Commercial banks’ shillings dominated lending rates increased in FY 2024/25, averaging 18.16 percent, compared to 17.89 ...

The rapid rise of gold now signals a rebalancing driven largely by external price dynamics rather than a surge in domestic ...

With crude exports potentially starting as soon as October, the promise of nearly $2 billion a year is on the horizon. But ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development now projects Uganda’s economy ...

On January 13, 2026, two days before Ugandans were due to cast their ballots in the general election on January 15, the ...

Uganda’s economy is now deeply digitized. Mobile money platforms alone process hundreds of billions of shillings daily, ...

Across the sector, from lodge owners and guides to diplomats and cultural entrepreneurs, the feeling persists that tourism is ...

Uganda's gold sector has moved to the centre of the country's export economy, with earnings hitting a record US$5.8 billion (about Shs21.1 trillion) in the year to November 2025, according to Bank of ...

Uganda’s growth is expected to be between 3.5% and 4.0% in Fiscal Year (FY) 22 and about 5.5% in FY23; both projections are about one percentage lower than the June 2021 forecast, according to the ...

Agriculture remains the backbone of the economy, supporting more than 75 percent of Ugandans. Museveni has rolled out ...