1.5 billion International tourist arrivals were recorded in 2019, globally. A 4% increase on the previous year which is also forecast for 2020, confirming tourism as a leading and resilient economic sector, especially in view of current uncertainties. By the same token, this calls for such growth to be managed
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The first ever social media festival is scheduled to take place on Saturday 25th January 2020 at Silver Springs Hotel Gardens in Bugolobi. In this interview, Amon Baita (pictured) the Marketing Head, Social Media FestUg shares more about the event and why you must find time to be part of
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Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the 2019 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), with results showing an improvement in performance. Releasing the results at Kampala Parents’ School on Friday, Dan Odong, the UNEB Executive Secretary said a total of 695,804 candidates from 13,475 centers sat the PLE in 2019. He
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Global population is increasing but land remains fixed. This means that the demand for food is set to increase, something that will leave smart agripreneurs wealthy. It is believed that the next generation of billionaires will be from the agribusiness sector and there are many agribusiness enterprises/ideas you can tap
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Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and Ruparelia Group of Companies owned by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia are the main sponsors of the first ever Social Media FestUg slated to take place on 25th January 2020 at Silver Springs Hotel Gardens. According to Amon Baita, the Marketing Head of Social Media Fest, the
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Every year Business Focus publishes a comprehensive list of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and business personalities to watch and 2020 is no exception. This is because their roles are more than a title; CEOs make sound decisions for organizations they head. They are responsible for their actions and decisions taken.
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President Yoweri Museveni is yet to reappoint Dr. Louis Kasekende (pictured) as the deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda (BoU) for the next five years. Kelvin Kizito Kiyingi confirmed to this reporter on Sunday that Kasekende’s contract will expire on 18 January 2020. This will mark a decade of Kasekende holding
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The inaugural Social Media FestUg, an annual event organized by Spotlight Publications Ltd, the publishers of Business Focus is scheduled to take place on 25th January 2020 at Silver Springs Hotel Gardens, Bugolobi. Running under the theme; Redirecting Social Media To Impactful Social Networking Engagements, the festival will bring real
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Equity Group Holdings (EGH)’s plans to acquire banking assets of Atlas Mara in four African hangs in balance after binding transaction agreements between the two parties expired. On 29 April 2019, EGH announced that it had entered into a binding term sheet (the Binding Term Sheet) pursuant to which EGH
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Dr. Ezra Suruma recently wrote a commentary highlighting how neocolonial laws and tendencies at the Bank of Uganda (BoU) cannot allow a Ugandan to open and own a bank. Suruma (pictured), the former Finance Minister and Deputy Governor, BoU said one of the most blatant aims of new colonialism (neocolonialism)
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