TRANSPARENCY: CoST Uganda Commissions 2nd Infrastructure Transparency Index
By SMN Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| The target is to secure over 100,000 jobs in 12 months, but given the pace, the target looks achievable. This the relief that Premier Recruitment Ltd, Uganda’s fast-growing labour hiring…
Read MoreBy Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Capacity building and information dissemination in the oil sector has got a nod, thanks to Stanbic Bank. The good news follows the signing of an MOU between the bank and…
Read MoreBy OKELLO ALLAN WASHINGTON|SHIFTMEDIA| The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $2.7 billion line of credit for Panama to address the coronavirus pandemic, the lender said in a statement on Tuesday. The IMF’s executive…
Read MoreBy AWORI ESTHER LUCY KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| The year has started on a good note for 71-year-old Prof. Emmanuel Tumusime Mutebile, the Governor Bank of Uganda. President Yoweri Museveni has renewed and extended his contract for…
Read MoreBy AGENCIES ROME, Italy|SHIFTMEDIA| Smartphone maker Apple was fined 10 million euros (12 million U.S. dollars) in Italy for misleading advertising and commercial practices, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) said on Monday. The fine…
Read MoreBy ROBERT KAMUKAMA KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Despite the surge in Covid-19 cases, government has opened the livestock markets ahead of the festive season. President Museveni closed all livestock markets in March to control on the spread…
Read MoreBY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA|Bank of Uganda would suffer deep financial issues if it continues to liquidate assets of Crane Bank that are under receivership, senior lawyers have warned. The warning by top financial lawyers…
Read MoreBY PATRICK JARAMOGI MOROTO, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Another new player in the cement manufacturing is set to launch in Uganda soon. Moroto Cement under the Moroto Ateker Cement plant in Uganda is set to begin construction soon.…
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