Business, Finance, Investment, Markets

Stanbic Uganda boss in South Africa to tout East African opportunities

June 18

June 18—Patrick Mweheire, the Stanbic Bank Uganda Chief Executive, is in South Africa to help drum […]

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Companies, Financial Services, Markets

Optimism remains high on resilient demand

June 8

The Stanbic Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for May rose to 57.3, up from 54.7 in April […]

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Business, Companies, Markets

BAT Uganda not satisfied with 80 pc cigarette market share

May 22

May 22—With almost a complete stranglehold of the domestic market, BAT Uganda wants the government to […]

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Business, Finance, Infrastructure, Markets, Trade & Industry

Denmark stakes $9m to help Ugandan women trade better

May 17

May 17—Denmark is using the non-profit consultancy, TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), to channel $9 million towards […]

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Business, Markets, Travel & Tourism

Uganda scoops gold at Indaba tourism fair

May 8

May 8—For the third time in four years, Uganda won gold in the South African Development […]

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Business, Companies, Investment, Markets

NIC sounds profit warning

April 28

Listed underwriter NIC Holdings Limited has issued an advisory to stockholders warning of a negative balance […]

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Business, Finance, Financial Services, Markets

African Alliance pulls out of the stock brokerage business

April 17

April 17—Financial services firm, Africa Alliance Uganda Limited is pulling out of the stock brokerage business […]

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Business, Investment, Land & Agriculture, Markets, Policy

Vietnam agrees to give Uganda’s coffee sector renewed push

April 15

April 15—Last month, Uganda was in talks with Vietnam, the country that overtook it in the […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture, Markets, Policy

Uganda gets Dutch know-how to limit bugs in $100m exports

April 10

April 10—The Netherlands Embassy in Kampala is helping the agriculture ministry limit rising cases of non-compliance […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture, Markets, Trade & Industry

Annual maize crop under threat from Aflatoxin attacks

April 4

April 4—Nearly half of Uganda’s annual maize production and 92 pc of the sorghum is contaminated […]

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