The government of Uganda has in the past few financial years allocated more funds to the coffee sector. However, some Ugandans are yet to appreciate the fact that coffee can transform Uganda into a middle income country if the sector is given due attention and the ongoing campaign well implemented.
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Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) in partnership with Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has again organized a business symposium in honour of late James Mulwana, a great entrepreneur who inspired many into business. The one day open business symposium is scheduled for March25, 2017 in the UMA Multipurpose Hall; under the
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Bharti Airtel Africa, one of the leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 15 countries across Africa and BCS with support from Facebook will undertake a fiber project in North Western Uganda. According to a February 17, 2017 statement from Airtel, the fiber ring of 770km, when completed later this
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Revenue Authorities in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have officially unveiled a Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTs) enabling them to jointly track movement of goods from port to destination electronically; that is from Mombasa Port to Kampala and Kigali. The US$4.4 (UShs1515.7bn) Million System was unveiled on Friday February 24,
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The Uganda shilling maintained a firm stance, with a bit of volatility mid-week due to a slight pickup in demand but thereafter, improved inflows helped to cushion the unit during the week ending 24th February 2017. Trading remained in the range of 3580/90, similar to the previous week. According to
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Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL), the oldest telecom firm in Uganda is increasingly getting troubled following the quitting of its top managers. In a February21, 2017 press statement, UTL revealed to the public that a number of its top employees had ceased being part of the company and they were therefore
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Etihad Airways Engineering has signed an agreement with Kenya Airways to perform mandatory checks on its Boeing 787-8 fleet. This is part of an integration programme for the newest additions to the airline's fleet. The first of six scheduled Boeing 787 C-checks begins this month, with the last one planned
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African Gold Refinery (AGR), the first and biggest gold refinery in East and Central Africa has officially opened in Uganda. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni launched the Entebbe based refinery on February 20, 2017. In his remarks, Museveni stressed the critical importance of value addition, noting that AGR’s state-of-the-art refinery will
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On Febeuray23, 2017, Bonney Katatumba, a prominent businessman in Uganda and Honorary Consul of Pakistan in Uganda was pronounced dead. Katatumba succumbed to complications arising from Asthma and Pneumonia after he had undergone a colon cancer operation at International Hospital Kampala (IHK). But what will he be remembered for?Katatumba was
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Failure to implement existing laws have played a big role in the slow growth of Uganda’s insurance industry, players say. According to the Uganda Insurers Association (UIA), non- enforcement of the compulsory insurances; Motor Third Party Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance and Marine Insurance have seen Uganda lag behind her counterparts
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