Dipo Olowookere
By Dipo Olowookere
As part of efforts to boost the Ugandan economy and improve the wellbeing of his citizens, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Ugandan has urged investors from Qatar to consider investing in the country.
According to President Museveni, investment in the four critical areas including in ICT would reduce the cost of electricity and business transaction in Uganda and promote industrialisation as Uganda moves to becoming a middle income country.
He noted that the East African nation was fast becoming a middle-income country with vast investment opportunities in agro-processing, industrialization and the service based sector.
Mr Museveni, while meeting with a delegation from Qatar Investment Fund yesterday, led by the CEO Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Saud al-Thank at Park Hyatt Hotel at the sidelines of the UNGA in New York, stated that, “Uganda is moving towards becoming a fast world country based on four sectors; commercial agriculture, industries, services and ICT.”
The President, who is in the United States on a working visit, will this week join world leaders attending the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
In his remarks, Sheikh Abdulla expressed interest to invest in infrastructure development projects in Uganda such as electricity, agro processing industries and the hospitality business.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is Qatar’s state-owned holding company that is characterized as a National Wealth Fund. It specializes in domestic and Foreign Investment. The QIA was founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 to strengthen the country’s economy by diversifying into new asset classes.
