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Why Invest In Uganda

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Uganda lies at the heart of East Africa and the Horn of Africa, sharing borders with Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo; which gives it a unique location advantage for regional trade and investment.

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Uganda is a party to international trade arrangements which allows it to penetrate the major global markets.

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Uganda’s national policy reforms have helped give its economy a steady GDP growth of 6% (one of the fastest in the world), only recently interrupted by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Uganda has a well-regulated, highly liberalized economy allowing free movement of capital to and from the country.

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The cost of living in Uganda for one person is $ 604 which is 1.59 x less expensive than the world average.

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Uganda is safe, secure, stable and one of the friendliest countries in Africa. Restaurants with Western and Eastern cuisine are available. Uganda has a growing number of schools offering an international curriculum.

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Uganda has put in place incentives to attract Foreign Direct Investment which includes:

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Doing business in Uganda has never been easier than it is now.

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Uganda has one of the richest and most diverse natural resource bases in Africa that includes mineral deposits such as copper, tungsten, cobalt, tantalite, oil, natural, gas;, regular rainfall, and fertile land acros

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Uganda has a positive economic outlook. Inflation rates and exchange rates have held steady over the last five years averaging 2.71% and Shs 3,641 to the USD. Return on investment is about 5% projected to increase to about 7%.