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SPECIAL REPORT
East African Business Week I February 23 - March 1, 2015

Doing business in Uganda and beyond

Special Report: Doing Business in Uganda,
East Africa and beyond
„ The Uganda Export Promotion Board is a specialized agency set up by Government for the
development, promotion and co-ordination of
all export related activities that lead to export
growth on a sustainable basis. The institution is
supervised by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives of the Republic of Uganda.
The Board provides the following services;
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Trade and Market Information
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Promote the development of exports
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Trade promotional services
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Customized advisory services
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Formulate and recommend to Government export plans, policies and strategies
The Uganda Export Promotion Board fully supports the widening and deepening of the integration process among the five Partner States. The
entry point of the integration process of the East
African Community is the Customs Union which
commenced in 2005. The EAC entered into a fully
fledged Customs Union in January, 2010 and
commenced the implementation of the Common Market in July, 2010.
The East African Community Facts and Figures
- 2014 published by the EAC Secretariat indicates
that the total aggregate output (at current prices)
for the region amounted to US$ 110.3 billion in
2013, compared to US$ 99.3 billion in 2012. The
per capita GDP for the region in 2013 ranged from
US$ 294.2 in Burundi, $633 in Uganda, $709 for

Rwanda, US$742 in Tanzania to US$ 1,055.2 in Kenya. The dominant sector in all