Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has released 23.03 trillion shillings for the budget obligations for the first quarter of this financial year, with a vow to ensure fiscal discipline. This is 27 percent of the approved total budget for the financial year …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, (PSST) Ramathan Ggoobi, has defended the ongoing trade order enforcement across the country, saying it is a strategy to transform the economy. He argues that organized business practices are essential for Uganda’s economic transformation and attracting investment. …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government will stop funding most national public holiday celebrations beginning in the 2026/27 financial year, with the savings to be redirected to wealth creation and other priority programmes, Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi has announced. For years, the government …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government spent 1.508 trillion shillings on the general elections that were held in January/February, with the Electoral Commission accounting for 1.147 trillion of the expenditure as of April this year. This is part of close to 1.7 trillion shillings, the total that was released …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has urged investors in the United Kingdom to invest in the 250 percent return-on-investment mining and energy sector in the country. However, only serous and mutually beneficial partners are welcome to invest in the country’s budding extractives sector, according to Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary …
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Finance ministry figures released on April 9 show fourth-quarter disbursements of Shs17.444tn, lifting total releases to Shs77.001tn—106.4% of the approved budget and 95.1% of the revised plan Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The government has released more funds than initially approved for the current financial year ending …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s economy has proven to be stable and shown resilience amid shocks resulting from geopolitical tension, a senior official said here Thursday. Ramathan Ggoobi, permanent secretary of Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, told reporters that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has released a 2026 salary framework for externally funded projects, standardising pay for senior management personnel within in Project Implementation Units. This is aimed at promoting fairness and to align with international benchmarks …
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The greatest risk is not in investing in Africa’s own potential, but in failing to do so Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | A continental push is underway to harness Africa’s estimated $700bn in pension assets to fund crucial infrastructure and reduce reliance on foreign debt, senior officials said at the …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda will receive more than two billion U.S. dollars in new concessional financing from the World Bank over the next three financial years to support the East African country’s development agenda, a senior government official said Tuesday. Ramathan Ggoobi, permanent secretary and secretary to the …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
