Kampala Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chipper Cash has today launched a product that will enable Ugandans invest in publicly traded global companies like Amazon, Tesla or Facebook. The launch of the Chipper’s Global Stocks Investing product makes it the first company to offer fractional stock investing in Uganda. The African fintech …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Experts from the member states of the East African Community (EAC) on Wednesday began a two-day meeting aimed at identifying investment incentives for antibiotics production in the region. Jean Baptiste Havugimana, the EAC director of Productive Sectors, told the meeting in Tanzania’s northern city …
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As the theme for the national 59th independence says, secure the future through mindset change. You cannot attain financial independence in retirement if you don’t plan and work for it today. COMMENT | Lydia Mirembe | As we celebrate our 59th National Independence anniversary, it is a good time to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has partnered with the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) to construct 25 industrial parks across Uganda. The partnership was Thursday formally announced in a meeting between UIA’s Director General Robert Mukiza and the Managing Director of National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), Lt …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | The looting of shops, burning of trucks, and destruction of property in South Africa following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma could discourage potential investors from investing in the country and worsen food insecurity, experts have warned. “The Minerals Council South …
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People are looking for a storehouse of value or investment assets which could appreciate under the circumstance of high inflation and debt New York, U.S. | Xinhua | The recent embracement of cryptocurrency Bitcoin by multiple enterprises and investment firms greatly inflated Bitcoin prices, with market capitalization of Bitcoin topping 1 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lango Cooperative Union leaders are in talks with Smaz-Group, a German investor to lease some of its land to boost investment in the region. The land measuring 1,165 hectares is located at Angayiki village, Chawente sub county in Kwania district. The land will be leased …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Energy and Mineral development Mary Goretti Kitutu has disclosed that the Final Investment Decision (FID) for oil production will be taken before the end of March 2021. Kitutu made the disclosure during an interface with the Parliamentary committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s leading philanthropy, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has partnered with the European Union to identify, train, mentor and fund 2,500 young African women entrepreneurs in 2021. The partnership will disburse €20 million in the financial and extend technical support for women-owned businesses, across all …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | General Salim Saleh, the National coordinator for Operation Wealth Creation has rallied support from the private sector to attract investment in Gulu to meet international market standards. Saleh told Uganda Radio Network on Saturday in an interview that Gulu city is best suited for an …
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