COMMENT | YUSUF MASABA | The Middle East stands once again at the edge of a dangerous precipice. What began as a targeted military strike on an airport runway has rapidly evolved into a wider regional confrontation, threatening global energy markets and exposing the vulnerability of economies far beyond the …
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Value retention is not just about contracts, it is about skills, jobs, and enterprise growth. More than 17,000 direct jobs have been created, alongside 39,567 indirect jobs. COMMENT | YUSUF MASABA | Uganda’s oil and gas story is often told through the lens of barrels, pipelines, and global energy …
Read More »Oil works cement Hoima’s strategic city status
COMMENT | YUSUF MASABA | The second National Development Plan II, the government’s policy blueprint, an offshoot of the Vision 2040 to transform Uganda into a Middle Incomes class economy, now in its fourth series initially conceptualized establishment of four regional cities, namely, Gulu, Mbale, Mbarara and Arua. The blueprint also …
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It is a delicate balancing act of development of the oil and gas projects and impact on other sectors of the economy COMMENT | YUSUF MASABA | In the recent past, a host of countries; especially those from the West, have announced major commitments to significantly cut the carbon …
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