Awori prepares to roast her coffee at Volcano Coffee Roastery Sherinah Victoria Awori is a budding entrepreneur with special interest in coffee value addition. She is the brain behind the Janam Coffee brand, a business she started in 2021 after she quit her well-paying job in Kuwait where she worked
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Robert Wanok, Head Personal & Business Banking dfcu Bank dfcu Bank recently announced a 12-week campaign with the objective of inspiring the Bank’s customers to ‘Reach for More’. The campaign encourages dfcu’s clientele to take advantage of its special financial packages that have been crafted to provide a financial boost
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John B. Kaweesi, the Head Mortgages & Consumer Banking At Housing Finance Bank This interview highlights Housing Finance Bank’s Remote Account Opening ‘Bwepwa’, the latest addition to their digital innovations in line with the strategy to drive customer experience through operational efficiency. We would like to commend the Bank on its
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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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