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Poor legacy assets drag down PIC unlisted investment impairments

Poor legacy assets drag down PIC unlisted investment impairments

Public Investment Corporation chair says investments ‘not entirely prudent’PIC chair David Masondo. Picture: FREDDY MAVUNDA/BUSINESS DAYThe high level of impairments in the Public Investment Corporation’s (PIC) unlisted investment portfolio was overwhelmingly due to legacy inv

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Dr Ggoobi Visits NARO Anti-Tick Vaccine Facility Ahead of Commercial Production

Dr Ggoobi Visits NARO Anti-Tick Vaccine Facility Ahead of Commercial Production

The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), Dr Ramathan Ggoobi, has visited the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) Anti-Tick Vaccine facility at Nakyesasa to assess readiness and requirements ahead of its upcoming commercial production.Dr Ggoobi was guided

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GOLD SHOCK! FBI Agent, US Army Ranger, Embassy Staff Lose Sh1.6bn in Kampala Gold Scam

GOLD SHOCK! FBI Agent, US Army Ranger, Embassy Staff Lose Sh1.6bn in Kampala Gold Scam

Uganda’s notorious gold fraud syndicates have struck again—this time roping in high-profile foreign operatives, including a former FBI Special Agent, a former U.S. Army Ranger, and a U.S. Embassy employee in Sierra Leone, in what is shaping up to be one of the most dramatic cross-border scams

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New Digital Creators Summit to Boost Creative Economy

New Digital Creators Summit to Boost Creative Economy

Stanbic Bank Uganda, in partnership with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), ONGEA Africa and the Uganda Digital Society, has launched the Stanbic Ongea Digital Creators Summit, a major initiative aimed at empowering young creators with digital skills, business training, financial literac

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MTN MoMo, Letshego and dfcu Bank Launch Innovative Loans to Boost Agent Liquidity

MTN MoMo, Letshego and dfcu Bank Launch Innovative Loans to Boost Agent Liquidity

MTN Mobile Money Limited, in collaboration with Letshego Uganda and dfcu Bank, has unveiled two innovative loan products aimed at providing mobile money agents with instant working capital.The dfcu Bank Weekend Agent Loan and the Letshego Agent Float Loan expand the MoMo Agent Loans Market

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Mityana SS shines as youth innovation takes centre stage at 2025 Enterprise Challenge National finals

Mityana SS shines as youth innovation takes centre stage at 2025 Enterprise Challenge National finals

Uganda’s brightest young innovators gathered in Kampala on Thursday for the 2025 National Enterprise Challenge finals, a showcase of the country’s most promising student-led enterprises.The event, held at Pope Paul VI Memorial Hotel in Rubaga, brought together top-performing schools fr

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Parliamentary Sacco Assets Rise 14% to Shs 86.3bn

Parliamentary Sacco Assets Rise 14% to Shs 86.3bn

Uganda Parliamentary SACCO has registered growth in its assets base in the last financial Year 2024-2025.The SACCO current assets stands at 86.3 billion from 75.8 billion in the FY 2023/2024 representing a 14% growth.The CEO of the sacco Mureebe Methods Muhakuna revealed this during

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Central Bank of Russia eases restrictions, opens mutual funds to crypto investments

Central Bank of Russia eases restrictions, opens mutual funds to crypto investments

Russia’s relationship with crypto has swung between crackdowns and cautious acceptance, and its latest moves show that this balancing act is far from over.After first pushing in 2022 to block all crypto issuance, trading, and mining over concerns about financial stability and monetary so

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Centre auctions 3 coal blocks, likely to attract Rs 7,350 crore investment

Centre auctions 3 coal blocks, likely to attract Rs 7,350 crore investment

Centre auctions 3 coal blocks, likely to attract Rs 7,350 crore investmentlokmattimes.com55minNew Delhi, Nov 25 The Ministry of Coal on Wednesday successfully completed the auction of three coal blocks ...Centre auctions 3 coal blocks, likely to attract Rs 7,350 crore

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Bitcoin eyes rebound to $96K from current ‘discount’ zone: Analysis

Bitcoin eyes rebound to $96K from current ‘discount’ zone: Analysis

Bitcoin bull flag on the price charts projected a rebound to $96,000 as the Puell Multiple indicator suggested that BTC is undervalued at current prices.Bitcoin (BTC) is due for a “new uptrend” as a key BTC price metric suggests that the recent drop to $80,000 provided a prime buying o

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