By Jackson Oboth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) has appointed Businessman and reknown Economist Charles\u00a0Mbire\u00a0to its Board of Economic Forum Advisory Research Panel whose mandate is to among others to represent public sector policy and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The panel is also tasked to help with private sector development and support;\u00a0 business operations and management; academia, policy, advocacy\/civil society, knowledge of finance and fundraising.\u00a0In a letter dated\u00a0 4th August 2022 and signed by MUBS Principal Prof. Waswa Balunywa,\u00a0Mbire\u00a0was added to a high level\u00a0 panel\u00a0 whose mandate will span for three years and renewable once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Panel established in 2011 was part of MUBS strategy to enhance the generation and sharing of knowledge and information to influence the decision making in matters of development policy for positive impacts in socioeconomic transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mbire\u00a0now joins a high level board of Directors for effective governance and oversight of the strategy, functional operational structures and systems as well as versatile accountability mechanism\u201cYou have been identified as a person with knowledge, passion, commitment and relations of the local and global levels that can be leveraged to promote and enhance the cause of the forum\u201d, Balunywa said in the\u00a0 letter of appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Prof. Balunywa, The Forum will continue to be engaged in relevant research, discussions with various stakeholders and actors in the space of economic development and\u00a0 also act as a think tank for economic development policy in the country, the region and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dPart of this Forum\u2019s mandate is to bring together researchers, practitioners in public and private sector, consultants and students to discuss and make proposals on topical economic issues\u201d Prof. Balunywa added.\u00a0Charles\u00a0Mbire\u00a0is also the Chairman of MTN Uganda, the South African telecommunications giant.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\u00a0 was also on the Board of IMF Africa advisory Council, Board of Ecobank Uganda, Board of Eskom Uganda, Chairman of Makerere University Holdings, as well as member of the Presidential Investment Round table among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charles Mbire is a trained Economist from the University Of Essex-Uk with an MBA from the University of Leicester in UK\u00a0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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