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Ethiopia: Govt Needs to Curb Spending As 'Imbalances' Grow - IMF

It is empirical that the Ethiopian government curbed spending to bring inflation under control following signs of "growing macroeconomic imbalances," IMF said on Tuesday.

  Daily Monitor
Tanzania: Reject July Salaries, Workers Union Urges

Workers should reject their July salaries and go on leave, the Trade Union Confederation of Tanzania (Tucta) said yesterday.

  The Citizen
Uganda: Makerere Lecturers to Strike

Makerere University lecturers have resolved not to teach when the semester opens a fortnight today.

  New Vision
Uganda: New Atomic Energy Law Hailed

Uganda's new Atomic Energy law will boost technical cooperation between the country and the International Atomic Energy Agency, a senior agency official has said.

  New Vision
Uganda: Competitiveness is the Key [editorial]

Last week, Harvard professor Michael Porter was in town to speak at the East African Business Summit about the competitiveness of firms and nations, a subject he has almost single-handedly raised to its current prominence.

  New Vision
Kenya: News Commuters stranded after ferries breakdown

Thousands of commuters were stranded for hours at the Likoni ferry channel after three of the four ferries developed mechanical problems on Thursday.

  Nation
Uganda: Enact Law On Leasing, Banks Tell Country

With more Ugandans acquiring business facilities through leasing, players in the banking industry have underscored the need for a law to protect their businesses.

  The Citizen
Tanzania: Shoprite Workers Go On Strike

Operations at all five Shoprite outlets in the country were paralysed yesterday when more than 300 employees went on strike to pressure the South African supermarket chain to increase their salaries.

  The Citizen
Tanzania: Traders to Study Chinese Market

Entrepreneurs from Dar es Salaam region will tomorrow learn, among other things, the importance of participating in an agricultural exhibition which will take place in China in October.

  The Citizen
Kenya: Suicide Not on the Cards [column]

I love Kenya. Its liberation struggles and subsequent victory over dictatorship are inspiring. When I made a stop over in Nairobi on July 7, I was naturally hungry for current news.

  Vanguard
Uganda: UN Expert Roots for Small Businesses

Micro-finance institutions should support small enterprises to eradicate poverty, a UN expert has said.

  New Vision
Uganda: Manufacturers Want Tax Waiver On Diesel Retained

Manufacturers have complained that the rampant electricity load shedding is forcing them out of business.

  New Vision
Ethiopia: Ministry Says Four More Microfinance Institutions to Be Financed

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) is set to finance four new Microfinance institutions (MFI) in addition to the five similar institutions it is supporting, the ministry of finance and economic development said on Tuesday.

  Daily Monitor
Kenya: Safaricom IPO Has Cost Ugandans Four Percent Investment [opinion]

Ugandan investors have reason to be angry with the recently concluded Safaricom IPOs that have turned out to be costly as bankers' cash heavily on the unfavourable exchange rates.

  New Vision
Uganda: Review of Road Sector Key for Budgeting Process [opinion]

As the public and private sectors refocus their efforts to repair and construct new roads, it is important to determine the best method for the executing agency to implement maintenance of the road network. One of the approaches that could be used in network infrastructure maintenance is asset management. This refers to the comprehensive analysis of the current and future state of road ...

  New Vision
Nigeria: Oil - Learn From Our Mistakes, Govt Tells Uganda

Minister of State for Energy, Petroleum, Mr Odein Ajumogobia, SAN, yesterday advised Ugandans who are in Nigeria to learn how to grow their newly discovered petroleum in commercial quantity not to make the mistakes Nigeria made.

  This Day
Uganda: Karimojong Need Skills

The Abim district chairman, Norman Ochero, has said the Karimojong need self-sustaining skills to succeed in the ongoing disarmament exercise.

  New Vision
Uganda: Kyambogo Asked for Staff List

MPS have asked Kyambogo University to produce the list of lecturers to be retained and those to go as per the validation exercise carried out recently.

  New Vision
Uganda: 12 Win Etop Bicycles

AS it celebrates 18 years of existence, the Ateso weekly newspaper, Etop, has given out 12 bicycles to its readers.

  New Vision
Tanzania: Govt On Spot Over Biofuel Production

More than 600,000 hectares of fertile land suitable for food production in the country have been hived off for the cultivation of bio-fuel crops, an independent study by a land use research organisation has revealed.

  The Citizen
Uganda: Makerere University Has 132 Bank Accounts

MEMBERS of Parliament were on Tuesday stunned to learn that Makerere University operates 132 bank accounts.

  New Vision
Uganda: Highest Power loss in the Nile Basin

UGANDA'S power losses, which stand at 40% of the total capacity, are the highest in the Nile Basin area, the Vice-President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, has said.

  New Vision
Uganda: Daytime Load-Shedding Set to Reduce

DAYTIME load-shedding will be reduced when the euro 74m (about sh194b) power plants come online in August, the state minister for energy, has disclosed.

  New Vision
Tanzania: Food Plan Workable [editorial]

Agriculture and Food Security minister Stephen Wasira has outlined measures intended to make Tanzania gain from rising food prices in the world market. The crucial aspect about the plan is raising production by close to 800,000 tonnes, which, according to ministerial experts, is possible if other envisaged measures are taken.

  The Citizen
Uganda: Saccos Interest Rates Set at 13 Percent

THE interest rates under the Prosperity For All scheme have been set at between 9% and 13% for agricultural and business activities respectively, a top official announced over the weekend.

  New Vision

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