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Agency Banking goes operational in Uganda

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|Date: June 23, 2017
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Agency Banking goes operational in Uganda

June 23--- Financial institutions in Uganda, can now implement their plans for Agency Banking, after Bank ...

June 23--- Financial institutions in Uganda, can now implement their plans for Agency Banking, after Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile during mid-week, signed on the dotted line to m ...

June 23, 2017
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Bank of Uganda drops base rate by one point to 10%

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|Date: June 19, 2017
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Bank of Uganda drops base rate by one point to 10%

June 19—Bank of Uganda (BoU) has shown its determination to ease the costs of borrowing by reducing the b ...

June 19—Bank of Uganda (BoU) has shown its determination to ease the costs of borrowing by reducing the benchmark Central Bank Rate (CBR) by one point to 10% from the previous 11% announced in April d ...

June 19, 2017
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2017 Budget – Are we at a policy inflection point?

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|Date: June 19, 2017
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2017 Budget – Are we at a policy inflection point?

By Patrick Mweheire – Chief Executive Stanbic Bank Uganda June 19-- ...

By Patrick Mweheire – Chief Executive Stanbic Bank Uganda June 19---After analyzing the 2017/18 National Budget, I believe the Government has once again prioritiz ...

June 19, 2017
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Graduate oversupply puts strain on Uganda economy

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|Date: June 19, 2017
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Graduate oversupply puts strain on Uganda economy

June 19--- Uganda educates far more people at post-secondary school level than can be productively absorb ...

June 19--- Uganda educates far more people at post-secondary school level than can be productively absorbed by the economy, given its current level of development according to Dr. Louis Kasekende, the ...

June 19, 2017
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Buy Uganda could be hard sell to consumers

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|Date: June 15, 2017
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Buy Uganda could be hard sell to consumers

June 15---Thirty years ago, businessman, James Mulwana, started a crusade to get Bic biro pens out of gov ...

June 15---Thirty years ago, businessman, James Mulwana, started a crusade to get Bic biro pens out of government offices and replace them with his Nice brand. Truth be told, the first versions of his ...

June 15, 2017
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Germans set conditions for more African investment

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|Date: June 13, 2017
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Germans set conditions for more African investment

June 13--The German government has come up with a new plan that could mean more of their companies invest ...

June 13--The German government has come up with a new plan that could mean more of their companies investing in African countries that are willing to set up conditions that inspire mutual confidence a ...

June 13, 2017
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Gambling providers uneasy with higher taxes

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|Date: June 13, 2017
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Gambling providers uneasy with higher taxes

June 13---Those involved in the betting and gambling market are uneasy about how heavier financial burden ...

June 13---Those involved in the betting and gambling market are uneasy about how heavier financial burdens on both players and providers will affect the current enthusiasm especially among young men. ...

June 13, 2017
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Stiffer measures for rental tax effective July 1st

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|Date: June 12, 2017
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Stiffer measures for rental tax effective July 1st

June 12---The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning will soon start issuing estimates of rent tax to ...

June 12---The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning will soon start issuing estimates of rent tax to be paid by landlords (and landladies) based on the rating of the rental property in a specific ...

June 12, 2017
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Government neglect of agriculture raises concerns

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|Date: June 12, 2017
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Government neglect of agriculture raises concerns

June 12---Renewed concern has been raised over the government’s continued financial neglect of the agricu ...

June 12---Renewed concern has been raised over the government’s continued financial neglect of the agriculture sector despite it being the backbone of the economy, but is still allocated less than 10% ...

June 12, 2017
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National Chamber to ease Certificates of Origin processing

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|Date: June 06, 2017
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National Chamber to ease Certificates of Origin processing

June 6---Plans for the electronic processing of Certificates of Origin (COs) by the Uganda National Chamb ...

June 6---Plans for the electronic processing of Certificates of Origin (COs) by the Uganda National Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) are at an advanced stage and will complement what is alrea ...

June 06, 2017
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