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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To beat off competition from the mushrooming pay TV players, Multichoice Uganda on Tuesday March7, 2017 introduced two brand incentive programmes to appreciate their loyal customers. ‘DStv THANKS’ and ‘GOtv WOW’ will offer exciting rewards and recognition to subscribers for their commitment and loyalty to the brands. Exciting rewards include
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A whooping Shs1.3trn is said to be missing from Uganda’s Petroleum Fund, Business Focus exclusively reports. We have established that top bosses from the country’s Finance Ministry have been tasked to explain the whereabouts of money from oil revenues that are meant to be in the Petroleum Fund. Uganda’s Finance
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The Bank of Uganda Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has said competition in Uganda’s banking sector is so stiff so much that banks can’ make excessive profits unlike before. Mutebile made the remarks during the closing of the launch of the Eighth Edition of the World Bank’s Uganda Economic Update: “Step
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Uganda’s Ministry of Health is in massive recruitment, Business Focus reveals. About 150 vacancies are available at various regional and district hospitals, Mulago National Referral Hospital and Ministry of Works and Transport - East African Civil Aviation Academy (EACAA) - Soroti. The jobs available include records officers, enrolled nurses, specialists
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Uganda’s pension sector is set to become more competitive with the launch of Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) - Uganda Provident Fund Scheme – TEGEKA which targets to mobilize savings and investment capital from over 65,000 registered members. The Fund, which provides a new vehicle of saving for traders and
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To match up with tends and competition, the Cooper Motors Corporation (CMC) Uganda Limited has opened new service centres across the country to ease access to services by its customers. The service centres are located at Comboni Vocational Institute in Gulu and Friends Motor Garage Mbale. In Mbarara, the
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MTN Uganda has launched Women in Business Awards 2017. The awards are meant to honour women especially those engaged in small to medium business. This comes at a time when the world gears to celebrate International Women’s Day scheduled for March8, 2017. According to MTN, these awards celebrate the achievements
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