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‘Action not promises will transform agricultural sector’

By Patrick Kagenda With agriculture contributing 22% of the country`s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 48% of the country`s export earnings and employing 77% of the population, which is mainly rural based, the sector is ultimately

August 11, 2013

Business & Markets

5 years later, West African banks yet to cause the promised shakedown of Ugandan Banking industry

By Mark Muhumuza In 2008, when Ecobank subsidiary of the Ecobank Group, UBA Uganda part of the UBA group and Global Trust Bank, three commercial banks owned by Nigeria’s insurance behemoth Industrial & General

August 10, 2013

Business & Markets

Oil: Infrustructure hurdles to jump before the first drop

By Mark Muhumuza With most of the downstream and upstream bills to govern Uganda’s oil sector having been passed by parliament only the Revenue Management Bill 2012, is yet to be debated in parliament,

July 14, 2013

Business & Markets

AAR’s James Macharia brings wealth of experience to Uganda’s insurance industry

By Juddie Wangari “To claim to be an expert, one must do the same thing for 10,000 times,

July 14, 2013

Business & Markets

2013/14 Budget: Will Kagina’s URA hit a Ushs8.4trillion revenue collection target?

By Mark Muhumuza As Uganda weans off donor aid addiction, the focus shifts, yet again, to Allen Kagina, to raise Ushs8.4trillion in tax and non-tax revenue for the 2013/14 financial year as Uganda

July 13, 2013

Business & Markets

National Insurance Corporation narrowly survives the axe

By Mark Muhumuza Survival instincts; this is perhaps the best way of describing how National Insurance Corporation Limited (NIC) survived being suspended by the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) for delaying the release

July 12, 2013

Business & Markets

With one foot in the door, Turkey’s Kolin Construction eyes big opportunities

By Silvia Nyambura In May 2012, Kolin, a Turkish construction company was awarded a contract to build the Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya road that leads to the oil rich Buliisa district of Uganda. One year

July 11, 2013

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