KAMPALA, March 30, 2026 — SBG Securities Uganda has launched a new US dollar-denominated unit trust, offering investors in the country and beyond a safer hedge against currency swings as global economic uncertainty persists. The new fund complements the firm’s existing Uganda Shilling unit trust, giving investors greater flexibility to diversify across currencies amid unpredictable …
CAIRO, Egypt, March 30, 2026 — The African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] has announced that it will hold its 33rd Annual Meetings [AAM2026] at El Alamein in Egypt, from 21 to 24 June 2026. Against the backdrop of deepening geopolitical re-alignment and conflicts, the meetings will be held under the theme “Intra-African Trade and Industrialisation: Pathway …
KAMPALA, March 30, 2026 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have expressed shock and concern over Mityana district’s dismal recovery of funds under the Parish Development Model [ PDM ], after it emerged that only Shs 250,000 has been recovered from Shs 8 billion disbursed to beneficiaries. The concerns were raised as the House Committee on …
RUBIRIZI, March 30, 2026 — Members of Kyamuhunga People’s SACCO [KYAPS] have been urged to adhere to cooperative principles and values to drive sustainable economic development and strengthen financial inclusion. The call was made by the SACCO’s General Manager, John Bosco Atwijukire, during the Katerera Branch Pre-Annual General Meeting [Pre-AGM] held recently at Katerera Playground. …
GULU, March 30, 2026 — Farmers in Northern Uganda have been encouraged to embrace research-driven agricultural technologies as a critical pathway to improving productivity, strengthening climate resilience, and increasing household incomes. According to Frank Mugabi, Head of Communications at the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO], such technologies offer proven, high-yielding and climate-resilient solutions that reduce …
KAMPALA, March 30, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved a US$ 5.65 million reimbursable grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa [SEFA] to pilot the Peace Renewable Energy Certificate [P-REC] Aggregation Facility—an innovative initiative that will, for the first time, use renewable energy certificates as a direct financing instrument for …
