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Huawei at Number 70 on Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2017 Rankings
BY PAUL TENTENA Huawei Ascend P7. KAMPALA, UGANDA- Huawei has risen to No.70 on the Best Global Brands 2017 Rankings of Interbrand, a global brand consultancy who has lately released its brand ranking...
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Sadolin re-launches with $3m investment
AkzoNobel logo. The brand owners of Sadolin. BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA- Paint makers AkzoNobel Decorative Paints the brand owner of Sadolin Paints (U) Ltd has pledged to inject $3million in the...
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COMESA lures diplomats to advocate for competition policy
BY PAUL TENTENA The Chair of the Commission Ms. Thabisile Langa. LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA- Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have...
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Centenary Bank wins NSSF best employer of the year
BY PAUL TENTENA Richard Byarugaba (L) the NSSF Managing Director with Patrick Byabakama Kaberenge the Board Chairman. KAMPALA, UGANDA- Centenary Rural Development Bank was declared the NSSF best...
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Regional infrastructure programmes under review by experts
BY PAUL TENTENA COMESA is mooting regional power interconnectors. KAMPALA, UGANDA- Infrastructure experts from COMESA Member States are meeting in Zambia to review the status of domestication and...
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Digital Impact Awards focus on Quality Service Delivery
BY OUR REPORTER Prof Maggie Kigozi was the recipient of the DIAA Investment Leadership Award 2017. KAMPALA, UGANDA- Quality Service Delivery summed up by accessibility, affordability and predictability...
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Ecobank rolls out mVisa across 33 African Countries
BY OUR REPORTER Ecobank offices. KAMPALA, UGANDA– Ecobank has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to their consumers. The strategic tie-up signals interoperability on a...
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Fresh Diary improves farmers’ milk output capacity
Theodore Ssekikubo (In Red Tie) who was the Chief Guest handing over a cow to one of the winners. BY OUR REPORTER SEMBABULE, UGANDA- Fresh Diary’s Director for Milk Production John Gethi, has called...
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BoU cuts repo rate to 9.5%
Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, BoU Governor. BY OUR REPORTER KAMPALA, UGANDA- Determined to restore high economic growth rate, private sector credit and to bring about low lending rates, Bank of Uganda...
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MTN Marathon returns, spiced up with a regional half marathon and 5KM fun walk.
Kevin Wingfield, Head Personal & Business Banking, Stanbic Bank, Uganda Police Force represented by RPC Siraje Bakaleke Uganda Athletics Federation President, Dominic Otucet, Stanley Chyn, MD...
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COMESA moves to abolish roaming charges
BY PAUL TENTENA COMESA member states. KAMPALA, UGANDA- Citizens in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) may soon enjoy reduced calling charges, courtesy of a decision taken by...
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Hilton kicks off Africa Growth Initiative with $50m investment
BY PAUL TENTENA One of Hilton Hotel Brands. KAMPALA, UGANDA- Hilton has committed a total of $50 million over the next five years towards the Hilton Africa Growth Initiative to support the continued...
View ArticleNSSF reignites “Friends With Benefits” Financial Literacy drive
BY OUR REPORTER KAMPALA, UGANDA- The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has launched the second edition of the “Friends with Benefits” campaign, an initiative aimed at promoting a savings and...
View ArticleNew “Oil Speculators” are in town
By Paul Tentena The Government of Uganda recently signed a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) and issued a License for Petroleum Exploration, Development and Production over the Kanywataba Contract...
View Article12 years later, the Auditor General gets first audit
By Athnus Faith On September 13th 2017, Robina Nabbanja, Parliamentary Commissioner of Parliament tabled a motion on the floor of the August House seeking approval to appoint an auditor to audit the...
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Huawei seals New Partnership with Internet Matters
BY PAUL TENTENA Chen Lifang, Director of the Board and Senior Vice-President, Huawei. KAMPALA, UGANDA- Huawei has announced a new partnership with independent not-for-profit organisation Internet...
View ArticleShadowy deals: Ushs 80 billion to Basajjabala rejected
By Athnus Faith Legislators were up in arms against each other recently over recommendations by the Presidential Affairs Committee asked Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to compensate businessman...
View Article“Illegal” miners evicted to pave way for large investors
By Sam Okwakol The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development in Uganda, Irene Muloni has said government will not backtrack from ending illegal mining and trade in Uganda. She said government will...
View ArticleIs Your Dead Duck Worth Saving
How To Revive A Business on a Downward Spiral – Part 1 By Nada Andersen How long have you listened to the excuses of poorly performing economy and how much has it affected your business bottom-line in...
View ArticleIs Your Dead Duck Worth Saving
How To Revive A Business on a Downward Spiral Part 2, Strategy By Nada Andersen In the last article I talked about Situation Assessment and how important it is to any poor-performing business to pull...
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