There has been a slow recovery of business activities amid the coronavirus pandemic after the loosening of lockdown restrictions first announced at the end of May, the Stanbic Purchase Managers…
The World Bank Board of Directors, yesterday, June 29th 2020 approved a $300 million (UGX1.1 trillion) budget support loan request by Uganda to boost the “Government’s capacity to prevent, detect…
The Ministry of Tourism has negotiated a 6m Euro (25.2 billion) stimulus package from the European Union towards the private tourism sector for post lockdown operations. This was disclosed by the…
Customers can now do their shopping at Shell Select shops through a new online shopping platform dubbed “Click to Collect or Deliver”. Through a dedicated website, for an initial 10…
Club, Restaurants and Entertainment owners Association have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga seeking a phased reopening of the entertainment sector. The Association led by their chairperson Tesfalem Gherathu…
Boda boda cyclists in Kira municipality want to meet President Museveni over continued lockdown that has left them with no source of income to cater for their families. On…
Several city traders are paying hefty bribes to law enforcement officers to allow them to operate. This follows the President’s decision to maintain the suspension on arcades as part of…
About 5,000 private schools and higher institutions of learning face permanent closure due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Planning Authority (NPA) has warned. Rogers Matte, the…
The Uganda Microfinance Support Centre needs up to UGX313 billion to cushion microfinance institutions from the effects of the lockdown, occasioned by the outbreak of coronavirus disease. Peter Mujuni, the Executive…
By Michael Jjingo, General Manager Commercial Banking – Centenary Bank Certainly, post COVID-19 will not be business as usual! Change in customer behaviours will reshape business models in the post-coronavirus…
