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Rwanda: National Budget - Economic Recovery to Take Lion's Share
The Government has said that it plans to spend the biggest share of the 2020/21 budget on activities that will boost the economy as part of a broader plan to respond to the impact of
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Uganda: Cover Story - Tough Budget
"Money consuming government agencies and departments/arms (like Parliament and others) have continued to receive lots of money than production facilitating MDAs - which are critical in creating jobs and related opportunities," says Ramathan Ggoobi, the senior economics lecturer at Makerere
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Kenyans Asked to Submit Views on This Year's Budget Estimates
Nairobi — Members of the public have been urged to submit their views for the budget estimates for the financial year 2020/2021 ahead of next month's tabling in Parliament by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukuru
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Centum plans to buy back ‘undervalued’ shares
Centum Investments can breathe easy after repaying the Ksh16.14 billion ($161.4 million) debt which had, in the past five years, affected its cash flow and eroded shareholder earnings, restricting its options for new debt for growth and
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Covid-19: Kenya's cases rise to 1,214
Kenya on Sunday recorded 22 new Covid-19 cases bringing the national tally to
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‘Plot afoot to oust President’
He named former Zanu PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere, top government and security officials, and MDC Alliance vice-chairman Job Sikhala, among others, as those involved in the alleged plot to oust
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Uganda: Will Budget Theme Meet Citizens' Expectations?
IMF indicates that the immediate fiscal policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic should account for the particular nature of the health crisis that the global economy faces, one that affects supply, demand, and confidence while being timely, temporary, and targeted across all levels of
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Uganda: Lecturers Announce Strike Over Pay
Speaking on behalf of the forum for academic staff in public universities, the chairperson of Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA), Mr Deus Kamunyu, told journalists in Kampala yesterday that they have resolved to call for a nationwide strike protesting the unfair distribution of
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Mexico’s Leftist Leader Rejects Big Spending to Ease Virus’s Sting
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East Africa: Three EAC States to Pay Sh35 Trillion in Debt Servicing
The amount that Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda would have to pay in debt servicing is almost the same as Tanzania's entire budget for 2020/21: Sh34.88
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OPONDO: Are you building next generation business?
Today, 60 years later, in a digital world where industry boundaries are being blurred by the day, the question posed by Levitt remains even more relevant to business leaders and their
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Govt to Engage 800,000 Volunteers to Sensitise Communities
The federal government is to engage 800,000 volunteers nationwide to sensitise Nigerians on the dangers and spread of COVID-19, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, said thursday in
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Malcolm case has 2022 date, says DPP - One cop still on the run for double murder
The revelation came on Tuesday from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn after human-rights lobby Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) chastised her office a day earlier over the handling of the case and several others involving the
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Uganda: Kadaga Halts Tabling of Economic Stimulus Package, Cites Govt Delays
Kampala — The presentation of the stimulus package in which government seeks to tackle the economic impact of the Covid-19 has been pushed to the next session of Parliament after Speaker Rebecca Kadaga rejected it
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Kenya: Skyrocketing Costs Sink KQ Into Sh12.9 Billion Loss
The fact that the loss was reported in the year before Covid-19 pandemic grounded the aviation sector promises the airline more painful days
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Yatani on the spot over Sh8.1bn for projects
In its latest report — "Unpacking the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 2020/2021" — released this month, the PBO notes that the Treasury has allocated money for a second time to projects that had been finalised and their completion certificates
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IDB helps to keep governments in LAC connected
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has joined with a number of firms, including Microsoft, to provide governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with immediate digital solutions, helping to ensure the continuity of administrative
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Ministries’ allowances spend up 62pc despite austerity push
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Gov. Tony Evers Announces Grant Program for Small Businesses
Through this funding, Evers has allocated $75 million in assistance for small businesses, according to the press
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WANYOIKE: Budget sought to give Kenyans hope in times of crises
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South Africa: Up in Smoke - Roughly R35m in Tobacco Tax Revenues Lost Daily During South Africa's Lockdown
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Uganda: Civil Society to Kampala - We Want Transparency, Not Graft-Laced Debts
The civil society in Uganda is demanding transparency in the spending of Covid-19 loans to avoid loading taxpayers with corruption-fuelled
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Kenya: Govt Allocates Sh11.3 Billion to Tourism as Sector Thirsts for Recovery
Nairobi — The National Treasury has allocated Sh11.3 billion to the tourism sector in what could help the sector bounce back to profitability owing to the coronavirus outbreak in
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Private companies get court go-ahead for virtual AGMs
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Minneapolis police to be dismantled
The police department in the US city of Minneapolis will be dismantled and rebuilt, city councillors said late Sunday, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law
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Smartphone shipments set to fall by record in 2020
Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to fall by 11.9% this year — their biggest annual drop ever — indicating things are going to get worse for the industry before they get
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Gov’t not at fault for miscarriage – Tufton
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the decision to cancel Medevac helicopter support for the mother of two who suffered a miscarriage while aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Adventure of the Seas was made by authorities on the
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Mauritius: COVID-19 - Mauritius Embarks On First Phase of Easing Its Lockdown Protocol
This present day marks two important chapters in Mauritius' history, with the implementation of the first phase in easing the lockdown introduced on 20 March 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19, with some sectors resuming their business activities, and the introduction of the COVID-19 (Miscellaneous
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Kenya: MPs Question Bid to Allocate Nairobi Sh27.9 Billion
Mr Yattani in a May 14, letter to National Assembly Clerk Michael Sialai, proposed that the Sh1.77 trillion budget allocated to the national government in the next financial year be amended so that NMS draws its financing from the Presidency
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