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BoU To Offer Liquidity Support To Distressed Banks As Key Lending Rate Is Cut To 8%

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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has in the April 2020 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting reduced the Central Bank Rate (CBR)  by 1 ...

Why BoU Should Cut Key Lending Rate

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Dfcu Profits Grow By 21% To Shs73bn

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United Bank For Africa Donates Shs570m To Uganda For COVID-19 Fight

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Dr Mugume: BoU’s New Deputy Governor Is A Master Of Economic Forecasting And Policy Analysis

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Ecobank Uganda Receives Two Prestigious ISO Certifications

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Interview: How African Businesses Can Cope With The Negative Impact Of COVID-19

When the first cases of coronavirus were detected in December 2019, no one could have ever predicted that it would lead to a pandemic, with countries having to place travel restri...

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INTERVIEW: Outgoing Archbishop Ntagali Says He’s Retiring Into Commercial Farming

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Bank of Uganda Blames Low U.S. Interest Rates for Shs2 Trillion Loss

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International Tourism Arrivals Could Fall By 20-30% In 2020

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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released its updated assessment of the likely impact of the COVID-19 on international tourism. Taking into account the unparalleled introduction o...
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Opportunity For Innovators To Develop New Solutions To Accelerate Tourism Recovery

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In the face of an unprecedented challenge, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO), calls on innovators and entrepreneurs to put forw...
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Gov’t To Spend Shs3bn On Defunct Ankole Kingdom Palace Repairs

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The defunct Ankole Kingdom Palace is set for a major facelift after Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities revealed that it is seeking for Shs3bn to carry out repairs on it with the ...
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Drogba Wins Ivory Coast Tourism Deals Worth Shs55 Trillion

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International soccer star Didier Drogba (pictured) has helped his birthplace, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), strike gold by helping to collect MOUs for a total of $15 billion (UShs55 trillion...
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Ugandan Elected Vice President Of Global Wildlife Conservation Body

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Dr. Barirega Akankwasah (pictured), Ag Commissioner Wildlife Conservation at Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities has been elected Vice President of the Conference of Parties ...
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‘Lightning Strike’ Kills Four Rare Mountain Gorillas In Uganda

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Four rare mountain gorillas, including a pregnant female, have died in Uganda after being hit by lightning, a conservation group says. The three adult females and a male infant were foun...
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International Tourism Growth Continues To Outpace The Global Economy

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1.5 billion International tourist arrivals were recorded in 2019, globally. A 4% increase on the previous year which is also forecast for 2020, confirming tourism as a leading and resilient...

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