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Budget 2018: Government pledges to address development challenges
Uganda’s NRM government, in power since 1986, has pledged to address the development challenges the country still faces as it guides the economy into lower middle-income status
June 14, 2018
Economy
Infrastructure
Politics & Policy
Museveni bullish about economy in State of the Nation address
President Museveni said the economy will grow faster in the next fiscal year because of his government’s sustained investment in physical infrastructure
June 6, 2018
Economy
Politics & Policy
Can Uganda collect more taxes? The World Bank thinks so
Uganda collects far less tax revenue than it has the potential to. The World Bank's recently released 11th Economic Update for Uganda looks at areas that are under-taxed or not taxed in which the introduction of new taxes will increase domestic revenue
May 29, 2018
Opinion
Politics & Policy
Politics and poverty caused past conflicts in East Africa – not climate change
Robust political systems can protect citizens against extreme weather events and if disasters happen, these systems can ensure that people affected have adequate access to water, food, sanitation and shelter
May 28, 2018
Opinion
Politics & Policy
The Debt Challenge to African Growth
Sub-Saharan Africa is confronting a pronounced rise in public debt. At the end of 2017, average public debt in the region was 57% of its GDP, an increase of 20 percentage points in just five years
May 25, 2018
Politics & Policy
Presidential term limits: slippery slope back to authoritarianism in Africa
There is mounting concern in Africa about a lack of leadership as well as an increasing trend of hard-won democratic rights being reversed. One way this is being done is through presidential term limits being abandoned, or extended. This in turn is leading to a reemergence of authoritarian politics, and political violence
May 21, 2018
Politics & Policy
Agriculture ministry needs Shs10bn more to fight crop diseases and pests
The ministry of agriculture, animal industry and fisheries says it requires about Shs12.5bn to effectively sustain the fight against a plague of crop-destroying fall armyworm caterpillars that have ravaged gardens in the countryside
May 21, 2018
Politics & Policy
Uganda orders four planes to kick start flag carrier
The government says shuttered national carrier, Uganda Airlines, will resume operations this November with flights to neighbouring countries
May 16, 2018
Economy
Politics & Policy
Uganda losing a fortune in potential revenue due to ineffective tax collection – World Bank
Uganda is not collecting as much as it could in taxes, according to the latest country economic update from the World Bank launched today in Kampala
May 15, 2018
Politics & Policy
Makhtar Diop appointed World Bank’s vice president for infrastructure
After six years as the World Bank's vice president for Africa, Makhtar Diop has been appointed as the World Bank’s Vice President for Infrastructure. In his previous role, Mr Diop oversaw the delivery of a record-breaking $70 billion to Sub-Saharan Africa to help tackle key development challenges
May 14, 2018
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