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Recent weeks have seen growing concern across Uganda’s business community, civil society, and the diaspora over the proposed Sovereignty Bill. Fears had begun to circulate that the legislation could restrict …

What if the biggest cost in your economy is not inflation, not debt, and not even unemployment, but something far more invisible that no one is properly measuring? Every year, …

Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (MoFPED) has released a review of the 10-year Corporate Income Tax (CIT) holidays granted to strategic investors and exporters. The key question …

For years, Uganda’s oil story has been told in the future tense, defined by promise, projections, and untapped potential. But at the 11th Annual Oil and Gas Convention held at …

The global oil order has just been shaken. On April 28, 2026, the United Arab Emirates officially announced its withdrawal from OPEC and the wider OPEC+ alliance, ending decades of …

There is a phrase that has echoed through Uganda’s petroleum corridors for over a decade. It has been a promise, a projection, a political talking point, and at times, a …

In public investment, the biggest threat is rarely the project itself it is what happens after approval. Costs quietly expand, designs are revised, and budgets drift far beyond their original …

On April 27, 2026, Uganda’s Cabinet approved the immediate enforcement of a national Trade Order, declaring it “non-negotiable.” The directive requires informal street vendors to vacate urban verandas, walkways, and …

Uganda’s central bank has issued a strong warning over the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, cautioning that while it is framed as a tool for political independence, it could …