Month: August 2024

 Legislators on the Committee of Finance have questioned the manner and criteria the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)is using to extend tax waivers to companies and individuals. While appearing before the committee, the State Minister for Finance (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi said the tax waivers will be extended to eight organisations which include academic institutions and business entities. Musasizi was appearing before the committee on Tuesday, 20 August 2024.   […]

 The 30-day countdown to Comoros's WTO membership was activated when Ambassador Sultan Chouzour handed Comoros's instrument of acceptance of the Protocol of Accession to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at a meeting of the General Council on 22 July 2024. Comoros submitted its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies at the same time, bringing the total number of acceptances of the Agreement to 82. “I am particularly proud to […]

 The Football Foundation for Africa (FFA) (https://FootballFoundation.Africa/) is proud to announce South African Airways (SAA) as the (official) airline partner for the Africa Football Business Summit 2024, taking place in Nairobi on 24-25 October 2024. The summit will bring together key stakeholders, industry leaders, and football enthusiasts from across the globe to explore the intersection of football, business, and social impact. Through SAA’s codeshare agreement with Kenyan Airways, participants in […]

 Following the National Dialogue’s submission of recommendations regarding pretrial detention and criminal justice to the President of the Republic: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi directed the referral of the recommendations to the government and the swift implementation of the necessary procedures to effectuate the agreed-upon recommendations, in response to the diverse and specialized discussions of the National Dialogue. President El-Sisi confirmed: "My response to the recommendations of the National Dialogue emerges […]

 In a decisive move to bolster Türkiye's economic and agricultural landscape, the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (www.ICD-ps.org) has partnered with Vakıf Katılım Bankası A.Ş. (Vakıf Katılım) to provide USD 30 million in financing dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and corporate entities in the agriculture sector. This USD 30 million Commodity Murabaha Facility marks a significant step forward in ICD's mission to foster […]

 The Canon Academy Juniors programme (www.Canon-CNA.com) believes in teaching our youth to empower them and give them confidence by fostering a new hobby and developing their creative skills; The Canon Photography Studio at KidZania Cairo, open since April 2024, has welcomed over 7,300 visitors (3,200+ male, 4,000+ female aged 8-14), with its kiosk selling 5,500+ prints. Imagine your child, eyes sparkling with curiosity, stepping into a world where they're not just […]