East African press outlets are reporting that Uganda is to begin manufacturing its first smartphones. The manufacturing partner will be Chinese brand SIMI.

Stanbic Bank Board of Directors has appointed Anne Juuko as Stanbic Bank Uganda’s new Chief Executive effective 1st March 2020.

Uganda said on Tuesday it would borrow up to 108.5 million euros ($118.42 million) from a Chinese lender to fund construction of three roads that are key to plans to begin oil production in the east African country.

Three major players in Uganda’s banking industry — Uganda Bankers Association, Bank of Uganda (BoU) and Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU) — have partnered on a digital identity verification platform to reduce the process and time it takes for loan approvals and to open a bank account.

The Judiciary of the Republic of Uganda has officially launched the long-awaited construction of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal buildings at the Judiciary headquarters in Kampala.

KAMPALA – Hainan Qinfu Foods Company Limited from China is looking for 5,000 acres of land to invest a total of $450m (about UGX1.6 trillion) is a specialized aquaculture industrial park.

Mr. Karamagi said that the market is aimed at bringing together manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and consumers from all over the East African region, including Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Southern Sudan and Western Part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Military installations, bases and barracks across the country will in the near future be solely powered by solar energy, saving the Ministry of Defence billions of shillings spent annually on paying electricity bills.

In Uganda, the 10th annual Tourism Sector Review Conference realizes 7.4% growth in tourist arrivals, attributed to gorilla tourism

The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has awarded a consortium of Chinese companies a contract for construction of the US $146m Mpigi-Busega expressway in Kampala.