Year: 2020

• Analysis & Opinions

East Africa’s Food Basket: Balancing Import Substitution & Regionalism

BusinessFocus Reporter July 9, 2020 0

By Christopher Burke, WMC Africa Government support for the promotion of agriculture in the 2020/21 budget with...

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• Health

Cumulative COVID-19 Cases Of Ugandans Hit 1,000 Mark

BusinessFocus Reporter July 9, 2020 0

The Ministry of Health has confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19 from tests done on 08 July...

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• Analysis & Opinions

It’s Business Unusual: Why BoU Directive To Banks On Lending Rates Is An Industry Game Changer

Taddewo William Senyonyi July 9, 2020 0

Stephen Kaboyo, the Managing Director at Alpha Capital Partners On 7th July, BOU issued a circular to...

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• International News

Anger As New Malawi President Appoints Relatives Cabinet Ministers

BusinessFocus Reporter July 9, 2020 0

President Lazarus Chakwera unveiled his 23-member cabinet/ Reuters photo Malawi’s new President Lazarus Chakwera has named relatives...

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• Banking

EXCLUSIVE: BoU Orders Banks To Cut Lending Rates To Save Economy From Collapse

Taddewo William Senyonyi July 9, 2020 1

Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, BoU Governor The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has warned banks that the Central Bank...

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• Health

ARVs Causing Obesity In People With HIV, Study Says

BusinessFocus Reporter July 9, 2020 0

HIV-positive people on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment gained weight three times as fast as HIV-negative people of similar...

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• Agribusiness

Uganda’s Coffee Production Increases To Seven Million Bags

BusinessFocus Reporter July 9, 2020 1

Uganda’s coffee production has increased by 56% from 4.46 million (60kg) bags in FY 2015/16 to 6.950...

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• Analysis & Opinions

Locusts, Floods And Virus Set Uganda For Slowest Growth Since 1986

BusinessFocus Reporter July 9, 2020 0

A street vendor arranges a display of sandals for sale in downtown Kampala on June 23. Photographer:...

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• News

Kenya Nominates Sports Minister For World Trade Organization Top Job

BusinessFocus Reporter July 8, 2020 0

Amina Mohamed is the sixth candidate to be nominated Kenya has nominated Sports Minister Amina Mohamed for...

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• International News

COVID-19 Crisis: South Sudan’s Economy ‘Needs Plan B’

BusinessFocus Reporter July 8, 2020 0

Gum arabic, found in South Sudan’s trees, is the ingredient that puts the fizz into fizzy drinks...

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