Finance Minister Musasizi Presents Charter For Fiscal Responsibility

Finance Minister Henry Musasizi  today presented the Charter for Fiscal Responsibility (CFR) for FY2026/27–FY2030/31 to the Parliamentary Committee on Budget, chaired by Rwampara County MP Amos Kankunda. The CFR outlines Government’s fiscal strategy to maintain macroeconomic stability, ensure debt sustainability and create fiscal space for strategic public investments & private-sector-led growth. This third Charter follows…

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Explainer: Uganda’s Treasury Is UDB’s Biggest Competitor

When Henry Musasizi, the finance minister, told Journalists on the sidelines of the Uganda Development Bank’s annual general meeting that he wants the bank’s lending rate to fall from 12% toward single digits, he seemed to describe a goal that sits awkwardly next to his own ministry’s borrowing habits. Commercial banks charge businesses an average…

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Standard Chartered, Gov’t Sign € 110.5 Million Financing Agreement For Kitgum-Kidepo Road

Standard Chartered and the Government of Uganda today signed a financing agreement for the upgrade of Kitgum-Kidepo Road, in a move that will strengthen connectivity, support regional trade and unlock tourism potential in North and North-Eastern Uganda. The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Kampala. The ceremony brought…

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