The minister of state for investment Dr. Ajedra Gabriel says that the country is losing many investors to other countries because are subjected to hard process of acquiring land compared to other countries. He says the country use bureaucratic procedures to enable investors to access land in Uganda. He says that Uganda is the only country in […]
The Ministry of Trade has embarked on registration of foreigners engaged in petty trade in Kampala. According to a statement by the trade minister Amelia Kyambadde, the move follows numerous complaints from the business community over the reported influx of foreigners involved in petty businesses. Some of the complaints included, the growing number of foreigners […]
News Release:- This morning Africa’s largest independent oil company, Tullow Oil plc (‘Tullow’), kicked off a new business initiative aimed at attracting and facilitating further investment in the continent. Invest in Africa aims to encourage long-term investment across the continent to help build and develop local capacity, boost domestic job markets, develop skills and stimulate […]
Fellow Ugandans, I congratulate you all, upon the completion of the year 2011 and wish you a prosperous 2012. I wish to convey my sympathies to all who have experienced losses and misfortunes during the course of the year. We thank God for all the successes we have had as individuals and as a Nation. I congratulate […]
Here is the most coveted document on Uganda’s oil industry, the country’s oil potential and key investment opportunities and strategies at both micro, national and regional levels. Download a PDF of the Foster wheeler Uganda Refinery study report here. The government of Uganda hired Swiss Engineering and Construction company Foster Wheeler Energy Limited (FWEL) in […]
Buganda kingdom has invited president Museveni to attend this year’s Buganda conference due to take place from 15th to 16th December this year at Hotel Africana in Kampala. A source at statehouse has told this journalist that the president’s office has got the invitation letter today. The conference will start with a Youth Conference on […]
Global progress in both preventing and treating HIV emphasizes the benefits of sustaining investment in HIV/AIDS over the longer term. The latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and UNAIDS “Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Response” indicates that increased access to HIV services resulted in a 15% reduction of new infections over the past decade […]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—High-level policymakers, leading academics, and representatives from farmer and trader organizations and the private sector will gather here to identify investment priorities and policy options that can help increase agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, thereby reducing rural poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in the region. The November 1–3 conference “Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Enhancing […]