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MTN Grows Subscriber Base 14.4% to 8.8M In 2013; Revenues Increase 17.8%
TweetMTN Group subscribers increased by 9.8% to 207.8 million, notwithstanding on-going subscriber registration programmes in a number of markets. Overall subscriber growth was supported by competitive...
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“EAC: My Home, My Business” For Entebbe
TweetUganda will host the 3rd East African Community (EAC) Secretary General’s Annual Forum for Private Sector, Civil Society and other interest groups in Entebbe 12-13 September, 2014. This was among...
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Sh250b For New Kampala Markets
TweetWandegeya’s new modern market The proposed new modern markets in the five divisions of Kampala City will cost ($100m) sh250b Red Pepper Online edition understands. The Kampala Capital City...
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Orange Speaks Out On Exit Claims
TweetOrange Uganda has come out to refute media reports of the telecom company’s plans to quit the Ugandan market stating that it is only searching for a financial partner to boost its operations and...
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UTL Unveils New Offer On Call Rates
TweetWith more and more mobile customers complaining of high tariffs, forged charges and Uganda Telecom has introduced has introduced a new promotion aimed at encouraging consumers to talk more on its...
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Uganda’s Coffee Exports Up 3 pct yr/yr In February: UCDA
TweetUganda’s coffee exports in February rose by 2.9 percent year-on-year to 354,837 60-kg bags, helped dry weather that has hastened the drying of beans, a state agency said on Thursday. “The central...
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Uganda Offers Indian Business Gateway To East Africa
TweetUganda is seeking Indian investments and expertise in expanding its industrial base and is ready to provide India Inc. a gateway to the 150 million people-strong East Africa market. Uganda’s...
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Uganda’s Oil Refinery To Be In Buseruka Sub-County, Hoima
TweetGovernment has met with representatives of the companies that bid to construct an oil refinery in Kabaale Parish, Buseruka Sub-County, Hoima District. An oil well undergoes testing in the Lake...
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Gov’t Approves UIA’s One-Stop-Business Center
TweetCabinet has approved a proposal to turn Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) into a One–Stop business center, a move that is intended to create efficiency and streamline investments in Uganda. Dr....
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Foreign Remittances Increasing-DTB
TweetVarghese Thambi, the Chief Executive Officer, for Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) on last week revealed that the partnerships with global money transfer service providers has seen an increase in foreign...
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Masaka Nuns Illegally Bottle, Sell Water
TweetUganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is investigating circumstances under which several products including mineral water, holy salt and cosmetics got into Ugandan market. UNBA PRO Margeret...
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Smart Telecom Launched In Uganda
TweetSmart Telecom is the latest telecommunications company to enter Ugandan Market. Abdellatif Bouziani, the Smart Telecom Group CEO gestures during the launch of the operator in Kampala, Uganda today...
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Mobile Money Users Get Goodies
TweetUganda Telecom over the weekend rewarded nine lucky customers with prizes ranging from money, GoTV decoders and swanky mobile phones as it launched the Deposit and Win with M-Sente promotion in...
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Rwanda Ranked Africa’s Most Enticing Market For Retailers
TweetRwanda is Africa’s most attractive market for retailers looking to expand in the fast-growing continent, according to a report by consultancy A.T. Kearney that hails the small east African state’s...
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Africa’s Mild Growth Is Due To Lack Of Strong Decision – Kaberuka
TweetDespite the effect of the global financial crisis and political instability on the continent, Africa can still continue on its rapid growth trajectory, but it must first address key structural...
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World Bank Approves $73m For DRC Hydro Project
TweetDR Congo, Africa’s third-largest country, is estimated to have the world’s third-largest hydropower potential, after China and Russia. The World Bank approved Thursday $73.1 million in financing...
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KACITA Bank Coming
TweetEverest Kayondo City tycoons their umbrella body, the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) finalizing plans to start their own commercial bank due to harassment from loan sharks and banks...
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NSSF Kicks Off Career Expo At MUK
TweetUniversity students aspiring to work for corporate companies, government and non-government organisations have an opportunity to sharpen their employment skills following the launch of the 2-week...
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Guaranty Trust Bank Start Business in Uganda
TweetFormer Fina Bank branch in Bugolobi Industrial area, which has now been re-branded to GTBank Nigerian Financial Giant, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) that acquired major shares in Fina Bank Uganda...
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Poor Infrastructure Affecting Lime Stone Mining in Uganda
TweetDaniel Pettersson, the General Manager of Hima Cement has decried the poor infrastructure in the limestone bestowed Northern region like in Karamoja noting that this challenge has greatly stood in...
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