Middle East Consultants (MEC) Ltd, one of the leading job exporting companies in Uganda has landed a huge deal to supply close to 2,000 medical practitioners to Libya. The company that is fully licensed by the government of Uganda to export labour says 600 slots are available for enrolled nurses
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For Africa to develop, the political will of the leaders must be accompanied by the right strategy, President Yoweri Museveni has said. The President was speaking as the chief panelist on the subject “Agenda 2063: Infrastructure Update” at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban, South Africa. The
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As part of ‘Merck STEM Program for Women and Youth’, the UNESCO Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS 2017 will be held in Mauritius with the aim to empower Women and Youth in Research under the patronage of the Head of State of The Republic of Mauritius, Ameenah Gurib Fakim.
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The World Bank Group has launched XL Africa, a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital start-ups from Sub-Saharan Africa. A press statement from the World Bank dated April20, 2017 says that start-ups will receive mentoring from global and local experts, learn through a tailor-made
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Uganda’s food crisis seems to be far from over. Even the ongoing rains may not save the situation as many farmers are already counting losses, thanks to the deadly armyworms that have destroyed several farms and unstable rains in some parts of the country. Currently, many Ugandans especially in urban
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in partnership with United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda has launched an online tax payment system through Point Of Sale –POS (card swiping) that is powered by VISA cards and Mastercard. While launching the system at URA head offices in Nakawa, Kampala on Tuesday, URA Commissioner
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Johnson Basangwa, a resident of Bukwenge, Kamuli Municipal Town in Kamuli district is a true testimony of saying ‘start small and grow big’. Having started with 500 chickens in 2007, now he operates a poultry farm – JEKA – where he now owns 20,000 chickens which on average lay 200
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On the 15th March 2017, Stanbic Bank Uganda hosted the Africa- China Economic Forum in Kampala. The Forum which will be an annual event is aimed at bringing together Chinese business community and Ugandan companies doing business with china to discuss trade and investment opportunities between the bilateral trading
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In PART I published earlier, we unveiled 15 unexploited opportunities in Uganda’s trade sector recommended by Uganda Investment Authority. Some ideas can pay back investment money in three months and a profit margin for some ideas is over 90%. In PART II, we bring you more business start-ups that can
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Recently, the Uganda Tourism Board hired three foreign Public Relation firms that will be assisting it to run campaigns in their respective countries. The firms; KPRN that will handle the German market in Europe, PHG Consulting in North America and Kamageo for the United Kingdom are well versed with tourism
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