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Sector positive on government promise of deals in infrastructure projects Like most of the Uganda’s manufacturing industry, 2016 was brutal for the steel industry, with dwindling production due to low demand. Uganda has 12 steel mills with a production capacity of more than 500,000 tonnes annually, but the country’s steel …

COMMENT: By Michael Mugabira Problem is the group advocating protectionist zoning in production but free market pricing Currently, the local media is awash with stories depicting a sugar crisis in this country. Possible solutions being fronted by Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives (MTIC) in the forth-coming meeting is possibly …

Legislators sitting on the parliamentary committee of trade recently clashed with Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde over the presence of Chinese traders still involved in petty trade. The follow decisions reached earlier that that the foreign traders either set up bigger businesses or leave the country within 3 months. Kyambadde whose …

VIDEO: Today was supposed to be the last day for the final exit of  Chinese traders operating illegally in the central business district, until government extended the deadline. Unaware of the government extension, angry legislators sitting on the parliamentary committee of trade clashed with the Trade minister Amelia Kyambadde demanding to know …

Trade, Industry and Cooperatives minister Amelia Kyambadde maintains elections of Uganda National Chamber of Commerce (UNCC ) will not take place this month because of “national security threats”. She has issued a new statement confirming the cancellation. This follows a press briefing in which UNCC head Olive Kigongo said the elections …

VIDEO: Parliament has issued a 14 days ultimatum to Chinese investors dealing in petty business down-town Kampala to vacate their business for violating licensing procedures. But Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Minister Amelia Kyambadde said the committee’s decision is uncalled for, thus asking parliament to extend the deadline given to Chinese in …

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Amelia Kyambadde has explained that the decision to call off the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) elections was agreed with all stakeholders after a recent meeting. “I have received a number of concerns from different stakeholders on operations of Uganda National …

By Julius Odeke The Minister for trade and industry says government, under the National Trade Policy, the National Development Plan and 2011 National Resistance Movement Election Manifesto, has prioritized regional integration and enhancing market access for Ugandan goods and services. She says government has continued to examine very closely the …

By Julius Businge The Uganda government has promised tangible support to the Indian community eying Uganda as their immediate investment destination, Amelia Kyambadde the Trade and industry minister said. Speaking to the Confederation of Indian Industry and the members of the visiting Indian delegation in Kampala on Oct. 16, the …