In this second part of analysis ahead of the reading of the 2017/2018 National Budget, we have a look at The consumer economy. This is the real background to the Budget, in that it actually looks at the background to the economy. Check also: Highlights Of Uganda, Rwanda And Tanzania Budgets For Financial Year 2016 / 17 The Ugandan economy had ...
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China To Build Congo Brazzaville’s New €50 Million Parliament As A Gift
The Republic of Congo’s new parliament will be built by the Chinese at an estimated cost of €50m, which the Chinese government is giving as a gift. Check also: Uganda To Host Military Intelligence Base To Monitor DR Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso on Monday launched the commencement of work on the edifice to be located in the capital, Brazzaville. According ...
Read More »The 2 Words Your Boss Doesn’t Want To Hear From You
I’ve been managing teams for about six years now, and there’s one phrase a boss hates hearing from employees: Check also: 6 Ways To Work With A Boss You Hate “Somebody should…” Sometimes this phrase is followed by a very specific task or product improvement. Other times, it’s a suggestion to change a process, either on our team or somewhere else in ...
Read More »Meet A 34 Year Old Ugandan Engineer, Hussein Nsamba With Two PhDs
On a cold Monday afternoon I make my way to Nsangi, a township south of Kampala in Wakiso District. While in Nsangi, I intend to attend a workshop for a few hours before I link up with Hussein Kisiki Nsamba, a 34-year-old engineer who runs Invention Plus Group of companies that he started in 2007 while at Makerere University. Check ...
Read More »Can The Wealth Of These 5 Richest Nigerians End Poverty In Nigeria?
Oxfam, Wednesday, presented an alarming picture of the Nigerian economic situation, stating that 112 million Nigerians are living in abject poverty and that the combined wealth of the five richest Nigerians, put at about $29.9 billion, could end extreme poverty in the country. Check also: Nigerian Billionaire, Aliko Dangote To Invest More In Zambia Quoting Forbes, Oxfam in its latest report, ...
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