11th WTO Ministerial Conference 2017
The 11th WTO Ministerial Conference was officially opened with a call from leaders from South America for inclusiveness and equality, and more efficiency of the multilateral trading system. The conference was taking place at Hilton Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 10th to 14th December 2017. Uganda delegation was led by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Amelia Kyambadde. Uganda’s interests in the WTO negotiations are centered around agriculture, cotton, Non Agricultural market access, Trade in Services and Trade Related aspects of intellectual property rights. Kyambadde assures UK of continued trade partnership despite Brexit Uganda to benefit from …
Trade Minister meets Sugar Millers over High Sugar Prices
Sugar Millers under their umbrella association the Uganda Sugar Millers Association have denied allegations of hording sugar so as to sell it at higher prices. This was during a meeting with the Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde on Tuesday 5th December 2017 at the Ministry offices in Kampala. Kyambadde summoned the sugar millers after MPs vowed to table a motion on the floor of Parliament over the continuous high sugar prices. The Minister tasked the millers including Kakira Sugar, Kinyara, Lugazi Sugar and others to explain why sugar prices are still high yet they claim they have enough stock. The millers led …
Kyambadde Assures UK of Continued Trade Partnership Despite Brexit
Remove NTBS that deny African countries market access opportunities, Kyambadde asks the UK Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde has assured the United Kingdom of continued trade relations despite the UKs decision to exit the European Union. Kyambadde revealed this during the Trade and Sustainable Development Symposium organised by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) on the sidelines of the ongoing 11th WTO Ministerial conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The symposium organized under the theme “Getting the future Africa-UK trade partnership right” was premised on the significant implications for Britain’s trade policy relationship with Africa following UK’s decision to exit the European …
Uganda to Commemorate Africa Industrialization Day 2017
Industrialization is certainly the key to Africa’s economic development with the ability to bring prosperity, new jobs and better incomes for all. However, Africa has remained less industrialized amidst calls to industrialize. In Uganda, the growth of the Industrial Sector remains at 3.4% with its contribution to GDP valued at 19.6% Each year on 20 November Uganda joins the rest of Africa to commemorate Africa Industrialization Day (AID). The Day is aimed to raising global awareness of the challenges faced by the continent with regard to industrialization. The event also aims to mobilize both African leaders and international organizations to advocate for …
COMESA Commends Uganda on the Progress Made in Developing Infrastructure to Boost Regional Trade
Uganda has been commended for prioritizing infrastructure development especially energy and the road network which is a recipe for boosting regional trade. This was during the COMESA Council of Ministers meeting that sat in Lusaka, Zambia on Saturday 4th November 2017. The COMESA Council of Ministers officiated by the Vice President of Zambia Her Honor Mrs. Inonge Wina unanimously commended Uganda for the progress made in fulfilling the objectives of the Common market, particularly in infrastructure development that has taken place in the two years especially energy and the road network. Uganda is a member of the Common Market for Eastern and …
MTIC 8th Annual Sector Review Conference 2017
The Trade sector is one of the key sectors that contribute to the economic development of the country. Every year sector stakeholders meet at a conference to review the performance of the Sector and also establish feasible interventions and strategies to boost the Sector.This year’s Sector Review is organized under the theme “Promoting value addition and competitiveness in export growth”. The theme emphasizes the contribution of Value addition and competitiveness towards reducing the balance of payment deficit in the Country. It also stresses the need towards realization of the objectives of the Sector Development Plan, the NRM Manifesto, the National …
Ministry of Trade, The Uhuru Institute Sign MoU to Promote Agribusiness Productivity among Cooperatives & Citizen Collectives
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC), and The Uhuru Institute for Social Development (TUI) will on 8 September 2017 sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance production and productivity in agribusiness, among cooperatives and other citizen collectives. Uganda is endowed with abundant natural resources, variety of marketable agribusiness products, an enterprising youthful population, and the potential of becoming the most competitive market in the great lakes region. But the use of primitive technologies, subsistence farming, limited knowledge and small scale farm units, and poor access to markets, dilapidated storage structures and exorbitant transport costs, among others undermine …
Brief on the Fishnet Industry’s Meeting
On Thursday 31st August 2017, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Amelia Kyambadde paid a visit to Uganda Fishnet Manufacturers Ltd to ascertain the quality and capacity of the factory to supply fishnets to the Ugandan market. The Minister’s visit follows the May 2017 12 month ban on the importation of all fishnets and other fishing gears in order to control sub standard fishnets and a presidential directive to allow only fishing nets made in Uganda. Speaking after a tour of the factory in Luzira, Hon. Kyambadde commended Uganda Fishnets for the quality fishnets produced and said she was …
Signing the Cooperation Agreement Between Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives and Financial Sector Deepening Uganda
I welcome you to this occasion of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC) and Financial Sector Deeping Uganda (FSDU). The partnership between the Ministry and FSDU is a demonstration of the Ministry’s commitment to build networks and collaborations to harness synergies and complementarities that can be found in different institutions and agencies to promote its mandate. The main aim of the MoU is to promote the development of MSMEs and the legal and regulatory framework for competition and consumer protection. The objectives of the MoU are: Collaboration in the implementation of …
US Judge Commends Uganda on BUBU
A New York State Judge Frank J. LaBuda has commended Uganda for coming up with a policy on promoting local content, saying this is the way to go if Uganda is to resuscitate her economy. LaBuda was meeting Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde at her office in Kampala on Wednesday 2nd August 2017, to discuss issues pertaining to development of trade related legal and regulatory framework. Minister Kyambadde told LaBudda that Government introduced the Buy Uganda Build Uganda Policy (BUBU) to support the production, purchase, supply and consumption of local goods and services. She said the Policy provides for Government support to …
