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Merchandise trade deficit slows down on stronger exports
Goods trade exports rose at their fastest rate in 14 months in April, offsetting a surge in goods imports and slowing down the growth of Uganda's merchandise trade deficit
Goods trade gap falls to near three-year low
Uganda's merchandise trade deficit with the rest of the world fell to its lowest level in 35 months in January, helped by a sharp drop in imports of unrefined gold
Trade deficit gets gold boost
A 96.6% annual increase in goods exports, boosted by gold exports, led to a narrowing of the external trade deficit
Merchandise exports surge in September as gold shipments rise
Trade deficit narrows to $296.4bn from $349.7bn the previous month
Trade deficit narrows on higher gold exports
Increase in gold exports in July allowed outbound merchandise to outpace a gain in goods imports
Coffee exports rise, spurred by higher robusta prices
Strong Robusta prices drive Uganda's July coffee exports to their highest levels since August 2021
US sanctions Ugandan refinery over illicit gold trade
The United States has sanctioned a network of companies controlled by Alain Goetz, a Belgian businessman who owns a gold refinery in Uganda, for participating in the illicit trade of gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Trade deficit narrows in December
The Uganda merchandise trade deficit narrowed for the second consecutive month in December as gold imports and exports recorded steep declines
Exports rise most in 2 years in 2019 on surge in gold shipments
Uganda's export growth rose to a two-year high last year as a surge in gold shipments helped shake off the effects of a border crisis with Rwanda, preliminary data showMore Gold
20 June 2019
UN report links Uganda to smuggled DRC gold, says exports are underdeclared
Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi are the main transit routes of gold smuggled from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Dubai, according to a new United Nations report
19 June 2019
Venezuelan gold behind Uganda’s best ever monthly exports
In March, Uganda's merchandise exports surged to $604.4mn from $296.3mn in the previous month, driven by a jump in gold exports to their highest level ever
6 July 2018
Uganda’s trade deficit hits four-month low in May
Uganda's merchandise trade deficit eased to its lowest in four months in May following a fall in government project imports and a bump in outward shipments
22 June 2018
Coffee exports recover in May
An increase in robusta bean harvests pushed up Uganda's coffee exports in May compared to the previous month when the quantity of bags exported fell to its lowest since October 2016