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Allan Nyamutale, CFA PodcastShould Uganda’s Failing Government Bond Auctions Worry You?A poor farmer and his wife were overjoyed when their goose began laying golden eggs daily, bringing them increasing wealth. However, their greed grew, and the farmer, impatient for more riches, foolishly killed the goose, believing it held a treasure of gold inside. To his dismay, he found nothing special. In his greed, he lost the source of their daily fortune—learning a harsh lesson about the folly of impatience and the value of consistent blessings.Treasury bonds and bills are a reliable source of income and a true wealth-generating machine. In Uganda, however, this golden goose ha...
2025-04-2551 min
Allan Nyamutale, CFA PodcastThe Business of AgricultureIn this podcast, Timothy Ahumuza and Cynthia Kizito, an economist and statistician, break down the agricultural value chain, shedding light on investment opportunities that go beyond simply buying land and growing crops. They explore the various stages of the value chain, from production and processing to distribution and trading, highlighting the capital requirements for each. The discussion underscores the interconnectedness of all players in the ecosystem, from small-scale farmers to large-scale traders and commodities exchange participants—showing how each is vital to the industry's success.The episode also introduces AFEX, a trading platform that allows individuals to in...
2025-03-2542 min
Allan Nyamutale, CFA PodcastInvesting in Uganda’s Sports IndustryIn this podcast, Timothy Ahumuza sits down with Arnold Luima, co-founder of Vulkan Sports Arena (Link), to dive into the turf business in Uganda, the inspiring story behind Vulkan, and the powerful lessons of investing alongside others.Tune in for insights, inspiration, and the game-changing impact of teamwork! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit allannyamutale.substack.com
2025-03-1833 min
Allan Nyamutale, CFA PodcastPlaying a different game on the same fieldInvesting isn’t one-size-fits-all. What works for one person might not be right for another because financial goals, risk tolerance, and timelines differ. In this post, Allan Nyamutale and Timothy Ahumuza break down why it's crucial to understand why you're investing instead of just following the crowd.They explore how short-term price movements shouldn’t scare long-term investors why being a crucial consideration for the short-term investors, why seeking advice from investment professionals (rather than just sellers) is essential, and how different players in the market have different motivations.Read the full post here: Link
2025-03-1021 min
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
RTV Chit-ChatFood Security for a Million People: A Conversation with Timo, Project Lead, RTV's Ready-To-Eat InitiativeThis special episode was recorded to honour World Food Security Day with Project Lead Timothy Ahumuza to share results from RTV's successfully completed Ready-To-Eat (RTE) Initiative, which provided much-needed food security and prevented income loss for more than 1,220,000 community members during the global pandemic in last-mile villages across Uganda.
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2021-06-2826 min