Small-scale farmers from the Eastern African Community (EAC) bloc are looking to petition the regional heads of state through the East African Legislative Assembly over the failure by member states to allocate 10% of their national budgets to the respective agriculture sectors. The farmers, under their Umbrella Eastern and Southern Africa Small-scale farmers Forum, told […]
African Development Bank President (www.AfDB.org), Akinwumi Adesina, on Wednesday urged Canadian business leaders to “be part of the action and seize investment opportunities on the continent.” Adesina made the call while meeting with 80 leading representatives of the Canada-Africa Chamber of Commerce in Toronto. Promoting the Bank’s upcoming Africa Investment Forum (AIF), scheduled for 7th […]
Despite an economic slowdown, most African countries are reported to have a positive economic outlook. This is according to ICAEW’s (the institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) latest report Economic Insight: Africa Q3 2018. According to the report, East Africa continues to be the continent’s best performing region with a GDP forecast at […]
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has recognized Stanbic Bank Uganda for being among the top key tax payers in Uganda. The recognition is in line with the Authority’s tax appreciation week set for September 26th to 28th that aims at paying accolades to every tax payer in Uganda who has paid their dues in time. Stanbic […]