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In an effort to streamline the operations, improve efficiency, and enhance service delivery in all the government agencies under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Sanjay Tanna held a meeting with the Board of Directors of the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI). During the meeting that took place at the UIRI Machining,…
Earlier today, Hon. Sanjay Tanna officiated at the opening of the 2nd Edition of the MedTech Uganda and Uganda Pharm Expo, an international exhibition on medical technology, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare sector. In his remarks, Hon. Tanna urged the pharmaceutical companies from India exhibiting at the expo to start manufacturing medicines in Uganda instead of importing them. “My people of Indian…
The Minister of State for Industry, Hon. David Bahati, undertook an extensive engagement tour and visit to three factories including Mesha Steel Industries Limited, Samona Products Ltd and Korica Uganda Limited, to assess their operations and appreciate their potential to promote value addition, drive import substitution, create jobs, and generate export revenue. At Mesha Steel Industries, the…
Uganda has renewed its call for stronger trade and investment partnerships with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, highlighting opportunities in agro-processing, tourism, mining, science and technology, as well as digital infrastructure. Speaking during a meeting with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Uganda, H.E. Mohammed Bin Khalil Faroudah, the Minister for Trade, Industry and…
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Sanjay Tanna has directed the national standards body – Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to step up their performance and rid the Ugandan market of substandard products, and support the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to easily access product certification services. This was during a meeting that Hon. Tanna together with the…
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Sanjay Tanna has held talks with the High Commissioner of India to Uganda, H.E. Upender Singh Rawat, with the discussions focused on how the two countries can leverage on the long-standing partnership to address the trade imbalance, enhance investment and support Uganda to achieve the Ten-Fold Growth Strategy. The meeting that took place at…
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Sanjay Tanna held a meeting with members of Hortifresh Association Uganda with the aim of establishing a strategic partnership for accelerating Uganda’s horticultural export competitiveness. Hortifresh Association Uganda is an all-inclusive business membership organization for the fresh fruits and vegetables sector, uniting more than 280…
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Sanjay Tanna has held a meeting with members of Uganda Manufacturers (UMA) in a bid to strengthen the partnership between his ministry and UMA in promoting Uganda’s industrialization agenda. The high-level dialogue brought together both government and the private sector to tackle the pressing challenges faced by manufacturers and chat a clear…
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has commenced discussions with MTN Uganda on how to fully digitalize Uganda’s businesses with a focus on streamlining the operations of cooperatives mainly the Savings, Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs). During a meeting that took place in the office of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Sanjay Tanna, Sylvia Mulinge, the…
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has held a meeting with board members of the Presidential CEO Forum for Uganda in which they discussed how to strengthen the collaboration between the two institutions to address the critical challenges faced by investors/manufacturers with a goal of achieving Uganda’s strategy of expanding the size of the economy to USD 500 billion by 2040. In a…
