Tag Archives: Market

Berlin, Germany | AFP |  A lorry ploughed into a busy Berlin Christmas market on Monday evening in what German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday was a “terrorist attack” which killed at least 12 people and injured at least 48 more. Here is what we know of the event reminiscent …

One person detained over Berlin Xmas market suspected attack, Police call on Berliners to ‘stay at home’ Berlin, Germany | AFP | A lorry ploughed into a busy Christmas market in Berlin on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding 50 more in what police said was a possible terror …

New York, United States | AFP |  Telecom giant AT&T has struck a deal to buy entertainment company Time Warner for more than $80 billion, to add in-house content to its distribution services, a banking source familiar with the negotiations said Saturday. An official announcement is expected before Monday’s trading …

VIDEO:  There were sad scenes of tears and despair as fire gutted Jinja’s Napier Market. The fire that happened at around 10pm on Friday, consumed items worth millions, leaving traders in ruins. The traders blame the police fire rescue team for not responding in time. The cause of fire is yet to …

By Ian Katusiime Elly Twineyo was recently appointed Executive Director of Uganda Export Promotions Board (UEPB). He spoke to Ian Katusiime about the issues affecting the export sector and his vision for the institution. What is your overall management strategy? I believe in team leadership; I see myself as a …

By Joan Akello Is it the language or the product that matters in this high sales, low price segment? Six years ago, in 2007, Uganda’s leading vernacular newspaper, the Luganda language Bukedde, was selling an average of 14,000 copies daily. Its English language sister paper, The New Vision, was selling …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The worst danger for the government in troubled times like these is to adopt a public policy position over matters it has no control over Uganda is in bad times and almost everything seems to be going wrong. The country’s electricity supply is drying out rapidly; …

By Patrick Kagenda Stephen Mwanje is the Managing Director of BM Forex Bureau and chairman of the Uganda Forex Bureau and Money Remittence Association (UFBA) The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda spoke to him When do you start your day? I normally wake up at 4.45am. I stay in Mukono and I …

By Joseph Were Tension over jobs, residence and land The signing of the East African Common Market protocols in Kampala last month could not have come at a better time for the region. The African Development Bank (AfDB) is predicting that East Africa may this year record the continent’s best …

By Patrick Kagenda The East African Common Market is scheduled to come into effect January 10, 2010. The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda talked to Abubaker Muhammad K. Moki, the assistant commissioner economic affairs at the Uganda ministry of East African Community Affairs. Last month there were a series of documents signed …