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Shilling to stay weak, say experts
THE Uganda shilling, which has crossed the 2,100-mark against the dollar in recent weeks, is projected to remain weak due to lack of fundamentals to support it and the political risk, dealers said over the weekend. More...
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|  | | Auto fair attracts crowds |
 Stemmet (left), gets tips from a Toyota Uganda sales representative over the weekend |
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MORE than 7,000 showgoers visited the Stanbic Bank’s third edition of the annual home and auto exhibition that kicked off on Saturday. More...
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Smallholder farmers get sh50b boost
OVER 300,000 households across the country are expected to benefit from a $25m (about sh50b) agri-business loan scheme by Stanbic Bank, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and Kilimo Trust. More...
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|  | | Fina Bank donates to Bududa |
 FinaBank employees handing over a contribution to the Bududa mudslide victims over the weekend. The contribution was a staff initiative that was carried out in all the bank’s branches across the country |
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|  | |  | |  | | My first job: John Ssebana Kizito |
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WHAT was your first job? Where and when was it? How much did you earn then?
My first job was working as a staff trainee at Shell Uganda Limited in 1960. I was earning sh10,200 per year. More...
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JOHN Bamukyaye, a worker in one of the firms in town, earns sh300,000 a month. When he had just left university this was enough for him. However, as time went on, his demands increased. He has to cater for rent, a wife and a child. “I need to get another job,” he says to no one in particular. More...
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‘The trick was talking to the boss’
KAYONDO and Okello were friends working as designers of an education magazine in town. They were also the only permanent workers at the magazine. Besides, laying and designing the pages, they acted as editors. More...
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Engage workers meaningfully
WHETHER you are a chief executive officer or a leader in one way or another, you could have heard about employee engagement. Normally, many would associate employee engagement with the human resources department and perhaps would also leave it to them. More...
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FOREX RATES |
Currency | Buy | Sell |
US Dollar | 2100 | 2110 | Pound Sterling | 3170 | 3235 | Euro | 2850 | 2910 | Kenya Shs | 26.9 | 27.9 | Tz Shs | 1.48 | 1.58 |
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BANK RATES |
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T-Bills |
19% | 8% |
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| WEATHER |
| Kampala 26°C |  | Entebbe 26°C |  | Gulu 29°C |  |
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