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Covid-19 effect: Selected Kenyan equities 2015-2020

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

The green colored bars (Year-end 2015) show how the share price changed between end of 2014 and end of 2015.  Bars to the right of the vertical PURPLE line (the 0% line) imply an increase in the stock price. Those to the left mean reduction in stock price. Most of […]

Covid-19 effect: Selected Ugandan equities 2015-2020

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

The investor should not hurry to sell just because the price has fallen. However, selling remains an option. In regard to selected Ugandan equities, Uganda Clays appears to be an outlier with huge swings at both ends of the continuum. Nonetheless, lets pay attention to stocks that had consecutive decline […]

When will Covid-19 taper off? Part 1/2

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

There 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 […]

Business integrity changes the narrative around private sector participation in public procurement

August 22, 2021    By jsr-new

Engaging on integrity in public infrastructure procurement can be challenging, but, with the right stakeholders, approach, evidence and message, it is possible. The business stakeholders (contractors and consulting engineers) in Uganda were awash with apathy and doubt that any action could change the way procurement processes were ran. Most often, businesses […]