The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board on Monday approved immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries. In a statement dated April 13, 2020, Kristalina Georgieva (pictured), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said: “Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief
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Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa (R) met China’s ambassador to Uganda, Zhuqiang today morning Uganda has expressed dissatisfaction to Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, Zheng Zhuqiang over mistreatment and harassment of Ugandans in China. This happened during a meeting held on Saturday between Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa and
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (pictured) said during her speech going into the IMF’s 2020 Spring Meetings yesterday that the Fund is working 24/7 to support our member countries—with policy advice, technical assistance and financial resources. In this FAQ: The IMF's Response to COVID-19 , you
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The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Domestic Taxes Enforcement Unit, working on solid intelligence moved in on Yaket International Limited, the manufacturers of Yaket Mineral Water and found the company producing and packaging unstamped water at their premises in Gayaza. The enforcement team also established that the factory was running two
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World Vision Uganda has announced it has designated over US$1,010,000 (Shs3 billion) from its different programmes in Health, Education, Water & Sanitation, Livelihood and Refugee Response to its COVID-19 Emergency Response programme. This program seeks to promote preventative measures to slow the spread of the virus, support health systems &
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The Ministry of Health has revealed that three patients have recovered from COVID-19 and are set to be released. In a press statement dated April9, 2020, Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa (pictured), the Director General Health Services at the Ministry of Health said all the 338 samples tested on Thursday by
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Following a short lived rebound early in the week, the local currency fell to a weekly low, testing the resistance level of 3800,undercut by a pickup in demand from market players as risk sentiment deteriorated on account of a negative report indicating that exports declined by 8.7%, which meant minimal
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Housing Finance Bank Managing Director, Michael. K. Mugabi (C) handing over the bank’s contribution to Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng (R). Looking on is Peace Kabunga, the Housing Finance Bank Executive Director Housing Finance Bank has joined the fight against COVID-19 in Uganda, through contribution of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
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Domestic violence cases have increased in Uganda during COVID-19 lockdown, Lillian Adriko, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA), has said. “We have registered a sharp increase in domestic violence; we had 29 people calling in directly last week to report domestic violence cases,” Lillian
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The Government isn’t ready to evacuate stranded Ugandans in United Arab Emirates (UAE). A number of Ugandans are stranded in UAE after the country (UAE) asked foreign workers to go back to their mother countries in an effort to fight COVID-19. In a letter dated April 7, 2020, Zaake W.
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