President Yoweri Museveni, on a working visit in Abu Dhabi , has called on investors globally to set up investments in Uganda beacuse of their fast grpwing economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that Uganda\u2019s economy which is growing at a fast rate and that of other African countries need a stimulant in the form of adding value to products to accelerate the transformation needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe, therefore, invite investors from the world to help us do the rapid transformation of our economy and society as they also benefit because the IRR in Uganda is 14.1%. Uganda is now classified as a lower middle income country. It will however rapidly grow into a high middle class country and eventually into a fast world country. To achieve these goals, we need to add value to the large spectrum of our agricultural raw materials like coffee, bananas, fruits, cotton, oil seeds, cassava, maize, tea, dairy, beef, poultry products, fish, forest products, sugar as well as mineral products,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni was among several African and International leaders who today attended the opening ceremony of the 4th edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) themed \u2018The nexus of Next: Supercharging Sustainable Progress\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni was delivering his address on the topic \u2018Transforming Uganda in a rising East Africa\u2019.
Abu Dhabi Sustainable Week is a global platform to address the world\u2019s most pressing sustainability challenges and accelerate inclusive economic, social and environmental progress. The event fosters interconnected solutions that redefine sustainability and harness collective intelligence to super charge sustainable progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally ADSW leverages the UAE\u2019s vision and its unique ability to unite the Global community and accelerate a sustainable, inclusive and resilient future.
The annual event stands at the nexus of new thinking and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni assured investors of the huge and growing market in the region that will not only absorb all their manufactured products but will also ensure the sustainability of their investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President saluted leaders in East Africa, and Africa in general for the clear vision realized of supporting the strategic policy of ensuring the prosperity of their people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI salute our African brothers and sisters in East Africa and the whole continent. With a clear vision, we agreed that when you produce a good or a service, you need to sell. The more you sell, the better for our prosperity. The internal market of Uganda of 46 million people is not enough to support large scale sustained production of goods and services, especially when their purchasing power is still low. Already Uganda has a surplus of many products: maize, milk, beef, bananas, steel products, cement, tubes and tyres, textiles, cassava products , among others. How would the Uganda economy grow if we did not have the East African market,\u201d he wondered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni went added, \u201cI would like therefore to assure investors from outside Africa that the Africans have already laid down a lucrative market. When you invest in Uganda or any of the brother African countries, you have the assurance of this huge and growing market. The population of Africa will be 2.5 billion people in the next 25 years. The population of Uganda will be 106 people by that time,\u201d the President observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that with the adoption of correct policies by African leaders and acting in the right way, the future leadership in prosperity without doubt belongs to the continent. He asserted that the growth of Africa is now unstoppable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni in his address however cautioned on the philosophical, ideological and strategic mistakes committed by actors he described as bankrupt, greedy, evil and also ignorant observing that to win global affluence, the mistakes are not necessary as they generate resistance followed by conflicts,adding that the strength is in win-win solutions to human problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Museveni informed delegates of Uganda\u2019s journey to economic recovery that involved reversing the small enclave island of the 3Cs- coffee, cotton and copper and 3Ts -Tobacco Tea and Tourism by encouraging the growing of more coffee, tea and expanding the Tourism sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that the government diversified the economy by commercializing new products such as fruits, fish, bananas, dairy products, beef, sugar, cassava, and leather, wood products among others as well as adding value to some of the raw materials that included textiles, dairy products and sugar to produce finished products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government included the knowledge economy by producing products of intellect such as auto-mobiles and vaccines among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Museveni emphasized the need for infrastructure, skilled and a healthy population as well as heavily investing in energy generation, road construction, expanding schools and health centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese modest efforts have made the economy grow from a miserable US$ 4 bn in 1986 to now US$ 168.5 bn by the PPP method. We are not satisfied with this. Much of this US$ 55 bn is raw materials. We intend to grow the economy to US$ 500 bn in the coming few years,\u201d the President noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President of Nigeria Bola Tinubu also addressed the summit on the topic: From Climate imperatives to economic Prosperity: Bringing Africa into the Future of Global Energy\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nigerian Leader stressed his country\u2019s commitment to the related matters of sustainability anchored on the 3 pillars of energy transition, climate resilience and transition to cleaner energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The summit was also attended by the Attorney General Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, the Permanent secretary, Ministry of Finance ,Planning and Economic Development and Secretary to the Treasury, Mr.Ramadhan Goobi, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health,Dr. Diana Atwine and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Vincent Bagiire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Others present included the Ambassador of Uganda to the United Arab Emirates, H.E Zaake W. Kibedi and Ambassador Aisa Ismail the Deputy Head of Mission Uganda Embassy- Abu Dhabi as well as officials from the Uganda Embassy, United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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