Hez Kimoomi Alinda, the executive director of UFZA, says that the exportation of gold products will boost the economy and also help improve the standards of living for the residents. UFZA is a [...]
Eng. Peter Balimunsi, a former employee of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC) has been appointed the new Board Chairperson of the Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA). Eng. [...]
Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) has embarked on efforts to attract foreign and diaspora investments to the Free Zones Scheme in Uganda. Currently there are 24 Private Free Zones in Uganda and [...]
Service provision at the Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA), Dairy Development Authority (DDA), Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is set to [...]
On 30th January 2021, Hon. Maria Kasaija, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, representing His Excellence Yoweri K. Museveni, the President of the Republic of Uganda, [...]
After five years of implementing the Free Zones Act 2014, UFZA is making proposals for Policy Reform to make Free Zones more competitive. UFZA is partnering with Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA) to [...]
On 23rd September 2020, UFZA handed over the site to National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), the commercial arm of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), to embark on the initial phase of [...]
Kasaija said, the government has already put in place a number of incentives to attract both local and foreign investment in the free zones, as it aims to boost industrial production and value [...]
Uganda Free Zone Authority (UFZA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) to construct the initial phase of a Public Free Port Zone at Entebbe [...]
The project is part of the of US$620 million US investment which also comprises the expansive Uganda-China (Guangdong) free zone of International Industrial Cooperation situated in the area. [...]
Uganda-China (Guangdong) Free Zone of International Industrial Cooperation is a subsidiary of Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group (U) Co., and was incorporated on 12th October 2016 for the sole [...]
During an official ceremony to hand over the licenses, Evelyn Anite, the state minister in charge of investment and privatization said, “The flower business is one of the sectors which has the [...]
Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) has issued two Developer’s Licences to M/s Nilus Limited and M/s Uganda Wood Impex Limited today at the UFZA offices in Kampala.
Kampala, January 13th 2017 Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the URA Head Office in Nakawa, Kampala. The [...]
The creation of free zones is intended to create an enabling environment aimed at enhancing economic growth and export-oriented manufacturing in the economy.
Hon. Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Monday signed an agreement with ASB Group of Companies at the Ministry’s Boardroom to establish a Special Economic [...]
Legislators on the finance committee have asked government to allocate sh2.6b to enable the operationalization of the Free Zones Act in order to modernize infrastructure in the country. The Free [...]
The Government has signed a deal with ASB Group, a Turkish company, to establish a $300m special economic zone for beef production in Nakaseke district. Under the agreement, the government has [...]
