Uganda incurs UGX13 Tn export losses – report
Uganda is losing up to $3.5 billion (UGX 13 trillion) every year in perishable agricultural exports due to persistent border delays, poor infrastructure, and outdated trade systems.
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Trade
Regional trade, exports, imports and market access.
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World Bank offers UGX170 Bn for export promotion
The Government of Uganda has received UGX 170 billion as the first tranche of a UGX 800 billion financing package from the World Bank under the Investment for Industrial…
EAC marks 25 years as non-tariff barriers persist
As the East African Community (EAC) marks 25 years since its revival in July 2000, the dream of a borderless, economically integrated region remains largely unfulfilled…
Algeria eyes Uganda’s coffee, dairy products
Uganda is poised to strengthen its trade ties with Algeria, leveraging its agricultural production to meet growing demand in North Africa. During a high-level meeting…
WTO boss Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala given second term
The General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed by consensus to reappoint Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General for a second four-year term.
EAC partners warned on trade bottlenecks
Regional political and business leaders have expressed concern about the daunting challenges that the private sector continues to face in regard to trade in the region.
Uganda reactivates 1963 trade deal with Serbia
A Ugandan delegation, led by Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, Minister of State for Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, is in Serbia for the Joint Commission for Trade…
World Standards Day: Entrepreneurs tipped on certification
As Uganda joins the global community in celebrating World Standards Day this October, Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Francis Mwebesa is urging stakeholders…
EABC wants uniform Common External Tariffs
The East African Business Council (EABC) has urged regional governments of the East African Community (EAC) to uniformly apply the EAC Common External Tariff (CET) in a…
Moos as Kenya blocks Ugandan dairy products again
Top dairy exporters are bitter that Kenya has once again refused to grant them licenses to export their products to the lucrative market.
UGX322 billion earned from April coffee exports
Gross earnings from Uganda’s coffee exports in April amounted to about US$85 million (about UGX322 billion), according to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority.
Mind standards, exporters told as AFTA takes shape
Uganda’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been urged to ensure high quality standards if they are to benefit from the lucrative African Continent Free…
Optimism as African Free Trade Area plan gains momentum
The African Union Assembly recently adopted key protocols and decisions affecting the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which included the first-ever…
EU Parliament endorses Kenya trade agreement
The European Parliament has endorsed an Economic Partnership Agreement with Kenya, paving the way for duty-free and quota-free access to the lucrative EU market.
KACITA applauds new port payment system
Ugandan traders under their umbrella body, the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), have applauded the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) for introducing a new electronic…
Uganda Investment Authority Wins Global Award
Uganda, through its chief investment promotion agency, the Uganda Investment Authority, has won yet another prestigious award “the Investment Catalyst Award” in the 2023…