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Nepal President Welcomes Uganda-Nepal Collaboration
The President of Nepal, HE Madam Bidhya Devi Bhandari, has warmly welcomed Nepal-Uganda collaboration in empowering women and girls with special skills and knowledge so that they can start viable businesses for their empowerment. She has also warmly endorsed the proposal for the two friendly countries to collaborate in the promotion of tourism to their countries.
Drawing WTO Focus to Developing Countries Agenda
The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Civil Aviation of the Government India, has hailed trade as the bridge to global prosperity; and to reducing global inequalities.
Yacob Urges Formalization of Economic Cooperation
The President of Singapore, Her Excellency Madam Halima Yacob, has asked the Government of Uganda to expedite the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding on Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) so that Singaporean investors and private sector can join Uganda in her struggle for socioeconomic transformation.
Maldives: socio-economic transformation via tourism
The President of Maldives has expressed a wish to visit Uganda as part of his familiarization tour of the Continent of Africa. HE Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Solih made these remarks while receiving credentials from the Ugandan President, HE General Yoweri Museveni, accrediting Ms Grace Akello to Maldives as Uganda's Ambassador.
The Incubation Powerhouse of Indian Industry
In line with the strategy of promoting regional industrial development in Uganda, the Uganda High Commission visited the National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC), a Government of India Enterprise
Indian Travel Federation Convention to Promote Uganda Tourism
Over 1,000 world tourism and travel agents will gather in Kampala, Uganda at the biggest tourism event for the country organised by the Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI). Scheduled for the week running 2nd to 9th February, 2020, this mega conference will be opened by HE President Museveni, as Chief Guest
Hon Sam Kutesa receives a Solanika Minitractor from Mr Rabin, International Director Solanika Tractor Company on Friday, 8th June
The Hon Sam Kutesa, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, has congratulated Prime Minister Modi for securing a second time victory with a landslide win in last month's elections in India.
Uganda's Economic Growth Is Unstoppable -- Museveni
During his State of the Nation Address, 2018 on 6th June, President Museveni dwelt on the economy as the key to pulling people out of poverty. We reproduce edited excerpts of his speech below.
Uganda gets a mobile breast cancer testing machine
The fight against cancer in Uganda is set to receive a boost from the Sumta Foundation donation of a mobile mammography van, which left the Indian port of Mumbai on 6th May.
