More than 150 business leaders, investors, policymakers and private-sector representatives from 10 nationalities have converged in Kampala for the 2026 Uganda and Rwanda Trade and Investment Roadshow, with value addition, …
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Shs20 Billion Promised, Zero Shillings Paid: Kampala’s Flood Traders Still Waiting
Kampala’s trading community is facing a fresh squeeze as flood-affected businesses continue waiting for a Shs20 billion government relief package while street vendors threaten demonstrations over the city’s enforcement of …
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The US-Canada Trade War Just Crossed a New Line
The United States has escalated its trade war with Canada from tariffs to outright import bans, shutting selected Canadian products out of the American market as tensions between the two …
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Africa is building a digital highway for cross-border trade after the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and Ghanaian technology company Quest Ghana Limited signed a joint venture agreement …
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Africa Bets $3.1bn on Faster Borders to Make AfCFTA Work
Africa is putting US$3.1 billion behind one of the most practical requirements for making its continental free trade ambitions work: modernising the customs systems through which goods cross its borders. …
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Kampala Marriott Hotel Opens Ahead of AFCON 2027
Uganda’s hospitality sector has added 181 new hotel rooms and suites with the official opening of Kampala Marriott Hotel in Nsambya, boosting the capital’s capacity to host business travellers, tourists …
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Industrial property, led by warehouses, is fast becoming the most attractive segment of Uganda’s real estate sector, even as office space struggles with oversupply and retail landlords adjust to shifting …
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Museveni Commissions Roofings’ Shs460b Steel Mill in Namanve
President Museveni on Tuesday commissioned Roofings Group’s US$125 million (about Shs460 billion) Phase IV Cold Rolling Mill Complex at the Kampala Industrial and Business Park, a facility that doubles the …
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The Speech That Could Decide Whether Your Currency Gets Weaker
Somewhere in the mountains of Wyoming this Friday, a man named Kevin Warsh will step up to a podium and start talking about payments, policy, and financial innovation. It sounds …
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Wakiso Emerges as Uganda’s Real Estate Hotspot as Prices Soar
Wakiso district has emerged as the epicentre of Uganda’s real estate activity, with new data showing prices climbing sharply as demand spills over from Kampala into the surrounding metropolitan area. …