Small and medium enterprises (SME') that list on Uganda's stock exchange have got the opportunity to access funds for capital and expansion instead of relying on loans from commercial banks.
For many investors,
watching their investment portfolio fall in value partly due to the global
economic recession is un-nerving. Even those who were beginning to get
investment savvy are having second thoughts about where to put their
hard-earned money to earn a reasonable rate of return.
It may not be entirely
clear to you yet, but we are officially in a recession. And it could take a
little longer than you expected. The effects are being felt by both the old and
young, big and small businesses, by employers and employees.
Don't be concerned.
You have not skipped the business digest and found the "society
pages" or "all about town" or "have you
seen/heard". This is still a column about our region's stock
markets.
When people hear that I am a "broker" they sometimes make an
involuntary facial expression of fear or doubt, as if they need to count the
fingers on their hands after shaking mine to make sure they've still got all five.
Don't be concerned.
You have not skipped the business digest and found the "society
pages" or "all about town" or "have you
seen/heard". This is still a column about our region's stock
markets.
When inflation bites like it has
in the past six months, it takes shrewd and unconventional thinking to be able
to make money. Inflation is the thief that robs us all by driving up the cost
of living, eroding purchasing power and eating away interests on investments
and sometimes even capital.
