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Private sector expands at best rate in three months
A rise in new orders was the key driver of growth in Uganda's private sector activity in March, according to a monthly survey of purchasing executives
April 5, 2018
Economy
Uganda’s economy grew by 6.6% in final quarter of 2017, says Ubos
A rise in output in the services and industry sectors provided the bulk of the growth in the last three months of 2017 compared to the last quarter of 2016, according to seasonally adjusted estimates from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics
April 3, 2018
Economy
Politics & Policy
Understanding the informal sector in Kampala
The informal sector in Kampala is not black and white: it is not simply a regulatory issue and it is not a major reservoir of entrepreneurial talent. Put simply, most informal firms don’t make enough to pay tax and are unlikely to grow
April 2, 2018
Economy
Politics & Policy
Moody’s maintains Uganda’s credit rating
Moody’s Investors Service maintained its appraisal of Uganda's debt, citing its favourable medium-term economic prospects supported by an increase in infrastructure investment
March 26, 2018
Economy
Politics & Policy
Government and KCCA should step up to steer greater Kampala’s growth
Kampala's growth challenge, according to the World Bank report, is upgrading its economy by improving the productivity of its population, businesses, and industries. It must create the right kind of jobs in sectors which will encourage industrialization and economies of scale
March 26, 2018
Digital Economy
Economy
Politics & Policy
High lending costs to informal sector keeping credit costs up – Kasekende
Standard Chartered's socio-economic impact report estimates that its lending supported value-added of 3.5% of GDP and almost half a million jobs in 2016
March 21, 2018
Economy
Cabinet nips pension liberalisation in the bud as it endorses NSSF reforms
A cabinet sitting on Monday approved key amendments to the National Social Security Act, dealing a death blow to efforts to liberalise the pension sector
March 6, 2018
Economy
Consumer prices drop further in February
Inflation in Uganda slowed further in February to a 38-month low, driven by a decline in core inflation, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday
March 1, 2018
Economy
Politics & Policy
How the Bank of Uganda conducts monetary policy
The overall objective of Bank of Uganda’s monetary policy is to achieve low and stable inflation, defined by a medium-term target of 5.0% of core inflation. The secondary objective is to support economic growth
February 15, 2018
Economy
Bank of Uganda cuts key rate on private sector credit growth concerns
Bank of Uganda found more room to cut its benchmark rate on concerns about sluggish private sector credit growth and the cost of loans
February 13, 2018
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