Uganda Vision 2020 projects a middle income country driven by industrialization supported by trade through export promotion and import substitution. In Uganda's production sectors, the significance of women in trade to the economy according to women traders is still low due to the high dominance of men in major economic
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Former Bank of Uganda (BoU) Deputy Governor, Dr. Louis Kasekende’s troubles are far from over. After President Yoweri Museveni declined to renew his contract as BoU Deputy Governor for the 3rd term, a whistle-blower has now written to the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) requesting the body to take keen interest
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More than half of companies (51%) around the world have no plans or protocols in place to combat a global emergency, such as coronavirus (COVID-19), a study by global consultancy firm Mercer has shown. Commenting on the survey, Didintle Kwape (pictured), Associate Consultant, Mercer stated: "As of today, there have
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Uganda Communications Commission Ag. Executive Director Irene Kaggwa-Sewankambo (pictured above) has challenged corporate leaders to take cybersecurity seriously. Speaking at the 9th annual Directors and Company Secretaries conference held at Protea Hotel in Kampala on Tuesday, 3 March 2020, Kaggwa-Sewankambo said chief executives and directors of companies in Uganda tend
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By Denis Jjuuko I had planned to watch the proceedings at Namirembe hill as the Church of Uganda installed its 9th archbishop on Sunday. Something else came up and I ended up about 40km away from home in a place that is yet to experience electricity. I returned home long
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Kilak North MP, Gilbert Olanya has called on the Ministry of Health to recommend to Government to postpone the forth coming 2021 general elections due to fears of COVID-19 commonly known as coronavirus. Olanya made the remarks yesterday in response to a statement by the Ministry of Health, updating the
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The Lord Mayor (C) appearing before the Committee on Trade with officials from Tondeka Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago has expressed ignorance about the proposed Tondeka Metropolitan Bus project saying the loan to fund the project is a surprise. “We have gathered from media reports that Government plans to bankroll
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Ugandan businesswomen have been advised to participate in business leadership in the country and beyond if they are to contribute to the growth the economy and benefit from gender equality. During the 3rd Annual Women conference organised by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) held at Hotel Africana on Wednesday, the URA
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African Airlines have lost $400m (£312m) since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China in February, according to the global airline industry body. The epidemic is not as widespread in Africa as in other continents, but it has led airlines like South African Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Air Tanzania, Air
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The President of the Republic of Uganda and the Commander-In-Chief of the UPDF, H.E Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has passed out UPDF commandos after undergoing a 16 months qualification course of Special Forces. This was the 4th intake of it's kind and was conducted at Butiaba Marines training School in
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