Uganda’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)are “hanging in there” to see the next day with the majority of them far from being resilient, a rapid assessment study by the Economic Policy Research Centre has established. The assessment is part of a three-year study supported by the International…
Uganda is going through the toughest lockdown since being hit by the second wave of COVID-19 in May 2021. As part of the measures to stop the spread of the virus, President Yoweri Museveni placed the country back into lockdown with devastating impacts on businesses and many lives.…
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…