That Uganda is spending as much as 97% of its domestic revenue to service debt should concern us about the sustainability of public debt stock the country has raked up, according to Corti Paul Lakuma, a research fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre. Presenting on Monday, June…
It is going to be a lot harder for young people to transition from school to work, thanks to disruptions occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. According to Dr Sarah Ssewanyana, the executive director of the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), the pandemic has meant job disruptions, disruptions in…
On Thursday, June 10, 2021, the Minister of State for Planning Amos Lugoloobi presented a Shillings 44.7trillion 2021/22 budget to the nation on behalf of the president of Uganda. EPRC research fellow Paul Lakuma opined how it will affect small and medium enterprises at the virtual post-budget discussion…
A survey of school businesses has found a hopeless scramble to survive from coronavirus impact with an urgent call on the government to help. The Makerere University-based Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) says in its May 2021 published study that schools especially “private [ones]need government urgent help including…
After the successful launch of the project to redress unpaid care work in Uganda, the Makerere University School of Women and Gender Studies, Economic Policy Research Centre, and Care International in Uganda have completed stakeholders’ mapping. This paves way for the next phase of the project, which includes…
With more young people entering the job market every year, Uganda’s quest to get for them gainful employment remains the uncracked hurdle. But a study by the researchers at the Economic Policy Research Centre and the International Growth Centre (IGC) has identified key sectors that require relatively low…
Three institutions – Makerere University School of Women and Gender Studies, the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), and Care International Uganda – have kicked off a research project to examine and redress norms and practices surrounding unpaid care work in Uganda. At the official launch of the project…
For these farmers, cotton is not just another crop. It is a way of life. Amos Kasadha, a farmer in Kaliro, has managed to pay school fees for his daughter at Gayaza high school while Annet Obulu, a farmer in Iganga recollects the good things from cotton farming…
With more young people entering the job market every year, Uganda’s quest to get them gainful employment remains the unanswered hurdle. But a study by the researchers at the Economic Policy Research Centre and the International Growth Centre (IGC) has identified key sectors that require relatively low skills…
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are struggling to find money to fund key interventions, including coronavirus vaccine purchases as their debt levels reach unprecedented levels. Dr. Sarah Ssewanyana, the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) Executive Director, told a United Nations virtual meeting on preparation for the fifth Least Developed…