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Flower earnings grow ahead of Valentine’s Day The flower industry appears to be experiencing a gradual recovery following the harsh effects of the 2008 global recession. File Photo. 

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Flower earnings grow ahead of Valentine’s Day

Posted 1 day ago

Uganda’s flower exporters are set to cash in on the forth-coming Valentine’s day as orders increase. Information from the Uganda Flower Exporters Association (UFEA), shows that 320,000 kilogrames (3,200 tonnes) have been exported to Netherlands ahead of...

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Passengers alight from a plane.

High fuel prices hurt airlines’ profitability

Posted 6 days ago

Despite performance improvements posted by airlines including those that fly within Africa...

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The 2011 sugar crisis saw the price reaching Shs15,000 for a kilogramme.

Low production keeps sugar prices up

Posted Mon Feb 04 02:46:00 EAT 2013

Unless local sugar production capacity is increased, consumers will continue paying high...

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Workers in a beer factory.

Pubs hardest hit, beer sales tumble

Posted Wed Jan 30 02:00:00 EAT 2013

Ugandans’ appetite for beer has taken a tumble in the last six months, partly contributing to...

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Stacks of containers at Mombasa port. Uganda is the largest destination of transit cargo accounting for nearly 80 per cent

Ugandan traders fault Kenya’s business policies

Posted Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 EAT 2013

The Ugandan business community has put Kenyan authorities to task over alleged ‘anti-business...

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Uganda’s monthly coffee shipments on steady rise

Uganda’s monthly coffee shipments on steady rise

Posted Mon Jan 28 00:00:00 EAT 2013

Uganda’s coffee monthly exports have shown some progress, signalling a projected improvement...

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Experts back DPP on illicit trade, say law is needed

Posted Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EAT 2013

The Prosecutors Manual, a document containing guidelines on how to expeditiously prosecute...

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