In brief Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, who captured power in 1986, has set himself an ambitious development target. Through the Parish Development Model launched recently, he is seeking to lift the country’s annual GDP growth rate to at least 7% by 2040 – up from 5.1% projected for…
Due to gender bias and the patriarchal nature of many African economies, care work, especially unpaid, is considered a woman’s prerogative. This is often intertwined with negative social and cultural norms. In this context, is paternity leave a realistic solution to closing the gender care gap? The Ugandan…
Causes of Household Income Fluctuations Uganda’s household income has been growing steadily albeit very slow since 2009. Household incomes grew at an annualised growth rate of 3.1 percent (UBOS, 2009-2015 Panel Surveys). However, there have been notable fluctuations in income, with year-to-year annualised growth rates ranging from -3.6…
Uganda is moving ahead full steam to revive its national airline; in February 2019, social media was awash with pictures showing the final test-drives for the first aircraft to be delivered later in the year. Despite these advanced efforts to revive the airline, concerns remain regarding the viability…
A large population of Ugandans are underemployed i.e. being either highly skilled but working in low paying jobs or working part time. However, in comparison to the unemployment challenge, underemployment does not feature prominently in Uganda’s labour market policy discussion. Underemployment equally disrupts the economy’s development, as many…
As a precursor to development of a green growth strategy, Uganda has commissioned a study to assess the economic impacts of climate change on climate sensitive sectors. The study that focused on 23 priority green growth opportunities in Uganda assessed the economic spanning the agriculture, industry and services,…