The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the combined second and third reviews under the ECF Arrangement for Uganda. Further, the Executive Board granted a waiver of nonobservance of a performance criterion on the stock of net international reserves of the Bank of Uganda. The completion of
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Experts have warned against the risk of the next pandemic, with a view that this will most likely come from the zoonotic spaces. These discussions came up last evening during the Twitter Spaces on Preparedness for Future Pandemics and Post-Pandemic Recovery. Hosted by journalist Raymond Mujuni, experts: Dr. Louis Kamulegeya
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Bags of charcoal for sale in Gulu City. The Ministry of Water and Environment has banned the issuance of all documents facilitating the commercial production, trade, and movement of charcoal and other forest products in Gulu District. The directive issued by the State Minister for Environment, Beatrice Atim Anywar stems
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Betty Amongi, the Minister of Gender with her colleague the Minister of State for Finance, Henry Musasizi and the NSSF Acting Managing Director Patrick Ayota. The Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Betty Amongi has declined to respond to any corruption allegations that she made against the management of
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Speaker Anita Among (pictured) has decried the slow pace of Accountability Committees mostly headed by the Opposition in scrutinizing audit reports, threatening to have the reports adopted by parliament without MPs’ scrutiny. The Speaker made the threat in her communication during the plenary sitting where she expressed disappointment over the
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In recent years, the government has been pushing for increased savings amongst Ugandans with savings estimated at 17.95 percent of the value of the economy in 2021, according to the World Bank. This means for every 100 Shillings made in Uganda, only about 18 Shillings was saved. This was an
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Macadamia plantation in Mityana. Macadamia is a high value crop Farmers in Kyenjojo District have asked the government to intensify sensitization of Macadamia and Hass avocado growing across the country. Hass Avocado is a commercially popular and nutritious fruit and one of the 19 crops that the Ministry of Agriculture
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Mpaka (R) presenting his committee report to the Budget Committee Members of Parliament have rejected the projected budget cuts in the tourism sector, saying it is a key contributor to foreign revenue and a remedy to debt burden. Legislators are dismayed that government is moving to cut the tourism budget
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HIV is high among fishing communities By Cassidy Derrick Mwanje The fishing communities around Lake Victoria have been reported to have a greater risk of HIV infection and a higher HIV prevalence, especially among the youth who are attracted by the gainful employment to the shores and islands. In 2020, the Ministry
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Ugandan taxpayers will have to pay US$900 million (UShs3.3 trillion) per year between FY2022/23-2025/26 to service external debt. The revelation was made by Michael Atingi-Ego, the Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda when he appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development to discuss the economic performance and
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