Behind the rise in Uganda’s coffee exports
The year 2021 has been the most exciting for the coffee sub-sector in Uganda. Whereas the Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the coffee value chain affecting farmers, processors,…
The year 2021 has been the most exciting for the coffee sub-sector in Uganda. Whereas the Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the coffee value chain affecting farmers, processors,…
Until June 2021, gold was Uganda’s leading export commodity, contributing at least 44% of total export earnings, according to data from Bank of Uganda. For instance, the precious metal overtook…
In 2020, the Deputy Director – General of the World Trade Organization, Xiaozhun Yi, wrote that a digital economy also known as economic activity that results from daily online connections…
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has recently been making news headlines in connection to the mid-term access. With Parliament debating the amended NSSF amendment Bill on mid-term access, public…
Parliament last week passed the long awaited East African Crude Oil Pipeline Special Provisions Bill 2021 that will allow the development and implementation of the East African Crude Oil pipeline…
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) said recently that it was ready to effect pay-outs to savers eligible for the midterm benefits if the NSSF Amendment Bill 2021 is swiftly…
In March 2018, African countries signed the African continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), a legal instrument establishing a free trade area among the African Union Member States. It creates…
There is good news for the economy about rising employment levels for the last six months as the country continues to recover from the covid-19 pandemic hit. According to Stanbic…
The September 2021 report by the Bank of Uganda on the “State of the Economy” tells us that “measures to curb the re-surgence of the COVID-19 pandemic have dampened the…
Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) presented its Annual Performance for the Financial Year 2020/21 at the Uganda Media Centre. The report captured the performance, challenges encountered and recommended actions to…