Uganda’s coffee businesses are navigating a difficult operating environment. Coffee prices remain volatile, fuel costs are significantly higher than a year ago and the shilling has weakened sharply against the US dollar. For farmers, traders, transporters, processors and exporters, the…
When Uganda Airlines was revived in 2019, much of the conversation centred on restoring national pride, reconnecting Uganda to international destinations and rebuilding direct air links. Those objectives remain important. But as Uganda’s economy expands and its export ambitions grow,…
Uganda has set itself one of the most ambitious economic targets anywhere on the African continent: expanding the economy from approximately US$50 billion today to US$500 billion by 2040. If realised, the target would fundamentally alter the country’s economic position…
Uganda may have quietly crossed an important economic milestone, one that could carry significant implications for the country’s export economy, industrialisation agenda, and agricultural transformation ambitions. In what many observers are describing as a major breakthrough for Uganda’s agro-processing sector,…