Dorothy Nakaweesi

What you need to know: The United Arab Emirates and India are now Uganda's largest sources of export earnings due to an increased uptake of Uganda's gold

The partnership, under the Electricity Access Scale-up Project, is financed by World Bank and government of Uganda with a funding of $110m

Why gold is now an important export for Uganda’s economy

What you need to know: The Ministry of Finance says the introduction of digital tax stamps had to come at a cost to fund the establishment and supervision of the technology and cost of stamps

Uganda has exported 1.95 million megawatts per hour of electricity in the last five years, raising earnings from $21m (Shs75.6b) in June 2020 to $48.8m (Shs175b)

For a long time, Uganda has been sourcing much of its exports from Kenya. However, gold imports have seen Tanzania become Uganda’s biggest source of imports across Africa. Photo / Michael Kakumirizi

Mr Robert Bob Okello (left), the Youth Startup Academy Uganda associate national coordinator, speaks during the two-day closing ceremony in Kampala early this week. Photo / Courtesy

Slow growth of tax revenue and a reduction in donor support has seen government increase domestic borrowing to support budget activities. Photo / Edgar R Batte

Mobile money has become an important measure of financial inclusion in Uganda. However, an average of 33 percent of Simcards remain inactive for longer periods. Photo / Edgar R Batte

NSSF will have to contend with competition from other investment vehicles that have built a large client base in the voluntary savings and investment space. Photo / File