Lynda Were Nabayiinda, Customer Service Week has been the buzzword over the last week and into this with many organizations’ Customer Care and Service teams planning on how to reach out to their customers through this week. Some do it out of company culture, others simply doing it because others are doing it in the […]
Cairo, 7 October 2021: – The organisers of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) met with the business community in Cairo, Egypt, on 5 October to raise awareness and encourage attendance to the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021). Organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Union (AU) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) […]
Paola Subacchi, LONDON – As the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank prepare for their annual meeting next week, all eyes are on Evergrande, China’s second-largest property developer, which apparently cannot repay about $300 billion it currently owes to banks, bondholders, employees, and suppliers. With the property giant teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, the world […]
Roadshow Cairo, 6 October 2021: – The organisers of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) hosted a virtual roadshow event in partnership with the Africa Center for the African diaspora under the theme “Building Bridges between Africa and the Diaspora to realize opportunities under African Continental Free Trade Area”. The objective of the event was to raise awareness of how the Diaspora can […]
SAMUEL NABWIISO, The United Republic of Tanzania in conjunction with the EAC Secretariat will host the three-day EXPO. It will be followed by a familiarization trip for hosted international buyers and media to some of the iconic tourist sites in the region from 12th to 16th October 2021. As a region, Why the Expo? East […]
6th October 2021 Kampala: Airtel Uganda The Smartphone Network with the widest 4G coverage in Uganda, has today announced the launch of 13 new Airtel Shops in select areas across the country. The new shop opening is in celebration of the week-long customer service week, which is running from 4th – 8th October 2021. The […]
Abidjan, 5 October 2021 – African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has said that a concerted effort to change the narrative on Africa in the United States is necessary to attract increased investments into the continent. He said the need for advocacy in the United States made having an African Development Bank office in […]
Sustained growth in output and new orders but staffing levels continued to drop Kampala—October 5, 2021—Business sentiment in Uganda’s private sector remained positive but slow in September on account of new orders and higher output, according to the monthly Stanbic Bank Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). The headline PMI registered 52.5 in September compared to the […]
The UK-government funded programme is calling for applications for funding from industry pioneers across Sub-Saharan Africa. London, 5 October 2021: The Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) today issued its latest request for proposals (RFP) targeting innovative companies and entrepreneurs working in Sub-Sahara Africa’s renewable energy space. By focusing on clean energy pioneers, REPP – managed […]
KAMPALA: 30th September 2021 – The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has inaugurated a Steering Committee which among other things, will provide strategic guidance to implement the African Development Bank (AfDB) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) business linkages project. The committee, whose term shall run for the duration of the project, has the delegated […]
In a bid to support the green agenda, Umeme in partnership with Gulu City have launched a tree-planting drive aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and effects of climate change. As part of its U-Green efforts, Umeme Ltd has partnered with Gulu City administration to plant 200 Tabebuia chrysotricha (pink trumpet) trees along Ring Road as […]
Abidjan, 30 September 2021– The German government will contribute €100 million to the African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), affirming its commitment to efforts to tap Africa’s renewable energy potential and drive its transition to clean energy sources. The announcement came during the United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Energy, held in New York on 24 […]
30 September 2021: MultiChoice Group today published its Social Impact Report which details how Africa’s leading entertainment company continues to make a meaningful difference in the communities in which it operates. The group operates in 50 countries across Africa. The report covers initiatives implemented that had a significant impact on indivduals, businesses, non-profit organisations and […]