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Taxation for investment in the Uganda Agricultural Sector

Kasirye, Ibrahim (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2015)

The Ugandan agricultural sector is grossly underfunded. The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries receives only 3 percent of the national budget despite the sector accounting for 70 percent of employment ...

The Africa we want An Africa Women’s Position Statement on the Post 2015 Development Agenda

Uganda Women’s Network (Uganda Women’s Network, 2015)

As the discourse on the post 2015 agenda across the globe grows, representatives from women’s rights organizations, faith based, wider civil society organizations and media from over 14 African countries convened from the ...

Skills mix for young entrepreneurs: The right way to go

Guloba, Madina; Ahaibwe, Gemma; Kasirye, Ibrahim; Birabwa, Elizabeth (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2015)

Provision of skills training has been identified by Government of Uganda as one of the major initiatives to be undertaken to make youth more enterprising while addressing the skills mismatch employers are grappling with. ...

2016 General Elections: Vote 4 Education, Vote 4 Health

Nabwowe, Angella; Mncwabe, Nokukhanya (2015)

70 Year old Zaina Bakanansa, resident of Kyetume-Bukasa village, Nakisunga Sub- County Mukono District believes elections are just a waste of time. “ No Member of Parliament or Local Council Chairperson has made a ...

Grants Vs Loans! What works best for young entrepreneurs?

Guloba, Madina; Ahaibwe, Gemma; Kasirye, Ibrahim; Aliro, Elizabeth Birabwa (2015)

Access to formal financial services remains limited in Uganda. Only 4 percent of the youth accessed credit and borrowed from formal banking institutions. As a result, youth are increasingly accessing microcredit to finance ...

A Critical Review of the on Going Public Finance Management Reforms: Are the Reforms Yielding on the Expected Outcomes?

Munyambonera, Ezra; Lwanga, Musa Mayanja (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2015)

This policy brief examines the progress and impact of the on-going public finance management reforms undertaken by the MFPED since 2012/13. These reforms include the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA); ...

Performance of Public-Private Partnerships in delivering social services: The Case of Universal Secondary Education Policy Implementation in Uganda

Barungi, Mildred; Kasirye, Ibrahim (Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2015)

After implementing the Universal Primary Education policy for 10 years, Uganda initiated the Universal Secondary Education (USE) policy in 2007. The objective of the USE initiative was to equitably increasing access to ...