Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 130 small and medium enterprise owners have been recently placed in a better position to win contracts along the proposed East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) after the completion of a capacity-building training program delivered by the Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL). …
Read More »UBTEB, engineers’ institute concerned over limited TVET trainees attachment opportunities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board and the Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers have jointly expressed their apprehension regarding the increasing obstacles faced by Technical and Vocational Education and Training trainees in securing industrial attachment opportunities. Industrial attachment is a mandatory requirement for …
Read More »HRMAU partners with BrighterMonday Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Human Resource Managers’ Association of Uganda (HRMAU) on August 11th formally signed the partnership Memorandum of Association (MoU) with BrighterMonday Uganda, the largest job matching and career platform in Uganda to leverage the job market data & opportunities for its members and the wider public. …
Read More »Steering oil and minerals sector opportunities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP) Board appointed Mr. Humphrey Asiimwe as the new Chief Executive Officer effective March 1, 2023. He spoke to JULIUS BUSINGE about his management philosophy, plans for the organization, and the two sectors; excerpts: It is slightly over four …
Read More »Commercial development of our oil presents tremendous opportunities for Ugandan firms
COMMENT | TOM JOSEPH MUKASA | Following the full opening of our economy, one can now say, ‘the year started on a good note.’ But even better is the blessing of the Final Investment Decision (FID) by crucial players TotalEnergies, CNOOC, UNOC and TPDC in our oil and gas …
Read More »Investment forum to discuss business opportunities
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Players in the capital markets and other businesses are set to share knowledge at the first ‘Mkutano Investment Conference’ to be held on May 15 at Kampala Serena Hotel. David Ofungi, the founder and chief executive officer of DERO, the curators of the ‘Economic Mkutano …
Read More »Tanzania – Uganda oil players share opportunities
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | With the first oil expected towards the end of 2020 in Uganda, players are already exploring more ways of reaping from the sector. The latest avenue was a two-day local content workshop organized by the Association of Uganda Oil and Gas Service Providers (AUGOS) in …
Read More »Coffee experts expose opportunities for youth and women
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Players in the coffee value chain have urged the youth and women to take advantage of the growing demand for coffee in Uganda and beyond to grow their income. Speaking to The Independent on the sidelines of a Coffee dialogue at Pearl of Africa Hotel …
Read More »Magufuli, Museveni sign big business deals
But what are the real opportunities and the rituals? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | If holding hands, beaming smiles, and signing piles of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) is a measure, then Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli’s visit to Uganda from Nov.9 – 11 was a total success. The brotherly romance …
Read More »Stanbic, ICBC expose oil and gas opportunities
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Stanbic Bank Uganda in collaboration with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) have hinted that Uganda’s economy is set to reap big from oil and gas activities. Speaking at an economic forum organised by the two banks for the Chinese business …
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