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Uganda: South Sudan Traders' Woes - Cabinet Sets Up Committee
Observer, 8 August 2016
Government has set up a cabinet subcommittee to pursue the matter of Ugandan traders who supplied goods and services to the government of South Sudan but were not paid due to… Read more »
Uganda to Engage South Sudan on Unpaid Traders
The government is assisting businesses who supplied goods and services to the Juba government but haven't been paid due to a resurgence of hostilities.
The war in South Sudan has had a negative impact on trade in commodities such as foodstuffs.
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Uganda: Cost of South Sudan Crisis Hits Traders
Observer, 3 August 2016
Arua Park, once the bustling section of downtown Kampala, has lost its mojo to the war in South Sudan, writes ALI TWAHA & ABUBAKER MAYEMBA. Read more »
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Uganda: Peace in South Sudan Matters to Ugandans
Monitor, 2 August 2016
Despite the horrors that have been taking place in South Sudan the last few weeks, some Ugandans are still keen on going back to Juba to ply their trade. The recent fighting in… Read more »
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Uganda: Sudan War Pushes Down Tomato Prices as Farmers Incur Losses
Monitor, 3 August 2016
With renewed conflict in South Sudan, which is a vibrant market for various commodities from Uganda, farmers and traders are already feeling the pinch. Read more »
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Uganda: Traders Defy Security Warning, Return to South Sudan
Monitor, 1 August 2016
Some Ugandan traders have returned to South Sudan despite government warning them against travelling back. Read more »
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East Africa: Cattle Traders Stranded As South Sudan Buyers Stay Away
Monitor, 23 July 2016
Cattle traders and farmers in northern Uganda are stranded without market for their animals due to absence of buyers from South Sudan following the fighting there. Read more »
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East Africa: South Sudan War Killing Uganda Traders Softly
Observer, 22 July 2016
As the war grinds on in South Sudan, more and more Ugandan businesspeople who fled the fighting and are back here in the country are feeling the pinch of inactivity. Read more »
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East Africa: South Sudan Traders Told to Explore Alternative Markets
EA Business, 19 July 2016
South Sudan's dramatic and continuous return to civil conflict has become a thorn in the eye to trade for the business community in the East African region. Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda Loses About a $1 Million Daily in South Sudan Conflict
Monitor, 14 July 2016
Uganda is losing about $1 million (Shs3.3 billion) every day since war resumed in Juba, the South Sudan capital last weekend Read more »
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East Africa: Businesses Count Losses Amid Renewed South Sudan Conflict
New Times, 12 July 2016
Businesses have started counting their losses in the wake of renewed fighting in South Sudan. Read more »
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Tanzania: Stock Brokers Up in Arms Over Abolishment of Tax Exemption
Citizen, 13 June 2016
Tanzania's stock market brokers are up in arms over the proposed tax-exemption removal on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE)-listed shares saying the new tax measure will… Read more »
