Extreme poverty in most African countries is projected to increase far much higher – and majorly among the poorest people – as economies emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. According to Dr. Ibrahim Kasirye, the director of research at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), “partly because of the…
Two significant issues have happened in the East African region in the last few days. The first one, and probably the most publicized, is the admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into the East African Community bloc. The second issue, which is the subject of this…
The buzzing sound of high voltage power lines evacuating power from Karuma dam in Kiryandongo district is symbolic: to Ugandans afar, it’s a promise of affordable electricity when finally commissioned. To the local people living underneath in Awoo Village in Karuma, it’s a daily reminder of crushed promises…
The United Nations resident coordinator in Uganda has pledged support for the government’s new development model, the Parish Development Model. Ms. Susan Ngongi Namondo, who is starting her tenure in Uganda, expressed her support at a courtesy visit to Economic Policy Research Centre on February 9, 2022. She…
The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of Understanding with the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Agriculture Business Initiative (aBi) and Stanbic bank to undertake a study that will identify linkages between the agriculture sector and oil and gas sector. This comes at heels…
The Economic Policy Research Centre has entered into partnership with Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to document the transformation journey in the Uganda’s agriculture sector. The partnership will see the Centre “identify critical commodity or sector-specific investment gaps across investment priority areas.” The study…
Mr Robert Atugonza is at his wit’s end. As a leader of Masindi Sugarcane Growers Association Limited (MASIGAL) thinks as farmers, they deserve better and will not rest until they are respected, paid a fair price and have a say in the sugarcane sector. Narrating to researchers the…
Uganda maybe robbing itself of the best workforce as more young people flock Middle East for jobs, Makerere University Business School Principal has said. Prof. Waswa Balunywa said that while externalization was one solution to higher unemployment, it had several challenges and “showed weakness in your own economy.”…
Janine Cocker, the Head of Cooperation at the Canada High Commission in Nairobi recently paid a courtesy call to the Economic Policy Research Centre and its researchers to understand the Centre's research reach and how it feeds into both national and global development agendas. Cocker, who takes care…
Private school teachers in Uganda faced the toughest time when their salaries dried up due to school closures. The Economic Policy Research Centre, a thinktank in Kampala, reported in May that 85% of private schools were not paying full teacher salaries due to financial challenges brought on by Covid-19.…