Kadaga, Mafabi to grace Swedish Business Expo

Jun 19, 2013

Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and the leader of Opposition in Parliament Nandala Mafabi are to grace the long awaited Uganda-Nordics Business Expo slated for August this year in Stockholm, Sweden.

By Abou Kisige      

Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and the leader of Opposition in Parliament Nandala Mafabi are to grace the long awaited Uganda-Nordics Business Expo slated for August this year in Stockholm, Sweden.

The expo organised under the theme, “from aid to trade” is to help the Uganda business community engage in a trade partnership with Ugandans leaving in the Nordics countries.

The chairman of the expo, Eddie Bazira, said Ugandans involved in small businesses and medium small entrepreneurs will share economic opportunities in Uganda and the Nordic region that can attract trade partnership and direct foreign investment across both regions.

“Our aim is to create conditions for a preferential trade arrangement for Uganda and Nordic entrepreneurs in order to play a role of shifting from aid to trade, hence a sustainable development partnership,” Bazira said.

Bazira explained that Ugandans can tap the power of their market to improve the lives of its citizens through trade, direct foreign investment, sharing knowledge and transfer of technology.

He said Ugandans intending to participate will have to part with a minimal fee of US$ 2850 with all expenses paid to attend the trade opportunity which will run from August 29th to September 2nd, 2013.

“As management we rescheduled the event from June to August this year because of delays in getting necessary clearance of our Ugandan contingent from the Swedish immigration authorities, but as we speak preparations for the expo are ongoing” Bazira told Journalists at Equatorial building in Kampala recently.

Others expected to attend include the minister Tourism and Wildlife Maria Mutagamba, the minister for economic monitoring Henry Banyenzaki and delegates from ministry of trade and industry, Uganda national chamber of commerce and industry, Uganda manufacturers association.

According to the Ugandan Ambassador to the Nordic Countries, Zaake Kibedi, Ugandans will have an opportunity to show case their products and link them to the Swedish business community.

“We want people who are dealing in crafts, agricultural products, foods, artisans and people involved in value addition among others not to miss this opportunity because a meeting place for exhibitors to meet trade visitors and for government technocrats and policy makers to interact and evolve policy,” Kibedi said.

Last year Ugandans in Nordic countries also held a series of activities in the build up to Uganda’s Golden Jubilee Independence anniversary celebrations which were intended to market the country.

Among the activities held included a week-long conference which discussed ways in which the five Nordic countries that include Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden can trade with Uganda and also market the country as a tourist destination. Uganda diaspora financial remittances hit a record of US$ 1.7bn in 2010.

 

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