Thousands throng Kapeeka Industrial Park Trade Fair
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged communities surrounding Kapeeka Industrial Park to take full advantage of the opportunities it offers in order to market their…
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Manufacturing, enterprise and the firms driving output.
Dangote Refinery ousts first petroleum products
Nigeria’s Dangote Oil Refinery has begun processing gasoline after delays caused by recent crude shortages, an executive said on Monday.
UMA international trade fair set for October 2
The Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has officially launched the 30th Uganda International Trade Fair, set to take place from October 2 -10 at the UMA showgrounds…
Uganda extends oil exploration to Karamoja
Uganda is stepping up exploration in the Moroto-Kadam and Lake Kyoga basins, aiming to boost its reserves to 6.5 billion barrels of oil, a strategic move to solidify its…
Uganda Breweries invests UGX32 Bn on farmers
Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has reported a 12% net sales growth in the last financial year, driven by the success of premium beer brands like Guinness and Uganda…
Turkish, Chinese investors in trouble over wetlands
The Standards Utilities and Wildlife Court has sentenced Kerim Ray, a Turkish investor and Director of Yamani Construction Limited, to pay a fine of UGX200 million…
Minister cautions entrepreneurs on informality
Entrepreneurs have been urged to formalize their business ventures if they are to benefit from financial services providers and expand their businesses.
Museveni assents to Free Zones Authority, Exports Board merger
The new law that merges the Uganda Free Zones Authority with the Uganda Exports Promotions Board is one of the Acts that have been assented to by the President.
Ugandan innovation wins UGX70m engineering prize
An innovation by Mr. Martin Tumusiime and his friends has won 15,000 British Pounds (about UGX70 million) from the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Prize for Innovation…
Expectations high as UNBS gets hi-tech executive director
Mr. James N. Kasigwa has been named the new executive director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) following an appointment by the Minster of Trade…
Manufacturers task Gov’t, banks on high interest rates
The Government wants commercial banks to lower the interest rates they charge manufacturers so as to stimulate growth in the sector, but banks also insist that the…
Kiira Motors seeks UGX524 billion to fund 5-year plan
Kiira Motors Corporation, a budding indigenous vehicle building enterprise, has presented a UGX524 billion proposed business investment budget to the Presidential…
Mbale Industrial Park Development Takes Off
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has handed over the Mbale Industrial and Business Park site to China Railway Number 3 Group for the design and building of key…
Protect Local Industries – Museveni
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that the government will continue protecting local manufacturers from unfair competition
President commissions fruit processing factory in Nakasongola
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned Kike Tropical Fruits Limited, an extraction and refinery plant. Situated in Kakooge, Nakasongola District, the factory…
MTN Uganda unveils the second phase of MTN Ace Tech as 20 enterprises are selected to take part in the program
Wednesday 31 st May 2023 Kampala, Uganda- MTN Uganda has unveiled the second phase of MTN ACE-Tech known as the MTN Ace-Tech-Incubation program aimed at equipping…
DTB Bequeaths Food Items to the Muslim Community in Kampala
Muslims dwelling in Kampala city have received an Iftar food package to celebrate Eid as they end the Ramathan season, thanks to Diamond Trust Bank-DTB. The food items…
MTN Youth Skilling Program: Irene Nandyose turns hobby into a thriving business
Irene Nandyose, a business administration graduate from Makerere University Kampala loved knitting and crocheting during her free time on campus. And it is through this…