Emirates Tops Global Customer Review Study
Customers worldwide have spoken and Emirates airline has been ranked as the Best Airline in 2014, according to an annual...
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Company Profitability Boosts URA Revenue Collections
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in the first half of the financial year collected more revenue than it had projected. Commissioner...
WhatsApp Desktop Service Lets You Continue Chats On Any Computer – But Iphone Owners Miss Out
The massively popular mobile messaging app now lets you communicate with friends through your laptop or PC for the first...
Impact of Falling Oil Prices Difficult to Predict – PEPD
The global crude oil prices have halved since June 2014, a factor that has put investments in Uganda's oil sector...
NSSF assets Increase To Ushs 4.9 trillion
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has recorded a 23% increase in operating profit for half year ending December 31, 2014...
Fuel prices may drop
Fuel prices in the country are expected to go down soon says state Minister for Energy State Minister Simon D'...
Renewable Power Costs Plummet now cheaper than Fossil Fuels
The cost of generating power from renewable energy sources has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels...
Contracted For a Beer: Farmers Take-on Barley and Sorghum to Boost Income
On a windy Wednesday morning, crops swing side to side. Slightly tipping each other, they make a hush sound. Green...
Scanad Uganda Gets New Country Manager
Nachiket Sant is now the Country Manager for Scanad Uganda. He takes over the position from Joyce Gathu. Nachiket Sant...
Airtel Uganda Gets New Chief Commercial Officer
In an effort to extend quality services, Airtel Uganda has made changes in their top management. The Wampewo Avenue based Tele...
Tullow May Not Acquire New Exploration Blocks in Uganda
Tullow is feeling the pinch of falling global oil prices that has seen its share price fall on London Stock...
Uganda Shilling Tumbles Further, Surpasses Ugx2900
If Bank of Uganda (BOU) thought they had slowed the depreciation of the Uganda Shilling by warning speculators, the latter...
More Chinese Firms Target Railway Deal
Three more Chinese firms are eying the Standard Gauge Railway contract, Uganda Radio Network has learnt. Two of the firms...
Uganda Shilling Remains Weak Despite BoU Intervention
Although Bank of Uganda (BoU) intervened in the market on the buy side and verbally last week, the local unit...
Smart Telecom Unleashes Shs39K WhatsApp Phone
Smart Telecom Uganda yesterday unleashed the cheapest phone ever with WhatsApp and Facebook applications. Kyali is the latest smoking Hot...
UMEME Loses UGX 19billion to Power Thefts in Eastern Region
Illegal connections, power thefts and vandalism cost energy distribution company – UMEME a hefty Ugx 19.2 Billion in both commercial...
UGX 1.5 Billion Fisheries Project Stalls in Gulu
A fisheries project worth UGX 1.5 billion in Gulu district has been left to waste. Ministry of Animal Industries and...
Understanding the plunge in global oil prices
Oil prices are expected to remain low in 2015 and rise only marginally in 2016, as the debate over the...
Shilling Loses More Ground Despite BOU Intervention
The Uganda Shilling continued to depreciate against the Dollar on Thursday despite the intervention by Bank of Uganda (BOU) to...
Bikwasi Tours & Travel Gives Back To Clients
Bikwasi Tours and Travel, an international company that also deals in money transfer has today morning rewarded their 2014 best...