The nine winners of the MTN Innovation Awards 2017 have Thursday been given their cash prizes from MTN Uganda. The nine winners picked their cash prizes totaling $27,000 (Shs97.2) during a handover ceremony and interaction with the MTN Uganda Chief Marketing Officer, Olivier Prentout. The nine came top at the
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In a move aimed at improving competitiveness of its employees, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has enlisted the expertise of the prestigious Strathmore Business School. Speaking during a graduation ceremony of 62 of its staff from the institution recently, Richard Byarugaba, the Managing Director at NSSF noted that continuously
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has called upon urban authorities to adopt international standards on smart cities to provide quality life to their citizens. Speaking at the World Standards Day Celebrations held at Kampala City Authority (KCCA) Mayor’s Grounds on Friday, the UNBS Executive Director, Dr. Ben Manyindo
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At least 30 Suzuki drivers have been equipped with defensive driving skills courtesy of the Copper Motor Corporation (CMC) Uganda Limited. The trainees were from the Belgian Development Agency and G4S Security Company among other companies. CMC Chief Trainer, Aloysious Kawooya says CMC found it imperative to skill their clients/drivers
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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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