Uganda Economic Update : Bridges Across Borders - Unleashing Uganda's Regional Trade Potential
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CENTRAL BANKPRIVATE INVESTMENT
POPULATION GROWTH
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMIC CRISIS
TRADE RELATIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL INFLOWS
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
OIL PRICES
TRACK RECORD
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
TRADE BALANCE
TARIFF BARRIERS
URBANIZATION
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
EXPORT BASE
DOMESTIC MARKET
WORLD TRADE
MONETARY FUND
CAPITAL GOODS
EXTERNAL FINANCING
NEW PRODUCTS
CARTEL
PUBLIC SPENDING
AGGREGATE DEMAND
BANKING SERVICES
TRADE POLICY
DOMESTIC ECONOMY
OVERHEAD COSTS
GROWTH RATE
LOCAL MARKETS
TREASURY BILL
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
MORTGAGES
DEVELOPMENT PATH
PUBLIC FUNDS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
NET EXPORTS
CPI
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
SCANDALS
RATE OF GROWTH
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
TREASURY BILLS
REGIONAL TRADE
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
INFLATION
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
INTEREST RATES
DEBT SERVICE
WORLD MARKET
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BASIS POINTS
COMMODITY EXPORTS
FINANCE CORPORATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
COMMON MARKET
TRADE TAX
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
TRANSACTION
RECURRENT EXPENDITURES
TRADE TAXES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
DEMOGRAPHIC
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
MONETARY POLICY
PUBLIC DEBT
TREASURY
DEBT SERVICE RATIO
HUMAN CAPITAL
NATURAL RESOURCES
LOCAL CURRENCY
NDP
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
COMMODITY PRICES
HUMAN RESOURCES
EXPLOITATION
COMMODITIES
TRADE BARRIERS
FORECASTS
EXCHANGE RATES
COMMERCIAL BANKS
WAGES
DISBURSEMENT
CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
CONSUMER PROTECTION
FISCAL POLICY
WTO
MONETARY POLICIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
TAX REVENUES
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
EXCHANGE RATE
EXTERNAL BORROWING
FREE TRADE
FISCAL POLICIES
FOOD PRICES
COMMODITY
RAPID EXPANSION
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY
ADVERSE IMPACT
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
NEW MARKETS
TRADE SECTOR
CUSTOMER INFORMATION
TRADE POLICIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
CONNECTIVITY
PRODUCERS
DEBT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC GOODS
PORTFOLIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
TAX REVENUE
CURRENCY
INSTRUMENT
PORTFOLIO FLOWS
PRODUCTIVITY
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
INFLATION RATE
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
LIQUIDITY
COMPETITIVENESS
FULL DISCLOSURE
AGRICULTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
DEPOSIT
ITC
OIL RESOURCES
GDP
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
TAXATION
TRANSACTION COSTS
DEPOSIT RATE
TAX
EXPORT GROWTH
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
INCOME
DEBT RELIEF
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL MARKETS
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
FISCAL DEFICIT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT
DOMESTIC PRICES
TRADITIONAL BANKING
FINANCIAL SERVICES
TRADE COMPETITIVENESS
BOND
BINDING CONSTRAINTS
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FISHERIES
OIL
BANK ACCOUNTS
TERMS OF TRADE
EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENTS
VALUE ADDED
GLOBAL ECONOMY
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
MONEY SUPPLY
EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
ACCOUNTING
EXPORTS
GROWTH RATES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
EXPENDITURE
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
OUTPUTS
INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
ENTRY POINTS
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
DIVIDENDS
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
INCOME TAX
PER CAPITA INCOME
GROWTH POLICIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
INCOME TAXES
TAX EXEMPTIONS
WORLD ECONOMIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
PORTFOLIO INFLOWS
SAVINGS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
EXPENDITURES
TRADING
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
MICROFINANCE
VOLATILITY
OIL SECTOR
BANK RATE
TRANSPARENCY
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16541Abstract
Despite having one of the world's highest rates of population growth, Uganda has an impressive record of economic growth and poverty reduction. Over a period of approximately 20 years, from the 1990s until around 2010, the average annual rate of economic growth stood at around 7 percent. During this same period, the proportion of the population living below the poverty line declined from 56 percent in 1992 to 24 percent in FY10. Uganda needs to sustain its efforts to deepen regional integration as a means of facilitating greater trade opportunities, but primary agenda remains it its own hands. The first point of action is to address constraints to productivity growth in sectors that have the highest potential for regional expansion, including the agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors. Uganda must advocate by setting an example by removing its own non-tariff barriers (NTB) as a means of encouraging neighboring countries. However, it also needs to use its position to persuade the coastal countries to do their part, since they will also benefit from such programs. In addition, Uganda must seize every opportunity to promote peace and tranquility in the Great Lakes regions.Date
2014-01-09Identifier
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