Tag Archives: Business

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People should be paid whenever their personal data is used by tech giants to make money; that is the proposal of Sir Vince Cable, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in the UK. He said data was the ‘new oil’ and the ‘growth …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A batch of 22 internationally certified welders for the oil and gas sector have been passed out. The 22 certified welders, trained as trainers of trainees, were unveiled Thursday on the second day of the 4th Oil and Gas Convention in Kampala. The group …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bankers Association has launched the Shared Agent Banking System (SABS) in an effort to increase financial inclusion and enable spread and penetration of banking services in Uganda. Agent banking is an extension of banking services outside the conventional bank branches, where a …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Tony Elumelu is the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, which is currently running a 10 year –The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme–worth US$100 million. The Independent’s Julius Businge captured some of the responses to the key issues raised during a public lecture on Africapitalism …

Study shows sector is worse off today than it was eight years ago Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | How has the Uganda’s Industrial Policy performed since it came into existence 10 years ago? Is it at par with the changing socio-economic issues? Will it be redesigned in such a …

  Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Cafejavas, a Kampala-based full-service, quick-casual, coffee-themed restaurant chain, has crossed the border from Uganda, taking their services to Nairobi, Kenya. It is a Mandela Group company. C.Js is the newest Coffee place / Gastronomy place in Nairobi – Koingage Street. Let these pictures …

Fly on the wall at lunch between Mutebile and Kasekende Heated top executive meeting Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | It is 1:30 PM April 04. Governor Emanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, wearing a charcoal grey suit, white shirt and blue-checkered tie, is having lunch together with other bank executives in the Governors’ …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The much anticipated launch of a book about Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist Patrick Bitature at Protea Hotel on Saturday afternoon is expected to attract leading names in East African politics and business. “Inspired By Bitature” is a book that has been published on the business …

Why policy measures that curtail the volume of bank lending to the business community must be avoided COMMENT | LOUIS KASEKENDE | I would like to begin by explaining why I think that a socio-economic impact assessment is a very useful initiative for the bank to have taken. Banks all around …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Using right data tools and solutions in running businesses can lead up to over 50% growth of that entity in all segments, according to KPMG, an audit firm operating in Uganda and beyond. The firm is courting businesses to use advanced methods of managing …