Kigezi Investment Summit and launch of the Kisoro Industrial & Business Park held
The Kigezi Investment and Free Zone Summit was organised by Uganda Investment Authority to show case the industrialisation potential in Kigezi Sub Region with emphasis on Kisoro District where an estimated 600 acres of land was offered by Kisoro District Local Government to establish one of the 25 Industrial and Business Parks across the country.The summit was held under the theme”Mobilization Of Domestic Investment For Proseprity And Regional Integration“. Specific Investment Opportunities: Agro processing (Potato value addition, Honey processing, Juice Processing) Rice farming Dairy production Tourism Coffee Tea Objectives of the Investment Summit Promote Investment Profiles/Business Cases in Kigezi Region …
The Ministry receives support for Uganda Accreditation Services from Development Partners.
The Ministry is in the process of implementing the National Accreditation Services. The key activities to implement the National accreditation systems include; i. Development of the management system documentation to operationalize provision of accreditation of conformity assessment system. ii. Development, registration and gazette of the Uganda National Accreditation Services (UGANAS) Logo. iii. Development and registration of the UGANAS website. iv. Awareness creation on accreditation to the public about the importance and benefits of accreditation in supporting market access, technology adaptation, efficiency in manufacturing process, research and innovation. The Ministry has received the following support from Development Partners as below; JOINT …
Inauguration of the 9th National Standards Council.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives and Uganda National Bureau of Standards inaugurated the 9th National Standards Council. The Permanent Secretary, Ms. Geraldine Ssali, urged the new council members to work on subsidizing the cost of standardization so that the quality of our local products can be enhanced to facilitate market access. Subsidizing the cost of certification is inline with government’s effort on Imports Substitution and Exports Promotion. It will encourage local Production, Processing and Value Addition and (BUBU) Buy Uganda Build Uganda The National Standards Council is comprised of the following members; 1 Mr. Charles Musekuura Chaiperson 2 …
Uganda deploys commercial attaché to Ankara Turkey.
Uganda has deployed Mr. Latim Nyeko as a commercial attaché to Uganda’s Mission in Ankara Turkey. During the briefing meeting with Ambassador Nusura Tiperu & officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we discussed the need for a positive Trade balance between the two countries among others.The need for commercial attaches/commercial officers at Ugandas Missions abroad has been severally reechoed by H.E. the President and he has provided a broader perspective, conceptual clarity and strategic interventions on commercial diplomacy. The major agricultural products that Uganda can take advantage while trading with Turkey include cotton, sunflower seeds or cotton oil, soya beans …
Uganda- Somalia Investment and Business Summit
The Republic of Uganda and the government of the Federal Republic of Somalia signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Bilateral Cooperation at the concluded Uganda-Somalia Investment and Business Summit held in Kampala, Munyonyo. In the MOU, the Republic of Uganda and the Federal Republic of Somalia committed to jointly & individually undertake measures aimed at improving bilateral trade relations & flows between them with specific interest in agricultural products. Products under this cooperation include : Agricultural products like coffee,Avacado,Pineapples,Sugar,Frankisence,Arabic gum and Sesame oil.Also included are Marine /Sea foods,Animal products,industrial products and services. …
Launch of the Uganda’s second armored vehicle manufacturing and assembly plant
H.E President Y.K. Museveni launched the the second armored vehicle manufacturing and assembly plant. This is a partnership between the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) and the Streit Group. The plant was commissioned in Nakasongola. The plant is to produce vehicles for Uganda’s military, police VIPs and Regional requirements. The partnership between Uganda People Defence Force- UPDF’s NEC and Streit Group will benefit Uganda in many other ways including technology transfer, local capacity building among others. The President also emphasised that this will lead to import substitution where importation of armored vehicles will become history. …
Commemoration of the UN International day for MSMEs
The 74th plenary of the UN General Assembly, on April 6, 2017, adopted the resolution to observe June 27 as the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day or MSME Day. This year, the UN International MSMEs day was celebrated at Golf Course Hotel under the UN theme “Resilience and Rebuilding: MSMEs for Sustainable Development ” and National theme “Unlocking the potential of Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSMEs) for post Covid-19 recovery“. PS talking points at Msme day 2022 …
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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. …
