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Shilling ends month stable as BoU ponders likely CBR direction for Feb 2014

By Patrick Kagenda The shilling opened the trading week ended Jan 31, 2014, strong against the dollar trading at Ushs 2450/75 in a market characterized by low market activity. At the Alpha

January 31, 2014

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Citadel Capital to transform into an Investment Holding Company

By Our Reporter RVR parent company and main shareholder Citadel Capital is in the final stages of transforming from a private equity firm to an investment company. This follows the purchase of

January 27, 2014

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Ecobank Uganda opens 13th branch

By Taddewo Senyonyi Ecobank Uganda during the month of January, 2014, opened a new branch in Jinja town, 54kms east of the Capital Kampala at plot 45, Main Street, bringing the

January 27, 2014

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Want to invest in real estate? Demand for residential real estate on the rise- Knight Frank Report

By Taddewo Senyonyi A Knight Frank Uganda Market Update Report conducted in Quarter 3 & 4, 2013 reveals that Uganda’s property sector is showing signs of recovery, albeit challenges, thanks to the

January 27, 2014

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Uganda Shilling end trading week stronger

By Patrick Kagenda The Uganda shilling opened the trading week ended Jan. 24, 2014, on a stable note and maintained a stable trading with a strong tone breaking through the resistance level

January 24, 2014

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2014 Outlook: Experts point to a better year, warn of inflationary pressure from 2016 election fever

By The CEO Team By and large, 2013 can best be described as a year of economic recovery, when the economy nearly overcame the toxic effects of the 2011 crisis. First of

January 24, 2014

Business & Markets

Lets keep focused in 2014

The year 2013 had its ups and downs. I would say it was a really tough , but well lived and survived year for many. It is now history but will fondly

January 23, 2014

Business & Markets

Football legend Pele appointed Emirates’ Global Ambassador

By Taddewo Senyonyi Emirates airline, the Official FIFA Worldwide Partner, on 16 January 2014 announced that Brazilian football legend Pelé (Edison Arantes do Nascimento) will be one of its Global Ambassadors. Coinciding with

January 20, 2014

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Dstv Eutelsat Competition 2014 edition due for May

By Patrick Kagenda As Uganda builds hope that one of the country’s students will emerge winner of the Continental Dstv Eutelsat Star Awards 2013, yet again for the third year running, another

January 20, 2014

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