Bookmark [+]
FacebookTwitterYoutubeFeed

East African Business Week

Banner
Tanzania pegs growth on farming research

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA- President Jakaya Kikwete has said economic growth in most African countries....

Mobile umbrella GSMA opens Nairobi office

NAIROBI, KENYA - The Global System for Mobile (GSM) Association, the umbrella organization for the w....

Rwanda gets $58m for Vision 2020 plan

KIGALI, RWANDA - Rwanda’s ambitious strategy to achieve middle income status by 2020, as spelt out....

Dutch grant Burundi $12m for fertilizer

BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI - The Netherlands government has given €10 million (about $12 million) to the N....

KCCA inspects city restaurants

KAMPALA, UGANDA - Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has inspected 3,737 eating places as part of....

Prev Next

EU to fund Burundi - Rwanda power line

KAMPALA, UGANDA - The European Union has agreed to give the East African Community €16 million Euros ($20 million) to... Read more

China grants Kigali tax free access

KIGALI, RWANDA - China has dropped all import duties on most Rwandan-made products entering its domestic market of just over... Read more

CRDB posts $66m profits

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA - CRDB Bank Plc, one of Tanzania’s leading banks, has posted a pre-tax profit of Tsh107.7... Read more

China to dig for phosphates in Uganda

KAMPALA, UGANDA - Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group has negotiated a 49 year lease to mine the phosphates deposits in eastern... Read more

Africa lags behind for lack of linkages

KIGALI, RWANDA - Commodity-based industrialisation has been championed as the best way for African countries to grow their economies.According to... Read more

WB gives $100m for Uganda competitiveness

KAMPALA, UGANDA - The World Bank has approved $100 million for Uganda to improve its growth and competitiveness. The International... Read more

Kenyan gets nod for top UN job

NAIROBI, KENYA - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week announced the nomination of former Kenyan trade minister,  Dr Mukhisa... Read more

Kampala northern by-pass extension delayed

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Expansion of the Kampala Northern By-pass into a dual carriageway, which was supposed to have started in... Read more

Kenya devolution budget under siege

NAIROBI, KENYA - The national government has allocated $2.5 billion for the 47 county governments to share during the 2013/14... Read more

Sri Lanka, Uganda agree to stronger links

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Uganda signed a bilateral trade partnership with the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka last week.President  Mahinda... Read more

New vision needed for Africa’s next 50 years

On Saturday this week, Africa will be celebrating 50 years of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now known as... Read more

Few jobs for African immigrants

Suuna is a Ugandan who has lived in Europe for over 10 years, but his life there has never come... Read more

Burundi pushes more business reforms

BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI - Burundi will continue to push for reforms at all indicators of Doing Business to make the country... Read more

Housing teams up with Umeme

KAMPALA, UGANDA - Housing Finance Bank Limited (HFBL) has gone into partnership with Umeme, the electricity distributor to ease payment... Read more

Uganda hot on Turkish Airlines list

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Turkish Airlines, the two time winner of Europe’s Best Airline Award and the people behind the popular... Read more

Floods wreak havoc in Kenya

NAIROBI, KENYA - Raging floods in Kenya as a result of heavy rains pounding most parts of the country have... Read more

Publisher appointed to tourism chair

KAMPALA, UGANDA - James Tumusiime, the Managing Director of Fountain Publishers Limited and founder of the Igongo Cultural Centre in... Read more

Rains in western Uganda lead to price hikes

KAMPALA, UGANDA - Prices for such things like passion fruits in many markets have started to climb due to the... Read more

Tanzania to jail banana wilt spreaders

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – Farmers who fail to report or control outbreaks of the banana wilt will be fined... Read more

Increase in share prices boosting USE trading

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Increase in the share price of certain counters at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) have boosted trading... Read more

What’s the way forward for Uganda football?

