dfcu Bank in partnership with Monitor Publications Limited’s (MPL) flagship brand Monitor and Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) completed a two-day training in Gulu district, Northern Uganda as the initiative continues in its efforts to equip and empower and female entrepreneurs across the country. Over 300 women attended the two-day sessions
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After months of searching the African continent, The Anzisha Prize has unveiled its top twenty finalists for 2019. The winner will be announced at the ninth Anzisha Prize Forum on 22 October in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Anzisha Prize, an African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation partnership, is dedicated to
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Uganda is the safest place for any investor to inject their money and offers immense business opportunities, President Museveni has said. “If there is a place where you can easily make money, it is Uganda. The place is secure. That is why we host 1.4 million refugees from the neighbouring
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African business leaders are less optimistic about the strength of the global economy and their organisations’ ability to grow revenues in both the short and medium term than they were a year ago. A quarter of African CEOs (25%) believe that the global economy will decline over the next 12
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Tuesday 3rd September, 2019 launched this year’s Taxpayers Appreciation Month (TPAM) that will focus on the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). TPAM involves a series of serialized activities to appreciate and recognize taxpayers. The theme for this year is “Every Taxpayer Counts”. Addressing journalists at URA
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Ugandan Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been advised to exploit the regional markets and opportunities in order to grow their companies. Speaking at the celebrations to mark 11 years of the Daily Monitor organised Top 100 Mid-sized Companies at Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday morning, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) Acting Director
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Japan will offer enhanced trade insurance to boost private sector investment in Africa, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday as his country competes with rival China for influence in the resource-rich continent. “Let me make a promise,” Abe told the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) attended by
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On 28th August 2019, at a press conference held at the Provincial Secretariat, Namirembe, the Rt. Rev. Edison Irigei, Dean of the Church of Uganda, announced that the Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba was elected the 9th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. The election was held during a
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Fifteen teams of emerging African social entrepreneurs have been selected as winners of the 2019 Resolution Social Venture Challenge. A total of 31 teams of Mastercard Foundation Scholars competed in the Resolution Social Venture Challenge for a fellowship that includes seed funding, mentorship, and access to a network of young
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African enterprises are excelling in their efforts to establish Intelligent Enterprise capabilities and take advantage of the immense opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This was one of the key outcomes at the 2019 SAP Quality Awards, which were held in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening, and which recognised some of
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