Uganda secured a seat on UNIDO’s fifty-three-member Industrial Development Board for 2025–2027 during the UNIDO General Conference in Riyadh. Ambassador Isaac Sebulime led Uganda’s delegation and said the country aims to use UNIDO partnerships to advance innovation, productivity, and value-added manufacturing. The conference also highlighted gender equality in industry and recognized Nature Bio Foods, which operates in Uganda, with a sustainability award for its farmer-centered supply chain practices.

MTN MoMo, in partnership with Letshego Uganda and dfcu Bank, launched two digital loan products to provide instant working capital for mobile money agents. The dfcu Bank Weekend Agent Loan offers UGX 1–5 million for weekend use, while Letshego’s Agent Float Loan provides UGX 300,000–5 million with flexible repayment during the week. Both require no collateral and disburse funds instantly, enabling agents to maintain liquidity, serve customers uninterrupted, and support Uganda’s digital financial inclusion.

A joint Kenya–Uganda technical committee reported major progress in clearing trade bottlenecks at key border posts, easing the movement of goods and people into Uganda. Officials said improvements at the Busia, Malaba, and Lwakhakha One-Stop Border Posts are reducing clearance times, shortening truck queues, and cutting business costs. The changes support Uganda’s role as Kenya’s largest export market and are expected to strengthen bilateral trade, improve food security, and boost regional economic integration.

Uganda’s High Commission in Kuala Lumpur hosted the Uganda Business Forum and Expo in Bangkok to promote investment opportunities for Thai businesses. Officials highlighted priority sectors such as tourism, agro-industrialization, ICT, and mining, and outlined incentives including tax exemptions, duty waivers, and access to more than 500 million regional consumers. Ministers and diplomats urged Thai investors to pursue partnerships in mineral exploration, value addition, renewable energy, and trade, aiming to deepen Uganda-Thailand economic cooperation.

Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority, working with ICAO and the UK government, presented the final draft of a feasibility study on sustainable aviation fuel. Deputy Director General Olive Birungi Lumonya said Uganda aims to adopt cleaner aviation energy to help meet ICAO’s goal of cutting aviation CO₂ emissions by 5% by 2030. The study finds that Uganda’s biomass resources could support local SAF production, improve energy security, and generate environmental and economic benefits.

Peter Brooks, a US-based Paramount Pictures executive, returned to Kampala with a 10-member delegation for a coffee purchase deal and wider commodity partnerships with Ugandan producers. The visit follows outreach by the Office of the President’s Diaspora Affairs and aligns with President Museveni’s push for diaspora-driven trade. Brooks plans a coffee consignment and is assessing shea butter, cocoa, chia seeds, and vanilla. Officials say the effort supports Uganda’s expanding export sector and deeper diaspora engagement.