Tag: Investment

Tayebwa Sounds Alarm Over Low Stock Market Participation, Calls for Capital Markets Overhaul

Business Ibrahim Ojuku -
Uganda’s Deputy Speaker says just 0.5% of the population invests in the stock market as the country targets a...

Gov’t Injects Shs2.2 Trillion Into UDB to Boost Industrialisation, Exports

Agriculture admin -
Government has so far capitalised Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to the tune of Shs 2.2 trillion, including the additional...

AI Boom Faces a $30 Trillion Test as Investors Question Returns on Massive Spending

Artificial Intelligence Sarah Kamanyire -
The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is attracting unprecedented investment, but economists warn that future productivity gains and...

Uganda Seeks New EU Partnership Focused on Climate Finance, Trade and Innovation

Climate Moses Kabasibante -
Uganda has called for a new phase of its 50-year partnership with the European Union to focus more strongly...

Value Addition, Industrialisation Key to Uganda’s $500 Billion Economy Drive

Business Moses Kabasibante -
Uganda is seeking to expand manufacturing and value addition as part of its strategy to transform the economy into...

Uganda, Denmark explore cooperation to strengthen fire and rescue services

News Ibrahim Ojuku -
Uganda and Denmark are exploring a government-to-government partnership to strengthen firefighting, fire prevention and emergency rescue services as Uganda...

Uganda’s Ten-Fold Growth Plan Opens New Opportunities for Insurance Sector — NPA

Economy Sarah Kamanyire -
Uganda’s plan to grow its economy tenfold to $500 billion by 2040 will require a stronger insurance industry capable...

Uganda, IEC renew standards cooperation to support industrial growth

Electricity Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have agreed to deepen cooperation on standards and conformity assessment to improve...

Uganda courts Korean investment with $500 billion economic target

Deplomacy Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda has pitched itself as a low-cost manufacturing base for Africa at a trade and investment meeting in...

Museveni Pushes Stronger Uganda-Italy Economic Ties as Italian Delegation Plans Kampala Visit

Deplomacy Ibrahim Ojuku -
President Yoweri Museveni has called for stronger economic cooperation between Uganda and Italy, with the two countries exploring new...

Musasizi Pledges Government Action on Namanve Manufacturers’ Bottlenecks

Business Darmasco Kaggwa -
Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has pledged urgent government action to resolve infrastructure, tax and policy bottlenecks affecting manufacturers...

Uganda Pushes Capital Markets to Unlock Long-Term Financing for Growth

Business Moses Kabasibante -
Uganda is looking to its capital markets to play a larger role in financing infrastructure, industrialisation and private-sector expansion...