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Biden’s massive stimulus could set off inflationary pressures of a kind not seen in a generation Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Emerging markets could become a casualty of the 1.9-trillion-U.S.-dollar COVID-19 relief bill passed by U.S. Congress on Wednesday, as rising U.S. bond yields are likely to trigger a reversal of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Auditor General John Muwanga says that Uganda’s high cost of borrowing may deny future generations the opportunity to sustainably borrow. This is carried in his findings on the public debt in the financial year 2019/2020 audit report that he presented to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on …

WTO members made history February 15, 2021 when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | One week into her new job as the seventh director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment as head …

New York, U.S. | XINHUA | U.S. stocks declined in the volatile past week as a surge in bond yields unnerved investors who rushed to dump risk assets, especially high-flying shares. For the week ending Friday, the Dow lost 1.8 percent, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell 2.5 percent …

Debt repayment and payment of interest should be channeled from tax revenues Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government remains adamant about the debt burden on the country despite now having exceeded the dreaded level of 50% of the value of the economy (GDP), according to the latest records. The …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. equities posted mixed results in the holiday-abbreviated week as investors assessed the possibility of further fiscal stimulus, while sifting through a slew of economic data. For the week ending Friday, the Dow rose 0.1 percent, the S&P 500 fell 0.7 percent and the Nasdaq …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recovery of the Ugandan economy to the desired levels will depend on many factors, most of them beyond the country’s control according to experts and the private sector. These factors include the rebound in the export sector, the developments in oil sector, the universal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase access to financing from the capital markets. The MoU will enable Uganda’s manufacturing sector to take advantage of customized training on various options for raising long-term …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | As coronavirus restrictions continue to bite the economy, e-commerce firm, Jumia, is creating job opportunities for the youth to make money and transform their lives on its platform. Since 2018, the company came up with Uganda’s JForce program. The program is Jumia’s pioneer sales consultants …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Wall Street’s major averages advanced in the week as investors assessed the possibility of a U.S. stimulus bill, while digesting a slew of economic data. For the week ending Friday, the Dow finished up 1 percent, the S&P 500 added 1.2 percent, and the Nasdaq …