Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development launched Uganda’s first National Green Taxonomy (NGT) in September 2025. A standardized framework aimed to define and classify economic activities that meaningfully support environmental sustainability and climate goals.
On 24th December 2024, the United Nations General Assembly under resolution A/RES/79/233, adopted the Awaza Programme of Action (APoA) for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) for the Decade 2024–2034. The APoA represents a renewed and strengthened global commitment to support the development aspirations of the 32 LLDCs located in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America.
The Strategy for Economic and Commercial Diplomacy (ECD) provides the essential blueprint for coordinating and engaging strategically with the global economy to expand market access and penetration for Uganda’s goods and services, attract transformative investments in key growth sectors, and harness international partnerships for sustainable development.
The strategy aligns with Uganda’s national plan, especially the Tenfold Growth Strategy, aiming for significant economic transformation. The ECD Strategy aims to:
In November 2023, Parliament passed the Petroleum Supply (Amendment), Bill 2023, giving the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) exclusivity to import and supply all petroleum products destined for Ugandan Market. The Petroleum Supply (Amendment), Bill 2023 is aimed at eliminating the middlemen in the oil supply chain that are said to be the cause of fluctuations in oil pump prices.
In August 2023, Electoral Commission launched 2022/23-2026/27 and road map for the 2025/2026 elections. The newly launched Strategic Plan and Roadmap serves as critical guiding documents for ensuring a smooth, transparent and inclusive electoral process.
In September 2022, Parliament reconsidered and passed the Competition Bill which was earlier returned by the President in July, 2023. H.E the President declined to sign the Bill on the basis that Clause 4 establishes the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission which attracts a charge on the Consolidated Fund.
In August 2023, Parliament passed the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill, 2023 which now allows the licensed farming and use of marijuana strictly for medical use, and sets harsh penalties for a multitude of offences related to substances abuse. The 94 Clauses Bill seeks to allow the cultivation of marijuana and that strictly for medical and other authorized usages, with extreme penalties including forfeiture of properties, lengthy jail terms and hefty fines for violators.
The EAC adopted EAC strategy for trade in services 2023-2033 in February, 2023. This was in line with the directive of the EAC Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI), at its meetings held on 16th November 2018, to the EAC Secretariat to develop an EAC Strategy for Trade in Services (TiS) to guide EAC interventions going forward (EAC/SCTIFI/35/Directive 20). The Strategy’s main objective is to enhance service sector integration in the EAC region and increase intra-EAC trade in services and exports of services to the continent and the world.
H.E the President assented to The Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2023 and he signed the said Bill into law on 10th May 2023.
On June 23rd,2023, the H.E the President of Uganda assented to the bill of the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (Implementation) Act, 2023. The Act came into force on 1st July 2023 and it is to give the force of law in Uganda to the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information; the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in tax matters; and for related matters.
