On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel carried out military strikes against Iran, accusing Tehran of developing a ...

KAMPALA -- The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has positioned the trade sector as a key driver in Uganda's ambition to grow its economy tenfold from about $50 billion in the 2023/2024 ...

Uganda’s growth is expected to be between 3.5% and 4.0% in Fiscal Year (FY) 22 and about 5.5% in FY23; both projections are about one percentage lower than the June 2021 forecast, according to the ...

Mapping Capital Concentration in a $65 Billion Economy BUSINESS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s private capital class is expanding faster than its capital markets. In an economy where public ...

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives in Uganda Francis Mwebesa has said Uganda will intensify its import substitution agenda as a strategic pillar for industrialization, focusing on ...

A free-market economy empowers Ugandans to innovate and prosper, while a free-floating currency preserves stability, ...

Towards the end of last month, the global economic body, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), upgraded its global growth forecast, commonly known as the World Economic Outlook. IMF defines the World ...

In July 2018, the government of Uganda introduced a novel tax: Shs 200 per day to access social media platforms like WhatsApp ...

The Ugandan Government has accused the EU of attempting to thwart its economic growth. The disagreement between the EU parliament and the Ugandan government arose from the recent partnership between ...

This article draws on doctoral research, for which the author received funding from the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Digital labour platforms – like fast food delivery and cab ...

Our growth has not been that outstanding, especially considering that the population growth rate too, has been quite high ...