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Global Coffee Market Sees Record Surplus Amid Uganda Gains

Global Coffee Market Sees Record Surplus Amid Uganda Gains

Africa-Press - Uganda. The global coffee market is heading into a pivotal “transition year” in 2026, marked by expectations of record supply that could...
Gap between Strategy and Spending Threatens Growth

Gap between Strategy and Spending Threatens Growth

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda’s ambitious Tenfold Growth Strategy, which aims to expand the economy to $500 billion within the next 15 years, is facing...
Uganda Advances ETF and Commodities Exchange Plans

Uganda Advances ETF and Commodities Exchange Plans

Africa-Press - Uganda. Capital markets record near-double turnover in Q1 2026 as investor participation rises, setting the stage for new investment products including ETFs...
East Africa’S Trade Wall: Tear down Barriers or Share the Blame

East Africa’S Trade Wall: Tear down Barriers or Share the Blame

Africa-Press - Uganda. East Africa’s trade story is one of promise repeatedly slowed by its own policies. The numbers suggest momentum: intra-regional trade has...
Govt Seeks New IMF Deal, Concessional Funding at 2026 Spring Meetings

Govt Seeks New IMF Deal, Concessional Funding at 2026 Spring Meetings

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda has stepped up its engagement with global financial institutions as it seeks to secure fresh financing and reinforce macroeconomic stability,...
Uganda Hosts Chinese Investors in Many Fields

Uganda Hosts Chinese Investors in Many Fields

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda is hosting a high-level delegation of Chinese investors and industry representatives as part of the ongoing Uganda–China Coffee Investment and...
Media Buying in Uganda has Moved from Noise to Intention

Media Buying in Uganda has Moved from Noise to Intention

Africa-Press - Uganda. There was a time when media buying in Uganda was simple. Buy prime time. Book the biggest station. Take that billboard...
IGG Orders Jinja Officials to Refund Shs 33 Million

IGG Orders Jinja Officials to Refund Shs 33 Million

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda’s anti-corruption watchdog has directed 22 Jinja City officials to refund over Shs 33 million after investigations found the funds were...
I&M Bank Launches Multi-Currency Prepaid Cards

I&M Bank Launches Multi-Currency Prepaid Cards

Africa-Press - Uganda. I&M Bank Uganda has unveiled the I&M Bank Multi-currency Prepaid card, a multi-currency card that allows customers to make payments and...
Profitability in Media: Rethinking the Model in a Changing Industry

Profitability in Media: Rethinking the Model in a Changing Industry

Africa-Press - Uganda. The hardest truth in media today is that you can grow faster than your profits, and many already are. The media...