Private sector extends growth streak to a year
Uganda’s PMI reading of 52.6 extended the private sector’s growth streak to a year, despite some disruption from the election period
Uganda Business News
Inflation inches up to 3.2% on higher transport and service costs
January inflation rose to 3.2% as service costs jumped, offsetting easing food price pressures from December
Uganda’s oil revenues: The case against quick distribution
Uganda’s oil wealth requires long-term investment discipline rather than immediate distribution, writes Ali Ssekatawa
Formalisation for whom? Uganda’s boda-boda drivers find the gig economy delivers for platforms, not riders
New research finds Uganda’s ride-hail platforms extract wealth from informal boda-boda drivers while offering no meaningful labour protections
Stanbic Bank calls on Ugandans to embrace a culture of saving for economic progress
Stanbic Bank executive says Ugandans should save before spending, not after, as 30% still keep cash at home earning no interest
Measuring what matters: rethinking research excellence in Africa
Conventional citation metrics create structural bias against African scholarship, penalising locally relevant work whilst rewarding research with limited community impact
Stanbic Bank’s Ken Agutamba named among Africa’s Top 100 Corporate Communication Leaders
Kenneth Agutamba, Stanbic Bank Uganda’s country manager for reputation and corporate communication, has been named among Africa’s Top 100 Corporate Communication Leaders by Africa PR Week
Private sector growth gains momentum at year-end
Business conditions in Uganda’s private sector strengthened at the close of 2025, with growth edging higher in December according to the latest survey of purchasing managers
Regulator holds power tariffs steady despite shilling’s weakness
Electricity Regulatory Authority maintains Q1 2026 tariffs as lower oil prices offset shilling depreciation in quarterly adjustment
Venezuela’s president captured in US raid: what we know so far
Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, has been apprehended and flown to the US where the US attorney-general has announced he will face charges of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism