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Heineken rewards consumers

By Our reporter Premium beer brewer Heineken during the festive season rewarded five consumers with fully stocked fridges that were won after a 5 weeks promotion. The winners were selected from five

December 29, 2013

The Big Story

MTN completes Golf year, promises continued support to the Golf fraternity

By Patrick Kagenda MTN Uganda over the week ended December 20, 2013, hosted the end of year Mug of Mugs, an all day golfing event in which the MTN staff and other

December 23, 2013

The Big Story

Shilling to end year strong

By Patrick Kagenda As the festive season sets in and the year end closes in as well, the Uganda Shilling has held on its gains despite the Central Bank’s intervention mid week

December 20, 2013

The Big Story

Ugandans’ top searches on Google

Silvia Nyambura It has emerged that the late Hollywood actor Paul Walker was the most searched celebrity by Ugandans in 2013 according to Google’s end year Zeit Geist which is the company’s

December 18, 2013

Technology & Innovation

Karuma Dam Construction soon to kick off

Silvia Nyambura Construction of the much anticipated Karuma Dam will soon commence when the final engagement is signed between the government of Uganda and China`s Exim bank. The 600 megawatts dam which

December 16, 2013

The Big Story

Shillings and foreign currency denominated loans increased by 19.9 percent and 12.3 percent in 2020. Courtesy photo

This is why it is still expensive to borrow money

By Taddewo Senyonyi & Jeff Winters On Friday, August 17, 2012, during a dinner to celebrate 100 years of existence in Uganda, of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited, Dr. Louis Kasekende, Deputy Governor,

December 16, 2013

Business & Markets

Crane bank opens Bugolobi branch

Silvia Nyambura With only 2 weeks left to the close of the year, Crane Bank has inched closer to meeting its goal of 40 branches in 2013 with the opening of its

December 13, 2013

The Big Story

Is the advertising bubble beginning to burst?

By The CEO Magazine team • Growth slows down from 44% in 2011 to 10% in 2012 • Half year figures show a 3% negative growth between HY 2012 and HY 2013

December 13, 2013

The Big Story

44 Years of Bollore Africa Logistics in Uganda

In 2008, the business popularly known in Africa as SDV Transami rebranded to Bollore Africa Logistics in a bid to integrate its activities on the African continent with those of the countries

December 11, 2013

The Big Story

What if the US had failed to clinch a deal on its budget ceiling?

By Patrick Kagenda From October 1 through 16, 2013, the United States federal government entered a shutdown and curtailed most routine operations after Congress failed to enact legislation appropriating funds for fiscal

November 17, 2013

Business & Markets

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