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Uganda Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project Financing Agreement

Sector: Rail • Location: Uganda

Source: Construction Review

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Uganda signed an $800 million financing agreement with the Islamic Development Bank and its partners to support various infrastructure projects including the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. The funding is part of a three-year agreement (2025-2027) and aims to boost trade and connectivity by linking Uganda's SGR to Kenya's network and the Port of Mombasa. The agreement was signed on May 20, 2

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Sector
Rail, Government, Mass Transit
Location
Uganda
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Construction Review

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The project “Uganda Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project Financing Agreement” is an infrastructure initiative in the Rail sector, located in Uganda. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Construction Review.

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2026-07-22

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Uganda signed an $800 million financing agreement with the Islamic Development Bank and its partners to support various infrastructure projects including the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. The funding is part of a three-year agreement (2025-2027) and aims to boost trade and connectivity by linking Uganda's SGR to Kenya's network and the Port of Mombasa. The agreement was signed on May 20, 2025, at the Islamic Development Bank's 50th Annual Meetings in Algiers, Algeria.

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Uganda

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Rail, Government, Mass Transit

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2025-05-25

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