The Grain Council of Uganda has urged the government and the private sector leadership to formalize the agricultural export sub-sector as one of the ways to overcome hiccups in trade. This comes as Ugandan grain exporters to South Sudan are staring at losses following a decision by the authorities in
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The Ministry of Water and Environment, through the Natural Resources Defense Initiative-NRDI, has handed over three generators to coffee farmers in the Nyamwamba catchment area of Kasese District to support them in adding value to their coffee produce. The 50,000W generators were provided to three cooperatives in Bulembia Division, Mbunga,
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Her excellency Jessica Alupo signing a book in honor of Dr. Jonathan Musinguzi (Photo by Immaculate Amony) President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has singled out "illegal fees" as a major factor contributing to the high rate of school dropouts in Uganda. Speaking during the National celebration of World Population Day in
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Parliament has finally passed into law the Income Tax Amendment Bill 2023, in a move that will see Twitter, Facebook, Netflix and Amazon among others , pay a 5% Withholding tax on the gross revenue they make in Uganda. This followed the decision by President Museveni to withhold signing into law the
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Abderahmane Berthé, the AFRAA Secretary General speaking during the recent media lab organized by Uganda Airlines The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Abderahmane Berthé, has said Uganda Airlines has set a strong foundation for future growth and success. Berthé made the revelation during an exclusive interview with Business Focus’ Taddewo
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Huawei is bringing forth new industry opportunities and technological advancements driven by the AI wave. During his keynote speech at Huawei’s Developer Conference, Zhang Ping’an, Huawei Executive Director and CEO of HUAWEI CLOUD, unveiled the Pangu Model 3.0 and Ascend AI cloud services. These innovations aim to empower industry customers
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L-R: Managing Director Publics Africa-Joseph Kanyamunyu, UBL's Jackie Tahakanizibwa, the corporate Relations, Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs Manager, Minister of state for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives-David Bahati, UBL's Marketing & Innovation Director Emmy Hashakimana, and Thebe Ikalafeng Founder Brand Pose for a Photo after receiving the award. Guinness, the renowned alcoholic
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Parliament has passed into law Income Tax Amendment Bill 2023, approving the proposal to cap the period within which a company can make losses. It’s capped at seven years and the law takes effect on 1st July 2023 although Government had initially proposed to have the period capped at 5years. The
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MPs witness a cassava livelihood restoration project for the Tilenga project affected persons in Avogera, Buliisa District The Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC) has responded to Human Rights Watch, detailing facts on how Uganda’s various oil projects don’t infringe on human rights of the Project Affected Persons (PAPs). In a letter dated
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Senior lawyer and law don, Prof. Fredrick Ssempebwa has offered tips on how businesses can last longer and get into other generations. Prof. Ssempebwa is a partner at Katende Ssempebwa & Co. Advocates commonly known as KATS, one of the country's successful law firms. His other partner is Senior Counsel,
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