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More entrances to Lira Main Market opened
LIRA– Vendors in Lira Main Market are hopeful of making bumper sales following the opening of more entrances into the market to ease accessibility. Initially, Lira Main Market located in Lira City…
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East Africa
Commitments to Common Market Protocol bedrock of trade integration-EAC boss
ARUSHA – East African Community [EAC] Partner States’ commitments to the Common Market Protocol is the bedrock of trade integration in the bloc, EAC Secretary General, Dr. Peter Mathuki, has said. Mathuki…
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Market Information
Uganda’s December 2022 export earnings rose 10.7 percent
KAMPALA-Uganda’s export commodities earned the country US$ 371.81 million in December 2022, indicating an increase of 10.7 percent from US$ 335.77mln registered in the previous month, according to the latest Performance of…
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News
Vendors lose millions as fire guts Kitagwenda market
KITAGWENDA: Vendors who have been operating from Kitagwenda central market in Kitagwenda town council are crying foul after the market caught fire burning all their goods to ashes. The fire that gutted…
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News
Masaka city central market to be commissioned end of year
MASAKA-Masaka City Central Market with over lock-ups and 800 stalls will be officially opened on December 31, to accommodate mostly low income vendors, according to officials. The African Development Bank [AfDB] funded…
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Development
Amuru locals donate land for construction of modern market
AMURU-Residents of Lajalula, in Lakang Sub-county in Amuru district, have donated four acres of land for the establishment of a modern market where farmers’ agricultural produce and other goods will be sold.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister Kwiyucwiny urges cooperatives to stabilise market prices
OTUKE-Cooperatives in northern Uganda have a role to play in stabilising market prices in the region by releasing a given quantity of the stored commodities to the market whenever prices seem to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
WSACCO ready to spend heavily on supplies
KAMPALA-Uganda’s leading SACCO-Wazalendo SACCO [ WSACCO ] is ready to spend more money on services and tangible goods if were are to go by a running newspaper advert shared by its CEO…
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Development
Bill to protect consumers from predatory pricing in offing
KAMPALA-Parliament’s Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry said last week it would draft a comprehensive law aimed at protecting consumers in the country from false advertisement, predatory pricing, and substandard products. According…
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Energy & Mining
Reaping from oil and gas: Bunyoro suppliers call for special treatment
HOIMA -Local suppliers and contractors in the Bunyoro Sub-region say they are facing hurdles when it comes to accessing oil and gas opportunities, arguing that they need special consideration if they are…
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