| Archived 5th May
2004 |
| Africans
to gain from ADB meet. |
| The Uganda government this month cut
the road maintenance budget by 60 per cent and presumably diverted
the money to the more pressing security need. |
| High
tech cards here |
| Two hi tech electronic companies,
making foolproof and fraud-proof identification cards have opened
shop here and hope to create about 200 jobs. |
| Too
many degrees for too few jobs |
| As Uganda's job market stays broadly
stagnant, there is a boom in the education sector, churning
out many qualified brains with no space on the employment chart.
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| Archived 28th April
2004 |
| Kenya
Airways gives out secret |
| Kenya Airways is experiencing a new
dawn, says Mr Emmanuel Okware, the country manager in Uganda. |
| Sharing
the loss saves you a lot |
| Insurance conjures up different pictures
to different people. Some recall “insurance agents”
who nag you like hell when they want to collect premiums, but
conveniently disappear when you want to make an insurance claim.
|
| Game
Store to spice Kampala shopping |
| A South African retail chain, Game
Store, is opening in Kampala in June, forever changing the retail
scene in the country. |
| Archived 21st April
2004 |
| Rural women
find success in finance |
| When Ms Oliver Mukasa's husband got a stroke
a few years back, she was devastated. He had been the sole breadwinner,
and life had come to a complete stand still. |
| Celtel, MTN,
Mango: Who offers best deal? |
| Mobile phone companies are, once
again, locked in a fierce war for customers. Celtel, Uganda’s
pioneer mobile phone company, has recently launched “UgandaOne,”
which enables a subscriber to call |
| Archived 14th April
2004 |
| Treasury Bills:
A sure way of reaping profit |
| Where do most Ugandans invest their fortunes
or savings? Answer: In real estate or retail business. Not bad
at all, but the smarter decision would be to invest in government
securities - treasury bills and bonds. |
| City Tyres
star rising |
| With a new 4,500 square feet outlet on Sixth
Street, Industrial Area, City Tyres is spreading its reach by
the day. |
| Archived 1st April
2004 |
| Balancing
business and law no easy task - Kabenge |
| Mr Kavuma Kabenge is a successful lawyer and
businessman. One of his guiding principles is hardwork. He believes
that one should spend as much time as possible to complete tasks
they set. |
| Make money
work for you |
| Rich Dad's CASHFLOW 101 game teaches accounting,
finance, and investment at the same time. Robert Kiyosaki, the
inventor, sums up the game as an MBA (Money, Business, Accounting)
programme for people who want to have fun, learn fast and get
rich. |
| Village phones
changing rural folks' lives |
| When Works, Housing and Communication minister
Mr. John Nasasira launched the MTN VillagePhone in November
last year, he used Ms Sophia Nalujja's phone to make the maiden
call. |
| Archived 8th April
2004 |
| Investing for
old age |
| Every month, 15 per cent of a private sector
employee's salary goes to the National Social Security Fund
(NSSF). |
| Coffee could
bring Uganda $7b |
| Ngabirano: The coffee industry is going through
difficult times. It is suffering from low commodity prices -
the lowest in 40 years. Robusta is now about $770 a tonne and
Arabica is 76 American cents a pound. |
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