by sidoman | Sep 17, 2013 | Retail & E-commerce Logistics
From the archive: this column first appeared in September 2013. Names, figures and rules are as they stood at the time. So you’ve found your fantasy smart phone on sale online, at a price that will let you get it two months earlier than planned. Even as you envision...
by sidoman | Sep 12, 2013 | Car Imports, Automotive & Logistics
A good friend once told me he had received a quotation for duty clearance from a clearing agent for a VW Jetta he wanted to import. “Duty comes to almost a million for that thing!” he exclaimed. On probing him further, I realised he had told the agent he...
by sidoman | Sep 3, 2013 | Economy & Trade
From the archive: this column first appeared in September 2013. Names, figures and rules are as they stood at the time. Mombasa, Nairobi, Kampala and Kigali have little in common; in as far as the peoples and cultures have come to be known, and business has come to be...
by sidoman | Aug 20, 2013 | Tourism & Hospitality Logistics
From the archive: this column first appeared in August 2013. Names, figures and rules are as they stood at the time. Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, performed by Muslims that can be undertaken at any time of the year. In the Sharia, Umrah means to...