Abel Kagumire (C),Commissioner Customs Department and officials from UWA and security agencies addressing the press Uganda Revenue Authority’s Customs Department Tuesday handed over 7,421Kgs of ivory & other items to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) for safe custody before their final disposal in line with the applicable international laws and regulations. Others
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Gordon Katwirenabo, the National Programme Coordinator for MARKUP at UCDA during the interview Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is currently implementing an EU funded government of Uganda project called the European Union - East Africa Community (EU-EAC) Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP). The Programme is supporting the private sector to enhance production, productivity,
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Minister Tumwebaze (4th -front row) with the new NARO Governing Council members The minister of agriculture animal industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze has inaugurated the new governing council of the National Agriculture research Organisation (NARO). The 16-member council is to be chaired by Prof. William Olaho Mukani with other
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The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved 24, fast-track programs to help Africa mitigate rising food prices and inflation caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. The first round of approvals is part of the Bank’s $1.5 billion African Emergency Food
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Zakalia Lubega, the Head of Corporate Affairs at CNOOC Uganda speaking to journalists at the sidelines of the handover ceremony for 56 resettlement housing units for the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) CNOOC Uganda will start generating electricity once oil production starts in the second quarter of 2025. Zakalia Lubega, the
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Ouma shows some of the procured equipment as Uganda Airlines prepares to start self-handling project Uganda Airlines, the flagship carrier for the country, is ready to kick-start its self-handling project once it gets necessary approval from Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), Business Focus reports. Derick Ouma, the Duty Manager at Uganda
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Private Sector Credit (PSC) growth is expected to decline in the coming months due to the tightening monetary conditions, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) has said in its Monetary Policy Report for July 2022. This after BoU increased its Central Bank Rate (CBR) by one basis point to 8.5 percent
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Grace Muliisa, the Ecobank Uganda Managing Director, speaks at a recent event Ecobank Uganda, a subsidiary of the pan-African Banking Group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, and parent company of the Ecobank Group, is undergoing transformation in order to serve customers better, Business Focus exclusively reports. Ecobank Uganda has posted inconsistent results for over
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EC Spokesperson, Paul Bukenya The Electoral Commission has started displaying the National Voters’ Register in preparation for conducting by-elections for Local Government Councils in electoral areas across the country where vacancies exist. During these by-elections, a total of fifty-six (56) vacancies for Chairpersons and Councillors, which occurred as a
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Uganda Airlines new CEO, Jenifer Bamuturaki President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Jenifer Bamuturaki as the the substantive Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines, the country’s growing national carrier. A letter from the Works and Transport Minister, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, to the chairperson of the Uganda Airlines Board indicates
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