Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors operating in newly constructed modern markets across various urban councils in Uganda are struggling to profit from the huge government investments, citing persistent power outages and rampant theft. The government, using loans from the African Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank, rolled out …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda has announced a strategic shift towards the rapidly expanding remittance corridors between Uganda and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Asia, as inflows from traditional sources such as Europe and North America begin to plateau. For years, Uganda’s remittance …
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Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident District Commissioner Koboko Emmy Mitala has banned all political campaigns in or near Schools, Health Centers and Markets. According to Mitala who is also the regional whip of RDCs in West Nile, the decision is aimed at saving learners, vendors, patients and …
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The ninth TICAD set for August to unlock opportunities in trade, technology and agriculture ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | With US tariffs rocking the global economy, countries are scrambling to deal with the resultant trade tensions and realign their economies. Japan, the world’s fourth largest economy with a GDP of $4.3 …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said the country will prioritize African markets following the United States’ decision to impose a 10 percent tariff on imports from most countries. In a speech shared by the state-owned Uganda Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday, Museveni said Uganda already has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have warned that the continued extension of handouts or money to farmers through programmes such as the Parish Development Model (PDM) without offering them support on how to market their products will not help them create sustainable wealth. Delivering a keynote address …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to build a first climate-resilient market at Elegu, backed by funding from the European Union and Denmark. The facility will host up to 1,500 traders and will be designed to endure extreme weather disruptions, particularly flooding, which has long plagued the …
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By adopting market-based approaches, organisations can create new water markets that provide essential services COMMENT | MATT HANGEN | Willingness to pay, or WTP, refers to the maximum amount an individual is willing to spend to procure a good or service. In the context of water, it is influenced by several …
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Three important weaknesses that have impeded progress and way forward ANALYSIS | VERA SONGEWE & ISHAC DIWAN | The recent protests in Kenya reflect the frustrated aspirations of young people for higher-quality social services and better economic opportunities. It also highlights the difficulty – in Kenya, and across the developing …
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The continent’s labor market participants in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to double from the current 600 million by 2050 and quadruple by 2100 COMMENT | BELINDA ARCHIBONG | As the gender gap in education shrinks all around the world, and especially in Africa, there is a growing question on how to …
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