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Government to continue with tax case against BAT Uganda

The government will continue pursuing a tax case against British American Tobacco Uganda, William Byaruhanga, the attorney general told Parliament on Tuesday
Cigarettes manufactured and distributed by British American Tobacco in Uganda
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40% of Uganda’s health centres don’t stock drugs to treat chronic diseases

Studies have shown that essential medicines used to treat non-communicable diseases are still poorly accessible to populations in low and middle income countries, yet these are where cases of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, and diabetes are rising dramatically.
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Chinese firm wants $33m for termination of Kilembe mines deal

Tibet Hima Mining Company, the embattled Chinese company whose 25-year to operate the cobalt and copper Kilembe mines in Kasese district was cancelled last October, is seeking at least $33m in damages
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HIV/AIDS: Uganda’s health facilities turn to innovative strategies to plug donor funding gaps

Donors fund 85% of Uganda's HIV/AIDS response. But many critical areas are not covered by that funding and many health facilities have had to introduce innovative funding strategies to cover their costs and expand their coverage
A hospital in Uganda
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The real reason why cities in sub-Saharan Africa aren’t issuing municipal bonds

In the US, municipal bonds worth over $111 billion were issued in November and December 2017 for infrastructure, pension obligations and other critical needs. For comparison, cities in sub-Saharan Africa have raised less than 1% of the US amount since 2004
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How big land deals add stress to the River Nile

One of the major scenes of a potential water crisis and conflict is the Nile River, the longest in the world. It flows through 11 countries - known as the Nile Basin countries – and the catchment area covers more than 10% of Africa’s landmass
Murchison Falls on the River Nile in northwest Uganda
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Bank of Uganda announces staff changes as Bagyenda retires

Bank of Uganda has announced several appointments to its top management team and transfers, including a new executive director of supervision
Officials seated around a conference table during a press briefing
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Museveni mediation fails to bridge Economic Partnership Agreement differences

Negotiations for the agreement were finalised in October 2014, with Kenya and Rwanda acceding to it in 2015. Other EAC member states are yet to sign the agreement, with Tanzania the most vocal dissenter
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Top job for South African gives African countries sway at the IMF

South Africa’s Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, has been selected as the first sub-Saharan African to serve as chair of the International Monetary and Finance Committee
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Why Africa needs FDI more than foreign portfolio investment – BoU’s Kasekende

In many important respects, FDI is much more valuable than portfolio investment because the former can enable new, large and medium-sized companies to be created in economies where these types of enterprises are relatively scarce
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