The global competition for investment is changing. Capital is available, but it is becoming more selective about where it goes, what it builds and the returns it can generate. For developing economies, this means the competition is no longer simply…
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 Africa’s most ambitious economic targets: expanding its economy from approximately US$50 billion today to US$500 billion by 2040. If achieved, the transformation would fundamentally reshape the country’s economic standing, strengthen its influence within East…
President Yoweri Museveni’s 2026 State of the Nation Address has placed Uganda’s next policy cycle firmly in motion, with the Government set to table 38 Bills, policy frameworks, reports and statutory instruments before Parliament in the 2026/27 financial year. While…
NCBA Bank Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Uganda’s financial markets, positioning the sector as a critical enabler of the country’s economic transformation ambitions. The bank’s Global Markets Division participated in the ACI Financial Markets Authority (FMA) Uganda Dealers’…
By Publicist East Africa Few regulators have done more to quietly reshape Uganda’s financial architecture than Alhaj Dr. Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega. For more than fifteen years, he has led the transformation of Uganda’s insurance industry from a largely misunderstood and…
By Joseph KanyamunyuDirector, Public Affairs & Government Relations, Publics Africa Communications In February 2024, Uganda crossed a critical threshold. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global authority on combatting illicit finance, removed our country from its grey list a…