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ICAO releases global Aviation report

Paul TentenaCompany News The Big Story The Executive Traveler Women In LeadershipSeptember 27, 2017November 24, 2017

BY PAUL TENTENA Montréal, CANADA – Aviation is essential to the economic development of cities, countries and regions everywhere, but governments can only optimize its benefits by addressing the sector’s…

Hima, WWF renew environmental pact

Paul TentenaBusiness & Markets Company News The Big Story The Executive TravelerSeptember 27, 2017November 24, 2017

BY OUR REPORTER KASESE, UGANDA- Hima Cement has renewed its partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to protect River Mubuku catchment area through planting of trees and…

NSSF COMMENCES CONSTRUCTION OF $400M LUBOWA HOUSING PROJECT.

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StorySeptember 26, 2017

By Juliet Hildah Namulundu. Kampala- Uganda: The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has today 26th September, 2017 commissioned the construction of the 2,740 unit housing project in Lubowa, Wakiso district,…

Real Estate developers want law to tame brokers

Paul TentenaCompany News The Big Story The Executive TravelerSeptember 25, 2017November 24, 2017

BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- Real Estate Developers have demanded that the government should set up a law that must check brokers popularly known as Kayungirizi because they distort and…

Report says Kampala has huge returns on office space

Paul TentenaCompany News The Big Story The Executive TravelerSeptember 25, 2017November 24, 2017

BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA –Cytonn Real Estate, the development affiliate of Cytonn Investments, has released its Kampala Real Estate Investment Opportunity Report – 2017 showing that there is potential…

AIRTEL UGANDA MOVES TO 4GLTE.

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StorySeptember 22, 2017

By Juliet Hildah Namulundu. Kampala, Uganda: Airtel Uganda has this morning, Friday 22nd September, 2017 announced the launch of its 4GLTE mobile telecommunications technology during a press briefing held at…

MTN Innovation Awards second edition kicks off

Paul TentenaCompany News Technology & Innovation The Big StorySeptember 22, 2017November 24, 2017

BY OUR REPORTER KAMPALA, UGANDA- The MTN Innovation Awards that recognize digital innovation have been re-launched two years after the first edition was held. “Technology is becoming an enabler in…

KPMG educates banks, auditors on when to wind up companies

Paul TentenaCompany News The Big StorySeptember 22, 2017November 24, 2017

BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- Nigel Smith, the KPMG Head of Debt Advisory and Restructuring in East Africa has said some auditors and banks in Uganda are putting businesses out…

Uganda life expectancy goes up as HIV, Malaria takes deadly toll

Paul TentenaBusiness & Markets The Big StorySeptember 18, 2017November 24, 2017

BY OUR REPORTER KAMPALA, UGANDA – Life expectancy is growing in Uganda but the country continues to struggle with communicable diseases like HIV and malaria, as well as neonatal ailments…

Uganda targets 5000 Professional Accountants by 2020

Paul TentenaCompany News The Big Story Thought LeadershipSeptember 18, 2017November 24, 2017

BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda has set a target of hitting 5000 fully qualified Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) by 2020 to have…

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Unresolved Commercial Disputes Climb to UGX 3.5 Trillion as Chief Justice Zeija and BoU Governor Atingi-Ego Push for ADR

Kenya’s High Court Clears Path for KSh 300 Billion Asahi–Diageo Deal Despite Ongoing Distribution Dispute

Nigeria’s Zenith Bank Acquires Kenya’s Paramount Bank as Profits Hit ₦1.04 Trillion

Debt, SGR and Uganda Airlines: How Government Will Spend UGX 17.4 Trillion in Q4