Tag Archives: Julius Businge

By Julius Businge The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have discussed and endorsed the progress report of the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Uganda that will guide the support of the World Bank Group to the country for the remaining two years (2014-2015) of the CAS. The CAS is …

By Julius Businge Lawrence Bategeka, the acting principle at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) at Makerere University has urged government to force Ugandans to participate in productive ventures, if poverty levels are to reduce. Bategeka says the move will also see economic growth in a positive direction. Uganda’s economy …

By Julius Businge The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), in partnership with The World Bank and DFID will be launching a report on the current status of the Tourism Industry in Uganda on Aug 1 in Kampala. A statement released by the bank on July 29 says the …

By Julius Businge The Bank of Uganda has set Aug.2 as a date for this year’s Joseph Mubiru Memorial Lecture which will be held on Friday, August 2 at the Kampala Serena Hotel, starting at 2.00pm. An official statement signed by the Director for Communications at the Bank, Jan Tibamwenda, …

By Julius Businge Kalangala Infrastructure Services (KIS) has started construction of the 66km main Bugala Island road as part of the four major projects aimed at opening up the island to major trading centres across the country. The other components under the KIS project include providing ferry transport services, water …

By Julius Businge The Uganda shilling appreciated during the week that ended July 5 to trade 2575/85 from 2590/00 per US dollar after policy makers maintained the key lending rate at 11% citing inflationary pressures. Traders said the market saw good dollar selling interest before energy and manufacturing sub-sectors’ demand squared off …

By Julius Businge The government plans to send you that SMS soon, but is it what you really want? A few weeks after Maria Kiwanuka read the budget, officials from her Finance ministry and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) are showing how transparency and accountability will drive its implementation. At …

By Julius Businge Standard Chartered Bank has committed to financing more than US$2 billion in energy projects under the Power Africa Initiative, a five-year partnership between the United States, six African governments and the private sector. It said the partnership represents a coordinated cross-border effort to build the regulatory, economic …

By Julius Businge The National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) has developed the National IT Project Management Methodology to provide guidance on how to manage and provide advice on IT projects to government. The agency’s Executive Director James Saaka said at the launch of the project on June 28 at …

By Julius Businge The Deputy Executive Director at the National Council for Higher Education, Prof. Moses Golola has urged all higher institutions of learning to maintain the needed education standards to ensure they survive the routine operations of the council. Among the standards he mentioned having a well trained enough …