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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The former Minister of Trade Industry and Cooperatives Amelia Kyambadde has urged women in business to be innovative to be able to succeed in business. She was speaking during the World Intellectual Property Day celebrated on April 26, organized by Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye has hailed Ugandan investors for working hard and invited them to invest and trade with Burundi. President Ndayishimiye made the remarks after a tour at the new state-of-the-art Picfare Industries plant in Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Namanve, where he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has drawn a plan that it hopes will increase the level of industrialization to 31.7% of the value of the Ugandan economy (GDP) in the next 10 years up from the current 27% recorded in 2018/2019. The new National Industrial Plan, it is hoped …

Kisoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  | Trade volumes between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has increased by USD 380 million, over the last three years, according to Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde. Kyambadde explains that in the year 2020, trade volume between the two countries increased to USD 580 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Sugar exporters are to receive a permit for exporting another 20,000 metric tonnes consignment from Kenya next week. In an interview with URN, Trade minister Amelia Kyambadde revealed that this consignment is part of the 90,000 tonnes agreed upon by both governments. Kenya allowed …

Mpigi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Trade and Industry Minister, Amelia Kyambadde together with  musician Hillary Kiyaga ‘Dr. Hilderman’ and two others have today been  nominated to contest for Mawokota North Constituency MP seat in Mpigi district. Kyambadde who was elected unopposed to hold the NRM flag …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has said her party the National Resistance Movement – NRM has no manifesto to be corrupt.  Speaking to reporters at the NRM party headquarters on Kyadondo Road shortly after her nomination to contest for the first national vice chairperson …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 58 arcades will remain closed indefinitely for failure to cooperate with the Covid-19 inspection task force that was instituted by President Yoweri Museveni to assess their compliance with the standing operating procedures. Addressing journalists at the government owned media center on Wednesday, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 50 arcades have so far adapted to the standard operating procedures set by the government as a precondition for their reopening. The government had maintained lockdown restrictions on arcades because of  difficulty to avoid close contact between people in the wake of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police have fired teargas and live bullets to disperse hundreds of traders in downtown Kampala who had reopened shops this morning, despite their continued closure by the government.   Arcades have remained closed since March 2020, when the government first announced a lockdown to contain the …