Business mission to Uganda, 10 – 14 April 2013

In partnership with the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), NABA invites Norwegian companies to join a business mission to Uganda 10 – 14 April.Highlight of the business mission is the participation in the Commonwealth Business Council’s ”Driving growth in Africa” conference organized in collaboration with the Government of Uganda.NABA, in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Norwegian Business Centre (NBC) in Kampala will prepare a side program for Norwegian delegates before and after this conference.Read the conference invitation from HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda:“I would like to invite all international investors looking to take part in the African Boom to join us in Kampala for the Uganda Investment Forum. The Forum will focus on Uganda as one of Africa’s leading business and investment destinations, while taking the theme ‘Driving Growth in Africa’. Uganda is ideally situated to be your gateway to the 150 million consumers in East African Community and the 1 billion across the African Continent. Uganda was the host of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) 2007. CBF 2007 was the largest Commonwealth Business event ever held in Africa and resulted in over US$1 Billion worth of Infrastructure proposals. By partnering with the Commonwealth Business Council, we intend to build on this success and further increase investment into Uganda.“Forum addressed by:

• HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda
• Rt. Hon. Amama Mbabazi, Prime Minister of Uganda
• Hon. Maria Kiwanuka, Minister of Finance
• Hon. Amelia Kyambadde, Minister of Trade & Industry
• Hon. Tress Bucyanayandi, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries
• Hon. Ephraim Kamuntu, Minister of Tourism
• Hon. Eng. Irene Muloni, Minister of Energy & Minerals
• Hon. Abraham Byandaala, Minister of Transportation & Works
• International business leaders

Sectors examined during the forum, supported by projects, include: Public Private Partnership, Agriculture, Tourism, ICT, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Energy & Natural ResourcesFor more information about the CBC conference program, click here (Conference Program PDF)For more information about the NABA business mission to Uganda, please email Mr. Eivind Fjeldstad: ef@norwegianafrican.no or +47 9596 9631.