Whoever breached the law in the six billion shilling oil cash payout must face the law – Museveni The chairperson of Uganda’s parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) Abdu Katuntu has said President Yoweri Museveni wants the solicitor General to account for sh5.6 billion supposed to have …
Read More »ANALYSIS: What is the North American Free Trade Agreement?
Washington, United States | AFP | The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a 23-year-old pact has boosted trade among Canada, Mexico and the United States. It might now be renegotiated the White House said Wednesday, after Canada and Mexico agreed to do so “swiftly.” US President Donald Trump …
Read More »Bank of Africa commits to fast business financing through an SMEs scheme
Bank of Africa Uganda Limited has launched a small and medium enterprises (SMEs) scheme to help small business access finance. The scheme provides for a variety of products like unsecured bid guarantee of up to sh200 million, unsecured invoice discounting facility of up to sh200 million and asset finance loan …
Read More »United Airlines hikes compensation to $10,000 after passenger fiasco
Chicago, United States | AFP | United Airlines on Thursday announced it will offer bumped passengers up to $10,000 in compensation and reduce overbooking following the dragging incident on board one of its flights that caused worldwide outrage. Those and other changes, which the airline called “substantial,” are the result …
Read More »‘There is no law barring foreigners from petty business’
Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Amelia Kyambadde has said cabinet has constituted a sub-committee to look into and address the fact that there is no law that prevents foreigners from engaging in petty trade in Uganda. The sub-committee has finalized its main task which was to come up with a national policy …
Read More »Coca-Cola to cut 1,200 jobs
New York, United States | AFP | Coca-Cola plans to cut 1,200 jobs as it deepens its cost-cutting initiatives in response to sluggish soda sales, the company said Tuesday. The maker of Sprite and Fanta announced the job cuts as it reported lower second-quarter profits due to restructuring costs and flat …
Read More »Coca-Cola profits fall as it adds new non-soda low-sugar beverages
.@MuhtarKent says Q1 “in line with plan”; $KO on track to deliver underlying revenue, profit targets for full year https://t.co/32Rr2HeCWI pic.twitter.com/lhjbsylaDs — The Coca-Cola Co. (@CocaColaCo) April 25, 2017 New York, United States | AFP | Coca-Cola reported lower earnings Tuesday on restructuring costs and flat volumes as it touts new …
Read More »Manufacturing sector, the engine for Uganda’s growth
Mubaraka Nkuutu Kirunda has been acting as the executive director at Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) for about four months. He spoke to The Independent’s Julius Businge about the prospects of Uganda’s manufacturing sector. Manufacturing is among sectors that experienced negligible growth in the first half of this financial year (the …
Read More »BUSINESS: Africa’s insurance industry faces new challenges
African insurance regulators, CEOs and experts share views at high profile meeting in Dakar, Senegal For years now, digital advances have been transforming a range of industries. The insurance industry especially in Africa has generally been slow to adopt new digital approaches, but times are now changing. This shift is …
Read More »Housing Finance Bank registers Shs 18.05bn net profit
It now joins Stanbic, Stanchart, DFCU, DTB that have also recorded surge in profits in 2016 Uganda’s commercial banks spent almost the entire of last year worried about making money in a rather challenging economic environment that was characterised by high interest rates amidst slow economic activities. But they seemed …
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