By Nathan Were The island nation of Sri Lanka is not poor. Its per capita GDP – when adjusted for purchasing power – is higher than South Africa, Peru, Egypt,…
As the team at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) enters the final stage of evaluating contractors for upcoming road projects, some bidders, afraid of the process, have resorted to blackmail….
Uganda’s Emmanuel Nyirinkindi has been appointed to a senior job at the World Bank is an endorsement for locally bred capabilities and professionals. Nyirinkindi was last week appointed the vice…
The government is in advanced stages to secure UGX1.4 Trillion from the World Bank to support the free Electricity Connections Policy (ECP). According to the Minister of Energy and…
The World Bank has appointed Keith Hansen as the new Country Director for Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia, and Kenya effective September 8, 2020. Hansen who will be based in Nairobi, Kenya…
Uganda has received a US$ 31.6m (UGX116.7 billion) loan from the African Development Fund (ADF) to help in the response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement sent out…
Members of Parliament on the Committee on Agriculture want the government to account for funds spent in the fight against locusts. Uganda has spent more than UGX267 billion in loans…
The uncertainties surrounding the February 2021 polls could slow Uganda’s recovery from the battering by the Coronavirus pandemic as investors withhold investments until after the polls. According to the Standard…
The World Bank has called for the scrapping of over-the-top tax-OTT. It argues that the move could boost access to coronavirus prevention messages for the vulnerable populations. This is the…
Uganda’s dream to be an oil-producing country may not be realized until 2025, the World Bank has said. In its Economic Update report, the bank says “the sharp decline in…
