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Government looks to digital stamps to curb fake goods

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|Date: November 07, 2018
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Government looks to digital stamps to curb fake goods

November 7, 2018---The proliferation of counterfeit goods in Uganda, many of them sub-standard and a pote ...

November 7, 2018---The proliferation of counterfeit goods in Uganda, many of them sub-standard and a potential health risk, has forced the government to make plans for introduction of digital stamps t ...

November 07, 2018
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Uganda’s exports remain limited with COMESA main buyers

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|Date: November 01, 2018
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Uganda’s exports remain limited with COMESA main buyers

November 1, 2018---Member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are Uganda ...

November 1, 2018---Member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) are Uganda’s leading export destination, but just two of them, Kenya and South Sudan, make up 60 pc of th ...

November 01, 2018
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UK backs improving Uganda small business fortunes

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|Date: November 01, 2018
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UK backs improving Uganda small business fortunes

November 1, 2018---The total British government financing package for Uganda during 2018/19 amounts to ab ...

November 1, 2018---The total British government financing package for Uganda during 2018/19 amounts to about 100 million pounds ($128 million) and a portion of that money will be targeting improving t ...

November 01, 2018
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Asian products command local markets

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|Date: October 23, 2018
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Asian products command local markets

October 23, 2018---During August, nearly half of Uganda’s total imports came from Asia according to Bank ...

October 23, 2018---During August, nearly half of Uganda’s total imports came from Asia according to Bank of Uganda (BoU) figures, further confirming the popularity of Chinese, Indian and Japanese prod ...

October 23, 2018
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Jumia Uganda gets new CEO with Black Friday on agenda

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|Date: October 18, 2018
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Jumia Uganda gets new CEO with Black Friday on agenda

October 18, 2018---Jumia Uganda, the online shopping platform, has taken on a new CEO and unveiled plans ...

October 18, 2018---Jumia Uganda, the online shopping platform, has taken on a new CEO and unveiled plans to launch ‘Black Fridays’ , a special day for buying sprees, complete with discounts starting ...

October 18, 2018
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Higher dollar fails to dampen business sentiment

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|Date: October 18, 2018
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Higher dollar fails to dampen business sentiment

October 18, 2018---Business sentiment in Uganda remains optimistic despite an increasingly expensive US d ...

October 18, 2018---Business sentiment in Uganda remains optimistic despite an increasingly expensive US dollar as latest estimates put GDP expanding by 6.1 percent compared to the 5.8 percent projecte ...

October 18, 2018
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Facebook in test case for misleading advertisers

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|Date: October 10, 2018
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Facebook in test case for misleading advertisers

October 10, 2018---US media organization, NPR, has come out with a report that highlights the skepticism ...

October 10, 2018---US media organization, NPR, has come out with a report that highlights the skepticism some business owners have developed about advertising on Facebook. Below is excerpts of the art ...

October 10, 2018
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Business optimism rises in Uganda during September

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|Date: October 03, 2018
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Business optimism rises in Uganda during September

October 3, 2018---The latest Stanbic Bank Uganda Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) puts the September read ...

October 3, 2018---The latest Stanbic Bank Uganda Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) puts the September reading at 54.2 up from 52.1 in August and above the 50.0 threshold for the twentieth successive mo ...

October 03, 2018
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Uganda prices steady in September as inflation dips

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|Date: October 01, 2018
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Uganda prices steady in September as inflation dips

October 1, 2018---Prices in Uganda held largely steady during the past month according to the Uganda Bure ...

October 1, 2018---Prices in Uganda held largely steady during the past month according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) with no noticeable spikes to cause concern. Uganda’s Annual Headline In ...

October 01, 2018
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Banks cautioned on risks in lending to fake importers

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|Date: September 28, 2018
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Banks cautioned on risks in lending to fake importers

September 28, 2018---Financial institutions in Uganda have been cautioned about extending trade finance f ...

September 28, 2018---Financial institutions in Uganda have been cautioned about extending trade finance facilities to business people who knowingly import counterfeit goods that are liable to be confi ...

September 28, 2018
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