business

Revive district farm institutes – LOP. Press Release

Revive district farm institutes – LOP. Press Release

  Saturday, September 10, 2016 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Winfred Kiiza, has called for the revival of district farm institutes and development of agro processing facilities in zones with a comparative production advantage. “District farm institutes are essential in developing skills, promoting modern technologies and high yielding varieties,” she said. Speaking […]

Investment in arcades is overrated – Kyambade tells local investors

Investment in arcades is overrated – Kyambade tells local investors

The minister of trade and cooperatives Amelia Kyambadde has urged local investors to stop investing all their money in arcades and malls but to create more employment for the young generation. Kyambadde said this while welcoming the minister of state for trade Micheal Werikhe and the minister of state for cooperatives Frederick Gume to the ministry […]

Finca Uganda launch Join the Family campaign

Finca Uganda launch Join the Family campaign

Finca Uganda in an effort to give back to its customers have launched a campaign code named Join the Family that will ensure client education and availability of information to make informed decisions in business making. While launching the campaign at their head office in Kampala, the Managing Director Finca Uganda Limited Julius Omoding said customers […]

President Park Geun-hye urges business community in Uganda and South Korea to tap into cordial relationship

President Park Geun-hye urges business community in Uganda and South Korea to tap into cordial relationship

President Park Geun-hye of South Korea has urged the business community in Uganda and her country to tap into the existing cordial relationship Uganda has with South Korea in order to enhance business operations for the benefit of the two brotherly countries and their peoples. President Park Geun-hye was yesterday addressing guests at the Uganda-Korea Business […]

When a lake gives more than ‘fish’: A peek into Ggaba’s mushrooming businesses, a livelihood for many at Uganda’s Lake Victoria in Kampala.

When a lake gives more than ‘fish’: A peek into Ggaba’s mushrooming businesses, a livelihood for many at Uganda’s Lake Victoria in Kampala.

UGANDA is by far one of the most beautiful countries on earth. To many visitors, it’s a place that has welcoming people. Uganda’s charm mostly lies in its astonishing diversity – of wildlife, vegetation, landscapes and cultures – the beautiful land. Perhaps it is no wonder that Winston Churchill popularized this by naming it the […]

IRA asks investors to put more capital in insurance sector

IRA asks investors to put more capital in insurance sector

The Insurance Regulatory Authority  has called on the  business investors  to put  more  capital in the insurance sector to maximize returns basing on the low insurance penetration in the country. The Executive Director Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda Ibrahim Lubega Kaddunabi  made the call while speaking at  the Opening the 8th banking, finance and insurance expo […]

Minister of state for Trade in Singapore visiting Uganda – Ajedra calls for tax reductions

Minister of state for Trade in Singapore visiting Uganda – Ajedra calls for tax reductions

The State Minister for Investment Gabriel Ajedra has vowed to convince government to reduce on double taxation to Investors from Singapore for them to invest big in Uganda. Ajedra says double taxation and investment protection are the most challenges that scare away foreign investors in several countries. He made this pledge while addressing a business meeting between […]

Producer Price Index report records increases in prices

Producer Price Index report records increases in prices

The producer price index report released by UBOS indicates that prices for manufactured goods in the country registered an increase of 11.5% with the main driving factor being increased prices of goods in other sectors as well as the depreciation of the local currency against the dollar. Breaking down the report, the principal stastician in charge […]

Support service providers in social enterprise

Support service providers in social enterprise

Business experts in social enterprise nurturing in East Africa have challenged the enterprise to support providers to nurture them to their growth so as they are being exemplified as an alternative to tackling poverty. The business specialists gathered at Kampala Serena Hotel for the first regional symposium on scaling social businesses in East Africa noted that […]

New online business group downloads from facebook and sells edited female photos to graphic designers to make publications on porn sites

 You may not know about it but a new online business group from Sri Lanka reportedly sells female edited photographs to porn sites by downloading the PHOTOS from FACEBOOK! We are told that highly paid professional graphic designers are hired to edit women photos from facebook and they make them look so realistic and load […]

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