Remittances
Museveni’s new foreign funding law deepens fears over shrinking political space
New foreign funding law has drawn criticism from opposition figures, rights groups, and development partners
Annual Bankers’ Conference: Full text of the BoU governor’s speech on remittances
Remittance inflows have overtaken foreign aid and support from international institutions, such as the IMF and the World Bank, as well as from bilateral partners, to become Uganda's most reliable source of external financing
How Africa can leverage diaspora funding for greater impact
More than $53bn in remittances were sent to sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, compared with $30bn in foreign direct investment and only $29bn in official development assistance