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QA: Four Years at PACEID: Odrek Rwabwogo on Building Uganda’s Export Potential One Firm at a Time — and the Non-Negotiables the Country Must Prioritise

Muhereza KyamuteteraMarkets & Money The Big StoryFebruary 24, 2026February 24, 2026

As you approach four years as Chairperson of PACEID, what was the single biggest problem you were determined to solve in Uganda’s export and industrial story when you took on…

Uganda’s 2019 export earnings reach a historic USD4.1 billion

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryFebruary 21, 2020February 24, 2020

Uganda’s export earnings in 2019, grew by 11.9% from USD3.6 billion in 2018 to USD4.1 billion in 2019. This was despite a 79% decline in formal and informal export earnings from Rwanda- from USD257.5 million in 2018 to USD54.3 million in 2019. Rwanda, one of Uganda’s top five sources of export revenue, closed its borders with Uganda in February 2019- constructing the movement of people and goods to a bare minimum. Gold was the leading export revenue earner- accounting for 31% or USD1.3 billion- followed by coffee at 11% or USD438.5 million. Gold earnings have since 2016 replaced coffee as…

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