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Uganda Coffee Shipments Declined 18% to 217284 Bags in Month, Board Says - Bloomberg
Uganda Coffee Shipments Declined 18% to 217284 Bags in Month, Board SaysBloombergCoffee shipments from Uganda, Africa's biggest exporter of the beans, fell 18 percent last month after a drought cut yields, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority said. Shi...
Lack of flights put off Asian investors - New Vision
Lack of flights put off Asian investorsNew VisionBy NormanKatende in Singapore Lack of direct flights between Uganda and Asia and a well-documented investment opportunity programme from the trade ministry are discouraging Asian investors from coming to Ug...
Report cheating telecoms - UCC - New Vision
Report cheating telecoms - UCCNew VisionBy francis emorut Telecom firms, which provide poor services or use deceptive adverts, should be reported for disciplinary measures, Fred Otunnu, the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) public affairs manager, has...
Two powder milk plants due - New Vision
New VisionTwo powder milk plants dueNew VisionUganda has signed a $50m (about sh110b) deal with Kenyan company, Capital Funds, where the firm will fund the country's dairy sector development programmes. About 90% of the money will be used to set up two po...
Irregularities in Oyam govt plan - New Vision
New VisionIrregularities in Oyam govt planNew VisionIRREGULARITIES coupled with lack of sensitisation of the community have bogged down the implementation of the second phase of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) in Oyam district. The communit...
US government probing Mariner platform fire - Reuters
CBC.caUS government probing Mariner platform fireReutersHOUSTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The US government on Friday launched an investigation into Mariner Energy Inc's (ME.N) Gulf of Mexico platform fire as the Coast Guard said there were no signs of crude oi...
East Coast braces for Earl - Montreal Gazette
Globe and MailEast Coast braces for EarlMontreal GazetteLocal resident Russell Lowe kayaks along a beach road during Hurricane Earl in Nags Head, North Carolina September 3, 2010. HALIFAX — Emergency officials in Atlantic Canada have issued stark ...As ...
EAC moves on cargo - New Vision
Business Daily AfricaEAC moves on cargoNew VisionPlans are underway to step up security measures to ensure that cargo movement across the East African region is not interrupted. The development is part of the customs modernisation project aimed at easing ...
Safaricom of Kenya Advances Most in Two Weeks as CEO Reassures on Margins - Bloomberg
Daily NationSafaricom of Kenya Advances Most in Two Weeks as CEO Reassures on MarginsBloombergBy Eric Ombok - Fri Sep 03 08:52:11 GMT 2010 Safaricom Ltd., Kenya's biggest mobile-network operator, surged the most in two weeks after saying it isn't prepared...
Ugandan shilling strengthens versus dollar - Reuters Africa
Reuters AfricaUgandan shilling strengthens versus dollarReuters AfricaKAMPALA (Reuters) - The Ugandan shilling strengthened against the dollar on Friday and traders said it was likely to firm further next week on the back of low corporate demand for the U...
Sask. hires adviser to review Potash - Globe and Mail
The GuardianSask. hires adviser to review PotashGlobe and MailThe Saskatchewan government has hired the Conference Board of Canada to review a proposed takeover of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. POT-T, a move the province says will help protect the int...
Thai court favors industry in pollution case - BusinessWeek
Thai court favors industry in pollution caseBusinessWeekA Thai court issued a ruling on Thursday that could allow 74 projects at an industrial estate to resume operation, effectively lifting an injunction on all but two companies accused of activities tha...
