Business, Finance, Financial Services, Markets, Policy

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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Land & Agriculture, Policy

African scientists challenge grim climate change predictions

January 11

But declining yields need to be countered by better eco-system resilience and adaptive capacity KAMPALA, JANUARY […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture

WFP 2015 assistance reaches one million in Uganda

January 8

KAMPALA January 08– The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) assisted close to a million people […]

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Business, Companies, Foreign News, Transport

Boeing posts 762 Commercial Airplanes Deliveries in 2015

January 8

SEATTLE, Jan. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) delivered 762 commercial airplanes in 2015, 39 more […]

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Business, Finance, Investment, Markets, Policy

Uganda amends Financial Institutions Act

January 7

In one last gust move, the Ugandan Parliament on January 6 passed the long delayed Financial […]

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Business, Finance, Markets, Policy

Uganda Mobile Money transactions hit Shs29.4 trillion

January 7

Mobile Payments for various transactions in Uganda hit the Shs29.4 trillion mark in the twelve months […]

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Business, Columnists, Finance, Foreign News, Investment, Markets, Opinion, Policy

Why China’s growth could be over

January 7

Steven Kopits Tuesday, 5 Jan 2016 | 8:58 AM ET CNBC.com Independent analyses by both the […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Hydrocarbons, Investment

Egypt nods to Chinese Coal-fired Power Plant Proposals

January 7

Cairo – Egypt’s cabinet has approved two conditional contracts with Chinese firms to produce electricity from coal-fired […]

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Business, Columnists, Companies, Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Markets, Opinion, Policy

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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Business, Companies, Infrastructure, Trade & Industry, Transport

A New Board for URC

January 6

KAMPALA, JAN 06, 2016- A new board is expected to be announced for rail sector asset […]

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