In light of the Coronavirus pandemic and its effects on businesses, the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has announced measures to ease the cash flow burdens of contributing employers and businesses in the private sector. Ugandan employers/businesses facing economic distress due to the pandemic shall be allowed to reschedule their NSSF contributions and pay them at a later date without…
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The ban of social interactions and movements in the country has taken an obvious toll on businesses. However, those that were smart enough to embrace e-commerce or digitalization are reaping more from this ban than ever. In addition to the e-citizen Portal, which is a oe-stop online center for Ugandan government online services, the National Information Technology Authority of Uganda…
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It has now become clear that corona virus will not pass without leaving some long-term business and economic consequences in its wake. While it might be tempting to focus on just staying afloat in the moment, putting out the fires as and when they threaten to appear, it’s crucial to plan for the future of your business and be fully…
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According to Nasdaq, the percentage of online transactions around the world has been increasing over the years. This is reason enough for businesses to embrace e-commerce and to come up with ideal marketing channels to double down on their marketing efforts. After all, as more people purchase online, more online seller-competitions will emerge. As a business owner, you need to…
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Since the coronavirus outbreak, doctors, scientists and designers have been working on ideas to stop the virus spreading. The ventilator has already successfully treated a Covid-19 patient and has been backed by the Welsh Government. Mass production of the snood-type mask is under way while a 3D design of the handle has been widely circulated. Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price,…
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The National Information Technology Authority, Uganda (NITA-U) in conjunction with UNICEF has introduced an online platform to assist secondary school children during this period of school shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kolibri is a free-of-charge, and easy to use digital learning platform; with education content approved by the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) of Uganda. It is aimed at…
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Several banks in Dubai have agreed to offer their customers loan repayment holidays and reduced charges to help reduce the impact of the corona virus outbreak on their finances and relieve economic pressure. As a result of the pandemic, the global economy has been heavily affected, disrupting trade and the tourism industry, which happens to be one of Dubai’s major…
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Wondering how to make your lock down productive and improve your skills? Talk about making lemonade when life throws lemons at you. You might as well come out with something positive out of the crisis. Here is a list of tech courses whose insane discounts you can take advantage of within a limited time of during the lock down. Step…
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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced a raft of measures to facilitate increased use of mobile money transactions instead of cash. This follows President Uhuru Kenyatta’s appeal to Kenyans on Sunday to use mobile money and card payments instead of hard currency to guard against the spread of coronavirus. To facilitate this, the apex bank announced the following measures: There will…
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As the Corona Virus pandemic spreads throughout national communities, it is inevitable for everyone to be armed with not only information, but also tools and resources in the fight to prevent infection and being caught off guard. Technology is one of the most effective tools one can use in the prevention and fight against COVID-19. Here are 10 ways you…
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