An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Enrique Gelbard, visited Tanzania from February 20 to March 4, 2020. The mission held discussions with the authorities on the 2020 Article IV Consultation. At the end of the visit, Mr. Gelbard, issued the following statement: “The pace of economic activity
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Backyard vegetable garden is a small garden attached to a house where vegetables, herbs and fruits are grown for either household use or commercial purposes. There are very many species of local vegetables in Uganda. A number of them are indigenous to the country while others have been introduced into
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By Sam Evidence Orikunda Robert Mugabe left the throne unceremoniously because of the excited youth of ZANU PF who started presenting and campaigning for Grace Mugabe as the successor of her husband. This happened as Zimbabwe suffered inflation, corruption and absolute poverty of the local people. The ZANU PF led
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The Uganda senior national team has had a good run ever since they started with Victoria University on lifting the players' psychological approach toward games The role of psychology in sports is yet to be appreciated by Ugandan sports associations, federations and clubs yet it has over the years proved
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Infrastructure investments won’t deliver the desired sustainable economic growth if the poor culture of disclosing information pertaining the processes involved in the execution of the projects persists, experts have said. Analysts say this has hampered effective monitoring of infrastructure contracts especially in gathering project and contract information to foster transparency
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Gen Tumwine( in green) seen here interacting with MPs after a sitting of the House is accused by traders from Lwemiyaga for being behind the cattle quarantine Cattle keepers and traders in Lwemiyaga, one of the counties in Sembabule district have accused the Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine, of
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Parliament has passed the Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with a call for punishment of returning officers involved in election malpractice. Members of Parliament supported an amendment to section 30 (1) of the Electoral Commission Act that prescribes punishment for individuals appointed as a returning officers who ought to be
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The local currency hovered near the key level of 3700 during the week ending March6, 2020, oscillating in a narrow range, with on and off demand, mostly from corporate players as import demand remained muted on account of Coronavirus. Trading was in the range of 3790/3715. In the money markets,
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Uganda ranks among the top countries in the Commonwealth in promoting political inclusiveness, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has told a conference in London. “Uganda goes an extra step by creating district representation specifically for women. Women, youth and people with disabilities are at the heart of our
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Overall, African equity capital market (ECM) activity in 2019 declined sharply both in volume and value from 2018, with 2019 posting the lowest proceeds raised in ten years. The general slowdown in equity markets was largely driven by a series of macroeconomic factors including an ECM deceleration in global markets,
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