Tag: trade

Fewer Export Interceptions Signal Uganda’s Growing Competitiveness in Global Markets

Opinion admin -
"It doesn't matter how much we produce if we don't meet market entry requirements. It's like winking at a...

Uganda Seeks New EU Partnership Focused on Climate Finance, Trade and Innovation

Climate Moses Kabasibante -
Uganda has called for a new phase of its 50-year partnership with the European Union to focus more strongly...

Uganda Business Confidence Rises as Exports Grow 10.1%

Digital Economy Felix Kyeyune -
Uganda’s private sector showed stronger confidence in August 2026, with business sentiment improving even as the shilling weakened and...

Uganda, IEC renew standards cooperation to support industrial growth

Electricity Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) have agreed to deepen cooperation on standards and conformity assessment to improve...

Oboth seeks stronger Uganda-Pakistan parliamentary ties, calls for practical partnerships

Parliament Ibrahim Ojuku -
Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth Oboth, has pledged to deepen parliamentary diplomacy with...

Uganda courts Korean investment with $500 billion economic target

Deplomacy Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda has pitched itself as a low-cost manufacturing base for Africa at a trade and investment meeting in...

Kenya trader crackdown puts East African integration under strain

Africa Ibrahim Ojuku -
Kenya’s crackdown on foreign small-scale traders is putting pressure on its relations with neighbouring Burundi and highlighting tensions between...

Museveni Pushes Stronger Uganda-Italy Economic Ties as Italian Delegation Plans Kampala Visit

Deplomacy Ibrahim Ojuku -
President Yoweri Museveni has called for stronger economic cooperation between Uganda and Italy, with the two countries exploring new...