The Consulate of the Republic of Uganda in Mombasa in collaboration with the High Commission of the Republic of Uganda in Nairobi will hold the 3rd Trade and Business Facilitation Symposium in Mombasa. Speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Alfred Nnam, informed the Members of the
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At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most influential gathering in the African entrepreneurship ecosystem. Job creation and youth empowermentwere the key themes tackled at the Forum. The Tony Elumelu Foundation, which
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Uganda’s Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda on Saturday spoke at this year’s Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Foundation (TEF) forum in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Rugunda who represented the government of Uganda praised TEF for addressing the mind-set of emerging African entrepreneurs. “This program is promoting Pan Africanism. It will help
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He's worked on Windows Mobile for Microsoft. He was cofounder of a company that sold to Russia's Google, Yandex, in a reported $38 million deal that made him wealthy. But Yaroslav Goncharov's biggest success (and stress) has come with a company that's miniscule by comparison: FaceApp. Leading a staff of
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The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has said that businesses in Uganda collapse due to unexpected events in the financial sector and has called for mergers to help them survive. Oulanyah said that mergers and acquisitions are a subject that ought to be embraced by entrepreneurs to keep their
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FORBES WOMAN AFRICA has announced the inaugural FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Regional Forum in association with Mastercard, one of the leading Women Summit initiative, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, on 9 August 2019. Coinciding with National Women's Day in South Africa, the FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Regional Forum in association with
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Fraudulent suppliers colluded with Uchumi employees to fleece the retailer through fictitious claims that contributed to its collapse, the supermarket chain has told the High Court. Court papers filed in Uchumi’s fight with one of its suppliers have revealed how the fraud was propagated by the retailer’s employees, suppliers and
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In 2007, dfcu, one of Uganda’s largest banks by assets launched the Women in Business programme. The programme has since grown to touch the lives of thousands of women entrepreneurs in various fields. In an exclusive interview with Business Focus, Victoria Byenkya (in featured photo), the Manager for the programme
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If you are a frequent user of taxi-hailing apps in Nairobi, Mr Samuel Gachini, who is almost completing his doctorate, is arguably the most educated driver you will ever meet. Mr Gachini (in featured photo), who is pursuing a PhD in business administration, is among the growing list of young
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The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has heaped praises on Uganda’s flowers, describing them as the best in the world. “Our flowers are the best (in the world),” Kasaija said, adding that he was surprised at a recent flower expo in China that it’s Ugandan flowers
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