Trade

CommoditiesEconomy

Goods trade gap shrinks for fifth month in a row

Uganda's goods trade deficit shrank for the fifth straight month in May as exports grew faster than imports into the country, according to central bank data
Aerial view of a cargo ship
OpinionPolitics & Policy

BRICS summit: Productive, but not bold enough in challenging global order

The BRICS summit communique makes clear that some solid work was done and that the participants agreed to undertake some useful initiatives. But on some issues, it's clear that the leaders resorted to vague statements that hide their real differences.
The presidents of the five BRICS countries
Politics & Policy

Museveni mediation fails to bridge Economic Partnership Agreement differences

Negotiations for the agreement were finalised in October 2014, with Kenya and Rwanda acceding to it in 2015. Other EAC member states are yet to sign the agreement, with Tanzania the most vocal dissenter
EconomyOpinionPolitics & Policy

What Uganda needs to do to manufacture more and crack export markets

Uganda needs to boost manufacturing and exports to realise the ambitions listed in its social and economic development plan.