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President Museveni to grace the 30-year construction sector activities

The construction and infrastructure sector contribute significantly to Uganda’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), accounting for 12% Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda National Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (UNABCEC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Works and Transport, is set to commemorate three decades of excellence in …

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Mining sector blues

Experts want the government to offer incentives to bolster the sector’s growth   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Private sector players have called on the government to offer incentives to players in the mining sector to bolster its growth and create opportunities. Frank Mugyenyi, Founder of Global Minerals Africa Development …

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Uganda’s financial sector is defective- Suruma

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former finance minister Prof Ezra Suruma has said that Uganda’s financial sector is defective and should be reformed to serve all Ugandans. Suruma said that three decades after liberalization, the banking sector has not reached the ordinary grassroots Ugandan even though the World Bank and …

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Informal sector eating up global workforce – UN study

Zurich, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 61 percent of the global workforce earns their livelihoods in the informal sector, with no social protection, rights at work and decent working conditions. Majority of these (85.8 percent) are in emerging and developing economies in Africa. The findings are revealed in …

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COMMENT: Corruption in Road sector

Could remedy be e-governance? COMMENT | CISSY KAGABA | The Government of Uganda has since 2008 prioritised road construction and maintenance by committing a substantial part of the budget towards the same. Uganda spends over Shs3.3 trillion ($1b) annually on public infrastructure and roads still receive a lion’s share of the …

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COMMENT: Being middle-class

Why the private sector’s hype about the consumer habits of the African middle class isn’t helpful COMMENT | HENNING MELBER | The African middle class is of huge interest to business. This was confirmed again recently by well attended seminars in South Africa’s big cities to discuss “African Lions: groundbreaking study on the …

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VIDEO: UNOC urges private sector to invest in oil reserves

VIDEO: UNOC urges private sector to invest in oil reserves Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Once Uganda builds its fuel reserve capacity to atleast 100 Million litres within the next 2 years, it could contribute towards the stability of the supply within the country. Daily consumption is at 5.5 million …

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