Uganda is losing between US$100 to $180 million (UShs678bn) annually due to trade interruptions in the European markets caused by its failure to meet required standards. This was revealed by Odrek Rwabogo, the special presidential advisor on export promotion while addressing journalists at the African Regional Standards Organisation-ARSO meeting aimed
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Equity Bank officials celebrating the opening of the Group’s Contact Centre Equity Group, East and Central Africa’s largest financial institution, has enhanced its position as one of the strongest banking brands globally by scoring highly, in the 2023 Brand Finance’s Brand Strength and Brand Value rankings. In its second consecutive
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Global cloud communications platform Infobip has launched live video support to help businesses resolve customer queries more quickly and shorten customer wait times. Designed for businesses with high customer contact, Call Link is the simplest way for agents to escalate customer queries to live one-to-one video and audible calls. When customer experience
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Kenya Airways and South African Airways have finally announced the formation of the much-touted Pan-African Airline Group next year after the plan was first mooted three years ago. The national carrier says the two airlines are currently implementing phase two of the partnership framework, an important milestone that will lead
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Makerere University will have limited entrance and exit points after the construction of the new perimeter wall, management has revealed. This is one of the measures aimed at improving the safety and security of students, staff, and visitors to the university, which has had dozens of unmanned entrance and exit
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Grape farmers in Mbarara are concerned that they are earning less from the crop due to the absence of an agronomist to offer expertise on the processes for growing and harvesting the crop. There are more than 200 grape farmers in Ibaare, Nyamatojo and Nyakayojo, all in the South Division
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Delegates from different African tax administrations pose for a photo Monday morning at Speke Resort in Munyonyo after the official opening of the workshop. 32 Africa tax administrators are in Kampala for the 1st ATAF/Global Forum Joint Regional Workshop on Cross-Border Assistance in the Recovery of Tax Claims. Ephraim Murenzi,
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The business community at the Mpondwe border post in Kasese District are continuing to decry the low fish business despite the construction of the multi billion Mpondwe market. The decline of the fish business is largely attributed to the continued operations of a competitive market across the border in DR
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The Ministry of Education and Sport has decided to restart the count down for all teachers to get degrees. The government in 2019 passed a national teacher policy which among other things phased out lower teaching qualifications in preference for bachelor’s degree for all teachers right from nursery saying this
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Raising prices could drive up the cost of living even further and would hurt the least well-off most, the Bank of England governor has warned firms. "If all prices try to beat inflation we will get higher inflation," Andrew Bailey told the BBC's Today programme. He said higher inflation "hurts
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