GCC-Ugandan Investment Forum starts next week

The secretary-general of the GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry Union Abdulrahim Naqi

Riyadh, May 21 (BNA) — Ugandan Capital hosts next week from 28 to 29 May, the first Gulf-Ugandan Investment Forum organized by the Union of GCC Chambers for Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Islamic Development Bank Group. The secretary-general of the GCC Chambers of More...

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The Heineken East Africa General Manager, Mr Koen Morshuis
On Sunday, May 20th, 2012
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Investors eye Dar es Salaam’s growing middle class

The Heineken East Africa General Manager, Mr Koen Morshuis As noted at the recent World Economic Forum on Africa where President Jakaya Kikwete attended in Addis Ababa, East Africa has the highest growth rate on More...

On Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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Uganda’s planned investment more than triples Q1 2012

Patrick Bitature, the chairman of Uganda Investment Authority KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s planned investment more than tripled in the first quarter of this year from the preceding three months, buoyed More...

On Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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Tanzania Govt lacks investors portfolio – minister

Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office (Investment and Empowerment), Dr Mary Nagu The government said yesterday that it was facing great difficulty in making informed decisions due to unavailability of relevant More...

On Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Tanzanians urged to invest in EPZ

Local and foreign companies have equal opportunities to invest and benefit from incentives under the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) programmes, it was said in Dar es Salaam over More...

The US-based global company’s Chairman & CEO Mr Muhtar Kent
On Monday, May 14th, 2012
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Coca-Cola plans to invear 187 million US dollars in Tanzania

The US-based global company’s Chairman & CEO Mr Muhtar Kent The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partners will invest  187 million US dollars (about 300bn/-) in Tanzania  over the next three years as part More...

The 21-member delegation including MPs, government technical staff is on a study visit to Norway
On Thursday, May 10th, 2012
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‘Uganda’s oil and gas sector provides investment opportunities’

The 21-member delegation including MPs, government technical staff is on a study visit to Norway Uganda’s oil and gas industry provides opportunities for both local and international investors to make money following More...

On Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
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Museveni makes calls for increased investment capital

President Museveni has invited foreign investors and bankers to put more capital into the economy adding that Ugandans are thirsty for loans to set up enterprises. President Museveni addressing the press Mr Museveni More...

Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB)
On Sunday, May 6th, 2012
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RSSB investments rise

The Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has so far invested Rwf 286.6 billion since its creation as a merger between the Social Security Fund of Rwanda and Rwanda Medical Insurance Company (RAMA) in March last year. The More...

ernestyoung
On Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
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FDI into Africa accelerates as investor perceptions begin to shift

•          FDI projects into Africa have more than doubled from 339 in 2003 to 857 in 2011 •          Intra-African investment has grown exponentially increasing from 27 in 2003 to 145 in 2011 More...