World-Me-My viewpoint

Few people know that Equator passes through Uganda. I have put up a picture of a small indicator showing the location of Equator line in Uganda. Similarly, there are two good but lesser known waterfalls in Uganda which are Sipi and Sisiye falls. Uploading photos of the same. Lake Victora is one of the Great Lakes of Africa which is in the midst of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. In fact, the runway at Entebbe international airport in Uganda is by the side of the Lake. Recently a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Balaji was constructed on a hill adjoining the lake.

Murchison Falls is a famous african safari park in Uganda. Located around 300 - 350 KM from the capital city Kampala, the safari is accessible by a good road. one can take the car into the park and can move around the safari in a town car also though a four wheel drive is more preferable. The Albert Nile flows through the park and there is a cruise almost upto the rapids / water falls. The is a large variety of wild life like Lion, Giraffe, Elephants, Hippos to smaller animals. I have taken some photos though I lost more because of the bad quality and low battery charge of my mobile.

In general when we talk about stock markets and market indices, we mainly talk about those belonging to the matured markets like USA, UK, Germany, France, Singapore and Dubai apart from those of China, India and to certain extent Australia. However there are still some more markets which are at the nascent and developing stages like those in Africa which may give good returns over the period. One such market is located in Uganda. The Uganda Stock Exchange has started full fledged operations in a screen based environment recently. Though the exchange currently has only 7 stocks listed on it plus several cross listings from Nairobi Stock Exchange there is a good opportunity for its further growth with the creation of East African Trade Block consisting of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. The stock markets are functional in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. There was one IPO so far from Rwanda and one more is expected during this year. Though these markets appear to be very...

నేను ఉద్యోగ మారటం వలన ఉగాండా వచ్చాను. నేను ఇక్కడ కంపాలా లో ఉంటాను. ఈ దసరా మూడు రోజులుగా మా ఏరియా లో బాగా సందడిగా ఉంది. మాకు ఒక వైపు ఇండియన్ అసోసియేషన్, ఇంకొకవైపు పతిదర్ సమాజ్ ఉన్నాయి. ఇండియన్ అసోసియేషన్ లో బెంగాలివారు దుర్గామాత విగ్రహం పెట్టి చాల వైభవంగా దసరా జరుపుతున్నారు. అలాగే పతిదర్ సమాజ్ లో గుజరాతి వారి గర్భ జరుగుతోంది. ఇండియన్ అసోసియేషన్ లో పెట్ట్టిన దుర్గామాత ఫోటో క్రింద ఇస్తున్నాను.