Trade within the East African Community has grown by over 49% since the commencement of the East African Customs Union in 2005, a study has revealed.

THE Uganda National Roads Authority has threatened to cancel Zzimwe Construction Company's sh1.9b contract for the rehabilitation of the Arua-Koboko-Oraba road over poor performance.

Arusha will soon have yet another world-class hotel following injection of multi-million dollars to the rehabilitation of Mount Meru Hotel, along Arusha-Moshi road.

Farmers craving for Tropical vegetable hybrid seeds now have a reason to smile, thanks to the world's leading firms for pumping 600,000 Euros nearly 1bn/- into seed breeding near Arusha.

UGANDA marked 47 years of autonomy last month with lots fanfare from various categories of people, including the private sector, the armed forces and the World War veterans. But the intriguing question remains; are we independent economically?

The investment climate facility (ICF) has committed $1m to the harmonisation of commercial laws to fight counterfeit business in East Africa.

THE week opened on a sluggish note with only DFCU Bank trading on Tuesday at sh550 per share.

WORK on the 250MW Bujagali hydro-power project in Jinja is on course.

THE National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) has become the centre of attention in the ICT sector with stakeholders accusing the ICT ministry of sidelining them.

UMEME has promised to provide interest free funding for power factor correction in its efforts to lower power bills and reduce electricity losses.

THE East African Customs Union comes into effect January 2010, just two months away. The New Vision's David Mugabe caught up with the East African Community Secretary General, Ambassador Juma Mwapachu, in Arusha, Tanzania on the region's state of preparedness

The National Resistance Movement(NRM) secretary general, Mr Amama Mbabazi has said opposition leaders are sabotaging government development projects.

Parliament has opened an investigation into usage of the nearly Shs300 billion the country invested in hosting the November 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting meeting (Chogm) in Kampala. Making the first appearance to answer queries before the Parliamentary Committee

The National Environmental Management Authority (Nema) has ordered the immediate closure of Leather Industries Uganda Ltd, for alleged failure to adhere to the authority's guidelines.

Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) turnover has improved in the third quarter after falling by 30 per cent in the second quarter of 2009.

Efforts to create Uganda's first reinsurance company have been boosted by the acquisition of more than half the capital required for its establishment.

SIX firms have been shortlised by Kampala City Council to bid for the provision of consultancy services for the Kampala Institutional and Infrastructure Development Programme (KIIDP) roads.

AS Parliament has started scrutinising the expenditure for the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), The New Vision looks into the procurement process and cost of the road works.

THE National Social Security Fund (NSSF) lost sh23b in a Kenyan telecom company investment, top management has revealed.

THE chief government valuer, A.J Bwiragura, has blamed the public for obstructing work on the Bujagali transmission line.