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Creativity Deserves Protection, Register It- Mao Urges Musicians

Creativity Deserves Protection, Register It- Mao Urges Musicians

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Nobert Mao has urged artists in the music industry to take charge of their...
Postbank Sees 24% Growth in Agribusiness Loan Book

Postbank Sees 24% Growth in Agribusiness Loan Book

Africa-Press - Uganda. PostBank Uganda has recorded a 24% growth in its agribusiness loan book between 2023 and 2024. This growth is a testament to...
IMF Sees Africa’S Prosperity as a Global Economic Opportunity

IMF Sees Africa’S Prosperity as a Global Economic Opportunity

Africa-Press - Uganda. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Africa’s prosperity is an opportunity for the global economy to thrive, urging for deeper collaboration...
Kampala Traders Push Back against Ura’S New Container Tax Directive

Kampala Traders Push Back against Ura’S New Container Tax Directive

Africa-Press - Uganda. Tensions are simmering once again between Kampala’s business community and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), as traders decry a new tax...
Alcohol Industry Warns, Increase in Taxes will Make Beer Prices Rise by up to 40%.

Alcohol Industry Warns, Increase in Taxes will Make Beer Prices Rise by up to...

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Uganda Alcohol Industry Association has urged Parliament to reject a proposed increase in excise duty on locally produced beers, warning...
Uganda Sets Sights on Shs2Tn Economy as Trade Diplomacy Bears Fruit in Malaysia

Uganda Sets Sights on Shs2Tn Economy as Trade Diplomacy Bears Fruit in Malaysia

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda has unveiled bold ambitions to grow its economy tenfold, from $50 billion A9about Shs2 trillion) in the 2022/23 financial year...
Africa’S Trade, Economic Growth Lies in Afcfta – World Bank

Africa’S Trade, Economic Growth Lies in Afcfta – World Bank

Africa-Press - Uganda. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents a significant opportunity for trade growth and economic development in Africa, says, the...
Museveni Meets Officials from American Tower Corporation Uganda, Vows to Protect Telecom Infrastructure

Museveni Meets Officials from American Tower Corporation Uganda, Vows to Protect Telecom Infrastructure

Africa-Press - Uganda. President Museveni has pledged to designate telecommunication towers as critical national infrastructure to curb. rampant vandalism that continues to affect communication and...
Uganda Courts Tourism Partnerships at Pearl of Africa Expo in Malaysia

Uganda Courts Tourism Partnerships at Pearl of Africa Expo in Malaysia

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda has made a vibrant case for tourism-led partnerships with Malaysia and the broader ASEAN region during the ongoing Pearl of...
Postal and Courier Services are the Power for Uganda’S E-Commerce Engine- Ucc’S Nyombi Thembo

Postal and Courier Services are the Power for Uganda’S E-Commerce Engine- Ucc’S Nyombi Thembo

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Uganda Communication Commission Executive Director, Nyombi Thembo has underscored the role played by postal and courier services in driving Uganda’s...