L-R Grace Nakabugo, URSB Board Chair Ambassador Francis Butagira, Registrar General Mercy Kainobwisho & John Walugembe during the IP Day celebrations in Kampala Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) which is Uganda’s National Intellectual Property (IP) office joins the rest of the world to celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day. This
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URA head offices in Nakawa, Kampala 663 job opportunities are up for grabs at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the tax body has announced. The new advertisement with more job offers is an amendment of the jobs advert URA ran on 12th April, 2021. URA has encouraged fresh graduates to participate, saying the
Read MoreFinance Minister, Matia Kasaija Uganda’s public debt is projected to grow to over Shs70 trillion in the Financial Year 2021/2022 thanks to increasing borrowing to fight COVID-19 and fund infrastructural projects. In 2021/22 FY, a total of Shs10.3 trillion is projected as external financing, of which Shs6.7 trillion is in form
Read MoreUganda Revenue Authority (URA) is set to line up more job vacancies with an official announcement expected to come through on Monday 26th April, 2021. The tax body on 12th April 2021 issued an advert calling for applications jobs with deadline for submissions as 1st May 2021. However, in a latest statement, URA
Read MoreCarrefour Supermarket in Kampala, Uganda Supermarket chain Carrefour has been ordered to revise all its agreements with some 700 suppliers within a month after a tribunal found it has been exploiting traders. Carrefour, Kenya’s second largest retail chain, will need to expunge up to six items from its supplier contracts
Read MoreFinance Minister Matia Kasaija with budget brief case The Ministry of Finance has further increased the budget for the financial year 2021/2022 from the initial 41.3 Trillion Shillings to 44.7 Trillion Shillings.According to the Ministry of Finance, the increase is due to an additional 500 Billion Shillings for the purchase
Read MoreGlobal tech company, Huawei believes that information and communication technologies or ICTs, has the potential to reduce global carbon emissions by 20% over the next decade. William Xu, Director of the Board and President of Huawei's Institute of Strategic Research, recently said energy sustainability was a daunting challenge that faced
Read MoreUgandan athlete Dorcus Inzikuru Ayivu county MP, Bernard Atiku has asked Parliament to intervene in the proposed plans by Arua city to demolish the house belonging to Ugandan athlete, Dorcus Inzikuru in order to create an access road. Atiku told Parliament that the land in question was given to Inzikuru by Arua Municipal Council
Read MoreEach litre of fuel will be charged extra Shs100 Government has finally backed out of the proposal to tax on owners of vehicles and motor cycles. The controversial tax has instead been transferred to fuel. The Government decision was revealed by David Bahati, the State Minister for Planning in the Ministry
Read MoreEskom Managing Director, Thozama Gangi (with back to camera) commissions the Kiira Power Station governor system. Looking on are (L-R), Stephen Byaruhanga, Eskom Finance Director, Luvuyo Feni, Eskom Technical Director and Engineer Mildred Nannono who oversaw the project. Eskom Uganda has invested 5 billion shillings in an electronic governor upgrade
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