Ernest Rubondo the ED PAU The oil and gas sector in Uganda has been lauded as a good example for countries to follow, due to Uganda’s efforts in promoting a favourable business environment for investment. The remarks were made on Thursday, 15th October, 2020,by Ingrid Sølvberg, the Director General of
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Uganda’s coffee exports in September 2020 amounted to 506,470 60-kilo bags worth US$44.64m (Shs166.9bn), the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed in its latest report. This comprised 445,465 bags (US$37.25m) of Robusta & 61,009 bags (US$7.39m) of Arabica. This was an increase of 39.82% and 28.78% in quantity and
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Umeme has upgraded the power transformer at Gulu Substation from 2.5MVA to 5MVA. The installed capacity has increased to 7.5MVA with existing demand of 5MVA and upgraded the capacity to 10MW In a bid to improve the reliability and the capacity of electricity supply in Northern Uganda, Umeme in collaboration
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Peace Kabunga, the Executive Director, Housing Finance Bank In a recent webinar organized by the Strathmore Business School, Peace Kabunga, the Executive Director, Housing Finance Bank responded to a number of questions regarding how leaders and managers can better position themselves so as to emerge stronger from the effects of
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Eskom Uganda Managing Director Thozama Gangi (R) cuts a ribbon to commission the renovated Administration block at Njeru Primary School. Looking on is School Board of Governors’ Chairman, Fred Kiwanuka. Eskom Uganda today handed over the renovated administration block to the school management in time for the school reopening to
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Equity Bank Uganda Managing Director, Samuel Kirubi is doing a commendable job Equity, with a balance sheet size worth Kshs. 673.7 billion at the end of 2019, has been listed at number 7 among the top 10 Banks in Africa in 2020 with a score of 5.82 in the overall
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UAERA addressing the press today at their offices at Hotel Africana Labour recruiting companies under their umbrella body, the Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agency (UAERA) have revealed that 35,000 employment opportunities for Ugandans have been lost in the last 7 months. This is contained in a statement issued by
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The local currency hit pockets of volatility in early trade but price action became less intense towards the end of week as demand subsided. Mid month tax payments did little to support the unit. Trading was in the range of 3700/3710 during the week ending October15, 2020.In the fixed income
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The Electoral Commission has successfully concluded the first day of the nomination of candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2021. The exercise, which is being conducted at nomination centers in all the 146 districts and cities across the country, has so far attracted a high number of aspirants who include party-sponsored candidates
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Paul Bukenya, Acting EC Spokesperson The Electoral Commission (EC) has commenced the 2-day exercise of nomination of candidates for Parliamentary Elections 2021. According to Paul Bukenya, the Acting EC Spokesperson, the nominations will be conducted at the respective district/city headquarters in all the 146 districts/cities across the country, starting at
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