Electricity prices have fallen for the fifth consecutive quarter, thanks to a decline in international crude oil prices, according to a tariff schedule released by the Electricity Regulatory Authority
Economic growth in Uganda failed to bounce back in the fourth quarter of 2018/2019, after a slowdown in the first three months of 2019, following slower growth in taxes on products and the services sector
The Bank of Uganda’s preferred measure of inflation eased to a 14-month low in September, a reading that gives its policy makers latitude to cut interest rates when they meet next Tuesday
Ms Nabbanja takes the job at a difficult time for Uganda’s oil and gas sector where a tax dispute between the government and oil companies has stalled financial close and an expected $10bn in investment
US-Kenya efforts to arrest prominent figures linked to the Akasha organisation could curb heroin trade in East Africa
Uganda’s merchandise exports posted their fastest growth in three months in July as imports eased, leading to a slowdown in the merchandise trade deficit
Uganda’s government is reinterpreting old criminal libel laws and enacting new ones to restrict digital activism and crack down on citizens, activists and politicians who criticise the president on the internet
The second edition of the Economic Mkutano will focus on the role of science, technology and innovation in economic development. It is scheduled for Thursday, September 12 at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel
Sub-Saharan Africa will experience the largest growth in the number of absolute drug users of any region on the globe between now and 2050, according to new research by the ENACT programme at the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies
French oil major Total, the lead joint venture partner on Uganda’s proposed crude oil export pipeline has frozen all activities on the multibillion-dollar project citing “uncertainty” over its Uganda operation