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Kakande's Investments PodcastWhy are loan rates & mortgage rates so Expensive in Uganda?“we are now looking at interest rates that are as high as 18% on salary loans, business loans as high as 18%. You look at asset financing, We are looking at almost 20% for asset financing. When it comes to trade financing, and trade financing for business people who are importing things from different countries and bringing them to Uganda, importers. they are spending as high as 20% annualized on such a loans before they talk about taxes,”Friends,I would want to send my sincere thanks to all the panelists, the team from Blacklight Inve...2024-06-182h 56
Kakande's Investments PodcastImpact of Uganda's Credit rating downgrade from B2 Negative to B3 stable.In this compelling conversation, Jean Akol hosts a segment of the BLA conversation focused on the capital markets in Uganda to discuss the impact of the recent Moody’s downgrade of Uganda’s Credit ratings from B2 Negative to B3 stable. He is joined by a panel of knowledgeable guests, including Allan Nyamutale, Timothy Ahumuza, Alex Kakande, with a special appearance by David Ochen. The discussion centers on a recent event where Moody's Ratings agency downgraded Uganda's government issuer ratings from B2 to B3 and altered the outlook to stable from negative. The panel aims to c...2024-05-281h 42
Kakande's Investments PodcastChasing the Ugandan Dream: Aligning Finance with Aspirations for Middle-Income FamiliesAlex Kakande, Jean Akol & Allan NyamutaleIn the podcast, Kakande Alex and Jean Akol discuss the concept of the Ugandan dream in a financial and management context. Alex posits that the Ugandan dream should be contextualized to include owning a decent house, being able to afford one's kids' school fees, and having a comfortable leisure lifestyle that matches one's earnings.Jean Akol notes that an individual's dreams, lifestyle, and inequality should drive their asset allocation, emphasizing the diversity, particularly within the middle-income bracket. The cost of education, transportation, housing, and entertainment can vary...2024-03-1340 min
Kakande's Investments PodcastExploring the Intricacies of Real Estate as an Asset Class: A Deep Dive into Investments and SubclassesBy Jean Akol and Allan NyamutaleIn the podcast episode, we have Jean Akol and Allan Nyamutale as they discuss real estate as an asset class, the risks, return characteristics, and its integration into an individual's investment portfolio. They reveal that there are over 36 sub-asset classes in real estate for potential investment, each potentially affected by different economic dynamics. They provide an example of how the location and tenant demographics of rental properties can change its categorization as a sub-asset class.The go in detail and note that real estate differs from other...2024-03-1210 min
Epigenetics PodcastH3K79 Methylation, DOT1L, and FOXG1 in Neural Development (Tanja Vogel)In this episode of the Epigenetics Podcast, we talked with Tanja Vogel from the University Clinics Freiburg about her work on epigenetic modifications in stem cells during central nervous system development.
During our discussion, Dr. Vogel shared that she and her team have investigated H3K79 methylation and its functional significance, which remains a topic of debate in the scientific community. They’ve also investigated the role of DOT1L in neural development and its implications for neuronal networks, as disrupting DOT1L can lead to conditions such as epilepsy and schizophrenia. They explored the function of th...2023-11-3042 min