KAMPALA, UGANDA – The saga between the Uganda Super League Limited (USLL) and the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA)... Read more

Pool body secures $600,000 funding

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Pool Association of Uganda (PAU) last week sealed a three-year sponsorship deal worth Ush1.71bn ($641509) from beer... Read more

Tanzania pegs growth on farming research

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA- President Jakaya Kikwete has said economic growth in most African countries hinges on increased agriculture production... Read more

Rwanda gets $58m for Vision 2020 plan

KIGALI, RWANDA - Rwanda’s ambitious strategy to achieve middle income status by 2020, as spelt out in its Economic Development... Read more

Dutch grant Burundi $12m for fertilizer

BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI - The Netherlands government has given €10 million (about $12 million) to the National Fertilizer Subsidy Program in... Read more

Uganda pleased with border Bill

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Ugandan business people are pleased with the recently passed One Stop Border Posts Bill  by the East... Read more

Kikwete to open EA agricultural forum

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA - Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete will mid this month officially open a major regional agriculture conference.The... Read more

Kigali firms shaken by new tax system

KIGALI, RWANDA - Business owners across the city are skeptical of the recent introduction of the Electronic Billing Machine. The... Read more

Rwanda bank clarifies on loans to exporters

KIGALI, RWANDA - Rwanda Development Bank (BRD), the country’s leading financier of the coffee sector, will continue giving loans to... Read more

Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange gets new boss

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – The governing board of the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) has appointed Moremi Marwa,... Read more

Delayed job offers raises worries

NAIROBI, KENYA - Fears of a delayed budget making process heightened last week when the issue surfaced in Parliament for... Read more

Prices rise in Kenya

NAIROBI, KENYA - A general increase in the cost of food items drove up the cost of living for Kenyans... Read more

Rwanda traders ask for tax reductions in budget

KIGALI, RWANDA - A cross section of business people interviewed, want the government to cut taxes so that profit margins... Read more

Centenary Bank beats profit target

KAMPALA, UGANDA - Centenary, Uganda’s largest indigenous bank, recorded strong growth in profit and assets in the financial year 2012.... Read more

Africa takes stock after 50 years

Preparations are in top gear by the Ethiopian government and the Addis Ababa city authorities for the 50th anniversary of... Read more

Cargo traffic at Dar es Salaam Port goes up by 20%

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – Cargo handled at the Dar es Salaam Port between July 2012 and February 2013 has... Read more

Tullow Oil grooms women high flyers

KAMPALA, UGANDA - London listed energy resources firm, Tullow Oil,  is now supporting qualified Ugandan women to take up highly... Read more

BG Tanzania finds unexpected huge gas field

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA - BG Tanzania has disclosed that tests show a larger than expected natural gas field about... Read more

Dar es Salaam to host business expo for women

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA - The Dare to Dream Foundation has joined Vodacom Tanzania and CRDB Bank to host the... Read more

Joint effort provides school desks

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – Upcountry primary and secondary schools are handicapped by a shortage of desks which has affected... Read more

Prev Next
Banner

East Africa Budget Speeches 2011 - 2012
Kenya Budget Tanzania Budget Uganda Budget Rwanda Budget

New vision needed for Africa’s next 50 years

On Saturday this week, Africa will be celebrating 50 years of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU... Read More

By A Web Design

By Plimun Web Design

 

What’s the way forward for Uganda football?

KAMPALA, UGANDA – The saga between the Uganda Super League Limited (USLL) and the Federation of Ug... | Read More
© 2012 East African Business week

Bujumbura - Burundi
Tel: +257-79918854
E-mail: info@busiweek.com

Nairobi - Kenya
Mt. Meru Bidg, off Upper hill Road
Apartment No.1
Tel: +254-20829062
E-mail: info@busiweek.com

 

Kigali - Rwanda
Trust House, Muhima
Tel: +250-252504165
E-mail: info@busiweek.com

Dar es Salaam - Tanzania
1st Floor Ubungo Plaza
Tel: +255-222460820
E-mail: info@busiweek.com

Kampala - Uganda
Plot 133 Kiira Road Kamwokya
Tel: +256- 414531345
E-mail: info@busiweek.com

Latest News
rnlaptop servisirnevden eve nakliyatrnescort bayanrn