German investment interest in Uganda is increasing every passing year. This was revealed by Richard Tebandeke, the Director Finance and Administration at Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) during a recent meeting with the 12 man German business delegation led by the German African Business Association. Tebandeke met them on behalf of
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African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation are pleased to announce that 22 year old, Ibrahima Ben Aziz Konate from Cote D'Ivoire has been awarded the top prize at the seventh annual Anzisha Prize awards gala. Ibrahima Ben Aziz is the founder of Poultry D'Or, a poultry business that often has
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Following passage of the Financial Institutions Amendment bill 2016 which included a provision for Bancassurance and the subsequent approval of the regulatory guidelines by the Bank of Uganda (BoU), Stanbic Bank Uganda has become the first bank in Uganda to be granted a license to provide Bancassurance as a product
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Standard Bank has signed an agreement with CCRManager Pte Ltd, a global trade FinTech company, joining their global innovative electronic platform as a member bank. “We are delighted to have joined CCRManager’s distribution platform, which offers an automated, fast and transparent platform for trade risk distribution and participation”, says Vinod
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The African Development Bank has called for global support for Africa’s young farmers and “agripreneurs”, highlighting how agribusiness is the answer to the continent’s youth employment. In collaboration with the Initiative for Global Development, the Association of African Agricultural Professionals in the Diaspora (AAAPD), Michigan State University, Iowa State University,
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He didn’t go to a technical school to study carpentry, but his works speak volumes because he learnt on the job. Hakim Zziwa, in his 30s, is Managing Director of Ambakezi, a family owned Carpentry Company worth Shs70M. The carpentry workshop is based at their home in Kawaala – Kasubi,
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MTN Uganda took home five gongs at the Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) 2017 awards night held on Friday 22nd September, 2017 at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The awards cemented MTN Uganda’s position as the number one telecommunications company in Uganda. The accolades that MTN Uganda scooped are; Digital Brand
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Hima Cement has renewed its partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF)to protect River Mubuku catchment area through planting of trees and promoting safer agricultural practices amongst farmers along the river. The partnership between Hima Cement and WWF started in 2014 for protection and management of River Mubuku catchment
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Uganda Baati Ltd, one of the country’s oldest roofing solutions provider Tuesday launched a campaign dubbed the Fundi Club campaign which will see over 600 roof installers trained, across Uganda. Speaking at a press conference to launch the campaign, George Arodi, the Country Manager said Uganda Baati decided to launch
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MTN Uganda, through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, MTN Uganda Foundation over the weekend launched three class room blocks constructed at Toroma PEAS High School. The launch, conducted on September 22nd 2017, was presided over by the MTN Uganda Foundation Chairman George Egaddu. Opening the brand new classroom blocks,
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