Young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 are invited to respond to the call for the expression of interest and submit their business plan through the official submission portal. The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have launched a call for applications for
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By Denis Jjuuko On the Sunday, a few hours before Dr Hajj Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, popularly known as BMK (pictured) after his eponymous group, was buried at the ‘public’ Muslim cemetery he created in Nkoowe near Wakiso town, I was at Hotel Africana in Kampala. Unlike many Ugandan businesses and
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Minister Okello Oryem addresses the road show virtually from Kampala The Government of Uganda is courting Indians to come and invest in Uganda. Speaking virtually Thursday morning from Uganda to participants at the Uganda-India Road Show in Jaipur, India, the Minister of State in charge of Foreign Affairs, Henry Okello
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A Carrefour store in Kampala Supermarket chain Carrefour is set to take over six stores in Uganda currently operated by South Africa’s Shoprite which will exit that market by the end of the year. The six stores are located in Acacia Mall, Village Mall, Victoria Mall, Lugogo Mall, Clock Tower,
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Brian Yesigye Bravo, the man behind Stress Free Investment Club Stress Free Investment Club was recently officially launched after 14 months in operation. The Club’s Vision bearer, Brian Yesigye Bravo, rallied “Stress Free Group” members on Facebook to an investment Club. This was during the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.
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Gilbert Buregyeya, the Programs Partnership Manager at Startup Uganda When Italy passed the world’s first-ever Startup Act in 2012, it sparked off a trend that drove other countries to work on legislation that encouraged the growth of their startup ecosystem. Inspired by Italy’s startup policy, many African governments have considered providing
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Fred Kithinzi is the brain behind Belva Digital, an award-winning performance marketing agency Fred Kithinzi is an established inter-prenuer, a marketer, founder and CEO of Belva Digital, an award-winning performance marketing agency. He’s been recognized amongst the Top 25 Men in Digital, and as a Top 40 under 40 Men in
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Yesigye addresses Stress Free Club members during the AGM last Saturday Khan Associates, external auditors hired to audit books of accounts of Stress Free Investment Club Saturday reaffirmed investors’ faith in saving after it confirmed that the club’s finances are being managed well. “The club’s statement of financial position and
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The panelists during the deep dive discussion chronicling UBL's 75-year journey of socioeconomic contributions to Uganda Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has has paid Shs7.4 trillion in taxes to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in its 75 years of operating in Uganda. This is what over three Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government
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Former Tender care Nursery /URN Photo Tender care nursery school in Kyaliwajala along Namugongo-Kireka road has turned into a health centre. Established in 1998, the formerly high-end nursery school is now St. Thomas hospital. Simon Ogwale, who operates close to the former school, says that they were also surprised
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