Africa-Press – Uganda. The Uganda High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, accredited to Thailand, has announced the Pearl of Africa – Uganda Business Forum & Expo 2025 (Thailand Chapter), set for 26 November 2025 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Bangkok.
The event, themed “Unlocking Uganda’s Business Potential: Prosperity Through Partnerships,” aims to bring together Thai government agencies, investors, business associations, and development partners with Uganda’s public and private sectors to foster trade, investment, and tourism collaboration.
High Commissioner Betty Oyella Bigombe emphasized that the forum represents a strategic opportunity to deepen economic and commercial ties between Uganda and Thailand.
“Economic and commercial diplomacy is opening new frontiers. Let us build bridges of cooperation, innovation, and mutual growth,” she said ahead of the event.
Uganda positions itself as a stable, investment-friendly gateway to over 500 million consumers through the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
The country’s trade with Thailand surged by USD 59 million in 2024, highlighting growing investor confidence and untapped potential.
The Expo will showcase investment opportunities across multiple sectors:
Agriculture and Agro-Processing: Investors are invited to develop processing plants, modern irrigation systems, fertilizer industries, and export-oriented agro-value chains linking farmers to global markets.
Tourism and Hospitality: Opportunities include eco-lodges, resorts, theme parks, tour companies, and partnerships in destination branding and airline services.
ICT and Innovation: Collaborations are encouraged in fintech, digital infrastructure, data centers, software development, and ICT training hubs to strengthen Africa’s digital economy.
Minerals, Oil and Gas: Investment prospects include exploration, refining, and value-addition in oil, gold, cobalt, and copper, contributing to the global green economy.
Trade Expansion: The forum will provide a platform to strengthen trade between Uganda and Thailand.
The forum is expected to attract Thai investors, business leaders, SPVs, institutions, and development organizations, all seeking to explore new markets and establish sustainable partnerships with Uganda.
Uganda offers a wide range of investment opportunities that can be showcased to Thai investors in Bangkok.
In agriculture, investors can explore export-oriented value chains such as coffee, tea, cocoa, bananas, mangoes, and pineapples, as well as agro-processing plants for fruit juices, grains, sugar, and dairy products, supported by modern irrigation systems and local fertilizer production.
The tourism and hospitality sector presents opportunities in eco-lodges, resorts, safari-based attractions, theme parks, tour companies, and destination branding partnerships, including airline collaborations.
Uganda’s growing ICT sector offers prospects in fintech, digital banking, software development, data centers, cloud infrastructure, and ICT training hubs.
The country’s mineral and energy sectors provide openings in oil exploration and refining, gold, cobalt, and copper extraction with value addition, and renewable energy projects such as solar, hydropower, and biomass.
Trade, logistics, and manufacturing sectors are also ripe for investment, including industrial parks, light manufacturing, warehousing, transport corridors, and cold storage facilities.
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