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born 1976 Uganda
Josephine Wapakabulo, is an electrical engineer and business executive. She served as the founding chief executive officer of Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC).
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I am going back to my central bank and my Ministry of Finance to make sure we are aligned.
In Uganda, my colleagues and I are dealing with operational issues related to the sector.
We’ve had more time to interact and discuss issues and come up with ideas.
I didn’t say to the bankers ,Oh yeah, great, I’ll sign up with you.
I really understand and own the fact that I am profit-driven, not to the exclusion of the other functions a state oil company can deliver.
I know we will get there because we are working together.
They should also share potential commercial opportunities, such as resource rich countries collaborating with countries with refining capacity.
We’re right at the start I don’t even have oil yet.
I really enjoyed the two country simulation, and role-playing president-for-the-day.
A lot of what we were doing in that artificial environment were real things.
It was interesting to have other people in my group saying.
UNOC has already started developing relationships with other African NOCs and even beyond Africa.
You’re going through that and I could really bring my experience to what was happening but also gain insights on how to deal with things.
I really had some epiphanies on some of the challenges I face.
I realized early on there was too many of them so I said.
That was what I was hoping for and I am definitely getting that.
I make will have a huge impact.
My fellow Ugandans, who I’d previously met in Uganda.
The good thing is we have now engaged the ministry and the central bank and we have regular meetings on how we are going to raise that money so I am less worried about the money for the projects.
I went back to my central bank and the Ministry of Finance and said, “We do need to raise money, and money for advisors is one thing, but we need up to USD 1 billion for the projects.
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