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Having gained its place among the most reputable and powerful companies in Turkey, Kolin Group of Companies successfully conducts its activities in the construction-contracting, energy, port operation and mining and tourism-service sectors. Now a preferred business partner and reliable service provider in Africa, Mr. Bruhan Nassur – Director of Kolin Uganda, which where the group’s African operations are based – talks to United World.

Chairman of Uganda Telecom, Mr. Stephen Kabayo, tells United World that the country’s expanding economy is opening up more and more opportunities for the telecom and ICT sectors

With a vision to promote, protect and develop commercial, industrial and investment interests of the Kenyan business community, the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry effectively plays a central and catalytic role in facilitating the growth of the Kenyan economy. Chairman of the KNCCI, Mr. Kiprono Kittony, talks to United World.

Chase bank is a leading pan-African bank that has put a lot of work into giving world class service. Duncan Kabui, CEO of Chase Bank Kenya talks about its operations in the country, its CSR activities, and the growth of mobile banking

Ghana has reached its peak in terms of cocoa production, but the Minister for Food and Agriculture Clement Kofi Humado talks about other opportunities, such as sesame, guar gum, legumes and cut flowers, and how Ghana is eradicating bottlenecks to foreign investment such as issues realted to land acquisition

The ICT sector contributed 7% to Uganda’s GDP in 2013, up from 3.4% the year before, according to Godfrey Mutabazi, Executive Director of Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). In this interview with United World, Mr Mutazbi also speaks about investment opportunities in ICT, increasing access to telecoms in rural areas, and how the UCC has helped in the development of mobile banking services?

Charles A Kateeba, Managing Director, and Emmanuel Iyamulemye, Chief Civil Engineer of Uganda Railways Corporation talk about the evolution of the company since its inception in 1896, and how it is working towards integration with its regional neighbours.

Uganda has moved from being a frontier petroleum exploration region with high risk to an established oil province of world repute within the last ten years. The petroleum exploration efforts in Uganda have achieved a record 87% drilling success rate and the confirmation of over 3.5 billion barrels of oil in place. Mr. Ernest N.T. Rubondo, the Commissioner of Petroleum Exploration and Production Department.

Budget, subsidies and taxation are discussed by Bambang Brodjonegoro, Deputy Minister of Finance, as the government works towards improving fiscal policy.

Globalization has drastically changed trade and industry during the last decade in Indonesia. Agus Tjahajana Wirakusumah, Director General for International Industrial Cooperation at the Ministry of Industry, speaks about the impact of globalization on Indonesia, the new Industrial Law, developing value-adding industries and the impending ASEAN Economic Community.