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Jul-Oct 2015
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Issue 1
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| Have a cup of Coffee! |
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Welcome to the first edition of Investment Coffee Break Online. It is Uganda Investment Authority’s considered opinion that if you are having a cup of coffee, 80 to 90 percent of the time it will blended with coffee from Uganda! Uganda is now Africa’s lead coffee exporter before Ethiopia, which has traditionally led the major exporter’s pack. This makes Uganda seventh globally in 2015 after Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Honduras, Indonesia and India! Uganda is one of the world’s major Robusta producers and Uganda washed Arabica is being increasingly favoured by roasters and consumers around the world. So have a cup of coffee!
Investment Coffee Break Online is intended to update you during your coffee break on the status of the investment environment in Uganda. This edition includes highlights of some of the activities UIA has been engaged in while fulfilling the mandate of attracting and providing aftercare services to domestic and foreign companies that set up business in the country. You will find some potential private joint venture opportunities, as well as a perspective corner that will regularly provide some ‘food for thought’ in a wide range of topics on business.
The tri –annual Investment Coffee Break Online intends to be in your email box every after 4 months and we welcome your contributions on issues you feel are pertinent to investment in Uganda. Thank you reading this edition so far and we hope you look forward to the ones to come. Editorial
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| Uganda Improves at Doing Business ranking |
Uganda is reported to have improved at the ease of doing business ranking by World Bank from 135 to 122 out of 189 economies. The Doing Business Reports, which are prepared annually to establish how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations, have become a significant benchmark for potential investors whenever they seek to make an investment decision. read more}
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Quarter one report
During the first quarter for the financial year 2015/16 (July to September), Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) licensed 86 projects with planned investment value of US$ 263.8 million. These
Investments in various sectors were projected to create 7,733 jobs.read more} |
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Uganda among the top 20 investment destinations globally
Did you know that Uganda was among FP’s top 20 global investment destinations this year 2015?
Foreign Policy (FP) is the publisher of Foreign Policy magazine and ForeignPolicy.com. For more than 40 years they have been a leading provider of global news, insight, and analysis for senior business and policy leaders in the US and around the world.read more}
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UIA facilitating Domestic Investment
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INVESTMENT PROJECTS
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| Recycling PET Plastic waste |
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The project seeks to transformpost- consumer PET packaging materials through processes of super recycling cleaning into new PET bottles, which is done by decontaminating post-consumer contaminants to concentration levels of virgin PET materials. It is located along Gayaza road, Kampala and deals in making one of the most favorable packaging materials worldwide. Polyethylene terephthalate is used for packaging beverages, soft drinks, mineral water, energy drinks, iced tea, soap detergents, herbal medicine and many more .
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| Supply of Brewed Sorghum |
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The project, which seeks to supply brewed sorghum to Uganda Breweries Ltd and export simsim to China, is located along Lira – Soroti Road, in Lira, Northern Uganda
A nucleus farm is to be established in the northern or eastern Uganda to act as a model for the surrounding farmers in conjunction with the out growers network. The firm will underscore an import substitution strategy for the development of the brewing industry. The company will partner directly with 5654 farmers with the core farm employing 281 persons read more}
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| PERSPECTIVES |
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Workplace Skills
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On 23rd September 2015, I participated in the awareness workshop on collaborative action research in Vocational Training institutions and workplaces. The workshop was organized by Kyambogo University and funded by the NORHED MVP-Project. MVP refers to a Master’s Degree in Vocational Pedagogical studies – a course tenable in Kyambogo University . MVP students use collaborative Action research as a working tool.
The concept of "Collaborative Action Research in Vocational education (TVET) is hinged on the notion that meaningfu skills and the development of competencies suitable for the workplace can be realized through effective collaboration between vocational education institutions and training providers at workplaces. read more}
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| EDITORIAL TEAM |
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| Head Office | Uganda Investment Authority, Twed Plaza Plot 22B Lumumba Avenue, P.O.BOX 7418 Kampala, Uganda | Tel: 0414301000 | info@ugandainvest.go.ug |
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