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Battle lines drawn for Uganda gas-powered thermal plants

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|Date: August 22, 2017
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Battle lines drawn for Uganda gas-powered thermal plants

August 22--- Fierce jockeying among interested companies is raising more anticipation than usual about th ...

August 22--- Fierce jockeying among interested companies is raising more anticipation than usual about the pending Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) public hearings for applications to generate p ...

August 22, 2017
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Government once again cautioned on tax incentives

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|Date: August 18, 2017
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Government once again cautioned on tax incentives

August 18---The government has been cautioned on the merits of offering tax incentives as a way to lure n ...

August 18---The government has been cautioned on the merits of offering tax incentives as a way to lure new investments to Uganda when there is a greater need to maximize revenue collection and balanc ...

August 18, 2017
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Japan buys rice to feed refugees in Uganda

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|Date: August 18, 2017
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Japan buys rice to feed refugees in Uganda

August 18---Finance minister Matia Kasaija has advised farmers in areas where refugees have settled, to t ...

August 18---Finance minister Matia Kasaija has advised farmers in areas where refugees have settled, to take advantage of the situation by planting more food crops and earn higher income, because lack ...

August 18, 2017
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Vodafone touts data as vital tool for small businesses

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|Date: August 15, 2017
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Vodafone touts data as vital tool for small businesses

August 15---Companies in the KPMG Top 100 Survey recently took part in a forum organised by the internati ...

August 15---Companies in the KPMG Top 100 Survey recently took part in a forum organised by the international financial services firm with the theme ‘How to manage your tax risk at a time of increasin ...

August 15, 2017
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Flower exporters get incentives with free zone licenses

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|Date: August 10, 2017
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Flower exporters get incentives with free zone licenses

August 10--- Wagagai Limited, Jambo Roses Limited and Ugarose Flowers Limited have been issued with D ...

August 10--- Wagagai Limited, Jambo Roses Limited and Ugarose Flowers Limited have been issued with Developers Licenses by the Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA). This is expected to reduce their ...

August 10, 2017
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Improved local capacity can boost trade deficit

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|Date: August 10, 2017
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Improved local capacity can boost trade deficit

August 10---Uganda’s negative balance of trade, with imports outweighing exports, is unlikely to improve ...

August 10---Uganda’s negative balance of trade, with imports outweighing exports, is unlikely to improve soon until its economic infrastructure is more fully developed. For more than a decade now, the ...

August 10, 2017
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Smallholder farmers advised to form cooperatives

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|Date: August 03, 2017
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Smallholder farmers advised to form cooperatives

August 3--Farmers have been told to get together and form cooperatives if the the government’s Operation ...

August 3--Farmers have been told to get together and form cooperatives if the the government’s Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) being overseen by the army, is going to do them any good. Lt. General Cha ...

August 03, 2017
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Roads authority holds talks with Chinese contractors

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|Date: August 02, 2017
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Roads authority holds talks with Chinese contractors

August 2---Today, Uganda National Road Authority (UNRA) organized an engagement meeting with contracted C ...

August 2---Today, Uganda National Road Authority (UNRA) organized an engagement meeting with contracted Chinese companies to find ways of avoiding the mutual failings that have led to bad press and ne ...

August 02, 2017
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Uganda Revenue Authority tightens on foreign tax dodgers

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|Date: August 02, 2017
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Uganda Revenue Authority tightens on foreign tax dodgers

August 2---The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has imposed new penalties on multinational companies that d ...

August 2---The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has imposed new penalties on multinational companies that do not respond to transfer pricing information requests. Crystal Kabajwara is a Senior Manager, ...

August 02, 2017
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Public sector management plagues East African governments

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|Date: August 01, 2017
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Public sector management plagues East African governments

August 1---The quality of policies and institutions weakened in sub-Saharan Africa in 2016 amid challengi ...

August 1---The quality of policies and institutions weakened in sub-Saharan Africa in 2016 amid challenging economic conditions, but Rwanda managed to stay ahead of the pack, according to the latest r ...

August 01, 2017
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