Registrar General, Mercy Kainobwisho during the World IP Day Gala Celebrations at Next Media Park in Kampala Transformation of Uganda into a modern, prosperous society as laid out in the National Development Plan III will largely depend on how fast Ugandans can harness, protect and utilize intellectual property in a
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AGT’s banana plantings ready for transplanting By David Rupiny In the early 2000s, coffee and banana farmers faced a huge problem of bacterial wilt disease, which wiped out swathes of plantations across the country, especially in central and western parts of Uganda. “It was like a bush-fire sweeping across the countryside,”
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By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa Are African enterprises at risk of extinction, just as millions of natural species face extinction due to the impact of climate change? Businesses and countries across the continent are attempting to rebuild following the devastating economic impact of the pandemic. It is
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The former Bukoto South MP, Muyanja Mbabaali (pictured), who is also a businessman could soon run bankrupt as money lenders move to attach his properties to recover their money. Mbabaali, a strong NRM cadre has been given a 30-day ultimatum to pay up all his debts or risk losing five of his properties
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It’s no secret that the ride-hailing industry has become a vital part of our daily lives for many people with different needs for getting around. The fourth industrial revolution is rapidly shaping the transportation sector in Uganda as cities become overly crowded with traffic, small businesses, street vendors and mushrooming
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Entrepreneurs undergoing training at The Innovation Village Before COVID-19 virus arrived in Uganda, the Tourism sector was registering a steady rise in foreign exchange from tourists. According to the Annual Tourism Sector Performance Report for Financial Year 2018/2019, revenue rose from $1.45 billion in 2017 to $1.6 billion in 2018.
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One of the winners receive seed capital to further inject in their business. Stanbic Bank Uganda has announced finalists for the National Schools’ Championship (NSC) programme and given out seed capital to all semi-finalists amounting to UGx12.5million. The finalists were picked from four regions of Uganda namely, Central, Northern, Western
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Asiimwe started honey business after losing her job By Francis Otucu Winnie Sandra Asiimwe, a psychologist by profession lost her job due to the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. This made her think outside the box. Unlike many who spend recklessly, Asiimwe had saved some money. After a year in unemployment, she
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The 25-year-old Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa survived cancer Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa was Wednesday June09, 2021 named among the First Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts, a new global community of public and private sector innovators and entrepreneurs accelerating solutions to today’s greatest problems. The selected Catalysts are creating true impact at the cutting
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Adesina was speaking at a virtual roundtable at which he presented a novel concept for youth entrepreneurship investment banks Africa’s underinvested youth are in need of urgent attention and youth entrepreneurship investment banks must become the focus of global support, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) head Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina
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