uganda economy

For many of the newly licensed Free Zone operators, the real work is only just beginning. After the excitement of approvals, incentives, and investment plans, they now face something far …

Over the past decade, Uganda’s public debt has often been debated as a burden. Yet beneath the headline figures lies a more nuanced story, one of deliberate investment choices shaping …

In the evolving calculus of sovereign development finance, Uganda’s latest external borrowing decision has once again placed climate resilience and debt sustainability on a collision course. The 12th Parliament approved …

Fifteen years is a long time in public service. It is even longer when spent at the center of a country’s economic decision-making. When Matia Kasaija first entered the Ministry …

Uganda has ushered in a new chapter at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives following the official assumption of office by Hon. Sanjay Tanna as Minister for the 2026–2031 …

At State House Entebbe, Uganda Airlines signed a fleet expansion agreement with Boeing worth approximately Shs3.7 trillion (about $985 million). On paper it is a 10-aircraft procurement. In practice it …

As Uganda enters the Fourth National Development Plan (NDPIV) through the newly presented national budget, the government has unveiled one of the most ambitious economic targets in the country’s history: …

For many business travelers departing from Entebbe International Airport, one question keeps resurfacing; why does it sometimes cost nearly as much, or even more, to fly to a neighboring East …

In his 2026 State of the Nation Address at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni outlined an ambitious economic trajectory: Uganda is targeting a rise in GDP growth from …