Kampala – Uganda, October 5, 2022: The headline Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index posted 51.6 in September, up from 50.5 in August and the highest in five months as business conditions improved for the second successive month, although the latest reading was still below the series average of 52.5. Released on September 5, the report contains […]
Women whose businesses were destroyed in the Waheen Market in the Somaliland capital Hargeisa on April 1 are slowly picking up as construction of the expansive market continues. Property worth US Dollars 2 million and some 12,000 jobs were believed to have been lost, according to the Joint Report of the Effects of the Waheen Market Fire […]
NEW YORK, USA, 5 October 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better salaries and working conditions, the heads of three UN agencies and a partner organization said on Wednesday. The statement comes in their joint message to mark World Teachers’ Day, celebrated annually on 5 […]
Zhang Jun, SHANGHAI – Last January, China’s government forecast that the country’s economy – which, at the time, was experiencing a strong rebound after the initial pandemic slowdown – would grow by 5.5% in 2022. But by the second quarter, unfortunately, the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 had forced the government to […]
“Lynda, my phone has been stolen, please help me block my number, they are contacting my people asking them for money!” Emily, my S6 OG heaved into my ear. She had reached her Gamba N’ogu or so she thought. Such are calls I get frequently from frantic customers, business partners, friends, and family whose phones […]
KAMPALA, 05 October 2022 – The Government of Japan has provided a US$1.5 million (UGX5,710,860,000) contribution to the United Nations Children’s Agency – UNICEF, to support the Government of Uganda to improve tacking of under-immunized and unimmunized children at community level. UNICEF will utilize the funds to roll out a digital health information system that […]
Kampala 4th October 2022. Pesapal, a leading payment solutions provider with operations in Uganda and across East Africa, has upgraded its Application Programming Interface (API) to Pesapal 3.0, allowing for the delivery of enhanced security features as well as an improved user experience/ user interface for merchants and consumers across all the markets. As part of […]
Mariana Mazzucato, LONDON – With much of the world facing unavoidable health, energy, cost-of-living, and climate challenges, progressive political leaders have an opportunity to articulate a meaningful alternative to traditional economic policymaking. That requires conveying a bold and coherent vision for how to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth. At the UK Labour Party’s annual conference […]
DP World has launched a new strategic arm which will focus on supporting large companies in achieving growth ambitions. The Global Business Corporation which was launched on Wednesday invites companies to enhance their international operating models with a base in the emirates. The GBC aims to raise awareness of Dubai’s strengths and benefits as a location […]
Kampala, Uganda, 4 October 2022 – The 2022 Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS2022) and Factoring Workshop opened on 3 October in Kampala, Uganda. The three-day programme of presentations, panel discussions, interactive sessions and workshops focuses on managing the challenges of trade finance in the context of increased global economic uncertainty and the opportunities offered by the African […]
Ugandan School Project Shelter Wakadogo has faced its fair share of challenges ranging from civil war, to Covid lockdowns and rural poverty, but this has not stood in the way of teachers determined to give learners the best future possible. And the school is now being recognized among the world’s best, and is vying for […]
Nairobi, October 4th, 2022: Kenya will be selling its key export products in Uganda during the ongoing Uganda International Trade Fair that will run from 3rd to 10th October 2022. The Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency (KEPROBA) charged with promotion of exports and country branding is spearheading Kenya’s participation at the Trade Fair. This […]
The Kenyan film Safari, produced by Rocque Pictures Ltd, directed by Kenyan Bill Afwani, and distributed by Rushlake Media, will have its world-premiere at The Cinekid Festival in the Netherlands on 17 October 2022. Rushlake Media acquired the film for international sales prior to the festival selection and will represent the film globally. Rushlake Media, with offices […]