About Us:

We are a corporate entity established under the Uganda Development Corporation Act 2016, with the aim of promoting and facilitating industrial and economic development in Uganda. As the government’s investment arm, UDC drives industrial growth by establishing subsidiary and associate companies, forming public-private partnerships with commercial, industrial, or agricultural enterprises, and promoting, facilitating, and implementing public-private partnerships. We also assist in financing and managing projects that promote industrial or economic development, as well as conduct research into industrial development.

We invest in strategic sectors to create direct and indirect employment, utilize local resources to manufacture goods for domestic and international markets, improve Uganda’s trade balance through import substitution and export promotion, foster local entrepreneurship, and promote balanced regional development. Our interventions include equity financing, shareholder loans, finance leases, business advisory services, research and development, and business development services