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Uganda private sector to hold first business summit in Democratic Republic of Congo | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Sector Foundation Uganda representing private sector business associations in partnership with Government of Uganda will hold the first ever Uganda- DR Congo Business Summit between May 31 and June 8 in Kinshasa …

PSFU hosts a High-Level Public-Private Policy Dialogue on the status of the East Africa Community integration process on investments and job creation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga has urged the Uganda government and the private sector to focus on tapping into the DRC …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union and the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) have revived the Sustainable Business for Uganda (SB4U), a trade improvement initiative that was disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak, one year after its launch. The platform launched in 2019 is aimed at enabling Uganda’s export …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businesses seeking to export goods and services under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) arrangement have been advised to embrace technology for high-quality products. AfCFTA, which has a market base of 1.5 billion people, has been touted as a game-changer for economies like Uganda, …

Mentorship, access to finance and markets are on offer | THE INDEPENDENT | There are more opportunities that are being availed to small and medium enterprises as Uganda expects to have first oil in 2025. The Petroleum Authority of Uganda on Feb. 22 entered a partnership agreement with Stanbic Business …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Sector Foundation Uganda in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, have awarded selected private sector enterprises for piloting and scaling up innovative models to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in the workplace. The 16 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Sector Foundation Uganda together with Tanzania Private Sector Foundation in partnership with the ministry of foreign affairs through its Uganda High Commission in Tanzania will convene a Tanzania-Uganda Oil and gas symposium on November 25 in Dar-es- Salaam, officials said in Kampala on Oct.26. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) has called on Parliament to align national policies to the National Planning Framework that is premised on the Vision 2040, annual budget and Ministerial Policy statements. According to the PSFU Executive Director Francis Kisirinya, the business community invests based on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Private Sector Foundation Uganda, the country’s apex body for the private sector, has launched a partnership with Bird Uganda Safaris Limited, a Ugandan birding tour company to establish 3,980 work opportunities for young women and men over a 5-year period. The partnership is in collaboration …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda, and Private Sector Foundation of Uganda, have partnered with Kampala City Council Authority and the Ministry of Health to speed up COVID-19 vaccination and open up the economy. The above entities said on Sept.22 that the drive …