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Zurich, Switzerland | AFP | China’s state-owned chemical corporation (ChemChina) said Tuesday that it had extended its $43 billion offer for Swiss seed giant Syngenta until January 5, after EU regulators announced they would probe the deal. The massive takeover would be the biggest in a recent spate of Chinese …

INTERVIEW: Adnan Mpuga is the Executive Director of Eastlands Agency. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about trends in Uganda’s property and real estate market. What are the key elements in your management style as a manager? Hard work, honesty and respect for all are key elements in management. Working …

Artisanal miners make a killing from ‘illegal’ gold mining as district authorities, government cry out for more revenue From a distance, “Saigon City” in Lubaali— Kayonza, Kitumbi Sub-County in Mubende District, resembles a desperately crowded refugee camp. Here, hundreds of congested makeshift tents and lodging structures are mostly dressed or …

Uganda’s Minister of Trade Amelia Kyambadde has said the country is ready to ratify the EAC-COMESA-SADC Tripartite Trade Agreement  before June 2017 and start implementation so as to benefit from a proposed free trade arrangement. Speaking at the end of a regional meeting in Nairobi on Sunday, Kyambadde said it was unfortunate …

VIDEO: Helping customers realize life ambitions by looking after their money and wealth is key to restoring trust and confidence in Uganda’s banking industry. According to Elliot Mwebya the Executive Director Governors office, Ugandan banks have a big task to build trust and confidence with the Ugandan public. Share on: WhatsApp

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome The added inflow of travelers into Rwanda, to a large part for conference tourism and MICE events, is now opening up investment opportunities across the country and especially along the tourism zone along Lake Kivu. Two new hotels in Kigali, the Radisson Blu Hotel …

Former Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph has been named as the chairman of the troubled Kenya Airways, replacing Amb. Dennis Awori who is retiring. Ambassador Awori was only appointed as Chairman of the KQ Board of Directors in Nov 2015, when he took over from long serving Evanson Mwaniki who had …

Kenya Revenue Authority’s recent decision to spare the tax hailing firm Uber from paying Value Added Tax on rides has prompted outrage and anger among the company’s drivers. It has also angered regular cab companies operating in Kenya as they have to pay VAT on their services rendered. KRA has …

Luanda, Angola | AFP | Angolan state-owned oil company Sonangol rode the commodities boom that drove the country’s extraordinary growth after civil war ended in 2002, but today it symbolises a national economic crisis. The Luanda-based company has increasingly been in focus since Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire daughter of …

Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabweans know the risks of worthless money all too well after hyperinflation between 2007 and 2009 gave them the 100-trillion-dollar banknote that barely bought a loaf of bread. Now they fear that the government is about to create another devastating crisis by printing its own …