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Kampala, Uganda
In 2024, amendments to various tax laws including the Income Tax Act and the Stamp Duty Act among others were enacted. One of the purposes of the amendments was to introduce tax incentives for private equity and venture capital funds.…
Co-authored with Izabelle Kansiime Lwamafa. Volume III of this handbook proposed the establishment of a dedicated sustainability segment on the Uganda Securities Exchange as a pathway to climate finance market development, in view of the critical role that exchanges play…
Volume III of this handbook focused on a review of select climate finance instruments and the voluntary frameworks that govern them. These instruments included green bonds, green loans, social bonds, social loans, sustainability bonds and sustainability-linked bonds. In this volume,…
This article was co-authored with Izabelle Kansiime Lwamafa. The principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC), enshrined in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and reaffirmed in the Paris Agreement, remains a key tenet in…
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On 17 December 2024, the House of People’s Representatives of Ethiopia ratified the Banking Business Proclamation – No.1360 The primary objective of the proclamation is to provide for a legal framework that would allow for the opening up of the…
This article was co-authored with Izabelle Kansiime Lwamafa. Part One of this series, laid down the foundation for what the concept of Third World Approaches to Climate Change and Sustainability (TWACCS) entails. Modelled on the concept of Third-world Approaches to…
According to Joyeeta Gupta, climate change has been on the global political agenda for over 30 years, and during this period of time, there has been a rapid expansion of multilateral environmental frameworks on the subject, the most recent being…
International human rights law lays down obligations that States assume by being part of the international community and parties to various international treaties and conventions. These obligations include – respect, protection, promotion, and fulfillment – of the human rights of…
Financial institutions in Uganda continue to enhance their focus on the sustainability agenda at industry and institutional level. This heightened focus has most recently been marked by the launch of the ESG Framework for the Banking and Financial Sector by…
