Dr Masaba is earning big from farming About 5 years ago, fresh from the medical school and employed as a medical doctor, Dr. Daniel Masaba, had the idea of a side business. He wasn't sure what it would be. The search for "what" took him to greenhouse farming. However, an expert
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Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA) has announced the end to the practice of financial institutions imposing a fine on lenders who repay their loans before the stipulated period, bringing an end to the protracted argument the bankers have been engrossed in with their regulator Bank of Uganda. The Association’s stand was
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L-R: Hiral Patel, Treasury Department I&M Bank and her husband Vinit Patel. I&M Bank has built a reputation for engaging with the communities where they operate, with the aim of bettering the livelihoods of the different communities, and boosting community initiatives. According to their principle, an organization can only be as
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Gerald Nangoli, the Elgon North County MP The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities & State Enterprises (COSASE) has appealed to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to allocate funds to Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) for destroying substandard goods in the market. The committee in its report
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The Uganda Bankers Association has endorsed the Bug Bounty Program as part of efforts to improve the security of the financial industry against cybercrimes. The Bug Bounty is the monetary reward offered to ethical hackers who specifically uncover and document vulnerabilities for application developers. Lydia Anabo, a Security Analyst at
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Minister Evelyn Anite making a keynote speech during the Women in Business Forum at Sheraton Hotel Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, in partnership with the Global Influence Club recently held its annual Women in Business Forum running under the theme ‘Breaking Barriers to Trade 2023’ at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. The event
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Centenary Bank head offices at Mapera House, Kampala Centenary Bank has revealed details of a fraud case where a client's money was withdrawn off her account without her knowledge and authorization. The matter made rounds on Tuesday with a supposedly client claiming that her money in excess of Shs100m was
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Traders in Kikuubo Business Centre/ Courtesy photo The Performance of the Economy report for September 2023 has revealed that during August 2023, Uganda imported goods worth US$1,071.93 million (Shs4.017Trn) representing a 25.7% increase from the US$ 853.06 million (Shs3.197Trn) that was imported in July 2023. The Ministry of Finance, Planning
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President Yoweri Museveni at the ICT Job Fair Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has partnered with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, to host the 2nd annual ICT Job Fair at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. The National ICT Job Fair looks at addressing the youth unemployment question in Uganda through the
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Soroti Secondary School main gate. A student of Soroti Secondary School has dropped out of the ongoing Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations after developing mental complications. The affected student is among 750 students registered for the UCE examination at Soroti Secondary School this year. He registered and attended lessons
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