Public Debt

May 2, 2024

Many African currencies have weakened significantly against the US dollar (USD). For instance, the Ugandan shilling (UGX) has lost about...

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Feb 25, 2021

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are struggling to find money to fund key interventions, including coronavirus vaccine purchases as their debt...

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Feb 4, 2019

Due to high borrowing costs—especially domestically—Uganda’s debt burden may reach unsustainable levels in the medium term, unless government slows down...

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May 10, 2018

Due to the civil servant strikes of 2017, the Government of Uganda intends to borrow UGX 700 billion to meet...

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