The opening of the global economy from the COVID-19 pandemic came with an unprecedented problem: rising commodity prices. Bank of Uganda’s state of the economy report of December 2022 shows that international inflationary pressure persisted and became widespread, driven by supply-side shocks in agricultural commodities, energy, and non-energy…
The Global Report on Food Crises (2022) reports that close to 193 million people are acutely food insecure and are in need of urgent assistance across 53 countries African countries. This represents an increase of nearly 40 million people compared to the previous high reached in 2020. The…
On the evening of 31st December, 2019, the president delivered his end of year speech. In the speech, the president highlighted security, environmental degradation, corruption, value addition for import substitution, markets for Uganda’s commodities in the region and abroad, mass education, and land evictions as key government priorities during…
Tax dispute resolution is a central component of the effective operation of any modern tax system. So, in 1997, Uganda established the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) to provide taxpayers with access to an independent and impartial tax dispute resolution process. Its founders intended for the tribunal to improve…
Over the last decade, Uganda has undergone a significant demographic structure transition. Approximately 78 percent of the country’s population is below the age of thirty while youth aged 18 to 30 years now contribute about 23 percent (close to 8 million) of the total population. In the same…
Pension systems are mechanisms through which individuals invest over time during their work life in order to guard against longevity risk. Despite the growth in the number of older persons from 1.6 million 2009/10 to about 1.8 million in 2013, the proportion of older persons with access to…
Warehouse Receipt Systems (WRS) are mechanisms that allow farmers to access markets and financial services using their commodity as collateral. The system has become an integral part of the agricultural sector in Uganda especially from the 1990’s. Hence, we witness both public and private efforts towards WRS as…