IGC Uganda delivers research and policy advice based on demand from the Government of Uganda. We provide cutting edge evidence to inform policy in a range of areas related to inclusive growth, including; taxation, education, trade, productivity, urban development and energy provision.
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Transforming secondary cities in Uganda for job creation
Across developing countries, the combined forces of rapid population growth, a burgeoning youth workforce, and urbanisation have created a policy imperative to generate jobs at...
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Special Economic Zones: Policy considerations for Uganda
Publication - Working Paper
Agro-industrialisation in Uganda: Current status, future prospects and possible solutions to pressing challenges
Project
Evaluation of the Common External Tariff (CET) of the East African Community (EAC) from Uganda and Rwanda’s perspective in 2017
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IGC Uganda Programme
c/o Bank of Uganda
Research Department
Plot 37-45 Kampala Road
P.O. Box 7120 Kampala, Uganda
Email: uganda@theigc.org
Twitter: @IGC_Uganda
About
The IGC Uganda Country Programme has been generously hosted at the Bank of Uganda since it opened in 2012. Priority areas include managing resources and monetary policy, the regional integration process, raising incomes and inclusive growth.
Amongst others, highlights of past work include: research into the real integration of economic activity within the EAC; the evolution of public expenditure priorities in light of natural resource revenues; the options and strategies for financing fiscal deficits within the country; and a conference to explore how best to harness public-private partnerships.
One of the Programme’s most prominent contributions in Uganda was the Africa Growth Forum in 2013. Co-hosted by the Bank of Uganda and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the forum brought together top policymakers from across Africa and the world’s leading experts to discuss growth throughout the region.
As the priorities of the Ugandan government evolve, the IGC will expend to cover new research areas. The team looks forward to a vigorously growing programme, and the emergence of even stronger partnerships.
Our Uganda Country Strategy Note is available here (updated January 2021).
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