Tag: East Africa trade

Standard Chartered
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Uganda secures $126 million StanChart deal to boost road infrastructure

Uganda road infrastructure receives a $126 million StanChart boost to unlock mining growth and regional trade.

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Citibank
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Uganda taps Citibank to raise $3.2 billion for major railway expansion

Uganda taps Citibank for a $3.2 billion railway, reviving SGR and strengthening the East Africa trade corridor to Mombasa port.

Timilehin Adejumobi Timilehin Adejumobi
Modern railway tracks stretching across green countryside under blue sky in East Africa
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Uganda eyes Tanzania rail link to boost East Africa trade

Uganda is stepping up efforts to strengthen its position in East Africa’s trade network, with plans to link its Standard Gauge Railway to Tanzania’s rail system. The proposal could give the landlocked country a second route to the Indian Ocean and ease pressure on existing export corridors.  Details outlined in a government document show Kampala is studying how the new…

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