Declaration on Honour on Exclusion Criteria and Selection Criteria
Clarification on the Business Export Zones Tender documents; Please download and fill this document. …
Report of the Information Meeting Held on 21st June 2019 on the Border Export Zone Tendering Process
Uganda adopted a Border Export Zone Program (BEZ) in 2010 to address its constraints as a landlocked country and improve her competitiveness in the regional market especially with regard to the supply of agricultural and non-agricultural products to her neighbors. With Regional Integration Implementation Program Project II support, numerous activities have been undertaken towards operationalization of this Program. Activities include; promotion of value addition, mobilizing and training of stake holders on trade and trade related issues, the establishment of clusters, and preliminary activities for the infrastructure construction; activities such as, preparation of designs, bills of quantities, documentation and currently advertisement/call …
AGOA Sensitisation Workshop And Exhibition 14th To 15th May 2019
Uganda is one of the beneficiary Countries of AGOA that was enacted on 18th May, 2000 as Public Law 106 of the 200th Congress and it was in June 2015 extended for another ten (10) years to 2025 and thus we have the opportunity to fully exploit this preferential market. AGOA provides duty free quota free access to the US for sub-Saharan Africa for up to 6500 product lines under the US generalized system of preferences program. By 2004, Uganda had already exported the following Ugandan products to the American market; Textile and apparel products, home decor, crafts, shea butter …
Ministry of Trade Mourns It’s Permanent Secretary
Ambassador Julius Onen, the permanent secretary ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives died on Sunday night (10th March 2019) at Paragon hospital where he had been admitted. He had just returned from India where he had gone to seek treatment. Amb. Onen was born on the 4th of September,1948 at the Mission hospital at Aber. He has been working as a Permanent Secretary since 2009. He is remembered fondly in the Ministry of Trade for his firm but humorous leadership. During His Era,the ministry has seen the birth of many mushrooming industries, the recapitalization of Uganda Development Bank,Revival of Uganda …
BUBU Expo 7th to 9th March 2019
The Buy Uganda, Build Uganda (BUBU) is a government policy that was approved by Cabinet in 2014 to promote the consumption and procurement of goods and services produced locally. This will encourage foreign and local investors to produce locally, improve capacity of local producers to supply government, enhance the quality and competitiveness on the local & international market, create jobs and drive the country to achieve the Middle Income Status. The BUBU Expo Project The BUBU Expo is an annual three (3) day event under a Private Public Partnership between The Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives (MTIC) and Investment Review …
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Traders Advised to Shift Focus on Regional Trade
Uganda is now prepared to increase trade with the continent’s regional blocs after it became apparent that it can reap just as much or even more from regional intra-trade than with its traditional trade partners in the EU and the Asian markets. The Trade minister, Amelia Kyambadde said she is committed to ensuring that Uganda fully takes advantage of regional intra-trade through provision of inducement. Speaking early this week at the Comesa Business Forum, Ms Kyambadde said: “We have for long focused on foreign investors, it is high time we started looking at indigenous trade because its impact can be …
Ministry of Trade Holds 9th Sector Review Conference
On 31st October 2018, the ministry held its 9th sector review conference at Hotel African. The theme of the Review conference was “Enhancing Competitiveness of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises for National Export Development. The theme for this year emphasized the contribution of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) towards the economic development of Uganda. The economic development of Uganda is premised on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The sector spreads across all sectors with 52% in service sector, 33% in commerce and trade, 10% in manufacturing and 8% in other sectors. MSMEs are the key drivers in fostering …
Ministry of Trade provides Spray pumps through UDC
Hon. Amelia Kyambadde, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has handed over 240 motorized spray pumps worth over UGX 500m to farmers in Teso region to assist them in spraying their fruit trees. The spray pumps which were provided by Government through Uganda Development Corporation (UDC), were officially handed over to the chairperson of Teso Tropival Fruit Farmers Union (TEFCU) Jorem Opian at the Soroti fruit factory in Arapai sub county. He minister also inaugurated the 7 member board of Soroti fruits Ltd, the company that manages the factory. In preparation for the opening of the factory, Uganda Development …
Uganda Launches Warehouse and Warehousing standard
Uganda has launched the Warehouse and Warehousing Standard for bagged storage of cereals and pulses, the first one in East Africa. The standard which was launched today by Hon. Amelia Kyambadde at Jinja Nile Resort, will improve the quality of storage facilities for cereals and pulses like maize and ultimately improve the quality of our cereals and pulses. …
