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FRIDAY'S conclusion of the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (Bippa) between Zimbabwe and South Africa is a momentous occasion. It signals the beginning of the race by outsiders to invest in this country.
THE 2010 National Budget to be presented in Parliament on December 2, 2009 will draw the curtain on the year 2009. In many respects, 2009 was an eventful year.
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has recommended the creation of an independent office that will ensure that budgets are realistic among a raft of measures submitted to the Finance ministry. Finance Minister Tendai Biti will present the 2010 national budget on Wednesday.
Nigeria delegation to Shanghai, China has taken over the Nigeria Pavilion on behalf of the federal government for the Shanghai Expo 2010 in China.
The permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Dr. Abubakar Mohammed, has called on Taiwanese businessmen to avail themselves of the great opportunities in Nigeria.
The Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, has said that it is set to host its fifth national labour relations summit on 10th December, 2009.
IT is with much pleasure that major rags around the world announce that the world financial crisis has been defeated. Recession is retreating. Of course, we do know that the pronouncements are as truthful as New Year resolutions. The only truth in such things is that the year has indeed come to an end. And that the 2010 World Cup is here.
"First National Bank of Namibia opened its doors more than 100 years ago and since then has been involved in giving back to communities to help them grow by supporting the economic well-being and quality of life for everybody."
A DATA bank of local and foreign companies doing or willing to do business with the Government has been established. According to the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) executive director, Edgar Agaba, this will be a providers' register aimed at promoting transparency in the way the Government conducts business with private companies.
BANKERS have been urged to learn sign language to aid deaf people in accessing banking services.
TULLOW Oil, the company with whom Heritage shares two blocks in Uganda on a 50/50 basis, has stated that it has the right to buy its partner's interests.
THE Commonwealth must be used to create business opportunities for its 53 member states, President Yoweri Museveni told the Commonwealth Business Forum on Thursday.
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Government is currently in joint ventures with international mining corporations to boost the country's nascent mining sector, State Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Vincent Karega, said yesterday.
The United Kingdom's Department of International Development (DfID) and the Dutch Foreign Ministry have commissioned a research to explore mechanisms of increasing transparency in minerals trade within the Great Lakes Region, The New Times reports.
Sixty Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from Rwanda are participating in the Eat African Community (EAC) Jua Kali and Nguvu Kazi exhibition taking place in Dar-al-Salaam.
PLANNERS under the Uganda Institute of Physical Planners (UIPP) want street parking banned on busy city roads, saying it is the cause of traffic jams.
Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, Governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG), has challenged banks to double efforts in order to serve as financial mediators in transforming the economy for the better.
PARLIAMENT wants finance minister Syda Bbumba to explain why the Government has allocated billions of shillings to city businessman Hassan Basajjabala before he pays over sh1b owed to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in taxes.
UGANDA recorded a trade deficit of $58.4m in September due to a reduction in informal cross-border exports, the central bank data showed last week, reports Sylvia Juuko.
LEADERS of Moyo and Adjumani districts have urged presidents Yoweri Museveni and Salva Kiir of Southern Sudan to consider building Nimule hydro power since the Nyagak power plant is taking long.
TWO foreign strategic investors in partnership with local players have expressed interest in establishing a national re-insurance company.
THE Uganda Insurers Association has retained the best business associations and community awards 2009, beating over 400 contenders to the crown.
MULTINATIONAL companies operating in Uganda have been urged to devote resources and put in place robust policies and documentation because transfer pricing is becoming a major focus of tax bodies around the region.
THE main reason for weak service delivery is due to limited monitoring and evaluation, a senior official at the finance ministry has said.
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