Uganda and other African countries need policies to support fuel economy or risk losing substantial amounts of revenue in oil and gas imports. One such policies would include taxes on vehicles with high carbon emissions and incentives to promote the uptake of electric vehicles as well as those with clean
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The just released FY21 financial results for Uganda Breweries Limited, whereas have posted positive growth, indicate however, that a tough operating environment and the growth of the Informal alcohol sector have stifled what would otherwise have been an excellent net sales performance by the brewery. “The closure of Bars and
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By Richard Kintu The situation at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala should be tense following a recent increase in the noise calling for reforms there. The noise which first gained momentum last Thursday was crowned earlier this week when unidentified “goons” dropped coffins draped with placards calling for
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When it comes to climate change, Uganda has been doing one thing right and that is maintaining a small carbon footprint. According to the information from Our World in Data, 2017 statistics stood at 0.12 tonnes per capita. To maintain this status, at the United Nations climate conference of 2015,
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By Peter Nyanzi I wish to add my voice to the deafening outcry about the hefty cost of health care in Uganda, which has been amplified by the dozens of millions of shillings being demanded by health facilities to treat Covid-19 patients. But how did we get here? In 2005,
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By Denis Jjuuko There is always a debate in Uganda and perhaps in other parts of the world about formal education and entrepreneurship. The argument posits that formal education incapacitates entrepreneurship. The argument is that people who don’t go through formal education set up businesses and become very successful. A
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Although an old saying goes that when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers, Uganda might instead benefit in the East African Region “economic war” between the two local giants, Kenya and Tanzania. Apart from air, Ugandan can only be connected to the rest of the world by rail or
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Abel Kagumire, URA Commissioner for Customs The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) plans to make Uganda’s export competitive. Dissecting the topic ‘Understanding Customs In Uganda’s Economic Development’ Friday morning, URA Commissioner for Customs, Abel Kagumire said a number of strategies have been put in place to the country’s exports competitive. Figures
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By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa Are African enterprises at risk of extinction, just as millions of natural species face extinction due to the impact of climate change? Businesses and countries across the continent are attempting to rebuild following the devastating economic impact of the pandemic. It is
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Criminal organizations in Uganda and East Africa are linked to ivory and of recently heavily linked to pangolin trafficking. Several recent reports have identified Uganda as one of the common transit points for the trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products in the Central and East Africa region. Criminal organizations in
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