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The Tanzania Uganda Oil & Gas Symposium scheduled for 27th & 28th November in Dar-es-Salaam will provide a platform for the private sector to network, understand industry opportunities and challenges, showcase their c [ ... ]

The launch of MANSA digital platform in Uganda   Monday, 18th October 2021: The East African Business Council (EABC) and the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and Afreximbank are set to launch the MANSA digital platform this Wednesday at Kam [ ... ]

October 12, 2021 – Kampala, Uganda - More than 9,400 young women and men are set to benefit from a new partnership between Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), the country’s apex body for the private sector, and Agricyle Global, a social ente [ ... ]

Kampala, Wednesday, 22nd September 2021. Uganda Breweries Limited, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda, and Private Sector Foundation of Uganda, have partnered with Kampala City Council Authority and the Ministry of Health to speed up COVID-19 vacci [ ... ]

September, 19th, 2021, Kampala. The Uganda oil and gas project has registered major decisive milestones in the year 2021 at both the Upstream and Midstream levels that open up multiple opportunities. One such key achievement is the conclusion of nego [ ... ]

September 1, 2020, Namanve, Mukono – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda today urged the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda (PSFU) to work harder with stakeholders like the government to create more favourable trading conditions in Uganda.    [ ... ]

Kampala, Tuesday, 31st August 2021 - Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) commends Government’s efforts in addressing the concerns of traders revolving around the taxation on textiles and garments. Under the new policy, the tax rates of textiles [ ... ]

August 20, 2021. Kampala- Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), engaged with Uganda Revenue Authority to discuss strategies, interventions and proposals how to widen the tax base.  The business community recognizes that taxes are a vital form o [ ... ]

PSFU, Mukwano to create 50,000 jobs across the agricultural value chain in 5 years Partnership worth UGX 26 Billion The Mastercard Foundation supports 3 million youth in Uganda with focus on 70% women August 17, 2021. Kampala- Private Sector [ ... ]

GIDEON BADAGAWA: SERVICE WITH PASSION On 26th June 2021, we laid our colleague, friend, mentor and leader to rest in Muira, Iganga District. The thought that we will not see Gideon again is painful. However, we are comforted by the great things and  [ ... ]

Private sector players have appealed to government to implement policies that support recovery of businesses especially in the midst of the pandemic. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda continues to threaten the economy as infection r [ ... ]

PRIVATE SECTOR FOUNDATION UGANDA APPOINTS MR FRANCIS KISIRINYA AS ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  Kampala, 1st July, 2021. On behalf of the PSFU Board of Directors, I am pleased to inform you that Mr. Francis Kisirinya has been appointed as Acting Ex [ ... ]

DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT AND TRIBUTE TO THE LATE GIDEON BADAGAWA (RIP) The Board, Management and Staff of the Private Sector Foundation (PSFU) with deep sorrow announce the death of their Executive Director, Mr. Gideon Badagawa. Mr. Badagawa passed away t [ ... ]

On 7th June 2021, the UN Nations Resident Coordinator in Uganda in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister and the Private Sector Foundation for Uganda have organized a virtual emergency Round Table on COVID-19 with participation of the M [ ... ]

Kampala, Wednesday, 14th April 2021 - Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU), represented by Chairman, Hon. Dr. Elly Karuhanga and the Uganda Law Society (ULS), represented by President Pheona Wall Nabasa, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Wedne [ ... ]

PSFU in partnership with The Innovation Village organized a virtual policy consultation conference on 11th February 2021 to interact with the different innovators, policy makers, development partners and the academia.  Innovation is synonymous with [ ... ]

Kampala, Tuesday, 8th December 2020 – To address urgent, pandemic-related needs in the health care sector, The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program is providi [ ... ]

The Young Africa Works Uganda Strategy implementing partners on Friday 4th December 2020 signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will serve to extend and cement the cooperation that the partners have built over the course of 2020 in implementing t [ ... ]

Private Sector Foundation Uganda today, Thursday, 3rd December 2020 announced that it turned 25 years since its founding in 1995, on 24th August 2020, and will engage in a series of events to commemorate the 25 years. PSFU was established to represe [ ... ]

Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Private Sector Foundation Uganda held its Annual General Meeting via a virtual zoom webinar with the members on Thursday, 26th November 2020. The AGM was chaired by Hon. Dr. Elly Karuhanga and he presented his re [ ... ]

The Government of Uganda (GoU) has applied for credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards financing of the Investment for Industrial Transformation and Employment Project (INVITE) which is currently under preparation. The pro [ ... ]

Uganda Set for Digital Transformation to Streamline Microfinance Supervision and Regulation Processes The digital transformation plan maps the essential strategic actions and resources required for the country's Microfinance Regulatory Authority to  [ ... ]

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BODA BODA RIDERS TRAINED TO SENSITIZE PUBLIC ON WEARING A MASK AT ALL TIMES   Kampala, Friday, 16th October 2020 - Private Sector Foundation Uganda today flags off Safeboda riders to join the sensitization team in the campaign dubbed “Tugobe Coro [ ... ]

Kampala, Tuesday, 6th October 2020 - Private Sector Foundation Uganda together with its partners have today launched a campaign dubbed “Tugobe Corona. Wear A Mask.” The campaign is aimed at sensitizing and creating awareness among Ugandans to sh [ ... ]

The COVID-19 pandemic has already unleased substantial economic damage word-over. Economic growth has been slowed substantially by 2%-3% in Uganda. This is the same world over. The impact on poverty is even greater. We already know that 2.5m people a [ ... ]