Kasaija warns UNRA against delayed works as government signs a $151million loan for the construction of Busega-Mpigi highway Uganda has signed a sh545billion ($151 million) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to help finance the construction of a four-lane 23.7 kilometer Busega-Mpigi expressway. The AfDB earlier this year approved $245 million …
Read More »AfDB lists Shs 12.5billion bond on USE
By Joan Akello The officer in charge of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Jason Mosomi Mochache says the 2 year local currency bond that attracts 25 percent yield will finance infrastructure and develop African capital markets. It is noted that foreign currency denominated liabilities have frequently financed local currency activities …
Read More »Kaberuka tips Uganda on oil
By Ronald Musoke The president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, has advised Uganda to exploit her oil and natural gas resources in an optimal manner if the country is to avoid repeating the mistakes the first generation African oil and gas producers like Nigeria have made over …
Read More »AfDB to use Africa’s foreign reserves cash for infrastructure projects
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke | The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, has said the continental institution is in the process of convincing African states to use some of their savings held in foreign reserves to kick start several infrastructural projects to aid their economic transformation. Kaberuka who …
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