Josephine Nakoma Mukumbya, who leads the team at the Agri Business Development Centre As dfcu Bank celebrates its 60th anniversary, we pause to reflect on its legacy of Transforming Lives and Businesses in Uganda. The Bank has been a pillar for agricultural practitioners across Uganda, from supporting cooperatives, farmer-based organisations, and
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Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda’s production line Coca-Cola Beverages Africa’s fastest plastic bottle production line in its East Africa operations, with a capacity of 67,000 bottles per hour and equipped with state-of-the-art technology such as robotic arms and automated fillers, is driving efficiency and growth in the Ugandan beverages industry. In 2022,
Read MoreUCAA Puts In Place Measures & Systems To Meet ICAO’s Air Navigation Requirements
Part of the new terminal building at Entebbe Airport Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has implemented Direct Routing Operations (DRO) within the Entebbe Flight Information Region (Ugandan Airspace) resulting in a number of economic and environmental benefits. According to UCAA, key benefits include reduced flying distances for airline operators and reduced
Read MoreUganda’s Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi (pictured) has provided “the facts about the Shs 300 billion alleged to have been allocated to Roko (Construction Company)”. Ggoobi was responding to Dr. Ayume Charles’s remarks. “Interesting debate by both sides of the house today. But the omnibus decision to reverse the 750bn budgetary allocation
Read More‘Anti-Counterfeit Goods Bill To Address The Increasing Trade Of Counterfeit, Substandard Goods’
Bugiri MP Asuman Basalirwa speaking during the consultation meeting with private sector players and the Government The proposed Anti-Counterfeit Goods and Services Bill 2023 will comprehensively address the challenge of trade in counterfeit goods and services, according to the Bugiri Municipality MP Asuman Basalirwa. According to him, the need for
Read MoreMuwanga Describes Uganda’s Shs72Tn Budget As ‘An Absolute Joke’, Says ‘There’s No Money To Run Gov’t This Year’
Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi The chairperson of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has described Uganda's Shs72.136 trillion budget for Financial Year 2024/2025 as a big joke. Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is expected to collect Shs31.98 trillion in revenue for the 2024/25 financial year. Kivumbi, who is an economist and
Read MoreBy Brian Bongomin One day you will retire. It is therefore time to understand what the reality of retirement will be for you. You won't be going to work, you won’t have steady cash flow, no influence or at best, a reduced influence. Your children cannot be your retirement investment. Don’t bank
Read MoreFrom Left to Right: Prof. Muhammed Bashir Muazu, Team Lead, Computer Engineering and IASC director Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Prof. Baraka Jacob Maiseli, Associate Professor, Representative of Deputy Vice Chancellor - Research, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ZHANG Jing, Senior Manager of Huawei ICT Talent Partner Development; George Ndegwa
Read MoreNARO Deputy Director General in charge of Agricultural Technology Promotion, Dr. Sadik Kassim gifting the KOICA Country Director Jihee Ahn after the meeting in Entebbe The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has committed to ensuring the continuity of a special project implemented in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency
Read MoreOil drilling taking place in Kingfisher Oil project Area operated by CNOOC in Kikuube district/Business Focus photo The Petroleum Fund received revenue (tax and non-tax) totaling to Shs125.9 billion compared to Shs81.9 billion as reported in June 2022, says the newly released report from the Accountant General’s Office. According to
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