On January27, 2017, the Central Bank of Uganda, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) announced that dfcu had acquired Crane Bank. It was revealed that dfcu beat off competition from other 12 financial institutions to emerge winner. “… Bank of Uganda has now transferred the liabilities including deposits of Crane bank
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A whooping Shs1.3trn is said to be missing from Uganda’s Petroleum Fund, Business Focus exclusively reports. We have established that top bosses from the country’s Finance Ministry have been tasked to explain the whereabouts of money from oil revenues that are meant to be in the Petroleum Fund. Uganda’s Finance
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The US embassy in Kampala is inviting Ugandan youths with business ideas to apply for a business training opportunity scheduled for March 17-18, 2017. In a public notice, the embassy says the youths aged between 18 and 30 with “a business or social enterprise idea” are encouraged to apply and
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The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) on Tuesday morning launched its new online customer self-service, Easyportal in a move that is expected to ease access to information by investors locally and abroad. The new portal is expected to boost market activity. This tool was launched by Charles Mbire, the B.O.D chairman
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Uganda’s economy has come under scrutiny of late. This is because it (the economy) is performing poorly as witnessed by a number of businesses that have closed shop in the last few years. Local companies that have fallen due to a weak economy include but not limited to Crane Bank, WBS,
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The Government of Uganda is in advanced stages of putting in place a law to protect personal data collected by both government and private sector. The parliament will soon start scrutinizing the Bill. Dubbed the ‘Data Protection and Private Bill 2015’, the Bill was tabled on the floor of Parliament
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New revelations have emerged of legendary politician, Joash Mayanja Nkangi’s last moments before he passed away on Monday morning. Nkangi, 85, succumbed to suspected pneumonia after complaining of severe pain at Nakasero Hospital in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. Business Focus has learnt that the former Buganda Kingdom Katikiro who also served
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The Bank of Uganda Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has said competition in Uganda’s banking sector is so stiff so much that banks can’ make excessive profits unlike before. Mutebile made the remarks during the closing of the launch of the Eighth Edition of the World Bank’s Uganda Economic Update: “Step
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Uganda’s Ministry of Health is in massive recruitment, Business Focus reveals. About 150 vacancies are available at various regional and district hospitals, Mulago National Referral Hospital and Ministry of Works and Transport - East African Civil Aviation Academy (EACAA) - Soroti. The jobs available include records officers, enrolled nurses, specialists
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Embattled Makerere University don Dr. Stellla Nyanzi faces arrest over harassment, Business Focus has established. In a letter from the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) dated March2, 2017 addressed to Stella Nyanzi through Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Ddumba Ssentamu, Nyanzi is wanted at CID to record a statement
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