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Uganda: Uganda’s 1.1 Trillion Shilling Supplementary Budget Raises Eyebrows

April 27, 2024 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Nile Post] The Ugandan government’s latest supplementary budget request of 1.1 trillion shillings (approximately $318 million) has sparked controversy among Members of Parliament (MPs) who question both the timing and the allocation of funds. With jus…

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Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank Governor Asks MPs to Market ZiG in Communities

April 27, 2024 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[New Zimbabwe] RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mushayavanhu has appealed to Members of Parliament (MPs) to educate communities on the newly introduced currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG).

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Uganda: Broken Promises and Barren Fields – Serere Farmers Vent Frustration

April 27, 2024 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Nile Post] Discontent simmers among farmers in Uganda’s Serere region. Their primary targets? The underperformance of the NASA Research Institute (NASA RI) and a long-defunct soil testing machine.

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Kenya: City Hall Waives Building Renovations Fees in Response to Floods

April 27, 2024 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Nairobi County Government has waived statutory fees for renovations and repair of buildings due flood related destruction as a move to augment flood response.

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Uganda: Kanungu Breaks Ground for Construction of District Administration Block

April 26, 2024 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Nile Post] Kanungu has broken ground for the construction of an administration block at the district headquarters.

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Uganda: Mubende Launches Construction of Juvenile Detention Facility

April 26, 2024 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Nile Post] Mubende District has launched the construction of a juvenile reception centre whose first phase will cost Shs94 million.

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Uganda: Muntu Blames ‘Selfish Interests’ for Low Cane Prices in Busoga

April 26, 2024 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Nile Post] | The President of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party, Major-General Mugisha Muntu, has attributed the fluctuations in the prices of sugarcane to absence of quality control methods which keeps on drawing the crop growers a…

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Uganda: Muntu Blames ‘Selfish Interests’ for Low Cane Prices in Busoga

April 26, 2024 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Nile Post] | The President of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party, Major-General Mugisha Muntu, has attributed the fluctuations in the prices of sugarcane to absence of quality control methods which keeps on drawing the crop growers a…

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Nigeria: Sale of Discos…Experts, Labour Want Debt-Ridden Firms Unbundled

April 26, 2024 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Leadership] Ahead of the federal government’s plan to sell the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) under the management of banks and the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), stakeholders have str essed the need to prioritise unbundling…

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Nigeria: FIRS Calls for Capacity Building Among Cata Members

April 26, 2024 | Source: AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance

[Leadership] President of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) and chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has called for increased capacity building to enhance tax administration processes among membe…

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