/Business/-/688322/688322/-/fh6068z/-/index.html http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/UCC+directs+broadcasters+on+realising+migration/-/688610/1412082/-/rgml6sz/-/index.html Even as the switch from analogue to digital migration continues to be sluggish, the Uganda Communications Commission has directed that all broadcasters adopt new technology of the DVB boxes. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/URA+continues+to+register+revenue+shortfalls+in+April/-/688610/1412080/-/10luegsz/-/index.html The optimism, which the tax body had gained due to improved collections in March is increasingly being threatened by a trend of collection shortfalls. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/-/688610/1412088/-/e00311/-/index.html Mid-sized companies have continuously been challenged with the development of skills for their staff members. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/-/688610/1412086/-/e0030y/-/index.html A sudden loss of economic momentum in China would have profound negative effects on the commodities-driven African economies, according to Standard Bank economist Jeremy Stevens. 2012-05-23T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/-/688616/1410288/-/c5gd7k/-/index.html Government is establishing aquaculture parks in different areas countrywide. Once this sets off, experts anticipate it will bring back the glory of Uganda as a strong fish exporting country in the region and Africa. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Financial+independence+is+what+will+make+Uganda/-/688616/1410278/-/5g8itsz/-/index.html I was fascinated by Joseph Lutwama’s article titled: ‘Harnessing People Power to develop Kampala’ which appeared in the Daily Monitor of May 8th 2012, in the Prosper magazine. He brought to the fore an interesting concept of retail bonds to help finance big investments that will aggregately foster Uganda’s socio-economic transformation. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/The+way+you+treat+customers+speaks+louder+than+words/-/688616/1410286/-/dm8reiz/-/index.html Who pays for your mistakes? As usual, in March Geoffrey paid his water bill through his bank. The text messages from National Water informing him his account was in arrears were therefore rather irritating. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Gov+t+to+reduce+business+license+procedures/-/688616/1410258/-/4cnpfwz/-/index.html State Minister for Privatisation, Aston Kajara has said government is considering reduction of procedures taken to obtain business licenses in an efort to improve the country’s business climate. The Minister said this after receiving a report of the Business License Reform Committee outlining recommendations for business licenses in Uganda. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Using+investment+clubs+to+raise+money/-/688616/1410274/-/eg0u2fz/-/index.html She had an idea of what she wanted to do but didn’t know how to execute it. Although analysts and successful entrepreneurs largely agree that what matters most is the original concept of what you want to do and not the money you require to execute it, Ms Halima Mubiru had passed the initial phase and now only wanted a financial boost to start living her dream. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/More+emphasis+on+value+addition+needed+to+spur+economy/-/688616/1410276/-/dcqygfz/-/index.html Every year, trucks laden with millions of bags of raw coffee, beans, maize and other agriculture products are shipped out of Uganda to different export markets. But when you walk around supermarkets, shelves are filled with the same imported commodities, well packaged and branded as specialties commanding high prices. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/New+laws+lined+up+to+reduce+widening+budget+shortfall/-/688616/1410272/-/32kysq/-/index.html Gone are the days when government could afford to propose tax cuts out of populist demands, even when was evident that collecting the revenue was necessary. But with the economy now struggling to recover from the inflationary pressures, government seems steadfast to introduce a couple of taxes in the next budget—just weeks away— to balance the next financial year’s budget amid a shortfall in revenue collection. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Getting+a+grip+on+entrepreneurial+success/-/688616/1410280/-/11hlgbcz/-/index.html Success in entrepreneurship is never a matter of chance. It is a product of well planned and executed actions. The universal law of cause and effect states that every cause has an effect and every effect becomes a cause of something which applies to business as well. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Manage+a+big+company+like+a+small+business/-/688616/1410282/-/8ffpey/-/index.html Running a big company as if it were a small one, as we do at Virgin, comes with tremendous advantages. Small businesses can often adapt quickly to changing circumstances; they can bring a personal touch to customer service that big multinational concerns can’t hope to match; and their managers and leaders can foster a real sense of community and commitment among employees. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Industry+and+global+trends+should+drive+policy/-/688616/1410284/-/pyfued/-/index.html As Uganda turns 50, international trade has become one of the most potent issues in both domestic and international politics. Under the rubric of globalisation, international trade has become a contentious issue in domestic politics. 2012-05-21T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/A+year+after+Kigozi+s+exit+UIA+can+not+find+new+boss++/-/688610/1409756/-/lw88rr/-/index.html Pressure is mounting on the Uganda Investment Authority board to search for a substantive executive director a year after the authority’s former boss Dr Maggie Kigozi retired from the investment body. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/Manufacturing+continues+to+attract+most+new+projects++/-/688610/1409766/-/11pa1yg/-/index.html Manufacturing continues to attract the largest number of new investments even as energy and oil make wide leaps to feature among Uganda's main economic movers. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Technology/Telecom+inefficiency+increases+amid+reducing+frequency+/-/688612/1409778/-/t86bdq/-/index.html Increased demand and use of mobile phone services has resulted into a reduced network frequency leading to inefficient delivery of services, a Research in Motion top official has said. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Technology/Ugandans+yet+to+appreciate+payment+systems+/-/688612/1409780/-/o3f8fx/-/index.html Even with the increased use of technology, Ugandans are yet to make use of payment systems that ease the clearance of utility bills, according to Mr Joshua Musasizi, the Payway operations manager. 2012-05-20T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/-/688610/1408476/-/dyhs5m/-/index.html With a limited share of only 4.35 per cent, Africa’s FDI, is too small to make any major impact on the global economy. 2012-05-18T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Eritrean+airline+enters+Uganda+amid+slow+passenger+growth/-/688322/1408254/-/eke1q0/-/index.html Uganda recorded a marginal drop in air traffic in 2011 even as data shows that the country’s airline business is on the right track to progress. The drop, according to Civil Aviation authority, resulted from a volatile global economy as tourists cut back on travels due to dwindling incomes. Statistics provided by CAA indicate that Uganda’s passenger traffic reduced by 30,000 recording 1.2 million travellers in 2011 compared to 1.23 million recorded in 2010. 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Government+cannot+cap+fuel+prices+++budget+framework/-/688322/1408260/-/qled8oz/-/index.html The government has no plan to cap fuel prices, according to the 2012/13 Budget Framework. “Any attempt to intervene by capping fuel prices can lead to shortages, and/or the development of a black market,” the framework reads in part. Ugandans have throughout last year, and the better part of this year suffered with high fuel prices with a litre of petrol going for an average of Shs3,600. 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Breathe+more+life+into++development+blue+print/-/688322/1408262/-/bbuj0f/-/index.html Countries just like human beings are expected to have aspirations. Through the years, history has shown that countries with the most fire in their bellies have ended up achieving so much with in a relatively short time. 2012-05-17T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/-/688610/1407336/-/dyh2xg/-/index.html The absence of a regulated industry makes the government lose about Shs2 billion in taxable income. 2012-05-16T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/-/688610/1407340/-/dyh2y6/-/index.html Wananchi alleges that the contract locks out other players from hosting Bukedde Tv on their networks. 2012-05-16T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/-/688610/1407338/-/dyh2xi/-/index.html Borrowers have since last year held back on their appetite for credit as commercial bank lending rates spike to an average of about 28 per cent. 2012-05-16T21:00:00Z