Month: April 2018

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Note to Correspondents on Joint United Nations/African Union Visit to Sudan, Central African Republic and Ethiopia

BusinessFocus Reporter April 9, 2018

Joint visit of Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and African Union Commissioner for Peace and...

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South Africa: Minister Sisulu extends condolences to the family and friends of the late Ambassador George Nene

BusinessFocus Reporter April 9, 2018

Ambassador George Nene was the chairperson of the South African Association of Former Ambassadors, South Africa’s first...

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Barclays’ Looming Change Of Name To ABSA Challenged

BusinessFocus Reporter April 9, 2018 0

Barclays Bank of Kenya’s looming change of trade name to ABSA has run into strong headwinds after...

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Africa: Commemoration of the 24th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

BusinessFocus Reporter April 9, 2018

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, April 9, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Press StatementJohn J. SullivanActing Secretary...

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Banks Run To Court Over URA Directive To Disclose Customers’ Account Details

Taddewo William Senyonyi April 8, 2018 0

Banks under their umbrella body Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) have rejected Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)’s directive to...

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Opposition As Kenya Moves To Scrap Law Capping Interest Rates

BusinessFocus Reporter April 8, 2018 0

The push and pull to have the law capping interest rate reviewed has taken a new twist...

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Kenyan Tycoon Raises Shs291bn For Cement Plant Expansion

BusinessFocus Reporter April 8, 2018 0

Kenyan multi-millionaire businessman Narendra Raval has raised $97 million (Shs291bn) in the form of debt and equity...

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BoU Boss: Crane Bank Sale To Dfcu Was A Blessing

BusinessFocus Reporter April 8, 2018 0

By Aloysious Kasoma The controversial successful sale of Crane Bank to dfcu was a blessing to the...

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Cheptegei Wins Uganda First Gold At Commonwealth Games

BusinessFocus Reporter April 8, 2018 0

Uganda’s long distance ace Joshua Cheptegei has won the 5000m gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. After...

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URA Accused Of Using Cruel Methods To Collect Taxes

BusinessFocus Reporter April 7, 2018 0

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been accused by a section of MPs from the West Nile region...

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