Why Pension Funds in Uganda should Promote Private Equity Investments
December 6, 2021 6:51 pm Leave your thoughtsThe New York Times recently reported eye popping investment returns by US based university endowments, including 56% by both...
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Investment Readiness: Improving the Odds of a Successful Capital Raise
December 6, 2021 6:47 pm Leave your thoughtsIn this article, we define investment readiness and provide a roadmap for SMEs seeking to access alternative sources of growth capital.
Is Covid-19 coming to an end?
December 6, 2021 6:42 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus a global pandemic on 11.March.2020, the number of confirmed cases worldwide was at the 100,000 mark. The WHO alerted all countries that the virus was spreading at an alarming rate and containment measures were urgently required. It became obvious that international travel... Read More
#2/2 Outlook: the Covid-19 recoveries
December 6, 2021 6:31 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 a pandemic on 11-Mar-2020, only 4% of patients were recovering from the virus. By then, it appeared that the virus had condemned many patients to early and premature death. However, the situation had brightened much to the relief of Governments and... Read More
#1/2 Outlook: the Covid-19 recoveries
December 6, 2021 6:28 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Covid-19 pandemic continued to hit most countries worldwide despite that some semblance of normalcy was slowly filtering in many countries. The bitter truth is that 328115 people had died from Covid-19 globally representing 7% of the confirmed cases of 4996472 as at 20-May-2020. There was increased optimism in that... Read More
Covid-19: furlough and lay-off may become permanent
December 6, 2021 6:25 pm Leave your thoughtsLabour Day on 1 May 2020 in Uganda was a public holiday which may have gone unnoticed by many people. At that moment, many people are worried about the Covid-19 itself since it has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives already. The pandemic forced Governments to implement lockdown measures to... Read More
East Africa – what and when should be unlocked?
December 6, 2021 6:24 pm Leave your thoughtsBy 24-April-2020, the cumulative Covid-19 confirmed cases in the Eastern Africa region was 1285 but was increasing at 8% per day which is too high. A best case scenario would be a 1% daily increase so that the curve can start to flatten and reach a peak by mid-May 2020.... Read More
Covid-19 unlock – saving lives or saving economy?
December 6, 2021 6:19 pm Leave your thoughtsIt appears that every two weeks, the number of worldwide confirmed Covid-19 cases increases by one million people meaning that virtually every country is experiencing an increase. By end of April 2020, that global number will have exceeded 3000000 going by the statistical trend. Some patients recover (one-in-three), some pass... Read More
When will Covid-19 taper off? Part 2/2
December 6, 2021 6:15 pm Leave your thoughtsEgypt was the first African country to confirm a Covid-19 case on the 14 February 2020. By then, China was on fire with 66358 confirmed cases. By then, United States had 13, Italy 2, Spain 3 to mention but a few countries. The second African country to confirm a case... Read More
When will Covid-19 taper off? Part 1/2
December 4, 2021 8:53 pm Leave your thoughtsThere was optimism that the Covid-19 pandemic would ease by end of March 2020 following measures implemented by countries worldwide. These measures included closure of international airports, lockdown of most non-essential movement of people, working from home and social distancing. In the same month of March 2020, China started to... Read More