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Economy

Economy

Consumer prices drop in April on lower food, energy costs

Uganda's inflation slowed in April, ending a three-month spell of rising prices, as costs of food, gas, and other fuels fell
Total fuel station in Kampala
EconomyHealth

India’s Covid crisis is bad news for the world economy

India’s second coronavirus wave has had a devastating impact, with over 300,000 new cases and 3,000 deaths each day
Covid-19 testing centre in India
InfrastructurePolitics & Policy

Africa’s free-trade area: removing tariffs not enough to unlock growth

Tariffs – which are already low – are not the main impediment to continental trade, faster industrialisation, and structural transformation in Africa
Uganda's border with Kenya at Busia
Economy

Coffee exports continue growing on bumper harvest

Coffee bean exports from Uganda rose at their fastest rate in three months in March on the back of a bumper robusta crop
Coffee Beans in Jute
EconomyPolitics & Policy

Bank of Uganda holds rates, warns of rising public debt

Central bank maintains key interest rate at record low, noting gradual but subdued economic growth and favourable inflation outlook
The offices of the Ministry of Finance in Kampala.
Economy

Business activity measure points to a gradual recovery

The rise in the index signals that “the economic recovery is gaining momentum as conditions gradually return to normal”
Economy

Core consumer inflation slows to nine month low

Stronger vegetable prices helped push Uganda's consumer price inflation in March to its highest level in five months, while core consumer prices moderated as transport inflation slowed
Taxi park in Kampala
Economy

Uganda’s economy shrinks for the first time in decades in 2020

Uganda’s economy shrank in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade as measures to control the coronavirus pandemic ground several sectors to a halt, figures published on Monday showed
Largely empty street in Kampala
Economy

Suez canal ship accident is a worst-case scenario for international trade

The Suez Canal is the gateway for the movement of goods between Europe and Asia, and was responsible for the transit of over 19,000 ships in 2019, equating to nearly 13 per cent of global trade
Ship transits through the Suez Canal.
Economy

Coffee exports rebound in February

Africa's top coffee exporter registered the highest monthly shipments this year in February following the fruition of newly planted coffee and favourable weather
Coffee berries on plant
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