R. Musinguzi, the Commissioner General of the URA has appealed to Ugandans to promote the usage of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) by requesting for fiscalized receipts whenever they buy goods and get VAT-related services.

A traveller aboard an inbound flight from Dubai has been nabbed with “fake hips” that were discovered to be smuggling smart phones. The lady discovered that in fact “her hips did lie” when 40 pieces of phones were found strapped to her hips and in her bosom, hidden beneath several layers of clothing.

Kenya will finally license the Uganda National Oil Company (Unoc), ending months of a major feud that spilled over to the regional court and hurt diplomatic ties between the two countries.

In the past year, TradeMark Africa made significant strides in enhancing trade in our 14 countries of operation. Our journey, marked by the opening of our new office in Accra, Ghana, symbolises. Read full story

In 2019, TradeMark Africa and the IOTA Foundation partnered to change trade processes by removing bottlenecks associated with paperwork, lack of access to information and slow approvals. Read full story

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Customs Enforcement team at Entebbe Airport has stepped up its efforts, using technology to uncover hidden mobile phones. Source Opera News. Read full story

The East African Community (EAC) has taken a significant step towards economic integration with the official launch of its common currency, the East African Sheafra (SHF). Source Opera News Read full story

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NTBs cost region $16m, threatening intra-EAC trade...Read full story