Gayathry Venugopal shares the summary of BCI findings for Eastern Uganda in Tororo on November 23, 2018. Photo by Mouris Opolot Micro economic factors, electricity hiccups, low demand, substandard products and tax policy have been listed as key business constraints in Northern Uganda for the period spanning between…
Madina Guloba speaks at the launch of the FinScope Report on Gender and Youth on October 17, 2018. Photo by Mouris Opolot Dr. Madina Guloba a Research Fellow from the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has said that over 74 percent of Ugandans are chronically informal something that…
Isaac Shinyekwa presents the findings of the African Union Inaugural Biennial Review Report 2018. Photo by Mouris Opolot Dr. Isaac Shinyekwa, a Senior Research Fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre has called for more work to institutionalize the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) processes and enhancement…
Invited district officials, business owners engage in discussion during the Business Climate Index (BCI) dissemination for Western Uganda held on May 3, 2018 in Mbarara. Photo by Mouris Opolot Local business representatives from Western and Central Uganda decried what they called unfair competition and infiltration of fake products…
Corti Paul Lakuma is Uganda's best Exchange Rate Forecaster for 2018 FocusEconomics Analyst Forecast Awards. Photo by Mouris Opolot Corti Paul Lakuma, a Research Fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has emerged Uganda’s number one Exchange Rate Forecaster for 2018 FocusEconomics Analyst Forecast Awards. “Congratulations on winning the FocusEconomics…
Cotton undergoing ginning in Pakwach. Currently Ugandan ginneries operate at an average of only 10 % of the established capacity. EPRC Field Photos Preliminary findings from the report titled “Developing Cotton by-products in Uganda” have revealed that cotton which faces competition from more profitable crops like ground nuts,…
Stakeholders sit on round table to discuss key capacity imperatives that have enabled or constrained national development planning during a workshop organised by EPRC. With National Development Planning coming back firmly to Uganda’s planning space in 2010, a set of processes, policies and practices referred to as New…
A Senior Research Fellow with EPRC, Dr. Isaac Shinyekwa discusses trade related setbacks on EAC regional integration at the SEATINI organised dialogue. Photo by Mouris Opolot Intra state priorities, which are largely a sovereignty factor is to blame for low progress in realization of East Africa’s regional integration.…
A resource map of Twajiji village in Bidi Bidi Parish - Ramogi Sub County, Yumbe District. The study among others seeks to assess the sustainability of Uganda’s land policy for refugees. Drawing by Gemma Ahaibwe & Miriam Katunze The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has successfully carried out…
EPRC Research Fellow, Brian Sserunjogi, presents the BCI findings to participants during a dissemination workshop held in Mbale. Photo by Mouris Opolot The second Business Climate Index (BCI) research dissemination held in Northern region (Lira on the 21st Nov. 2017) and Eastern region (Mbale on the 24th Nov. 2017) for…