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Africa’s big asks at this year’s IMF and World Bank spring meetings
The scale of the economic onslaught wrought by the coronavirus pandemic will dominate discussions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank spring meetings scheduled to take place – for the first time ever virtually – on 17 to 19 April
April 16, 2020
Politics & Policy
IMF, World Bank set aside $60bn for coronavirus response in developing countries
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are allocating more than $60 billion in emergency funds for developing countries to combat the coronavirus outbreak
March 5, 2020
Economy
Politics & Policy
Uganda’s economy growing but not braced for shocks, says World Bank
Uganda gross domestic product grew faster than initially predicted in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, but the growth is still not fast enough for the government's lower middle-income status and poverty reduction ambitions
February 13, 2020
Politics & Policy
German says it is withholding refugee aid to Uganda, questions anti-graft commitment
Germany will withhold $106 million (Shs400bn) in aid to Uganda pledged for refugee settlement over concerns that Kampala is not committed to punishing officials implicated in defrauding millions of dollars of refugee aid
May 25, 2019
Politics & Policy
World Bank approves $150m grant to scale up support for refugees and host communities
The World Bank said it had approved a $150 million grant for Uganda to support a project that improves access to basic social services and expands economic opportunities for refugees and host communities -- and also strengthens watchdog oversight over the project
April 17, 2019
Opinion
Politics & Policy
The World Bank needs to reform and adapt to the changing world order
By nominating an American to head the World Bank, President Trump is continuing an outmoded tradition that does not take into account significant changes in the global distribution of power
February 8, 2019
Politics & Policy
Quality of Uganda’s institutions and policies unchanged in 2017 – World Bank
The quality of Ugandan government policies and institutions remained unchanged in 2017, according to the World Bank's annual sub-Saharan country policy and institutional assessment report
September 12, 2018
Politics & Policy
Anthony Thompson named as new World Bank Uganda country manager
Anthony Thompson has been appointed as the new country manager of the World Bank in Uganda, replacing Christina Malmberg Calvo whose assignment ended on July 31 2018, according to a statement from the country office
August 2, 2018
Energy, Oil & Gas
Bujagali refinancing lowers tariffs by $1.69 cents — minister
The junior energy minister says last month’s financial closure for debt refinancing of the Bujagali hydropower dam resulted in the reduction of end-user tariffs by 1.69 US cents (Shs62.89), from 9.61 US cents per kilowatt-hour to 7.91 US cents per kWh
July 20, 2018
Economy
Investment in agriculture is not matching its output performance – World Bank report
Total factor productivity is the efficiency and utilisation of inputs in production, which means that Uganda has been putting in more than it has got out
June 20, 2018
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