{"id":6851,"date":"2022-10-08T15:06:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T15:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=6851"},"modified":"2022-10-08T15:16:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T15:16:43","slug":"kadaga-calls-for-elimination-of-trade-barriers-in-eac-and-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/kadaga-calls-for-elimination-of-trade-barriers-in-eac-and-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"KADAGA CALLS FOR ELIMINATION OF TRADE BARRIERS IN EAC AND AFRICA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Ms. Rebecca Kadaga has called for the elimination of trade barriers to promote the growth of indigenous industries and businesses. She was officiating at the opening of the on-going Uganda Manufacturers Association Trade Show at Lugogo grounds .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kadaga said that the Uganda government was committed to the implementation of the trade treaties signed by the EAC member states to promote trade in the region . She said that government was fast-tracking the introduction of the EAC Central Bank and a common currency .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kadaga together together with Dr. Musenero at the Ministry of Science ,Technology and Innovation booth <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While at the trade show Kadaga was delighted to flag off a consignment of goods and products produced in Uganda that are exported to the East and Central Africa region .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ,officials said, will close the annual event- which is running at the Lugogo UMA exhibition grounds from October 3 to October 10, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ugandans admiring and having a great feel of the fully electric Kayoola EVs bus being exhibited at the trade show <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Executive Director of the UMA Trade Fair, Dan Birungi told the media that 120 exhibitors from 20 countries are exhibiting at the biggest business annual event the first to be held since the devastating Covid -19 pandemic that locked down economies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation led by Minister Dr. monica Musenero – is showcasing one of Uganda\u2019s leading products the Kayoola fully electric buses and the Kayoola Diesel Coach produced by Uganda\u2019s Automotive Industry captains \u2013 Kiira Motors Corporation. The Ugandan made vehicles are a big attraction at the trade show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHarnessing economic recovery through local sourcing and expanding value chain integration\u201d is the theme for this year\u2019s the trade show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students where inspired too while on the Kayoola Diesel Coach (KDC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to buy a locally made durable bus (both electric and diesel ) please contact kiira motors Corporation at their home in Ntinda, Kampala Uganda.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telephone contact ;0783039613<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Ms. Rebecca Kadaga has called for the elimination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[24,65,170],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-national-news","category-trade"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kada-scaled.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4796,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/trade-war-escalates-as-uganda-bans-kenyan-products\/","url_meta":{"origin":6851,"position":0},"title":"TRADE WAR ESCALATES AS UGANDA BANS KENYAN PRODUCTS","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"December 14, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Uganda has \u00a0moved to counter Kenya\u2019s year long ban of Ugandan products by also placing an embargo on products coming from Kenya heading to their markets. \u00a0President Yoweri Museveni's administration placed a ban on some of the agricultural products coming from Kenya following a cabinet decision which was made on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Business"","block_context":{"text":"Business","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/business\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mUSEVENI.jpg","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4802,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/enough-is-enough-cabinet-says-as-it-decides-to-hit-back-at-kenya\/","url_meta":{"origin":6851,"position":1},"title":"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! 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