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Goods trade gap falls to near three-year low
Uganda's merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world fell to its lowest level in 35 months in January, helped by a sharp drop in imports of non-petroleum mineral products
March 11, 2024
Commodities
Economy
Trade deficit gets gold boost
A 96.6% annual increase in goods exports, boosted by gold exports, led to a narrowing of the external trade deficit
December 11, 2023
Commodities
Economy
Trade deficit narrows on higher gold exports
Increase in gold exports in July allowed outbound merchandise to outpace a gain in goods imports
September 7, 2023
Commodities
Coffee exports rise, spurred by higher robusta prices
Strong Robusta prices drive Uganda's July coffee exports to their highest levels since August 2021
August 23, 2023
Politics & Policy
US sanctions Ugandan refinery over illicit gold trade
The United States has sanctioned a network of companies controlled by Alain Goetz, a Belgian businessman who owns a gold refinery in Uganda, for participating in the illicit trade of gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo
March 21, 2022
Economy
Trade deficit narrows in December
The Uganda merchandise trade deficit narrowed for the second consecutive month in December as gold imports and exports recorded steep declines
February 7, 2022
Economy
Exports rise most in 2 years in 2019 on surge in gold shipments
Uganda's export growth rose to a two-year high last year as a surge in gold shipments helped shake off the effects of a border crisis with Rwanda, preliminary data show
February 12, 2020
Politics & Policy
UN report links Uganda to smuggled DRC gold, says exports are underdeclared
Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are the main transit routes of gold smuggled from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Dubai, according to a new United Nations report
June 20, 2019
Politics & Policy
Venezuelan gold behind Uganda’s best ever monthly exports
In March, Uganda's merchandise exports rose sharply to $604.4m up from $296.3m the previous month. The surge was due to a spike in gold exports to their highest level ever — most of that gold was sneaked in from Venezuela
June 19, 2019
Economy
Uganda’s trade deficit hits four-month low in May
Uganda's merchandise trade deficit eased to its lowest in four months in May following a fall in government project imports and a bump in outward shipments
July 6, 2018
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