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Vodafone Uganda gets behind youth advocacy with Ignite

August 28

August 28—Vodafone Uganda, through its JUMP platform hosted a cross section of young people to ‘JUMP […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Opinion, Policy

Bancassurance will be game changer for financial sector

August 24

By Lydia Kayonde, Head of Bancassurance, Stanbic Bank Uganda August 24—One of the most significant changes in […]

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Land & Agriculture, Policy

Agriculture stays underfunded as farmers told grow potatoes

August 23

August 23—With less than 10% of the national budget, going directly to agriculture, the so-called mainstay […]

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Policy, Travel & Tourism

IGAD members begin talks to ease cross-border movement

August 22

August 22—Talks have been taking place in Entebbe to draft a free movement of people pact […]

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Business, Companies, Hydrocarbons, Investment, Policy

Battle lines drawn for Uganda gas-powered thermal plants

August 22

August 22— Fierce jockeying among interested companies is raising more anticipation than usual about the pending […]

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Finance, Policy

Government once again cautioned on tax incentives

August 18

August 18—The government has been cautioned on the merits of offering tax incentives as a way […]

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Land & Agriculture, Policy

Japan buys rice to feed refugees in Uganda

August 18

August 18—Finance minister Matia Kasaija has advised farmers in areas where refugees have settled, to take […]

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Business, Financial Services, Policy

Vodafone touts data as vital tool for small businesses

August 15

August 15—Companies in the KPMG Top 100 Survey recently took part in a forum organised by […]

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Business, Companies, Investment, Markets, Policy

Flower exporters get incentives with free zone licenses

August 10

August 10— Wagagai  Limited,  Jambo  Roses Limited  and Ugarose Flowers Limited have been issued with Developers […]

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Business, Markets, Policy, Trade & Industry

Improved local capacity can boost trade deficit

August 10

August 10—Uganda’s negative balance of trade, with imports outweighing exports, is unlikely to improve soon until […]

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