L-R EPRC Research Fellow - Corti Lakuma, Wilbrod Humphreys Owor the Executive Director Uganda Bankers Association, Ezra Munyambonera the head Macro Economic Department EPRC and Ronald Ochen, an associate with EPRC during the awards moment at the Second Annual Bankers Conference. Photo by Mouris Opolot Corti Lakuma, Job…
Many developing countries in Africa have a low tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio with that of East Africa ranging from 13 to 18 percent. In the recent years, EA governments have turned their domestic revenue collection efforts on the mobile money transactions. Mobile money is an…
Leaders of different think tanks listen to Anthony Boateng during the Think Tank Initiative meeting held at EPRC The Think Tank Initiative (TTI) held its meeting called "Strategic Costing Capacity Development Support for Think Tank Sustainability in Africa” at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) hall from June 26-28, 2018.…
There is a huge and growing financing gap required to meet the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Estimates by the Organization for Cooperation and Development (OECD)—an organization of the top 35 economies in the world, indicate that developing countries have an annual US$ 2.5 trillion SDG investment gap.…
With about 10 million Ugandans currently living below the poverty line, financing social protection, to fight poverty is among the lead actions government has adopted in recent years. In that regard, a workshop to identify issues to promote high-level dialogue on the role of social protection in supporting…
According to the 2014 National Population and Housing Census Report, Uganda’s population was at 34.6 million people, which represents an increase of 10.4 million persons from the 2002 census. The population in 2016/17 was estimated at 36.9 million persons, with a Life Expectancy estimated at 63.3 years in 2014,…
Musa Lwanga (standing), a Research Analyst with EPRC and lead researcher for the ongoing study makes a presentation during a consultative workshop at EPRC. Photo by Mouris Opolot The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) is conducting a study to identify and explore strategies for boosting domestic revenue mobilization…
The Government of Uganda is desirous of inclusive growth, a situation where all citizens will have equal opportunities and benefits of economic growth will accrue to every section of society. This strong desire is manifested for example, in the country’s National Development Plan II theme of “Strengthening Uganda’s…
As the country reels under an apparent slowdown, experts, academics, policy makers and politicians are providing several explanations to pinpoint the underlying reasons. From these explanations, a range of possible recommendations emerge for a rejuvenation of the economy to (re)witness the growth miracle and poverty reduction (56.4 percent…