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PostBank joins IFAD, Posta to boost financial access for rural areas in Uganda

“Under this agreement, Post Bank Uganda will leverage Posta Uganda’s broad network of rural post offices to expand access to…

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Daily Monitor editors in new corruption scandal, two fired

By our reporter Two editors have been fired from the Namuwongo based Monitor Publications for spoiling a deal worth sh50…

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IMF urges Uganda for prudence management of infrastructure projects

“The Works and Transport docket is taking a lion's share of the budget for 2017/2018 financial year with an allocation…

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Uganda woman innovator Set to Win Top Africa Innovation Prize

Makobore who invented a medical device called the Electronically Controlled Gravity Feed infusion set (ECGF) which she designed to accurately…

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Stanbic Bank organizes Muslim customers Ramadan dinner

  By Namugerwa Martha While the holy month of Ramadan is still ongoing many companies have come out to give…

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Uganda to build the world’s biggest hut

The Gulu hut will be 35 metres wide with a roof of 26 metres high and “it will be as…

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Ministry of Trade to promote financial inclusions in rural areas

“Microfinance services are going to help people who need where to save, people who need credit while the collateral which…

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Bank of Uganda launches a 10- year capital markets development plan

the capital market is also better placed to accommodate the needs of investors – both institutional and personal – who…

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UNMA crowns up weather hackathon as winner takes home shs 3 million

“The applications you developed will be useful in helping in our programmes such as the presidential initiative of wetlands and…

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UIA to organize an investment conference for SMEs

Jolly Kaguhangire the Executive Director of UIA said that the conference will be aiming at teaching Ugandans the available investment…

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Beyond race, ethnicity and gender, people with albinism are not ghosts

  By Namugerwa Martha Albinism is still profoundly misunderstood, socially and medically and people with albinism face multiple forms of…

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Uganda conducts workshop upon forth coming refugee solidarity summit 2017

Rugunda added that the world needs to treat refugees with respect and dignity because no one chooses to be a…

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Who are the top most earning celebrities?

Newcomers include Kylie Jenner, at number 59, who is the youngest list member at the age of 19. Her earnings…

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Which church pays the most taxes? List of top 20 tax paying religious institutions here

“you have grounded people spiritually, flushed out the burden of life by providing a bedrock of faith and answers to…

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Meteorological Authority & UNDP have launched the Climate Change Hackathon

“I believe that through the innovations you young people come up with, we'll be able to use our weather information…

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