Gideon Badagawa

Mutebile disagrees with Uganda’s BUBU campaign saying its a risky protectionist policy

Mutebile disagrees with Uganda’s BUBU campaign saying its a risky protectionist policy

Bank of Uganda Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, has once again come out to reject government’s policy commonly referred to as Buy Uganda Build Uganda (BUBU) saying the country risks jeopardizing its success in exporting to regional markets through such protectionist trade policies. Mutebile said this in a speech read on his behalf at the ongoing […]

PSFDU boss decries high certification fees for businesses in Uganda

PSFDU boss decries high certification fees for businesses in Uganda

The executive director, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Gideon Badagawa has decried the high certification fees for goods saying this has kept many new businesses off operation and now demands that government reduces on the fees so as to attract more businesses for the certification process. Speaking at the opening of the annual trade facilitation expo recently […]

Finance minister wants gender equity from private sector on jobs

Finance minister wants gender equity from private sector on jobs

Finance Minister, Matia Kashaija, has demanded the private sector in Uganda to always consider gender equity as they employ workers in their respective work places as the only way the country will do away with the issue of gender inequality. Speaking at a Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) meeting on Tuesday August 16, discussing its […]

Private Sector Foundation wants business to reflect regional perspectives

The Executive Director of the Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Gideon Badagawa has appealed to business owners to re- think and re-construct their business strategies such that they can reflect regional perspectives. This comes barely a month after the opening of the East African borders under the common market that kicked off on 1 July 2010. […]