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02 May '26
The High Court has dismissed a defamation case filed by Lt Gen Charles Otema Awany and his wife, Elizabeth, against DFCU Bank, after the bank advertised their properties for sale over an uncleared loan.The case dates back more than a decade to when the couple entered into a banking relatio
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21 Apr '26
KAMPALA — A growing number of Ugandans are increasingly finding ways to bypass mobile money loan repayments, highlighting rising tensions between digital lenders and borrowers struggling with daily financial pressures.Reports indicate that many users are diverting transactions to alterna
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18 Apr '26
Government has quietly converted a Shs7.78 trillion temporary advance from the Bank of Uganda into long term public debt, a move that will see taxpayers commit to years of repayments amid rising pressure on the country’s finances.According to the Parliamentary Committee on Finance report
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18 Apr '26
Uganda Clays may have bought time, but not certainty. Beneath the return to profit lies a balance sheet still under strain, propped up by deferred obligations and a partially unsecured NSSF loan. Its recovery, while visible, remains fragile. The real test will come when repayments begin, when imp
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05 Apr '26
Pakistan agrees to repay $3.5 billion to UAE after Abu Dhabi demands immediate return of debtNew Delhi/Islamabad, April 4 Facing mounting pressure, Pakistan has agreed to fully repay approximately “USD 3.5 billion” in deposits and loans to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the end of A
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06 Mar '26
The heat is on at the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) after the Auditor General’s December 2025 report tore through the glossy public relations spin amidst war on Iran and laid bare troubling gaps in fuel security, funding shortfalls, underperformance and strategic failures that now raise un
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31 Jan '26
Kampala — Uganda’s flagship hydropower projects are operating far below their available generation capacity, raising concerns over revenue shortfalls and the country’s ability to service billions of dollars in Chinese loans used to build the plants, the Auditor General has warned.In
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30 Jan '26
The government, through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has reduced the preliminary resource envelope for the 2026/27 financial year to Shs69.399 trillion, reflecting a tighter fiscal stance even as efforts intensify to boost domestic revenue and reduce reliance on bor
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30 Jan '26
The government, through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has reduced the preliminary resource envelope for the 2026/27 financial year to Shs69.399 trillion, reflecting a tighter fiscal stance even as efforts intensify to boost domestic revenue and reduce reliance on bor
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17 Dec '25
KPC operates more than 1,700 km (1,056 miles) of petroleum pipelines linking the port of Mombasa to Nairobi, western Kenya and onward to Uganda. The system currently handles about 90% of Uganda’s fuel imports, making it critical to the country’s energy securityKenya plans to list the