Doing Business in Uganda

The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in the Republic of Uganda” are the following:

1. To analyze the Ugandan Economy and Global Trade;
2. To know the business opportunities in the Republic of Uganda;
3. To explore the Ugandan trade relations with the country of the student;
4. To know the Ugandan Trade Agreements;
5. To examine the profile of Ugandan Companies;
6. To develop a business plan for the Ugandan Market.

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Uganda” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate (DIB): African Business, World Trade.

Masters (MIB): Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Diploma: Business in East Africa.

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Learning materials in or Ouganda Uganda Uganda.

1. Credits of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Uganda”: 2 ;
2. Duration: two weeks.

1. Trans-African Corridors
   1. Lagos-Mombasa Corridor;
   2. Northern Corridor;
   3. Central Corridor.
2. Nearest Ports:
   1. Port of Mombasa (Kenya) -by  Railway;
   2. Port of Dar es-Salaam (Tanzania).

Ugandan Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements:

1. Uganda and the East African Economic Area;
2. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA);
3. COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Agreement;
4. African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA);
5. Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD);
6. East African Community (EAC);
7. Uganda-European Union
   1. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP);
   2. Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership (Cotonou Agreement).
8. Uganda-US
   1. AGOA United States;
   2. East African Community-U.S. Agreement.
9. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India;
10. Nile Basin Initiative (NBI);
11. International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR);
12. Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP) - accession process.

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS);
   2. WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
   3. WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT);
   4. WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection (PSI);
   5. WTO Agreement on Safeguards (SG);
   6. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).
3. International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC);
4. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, Chicago Convention);
5. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. Convention Relating to Temporary Admission (Istanbul Convention) - not a member.
6. Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules, UN);
7. Customs Convention on Containers (CCC, UN) - not a member.

African Trade and Economic Organizations:

1. Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
2. African Union (AU)
   1. African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption;
   2. African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD);
   3. Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).
3. African Development Bank (AfDB);
4. Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership (NAASP);
5. Africa-India Framework for Cooperation;
6. Africa-BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa);
7. Africa-Turkey Partnership;
8. Africa-Korea Partnership;
9. Africa-Japan Cooperation (TICAD);
10. Africa-South America Summit (ASA);
11. Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Islamic Organizations:

1. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OCI)
   1. Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI);
   2. Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT);
   3. Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC).
2. Islamic Development Bank (IsDB);
3. Afro-Arab Cooperation;
4. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA).

Global Organizations:

1. United Nations (UN)
   1. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD);
   2. International Trade Centre (INTRACEN);
   3. Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL);
   4. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
2. World Bank (WB);
3. World Trade Organization (WTO);
4. International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Republic of Uganda

1. Uganda enjoys a strategic location in East Africa, placed in the African geographical centre;
2. Uganda shares borders with South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo;
3. Ugandan main languages are English and Swahili;
4. Ugandan Population: 42 million people
   1. Bantu.
5. Area of Uganda: 236,040 square kilometers;
6. Capital of Uganda: Kampala (Nansana, Kira, Makindye-Ssabagabo, Mukono);
7. The largest Ugandan cities of Uganda are Kampala, Mbarara and Gulu;
8. Government type: Presidential Republic;
9. Ugandan independence (United Kingdom): October 1962.

More information about Uganda (EENI African Business Portal).

Religion in Uganda:

1. African Traditional Religions;
2. Christians (84%)
   1. Catholic (15 million - 42%);
   2. Protestants;
   3. Anglican Church of Uganda (35.9%).
3. Islam (12%, Sunni Muslim).

Uganda belongs to the East African Economic Area (African Civilization).

Ugandan Economy

1. The Republic of Uganda is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa;
2. Uganda is a frontier market in Africa;
3. Uganda is the African second largest coffee producer;
4. Multinational companies and international Organizations are being established in Uganda to access to the Ugandan and regional markets.

Global Trade and Business in Uganda:

Information and communications technology in Uganda.

1. The Ugandan Information and communication technologies (ICT) is a dynamic and vibrant sector; ICT has registered double-digit growth since 2000 and grew by 33%;
2. The Foreign direct investment flows have been very unyielding; the ICT sector attracted more than 73 million dollars;
3. Direct employment stands at 6,000 people, while more than 350,000 people are employed indirectly;
4. The dynamism of the sector is the result of a good legal and regulatory framework for the ICT in Uganda, a stable economic environment and economic reforms implemented since early 1990;
5. The telecommunications sub-sector, previously dominated by a single national operator, has been liberalized gradually over the past decade.

International Trade of Uganda.

1. The main export products of the Republic of Uganda are coffee (second leading producer in Africa, 15% of the total exports), tea, and tobacco;
2. The main exports of non-traditional products are apparel, hides, skins, vanilla, vegetables, fruits, cut flowers, and fish.

They are important foreign direct investment opportunities in the agricultural sector, mainly in:

1. Fish;
2. Coffee;
3. Flowers;
4. Fruits and Vegetables;
5. Forestry.

The Uganda Export Promotion Board is a Public International Trade Promotion Organization, which works under the Ministry of Tourism, international trade, and Industry.

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