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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT POST The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional integration grouping of twenty-one (21) Member States who agreed to strengthen and converge their economies through the attainment of full market integration. COMESA’s main objective is to create a common market and eventually to become a part of the African Economic Community. More information can be obtained from the website http://www.comesa.int/ The Secretariat of COMESA, which is based in Lusaka, Zambia, is headed by the Secretary General, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Common Market and is assisted by two …
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIVES CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has been implementing the Rural Industrial Development Project (RIDP) since 2017/18 as a tool to promote value addition to agro based value chains and other raw materials with a comparative advantage. Through this project, the Ministry supports rural communities organized under Cooperative Societies or Associations with equipment for value addition; training in business management & value addition skills and principles of cooperative movement and certification of their products through UNBS. The Ministry is now calling for proposals from potential Cooperative Societies to seek for …
BUBU Expo 2022 held
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives held the BUBU Expo 2022 at the Kololo Ceremonial grounds.The Expo ran for 3 days from 6th to 8th May under the theme,”Changing mindsets and building awareness about BUBU brands.” The expo brought about different MDAs, Industrialists, MSMEs who exhibited Ugandan products. There was an awards gala on the final day where different companies won the wards as follows; 1. H.E Y.K. Museveni – BUBU Patriot 2. Cable Corporation Limited – Quality BUBU Cable and Conductor 3. Rene Industries Limited – Quality BUBU Pharmaceuticals 4. Manyondo Engineering works – Quality BUBU Furniture 5. …
Pension Verification 2022
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives informs all its Pensioners that the pension verification will be conducted between 23rd February 2022 and 4th March 2022 TEAM SCHEDULES FOR PENSION VERIFICATION FEB 2022 …
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Minister Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Francis Mwebesa commissions Kinyara Industrial White Sugar Refinery Plant
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Minister Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Francis Mwebesa commissions Kinyara Industrial White Sugar Refinery Plant. On Saturday 5th February, the President of Uganda His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni together with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Francis Mwebesa commissioned a 15million USD Kinyara Industrial White Sugar Refinery plant in Masindi District. The refinery will produce 60,000 metric tons of industrial white sugar annually, consuming about 70,000 metric tons of mill brown sugar as raw material. With the refinery now in existence, the raw material requirement will increase by 823,530 metric tonnes of sugar …
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives goes live on Electronic Government Procurement (eGP)
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives goes live on Electronic Government Procurement (eGP) The Government of Uganda has been encouraging all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) to embrace technology, as a means to improve service delivery. The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development and PPDA has rolled out an Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) System for all government entities to carry out all the procurement processes online Benefits of Electronic Government Procurement(eGP) Improve budget absorption which is the biggest challenge during the covid-19 pandemic Improve Government service delivery(efficiency) Reduce the cost of bidding Timely and …
Uganda Development Corporation gets new Board
Uganda Development Corporation gets new Board The Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Mwebesa Francis has charged the new Board of Directors of Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) to be patriotic and ensure adherence to the law and due process in all its undertakings. The Minister made the remarks at the inauguration of the Board on Tuesday at Kampala Serena Hotel. The Board was appointed by the Minister and approved by Cabinet in accordance with section 6 (3) of the UDC Act 2016. In his counsel to the Board on what is expected of it, Hon. Mwebesa pointed out the …
Africa Industrialization Day 2021 Commemorated
On Friday 19th November 2021 Uganda led by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives commemorated the African Industrialization day. Under the theme “Inclusive and sustainable Local Manufacturing”. On the same day, the Vice President H.E Jessica Alupo who represented the President as the Chief Guest launched the Green Manufacturing Strategy and National Industrial Database and Information portal. The Minister State Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Industry), Hon. David Bahati encouraged all the manufacturing firms to adopt and implement the Green Manufacturing Strategy and urged the media to disseminate this strategy. He also added that manufacturing enterprises need to control pollution, improve …
Africa Industrialisation Day 2021
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives will be celebrating the African Industrialization Day on the 19th November 2021 under the theme:“Promoting Local Manufacturing for inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development”. There will be a series of activity during the African Industrialization week with the following main objectives; *To raise awareness on Uganda’s industrialization agenda, and thus rejuvenate high-level political commitment especially towards promotion of inclusive and sustainable local manufacturing. *To provide a platform for dialogue and knowledge sharing on key thematic areas for driving Inclusive and sustainable Industrialization …
National Entrepreneurship Strategy(NES) planning workshop Held
The National Planning Workshop for Designing the National Entrepreneurship Strategy(NES) took place from 15-17th September 2021 at Protea hotel Kampala Skyz.The workshop was attended by Micro Small Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) officials of the Ministry of Trade,Industry and Cooperatives,UNCTAD,NITA and other organizations.It had both a physical and online attendance (zoom) to respect the SOPs put in place. A number of topics were discussed concerning the NES like access to finance, technology and innovation, entrepreneurship education and skills, awareness raising and networking among others. …
