The annual Plenary meeting of the OECD’s Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) convened in Singapore from October 11 to October 13, 2023, drawing together tax commissioners, delegates, and experts from …
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In a significant step towards achieving national energy access, the government has secured a $638 million World Bank funding to finance an electricity project that will connect over 1.3 million …
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The Government has released 9.195 trillion shillings for expenditures for the second quarter of the financial year 2023/24. While releasing the government quarter two expenditures for the 2023/24 financial year …
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By Joseph Muvawala (PhD) Ground Setting 1) India and Uganda share a stronger historical relationship spanning over a century, with the first Indians or Persons of Indian Origin (POIs) coming …
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The Parliamentary Committee on National Economy will scrutinise government proposals to borrow funds to upgrade roads and finance the Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project. The requests were tabled before Parliament …
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The alarming prevalence of teenage pregnancy in Uganda has far-reaching consequences on the nation’s development. This pressing issue has garnered increasing attention in recent years, as the nation grapples with …
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Power regulator, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has announced that the electricity end-user tariffs to be charged by Umeme Limited for supply of electricity for the fourth quarter of 2023 …
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A recent report released by the National Planning Authority (NPA) has sounded a distressing alarm in Uganda. It reveals that a staggering 4.2 million young Ugandans, categorized as ‘Neither in …
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International passenger traffic through Entebbe International Airport continues to rise. In August 2023, the Airport recorded 93,560 arriving and 97,947 departing passengers, making a total of 191,507 passengers. This is …
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Once again, there is an angry public uproar over a swindle, this time involving nearly UGX2 billion. The people behind Capital Chicken, promised armchair investors, interested in the potentially lucrative …