Hez Kimoomi Alinda, Executive Director of UFZEPA Uganda’s Free Zones story took a decisive turn in 2024 with the creation of the Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority (UFZEPA), a new institution born from the merger of the former Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) and Uganda Export Promotions Board
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Cleophas Ndorere, Commissioner for External Trade Summary: It is feared that smallholder farmers will struggle to survive under the new regulations unless the compliance process is revised. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has acknowledged that Uganda remains far from meeting the European Union’s new agricultural market regulations, particularly
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L-R: Engineer Bainomugisha, Professor of Computer Science at Makerere University,Pearl Gakazi, Co-Founder of Kolaborate,Ronald Hakiza, Founder of Uga Bus and Ann Bewulira, hos of the Ugandan Podcast. Uganda’s innovation sector is proving that world-class ideas can be built right here at home. From digital platforms to practical, real-world solutions, a
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Henry Musasizi, the Minister of State for Finance in charge of General Duties Parliament has summoned lawmakers for a special sitting next Tuesday, 16 December 2025, to consider a borrowing request by the Ministry of Finance to borrow over 2.17 trillion shillings (USD 610 million). In a letter, the Clerk
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I&M Bank team receiving the award The I&M Select Banking Sapphire Club, by I&M Bank Uganda, was named the ‘Best Innovation of the Year’ at the fifth Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS), held on Thursday evening at Kampala Serena Hotel. The award was received by the bank’s Head of Marketing
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Best farmers in a group photo The Best Farmers Awards 2025 once again brought together Uganda’s most outstanding agricultural innovators, recognising resilience, creativity, and leadership across the sector. As a long-standing partner, dfcu Bank reaffirmed its commitment to transforming agriculture and elevating farming communities across the country. Speaking at the
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Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury. The World Bank has committed USD 200 million (about UGX 710 billion) to Uganda through the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development to support the implementation of the Public Investment Management System (PIMS), a major reform aimed at improving
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Joshua Lukaye, an Assistant Commissioner at the Ministry of Energy The government is ready to file a defense in a court case in which a Congolese civil society group and fishermen sued Uganda, DRC, and the EAC Secretary General, over oil and gas developments in the Albertine Graben. The group
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Officials inspecting the new rice trial fields at Doho Irrigation Scheme in Butaleja District Uganda is inching closer to a major agricultural breakthrough as scientists finalize testing of new aromatic rice varieties set to replace the popularly imported basmati and supa rice. The innovation has been driven by the soaring
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John Paul Ssemakula- Business Unit Director and Colleagues from Metropolitan Republic receive the award for the Best Non for Profit Social- good campaign 2025 Stanbic National Schools Championship (Battle of the Champions) has won awards for Best Non for Profit/ Social Good Campaign and Best Use of Sustainability during a
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