#World Bank

Uganda has sought expanded World Bank and international financing for infrastructure and economic growth projects during high-level meetings at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C.

The World Bank warns that Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth is slowing due to rising debt, inflation and global pressures, urging reforms to support recovery and job creation.

The Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has opened a week-long training for officials from the Ministry of Kampala Capital City...

As the sun dipped over the banks of River Nile on Friday evening, residents of Obongi gathered in their thousands to hear President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni...

The Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP) held a joint Project Implementation Support Mission in Nairobi, bringing together the East...

The World Bank has appointed Dr. Francisca Ayodeji Akala, a Nigerian health and development expert, as its new Country Manager for Uganda, effective August 1,...

The World Bank has lifted its two-year suspension on lending to Uganda, which followed the enactment of an anti-homosexuality law in 2023. Following...

Uganda has assumed a leadership role in the global climate finance arena, taking over as co-chair of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action at...

The Ugandan government has announced plans to extend internet connectivity to all sub-counties across the country using a $150 million loan secured from the...

The World Bank has appointed Qimiao Fan as the new Country Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda, effective September 1. With over 35 years of...

Amb Henry Mayega A couple of days ago, the World Bank in a watershed moment suspended new requests for its financial “assistance” to...

President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday met with the new World Bank Group Country Manager, Mukami Kariuki, who was accompanied by her delegation to State House in...

While the Covid-19 pandemic destabilized a considerable section of the economy, the Bank of Uganda (BoU), says “the banking sector remained resilient,...

Press Release: The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a grant of $130.8 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to ease the...

International Medical Group (IMG), a Ugandan health care company has collected a $4 million (about Shs14.8 billion) loan from International Finance Corporation...

Press release: The World Bank has appointed Mr. Keith Hansen as the new Country Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda effective September 8, 2020....

The World Bank Group has paused the publication of the 'Doing Business' (DB) report after some analysts figured that some of the latest releases were dotted...

The World Bank Board of Directors Tuesday approved a $300 million budget support operation for Uganda to boost the Government’s capacity to prevent, detect and...

By Max Patrick Ocaido Most refugees feel secure and welcomed in Uganda, a reflection of the country’s overall openness towards their presence, a new report has...