Richard Yego, the MTN MoMo Ltd Managing Director MTN MoMo Uganda has concluded its maiden interest payment of Shs 5.7billion to 19.8 million customers who had a minimum of Shs1 and above for the second quarter of 2022. Richard Yego, the company’s managing director shares some insights about the implications of
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Director MIU, Willis Bashaasha By Richard Kintu The Manifesto Implementation Unit (MIU) is the organ mandated through the Office of the President to monitor the progress of the implementation of the manifesto commitments that the government makes to Ugandans during the campaigns. It then reports this progress to the presidency
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Lloyd Jonathan Busuulwa, Head Alternative Channels, dfcu Bank “The creation of solutions like the dfcu’s Ku Spot Secondary Account is in line with our Bank Customer Obsessed Strategy which centres the provision of fast, secure and reliable solutions in response to the voice of our customers, across the country and
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The KR varieties grow faster and are high yielding The National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) is developing drought resistant and more high yielding varieties of coffee in a move to cushion farmers against the adverse effects of climate change/drought. In an exclusive interview with Business Focus, NaCORI Director, Dr. Geoffrey
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William Kayongo, Senior Manager Enterprise Banking at dfcu bank dfcu Bank recently launched a campaign ‘Sukuma Business ne dfcu’ to give Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda an opportunity to enjoy banking while operating an account that speaks to their business needs at their convenience. Through this campaign, SMEs
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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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Frandan Tumukunde (C) with his Chinese business partners The Government of Uganda through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has intensified interventions to increase the country’s coffee exports to China. Uganda’s coffee exports to China have been increasing over the years, but there’s still huge unexploited potential. UCDA figures show
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Olivia Nabawanda (pictured), Makerere university’s youngest Mathematics Ph.D. holder now holds the teaching profession in high regard compared to any other. Nabawanda, who is basking in glory for being the first to receive a doctorate in her immediate and distant family, is even happier that she was awarded the
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Fred Muwema, Bitature’s lawyer Fred Muwema, the lawyer for businessman Patrick Bitature says the said lenders have no claim because they don’t exist. In an interview, Muwema acknowledged that indeed Bitature contracted a loan agreement with Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Partnership, a South African entity but when it was discovered
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Lynette Akol, the Managing Director of Krystal Ice Limited, a food processing company Out of the desire to increase a longer shelf life for fruits, Lynette Akol started Krystal Ice Limited. Her vision was clear vision - to provide market for the fruit produce of small holder farmers by using
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