Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by French companies in Uganda reached USD1.6 billion in 2023, representing more than 50% of Uganda’s FDI inflows, a study commissioned by the French Foreign Trade Advisors in Uganda (CCEF) and the Economic Department of the Embassy of France, has revealed. This makes France, Uganda’s single biggest source of foreign investment in 2023. The World Investment Report by the UN Trade and Development, unveiled on June 20, 2024, showed that Uganda in 2023 attracted a substantial USD2.886 billion. Presenting the results of the economic impact study, Mr. Jean GAVALDA, the President of the French Foreign Trade…
French FDI to Uganda reaches USD 1.6 bn; to more than double to USD 4.2 bn in 3 years

Left-Right: H.E Xavier Sticker, Ambassador of France to Uganda; Mr. Jean GAVALDA, President of the French Foreign Trade Advisory (CCEF) committee in Uganda; Thomas Pelletier, the French-Ugandan Chamber of Commerce (FCCU) President, Ms. Happiness Daher-Ebhohon, General Manager of the FCCU and Mr. Gregory SIDRAC Economic Counselor of the Embassy of France in Uganda at the event to officially launch the FCCU.




