By Dr Geoffrey A Onegi-Obel An August of significant events and worldwide economic slowdown is washed out by politics The Uganda Securities Exchange All Share Index which stood at 1,852.00 at the start of week two of September gained +6.00points at the end. But to put it simply – elsewhere …
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By Dr Geoffrey A Onegi-Obel In failing to create Jobs, we risk sacrificing our economic potential to instability and disorder At The Independent we called it last week – that the key thrust of U.S. Government policy signals and message to Africa as reflected in President Obama’s visit to the …
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By Dr Geoffrey A Onegi-Obel Obama, the 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya, and Uganda’s fate in America’s Africa Economic Transformation Initiatives On July 24 over 280 world-class investors looking for opportunities descend on the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, for the 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit [GES] from July 25-26 headlined by …
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