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Uganda improves trade balance with World

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s trade with the East African Community continues to grow in its favor, registering a trade surplus in January 2024, but is yet to reach the levels recorded in the same month a year ago. According to the latest national statistics, merchandise trade registered a …

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MTN boosts Heta skilling center with equipment

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN has provided substantial support to the Heta Community Skilling Center in Jinja city, with operational equipment, internet connectivity, and WiFi worth 20 million Shillings. The donation includes industrial sewing and embroidery machines, computers, a phone repairing machine, and a free mifi, enhancing learning opportunities …

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ICPAU calls for proper accountability to enhance service delivery

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda-ICPAU have asked agencies to practice ethical accounting practices, which will promote improved services in the community. This was the call at the second annual Public Finance Management-PFM conference in Jinja City on Wednesday. The PFM …

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URSB kicks off mass registration of informal businesses in Arua

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Services Registration Bureau (URSB) has embarked on the mass registration of informal businesses in the West Nile region. The move is aimed at addressing business informality among entrepreneurs and small business owners in the sub-region and the entire country. During a stakeholder engagement …

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Africa’s push to regulate AI starts now

AI is expanding across the continent and new policies are taking shape. But poor digital infrastructure and regulatory bottlenecks could slow adoption ANALYSIS | ABDULLAHI TSANNI | In the Zanzibar archipelago of Tanzania, rural farmers are using an AI-assisted app called Nuru that works in their native language of Swahili …

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Stanbic and UDB amplify support for women entrepreneurs

Stanbic4Her initiative and UDB’s ‘Women Prosper’ program have collectively disbursed an impressive total of Shs 173 billion to support female entrepreneurs Kampala, Uganda | THE INEPENDENT | As Uganda joins the global community in celebrating International Women’s Month, prominent financial institutions Stanbic Bank Uganda and Uganda Development Bank (UDB) are at …

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Africa’s horticultural exports surge on

African nations escalated horticultural exports last year as they sought to tackle global supply shortages and diversify their exports. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | An upsurge in demand for horticultural products across global markets, particularly in Europe, spurred a significant increase in agricultural export revenues for several African countries …

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CNOOC Uganda progresses in oil exploration

The oil company is  now shifting focus to the upcoming infrastructure developments that are critical for the eventual extraction and processing of oil Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CNOOC Uganda Limited, a key player in Uganda’s burgeoning oil sector and the operator of the Kingfisher oil field in the Albertine …

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