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No value for money realised from Mbarara Industrial Park — Parliament
A parliamentary committee has questioned the return of investment on Mbarara Industrial Park, finding that the park’s management failed to collect rent dues from some tenants and to evict the defaulting entities.
December 29, 2016
Politics & Policy
Government chief executives should be paid in a uniform manner — COSASE
There are big discrepancies in the salaries of the chief executives of parastatals, authorities and commissions arising from the legal frameworks which set up the entities, according to a report passed by Parliament last week
December 28, 2016
Economy
Politics & Policy
Why credit ratings matter and why they can’t be ignored
Credit ratings are an independent and objective assessment of the creditworthiness of countries and companies and therefore a guide for investors
November 24, 2016
Energy, Oil & Gas
Politics & Policy
Museveni says oil revenues will be used to build “durable capacity”
The president said that oil is an "enabler" that will bring in "quick money" to work on the weak fundamentals without which the country will not develop.
November 22, 2016
Politics & Policy
Why a Trump victory bodes ill for Africa
A key strategy for President-elect Trump is to turn the US inward, both economically and politically. Many of his economic policies reflect a mercantilist perspective on economic development. This can be summed up as being the opposite to free trade.
November 10, 2016
Economy
Politics & Policy
Invest in agriculture to get economy back on track, leaders say
Political and business leaders believe that with recent reports of Uganda’s economic downturn, more government attention to agriculture - which employs most Ugandans - and increased investment in the sector will spur growth.
November 4, 2016
Economy
Politics & Policy
Ease of doing business: Uganda climbs seven places in World Bank ranking
Uganda has moved up seven places in the World Bank's latest Doing Business Report, coming in at 115 out of 188 economies. The report investigates regulations that improve or constrain the operations of small to medium-size domestic businesses.
October 26, 2016
Politics & Policy
Lack of local content in construction sector and cheap housing finance irks finance minister
Finance minister Matia Kasaija has decried the shortage of local content in Uganda's construction sector, which he said is one of the reasons housing is very expensive since the imported materials used in building are bought with dollars.
October 19, 2016
Politics & Policy
Property
Government to take full control of National Housing, minister says
The government plans to take full control of the National Housing and Construction Company, eleven years after selling a minority stake in the company to the Libyan government, Chris Baryomunsi, the state minister for housing told Parliament on Thursday.
October 7, 2016
Politics & Policy
Germany grants Shs356 billion to fund energy, water and agriculture projects
Uganda and Germany today signed bilateral agreements that will see Germany award grants worth Shs356 billion (93.5 million EUR) to Uganda in the next two years, a statement released by the Germany Embassy in Kampala said.
October 5, 2016
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