ceremony, the President described the newly built roads as a vital

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Canada's Carney unveils cabinet of familiar and fresh faces amid US trade war

Canada's Carney unveils cabinet of familiar and fresh faces amid US trade war

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his cabinet, promising "decisive action" on his ambitious economic agenda, amid a trade war with the US.The new cabinet of 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state heralds some significant changes, including a new foreign

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Kitongo Residents Demand Urgent Action on Months-Long Outage

Kitongo Residents Demand Urgent Action on Months-Long Outage

For over three months, residents of Kitongo village in Butayunja sub-county, Busujju County, Mityana District, have endured life in darkness. A persistent power outage has not only disrupted livelihoods but also brought several local businesses to a grinding halt.A walk through the town of

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Trump has 'no idea' who Australian election loser Peter Dutton is

Trump has 'no idea' who Australian election loser Peter Dutton is

BBC | US President Donald Trump says he is "very friendly" with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who was re-elected over the weekend in a landslide victory."We have had a very good relationship," Trump told the Sydney Morning Herald at the White House on Su

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Sad Morning in the Country as Ugandans Learn About Assassination Attempt on Judicial Officer

Sad Morning in the Country as Ugandans Learn About Assassination Attempt on Judicial Officer

Ugandans woke up to troubling news on Thursday morning after reports surfaced of a foiled assassination attempt targeting a high-profile judicial officer living in Lubowa Housing Estate, a suburb along the Kampala-Entebbe highway.

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"We Will Not Tolerate This" Security Uncovers Assassination Plot Against Judicial Officer in Lubowa

"We Will Not Tolerate This" Security Uncovers Assassination Plot Against Judicial Officer in Lubowa

Security agencies in Uganda have increased their presence in the Lubowa Housing Estate after receiving a tip-off about a possible assassination plot targeting a high-ranking judicial officer living in the area.The incident has raised serious co

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