Ecobank Uganda has revealed plans aimed at making it rank among the top five banks in Uganda in the next three to five years. The remarks were made by Clement Dodoo, the Ecobank Uganda Managing Director during the launch of Ecobank Emerald Business Club on Friday. “2018 is unique for
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Uganda’s richest man Sudhir Ruparelia on Saturday opened another state-of-the art building along the 5th street in Industrial Area, Kampala. The building was opened by Rajiv Ruparelia, the Managing Director of Crane Management Services, a company under the Ruparelia Group where Sudhir is the Chairman. Rajiv said that the building
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The Uganda shilling traded in a bearish mode, breaking trend lines to trade in the range of 3770/3780 during the week ending 1st June 2018. This means that Ugandans will need more shillings to buy dollars/import. The surge in demand was driven by mainly energy and manufacturing end month fx requirements.
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The United Nations (UN) plans to shift its base from Entebbe, Uganda to Nairobi), Kenya may have temporally been put on hold after Ugandans protested the move, but sooner than later the Regional Services Centre will permanently relocate to East Africa’s largest economy. Business Focus has exclusively established that UN
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On May24, 2018, a few journalists and I visited National Crop Resources Research Institute in Namulonge, located approximately 30 kilometres northeast of Kampala City. The trip was to assess progress in research that entails developing Genetically Modified (GM) cassava that is resistant to Cassava Brown Streak Disease and Casssava Mosaic
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In 2015, an analysis by Approved Index revealed that Uganda was the most entrepreneurial country in the world. The analysis noted that the East African country has the planet's highest proportion of people who have started businesses. The research shows that 28 per cent of its adult population started businesses
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Ecobank has won two major awards at the African Banker’s prestigious ceremony held at the Paradise Hotel in Busan, South Korea. The bank was named Best Retail Bank in Africa after impressing judges with the strides it has made to leverage digital financial services and an enhanced service model, to
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Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) are set to eat big in the 2018/19 National Budget. A Report of the Committee on Presidential Affairs on The Ministerial Policy Statements and Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2018/19 obtained by Business Focus recommends that Parliament approves Shs2.69bn to facilitate appointment of 10 RDCs
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Brand Africa in association with the JSE, Friday announced the Top 100 best brands in Africa on their 6th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa's Best Brands at the JSE in Johannesburg. The US sports and fitness brand, Nike, is the overall #1 brand in Africa spontaneously recalled by consumers. South
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The Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs will be operationalized in 2018/19 Financial Year (FY) that starts in July this year. A Report of the Committee on Presidential Affairs on The Ministerial Policy Statements and Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2018/19 obtained by Business Focus recommends that
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