{UAH} Discussing Trade and Investments at the UNAA Convention ~ Ugandans At Heart (UAH)

{UAH} Discussing Trade and Investments at the UNAA Convention

Discussing Trade and Investments at the UNAA Convention

Over the past few years, the Government of Uganda has placed ever-increasing emphasis on the attraction of capital investments from Ugandans in the Diaspora.

In the lead up to Uganda's Golden Jubilee celebrations, the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) was tasked with the conduct of appropriate research and analysis to create a document that would be made available to all and any Ugandans in the Diaspora interested in investing back home. With collaborative assistance from various Uganda Ministries (Foreign Affairs, Tourism and Trade, Agriculture, and others), Bank of Uganda and UNDP, UIA created and published the "Compendium of Diaspora Investment and Business Opportunities."

As described by the UIA;

These business ideas have been developed to give you a definite direction and focus on various investment opportunities. A brief overview of the business climate in Uganda is provided with profiles of 17 sectors and a summary of market conditions, key demand drivers, a snapshot of investment opportunities as well as over 200 business ideas. Each Chapter, in this publication attempts to give information on specific aspects of investment in Uganda and provides a starting point for prospective investments.

This compendium can be downloaded directly at www.ugandainvest.go.ug/businessideas/.

Over the next few weeks leading up to the Trade and Investment Forum at the upcoming 26^th Annual Convention of the Ugandan North American Association, I will endeavor to present for discussion and consideration some of these ideas.

As has been stated before, this year's Trade and Investment Forum will place greater emphasis on actual "actionable" ideas and projects with the goal of stimulating the creation of actual business ventures.

I have written many times before on the business potential in basic foods. Here is an analysis of an opportunity in the basic grains industry.