Industry & Trade

African trade has long been slowed by a quiet but powerful barrier. A product made in Kampala and destined for Nairobi or Lagos often has to go through repeated testing, …

Uganda’s Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (MoFPED) has released a review of the 10-year Corporate Income Tax (CIT) holidays granted to strategic investors and exporters. The key question …

On April 27, 2026, Uganda’s Cabinet approved the immediate enforcement of a national Trade Order, declaring it “non-negotiable.” The directive requires informal street vendors to vacate urban verandas, walkways, and …

Imagine moving your own stock from a central warehouse to a branch, only for the taxman to later call it a “sale” and demand billions in tax. That is exactly …

For many multinational companies operating in Uganda, global purchasing power has always been a strategic advantage. Through group agreements, local subsidiaries can import equipment at significantly lower prices than competitors. …

On April 24, Uganda’s State Minister for Trade, David Bahati, announced a nationwide suspension of the controversial “trade order”, a directive that had aimed to remove street vendors, kiosks, and …

When Steve Jobs handed over leadership of Apple Inc. to Tim Cook in 2011, many questioned whether an operations expert could replace a visionary. Fifteen years later, that question has …

For many upwardly mobile Ugandan professionals, buying a premium vehicle like a Toyota Harrier, Subaru Forester, or Land Cruiser Prado is a major milestone. But once the money is ready, …

When a government enacts an aggressive economic policy, markets react instantly. But reversing that policy is rarely as simple. The United States is now confronting that reality, discovering that undoing …