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Ministry of Trade courts COMESA for more funding

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives is seeking more funding from the COMESA secretariat to strengthen Uganda’s trade infrastructure and facilitate its integration into regional markets. Trade Minister Francis Mwebesa says that Uganda is developing project proposals to benefit from a 48.2 million Euro …

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MPs quiz Geraldine Ssali over sh5 billion for office renovation

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of Parliament have questioned the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Geraldine Ssali on a virement worth 5 billion Shillings meant for renting of office space. The MPs sitting on Parliament’s Trade Committee say that the virement is a …

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Consumer protection, competition laws in the offing

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on the Committee of Trade, Tourism and Industry are mooting Consumer Protection and Competition bills to shield consumers and traders from deceptive and unfair trade practices. While meeting officials from the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives led by State Minister for Industries, David Bahati …

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Keep off cooperatives! Ministers warn BoU and finance ministry

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new leadership at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives want the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, and the Bank of Uganda, to stay away from the management issues of the cooperative sector. The State Minister in Charge Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume …

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Trade Ministry issues new guidelines for cooperatives

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives has issued new guidelines to cooperative societies around the country during this COVID-19 period. Speaking to the media at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, Frederick Gume Ngobi, the State Minister for Cooperatives said they have allowed …

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Uganda sends delegation to Tanzania over sugar import ban

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives has sent a delegation to Tanzania for discussion on the latest sugar import ban. The delegation is led by State Minister for Cooperatives, Fredrick Ngobi Gume. Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde says that they have not got clear reasons …

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