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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appealed to politicians and public servants not to frustrate investors since they are very crucial in Uganda’s progressive industrialization agenda. Museveni made the appeal on Thursday while commissioning the new Tororo Cement vertical rolling mill plant in Tororo District. He …

The company will give more preference to Ugandan investors Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Airtel Uganda plans to float a 20% stake in the company, equivalent to 8 billion ordinary shares, via an initial public offer (IPO) to be listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). The operator said that …

The Fund maintained its investment bias towards government securities as assets crossed the Shs1 trillion mark Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retail investors with a holding in UAP Old Mutual’s collective investment scheme will earn 11% interest on their funds as Assets Under Management cross the Shs1 trillion mark for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni reiterated his call to stop the exportation of raw materials, saying that Uganda loses a lot of money annually due to such an economic undertaking. He instead advised Ugandans and foreign investors to work towards adding value to the country’s products …

Giant tech firms, game studios and other gaming investors have launched an aggressive hunt for young Africans with the talent, skills, passion – and jobs – to sustain long-term investments in the gaming sector SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | In early June, Maliyo, a game studio in Nigeria began …

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Investors have started plans to construct a multi-billion iron ore smelting plant in Rubanda District. The factory which was a 2016 presidential pledge has remained unfulfilled up to date. In 2019, the Devki Group of Companies from India led by its chairman Raval Guru …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said he will institute a specialized Unit attached to the Statehouse, which he says will safeguard investors from corruption tendencies, fronted by both politicians and technocrats to fleece investors when they solicit bribes. Museveni notes that the unit will be a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has said he will institute a specialized Unit attached to State house, which he says will safeguard investors from corruption tendencies, fronted by both politicians and technocrats to fleece investors when they solicit for bribes. Museveni notes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday met a team of Investors from Germany at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo. The delegation was led by Prof. Wolfgang Dietrich who is the Honorary Consul of Uganda to Germany based in Hamburg. The team came to discuss opportunities for investment …

For many years small retail investors have found it hard to buy shares on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, but a newly-licensed service hopes to change that Kampala, Uganda | HARRY CLYNCH | Since the establishment of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in 1954, it has traditionally been very difficult for Kenya’s retail …