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Big names missing at COP29 in Baku ..
Nov 13th, 2024AgenciesPeter
Several influential world leaders have opted not to attend an action summit this week at the center of climate talks in Azerbaijan. High on the agenda..

National Mining Company Board inaugurated..
Nov 5th, 2024Pedson MumberePeter
The Government has unveiled the Board of Directors for the National Mining Company (NMC) as part of the efforts to enhance its participation in the mi..

Namibia to host Afreximbank Trade Finance even..
Oct 15th, 2024Edward KayiwaPeter
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a Pan-African multilateral trade finance institution that aims to promote and finance trade within Afric..

Oil pipeline: Court blocks land owners ..
Oct 14th, 2024URNPeter
The Masaka Senior Resident Judge Lawrence Tweyanze has ruled that the government can proceed with the construction of East African Oil Pipeline (EACOP..

Uganda fast-tracking oil refinery deal - Nanka..
Aug 21st, 2024Pedson MumberePeter
The Ugandan government is accelerating negotiations with Alpha MBM Investments of the United Arab Emirates to finalize a landmark deal to build a 60,0..

Oil refinery deal awaiting FID, says Minister..
Jul 23rd, 2024URNPeter
Ugandans seeking employment in the oil refinery in the Albertine Graben need to be patient as the negotiations go on, Hon. Okasaai Opolot, the State M..

Mukene, fuel top April inflation drivers..
Apr 30th, 2024PEDSON MUMBERE
The rising prices of fish and fuel were the main drivers of annual inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index in April, according to the Uganda..

Will Wagagai open gold wealth kitty to all cit..
Mar 21st, 2024Edward KayiwaPeter
Uganda is supposedly on the brink of significant economic transformation with the imminent commencement of production at Wagagai gold mining and refin..

NCBA Bank Powers Singleton Golf Challenge Semi..
Nov 30th, 2023mediagepr.comNCBA reporter
The bank injected Shs.60 million in the event in which amateur golfers from Uganda and Rwanda took part..

UKETA PARTNERS WITH IBANDA UNIVERSITY TO BOOST..
Aug 30th, 2023Mediagepr.comCynthia Ruth
UKETA, an online Learning platform has partnered with Ibanda University to enhance an alliance aimed at extending the skylines of soft skills educatio..

Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council..
Feb 20th, 2023Mediagepr.comCynthia Ruth
The Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, Lord Jonathan Peter Marland has lauded the government of Uganda's effort to suppor..

MTN, Mastercard launch e-commerce platform..
In another first, MTN Uganda has become the first subsidiary of the MTN Group to launch an e-commerc..
MTN Uganda staff release 'Sunny Days' song..
In a bid to use music as a catalyst for positive energy at the workplace, MTN Uganda has released �..
Uganda among top 20 FDI destinations in 2024 ..
Uganda has been named among the top 20 investment destinations on the African continent in 2024...

MTN offers girls’ skilling initiative UGX270..
Smart Girls Foundation, a Kasangati-based girls’ skilling initiative, is set to receive an additio..
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Manufacturers task Gov't, banks on high intere..
The Government wants commercial banks to lower the interest rates they charge manufacturers so as to..
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MTN scoops fastest internet award..
Ookla, the global leader in internet testing and analysis, has announced MTN Uganda as the Fastest M..

Anxiety as donor aid taps shrink further..
During the recent presentation of the Budget Strategy for the Financial Year 2025/2026, officials fr..
Kidepo National Park to get posh airport, hote..
The Government of Uganda has reached an agreement with the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry,..
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President Museveni Takes Over Chairmanship Of ..
Uganda has assumed the chairmanship of the Group of 77 plus China (G77+China)...

MTN, Mastercard launch e-commerce platform..
In another first, MTN Uganda has become the first subsidiary of the MTN Group to launch an e-commerc..
MTN Uganda staff release 'Sunny Days' song..
In a bid to use music as a catalyst for positive energy at the workplace, MTN Uganda has released �..
Relief as Gov’t sets interest rates for mone..
In a bold move aimed at tightening the noose on unscrupulous money lenders, the Government has publi..

Uganda among top 20 FDI destinations in 2024 ..
Uganda has been named among the top 20 investment destinations on the African continent in 2024...
Uganda, South Sudan moot joint dam projects..
Pal Mai Deng, the South Sudanese minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, has submitted a memo to..
Uganda, 15 countries set for electricity trade..
The Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP), an intergovernmental organization that was established to prom..

Likely implications of Trump return for Africa..
Across Africa, Donald Trump’s forth-coming second term holds various implications for the continen..
Optimism as Uganda nears full BRICS nod..
Uganda has become one of the two African countries that have been admitted into the BRICS alliance i..
IMF projects modest global growth amid persist..
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected modest global economic growth over the next two ..