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2016 Development report raises pertinent questions on digital revolution

January 14

KAMAPALA, JANUARY 14- Digital technologies are spreading rapidly, but digital dividends—the broader benefits of faster growth, […]

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Uganda sticks to 5 percent target despite global shocks

January 11

KAMPALA, JANUARY 11- A combination of high public investment and a more relaxed monetary policy stance […]

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The Suez Canal expansion project : Why Africa should look increasingly inwards to raise capital for infrastructure development

January 7

By Ghada Hammouda Egypt recently celebrated the opening of the newly expanded Suez Canal, a vital […]

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Uganda Nonperforming portfolio shrinks further

January 6

KAMPALA, JANUARY 05, 2015 – Uganda’s banking sector held on to the slim gains made against […]

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CS BAG Sees 2016/17 Budget “under extreme political pressures”

January 2

And below, the CSBAG critique of the 2016/17 budget framework paper   Our Budget under extreme […]

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East Africa incumbents seen holding onto power despite fiscal challenges

December 14

NAIROBI, Kenya, December 14- People power witnessed in 2014 and 2015, for example in changes of […]

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Coming to a store near you : Air Purifying Diya One robot set for 2016 market debut

December 10

Diya One is the first neuro-inspired robot that can analyze and purify indoor air PORT LOUIS, […]

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Growing African cities face housing challenge and opportunity-World Bank

December 4

With 60 – 70% of urban African households living in slums, Report calls for new approach […]

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Standard Bank, KCB, take pole position as Addis opens up

November 9

Anybody familiar with Ethiopia’s investment climate will tell you that banking, telecoms and energy are some […]

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Digital Financial Services should rank higher on Uganda’s development agenda

November 9

ERNEST WASAKE   In 2011, Uganda became a signatory to the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) […]

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