The Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP), an initiative of the Uganda Government, is aimed at improving access to financial services by Women and equipping them with skills for enterprise growth, value addition and marketing of their products and services. UWEP’s objective is to empower Ugandan Women for economic development. Download
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The Uganda shilling strengthened as demand remained dull with very weak appetite for dollars during the week ending 25th January 2019. On the supply side, dollar inflows improved, following renewed interest by offshore investors in the bond market. Trading was in the range of 3685/3695. In the Interbank money market,
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By REUTERS Kampala A Ugandan company has started using blockchain, the technology behind virtual currency Bitcoin, to certify shipments of coffee to try to meet growing demand from consumers for more information about where products have come from. Carico Café Connoisseur said the move could help to boost farmers’ incomes,
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Government has backtracked on its threats to ban sports betting in Uganda, Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija saying the proposal from President Yoweri Museveni was to reserve the industry for the local companies as a move to arrest capital flight from Uganda. “We have discovered that so much of our
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A Labour Court in South Africa has ruled as "unlawful" the suspension of a teacher from a school the North West province for allegedly seating pupils based on their race, local media reports. Elana Barkhuizen was suspended on 10 January after an image of white and black pupils seating in
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By Drake Nyamugabwa The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija has asked Uganda Revenue Authority and Local Governments to close the existing gaps in the tax revenue management, saying that corruption and smuggling are increasing revenue losses. The Minister, who was represented by Wilson Twamuhabwa, the Economic Advisor to the Minister
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Public Universities have urged government to increase feeding funds for its sponsored students from the current Shs4, 000 to Shs10,000 per day. The call was made by Kyambogo University Vice Chancellor, Professor Elly Katunguka and the University Secretary, Charles Okello on Friday interacting with Parliament’s Committee on Education where they
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It has been raining in various parts of the country for the most part of this month, something that has left farmers confused on whether the normal rainfall season has started. In fact, some farmers have already started planting various crops. However, Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) says the rainfall
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Orient Bank Ltd has partnered with Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) to rally Ugandans to donate blood with the aim of saving lives. The blood donation drive that started on Thursday at the bank’s parking lot located along Kampala road will climax on Friday. The bank’s staff including top bosses
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has spoken out on the quality of Simba Cement on the Ugandan market. This follows media reports that the cement is lacking in quality. In a statement dated January 24, 2019, UNBS said:“Our attention is drawn to information circulating on social media and
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