Month: October 2018

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BoU Raises Key Lending Rate To 10%, Decries Effect Of OTT Tax

Taddewo William Senyonyi October 3, 2018 0

The Bank of Uganda (BoU) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has raised the Central Bank Rate (CBR), a...

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Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting

BusinessFocus Reporter October 3, 2018

Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan will hold bilateral meetings with African Foreign Ministers...

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ANC Women’s League Backs Castration For Rapists

BusinessFocus Reporter October 3, 2018 0

The influential women’s league of South Africa’s governing ANC has called for the castration of convicted rapists,...

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Nobody Will Interfere With BoU’s Independence-Mutebile

BusinessFocus Reporter October 3, 2018 0

Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, Governor, Bank of Uganda, has once again assured politicians that nobody will interview with...

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Kenya wins Bid to host the International Open Data Conference in 2020

BusinessFocus Reporter October 3, 2018

The Government of Kenya won the bid based on the consistency and high-level leadership of H.E the...

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NRM Carries The Day As Parliament Controversially Passes 0.5% Mobile Money Tax

BusinessFocus Reporter October 2, 2018 0

The National Resistance Movement carried the day as Parliament controversially passed the Excise Duty Amendment Bill No.2,...

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Government begins process of Recognising King of Amampondo

BusinessFocus Reporter October 2, 2018

Government has begun the process of implementing the court judgment by recognising Kumkani Zanozuko Tyelovuyo Sigcau as...

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Ten Killed In South Sudan Nightclub

BusinessFocus Reporter October 2, 2018 0

Police in South Sudan say at least 10 people have now died after a hand grenade exploded...

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Deputy President Mabuza hosts French Prime Minister on an Official Visit to South Africa

BusinessFocus Reporter October 2, 2018

During the visit, several bilateral agreements will be concluded, focusing on cooperation in the fields of education...

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Gambia ratifies the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration

BusinessFocus Reporter October 2, 2018

The Convention is open for signature, ratification, and accession by States and regional economic integration organizations VIENNA,...

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