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EAC ministers adopt 35 percent common external tariff
KAMPALA– East African Community (EAC) ministers of trade and finance have adopted 35 percent as the 4th band of the EAC Common External Tariff (CET), officials say. The Ministers, during a retreat on…
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MPs urge govt to draft comprehensive policy on tax collections
KAMPALA– Members of Parliament [MPs] on Thursday passed a motion urging the government to develop a comprehensive policy to streamline tax collection processes in the country. At a plenary sitting chaired by…
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The Co-operators avails cyber-insurance coverage for businesses
ONTARIO– Canadian insurer, the Co-operators, has revamped its cyber insurance offers for business policyholders. The Co-operators, a co-operative group, says the product will protect business owners from unexpected expenses and/or costs of…
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US$1mln boost for programme to drive racial equity in credit unions
NEW YORK – Cuna Mutual Group Foundation has committed to invest US$1m in a fund to build equity in credit unions led by or serving people of colour, according to thenews.coop. The money…
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Amuru district in talks with government over free customary land titles
AMURU– Amuru district local government is in talks with the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development to provide free customary land titles for four administrative units in the district. The administrative units…
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Gulu district secures Shs1.2bln for construction of a modern operating theater
GULU – Gulu district local government has secured Shs1.2 billion for the construction of a modern operating theater and a medical laboratory at Awach Health Facility. Gulu district Vice Chairperson, Vicky Atim…
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Lira University in need of Shs 5bln for research and innovation activities
LIRA- Lira University has asked the government to avail the institution with Sh5 billion to fund its stalled research and innovation activities. The Deputy Vice-chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs, Prof. Okaka…
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Amuru offers 500 acres of land for industrial park
AMURU – Amuru district local government has offered a total of 500 acres of land for the establishment of an industrial park. The land, located in Lakang Sub-county was identified by the…
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Mbarara RCC warns MPs to stop wasting taxpayers’ money on monitoring
MBARARA– Mbarara Resident City Commissioner [RCC] Lt Col. James Mwesigye, has condemned the manner in which parliamentary committees move to local governments to threaten project implementers without causing any change. He said…
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Ugandans among Africans caught up in the horror of the war in Ukraine
KYIV – Africans were among the more than five million refugees who fled the conflict in Ukraine. But even as they attempted to escape the carnage, many Africans were treated like second…
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