The impact of COVIG-19 on global trade is beginning to manifest. Latest figures indicate that Uganda’s exports declined by US$31m (Shs117.2bn) from US$383.62 million in January,2020 to US$352.91 million in February 2020. This was revealed by Amelia Anne Kyambadde (pictured), Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives while addressing the press
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By Prof. Wasswa Balunywa The United States (US) has been ruling the world for the past 130 years. The US is the perfect representation of capitalism and indeed capitalism was the reason why it took this leadership taking over from the UK from about 1890. Incidentally, the Spanish flue was
Read MoreBy Kizza-Besigye The hallmark of any country’s sustained development rests on setting the right priorities (plans and policies) and having efficient governance machinery to implement them. Priorities ought to be set by the people to whom they apply and who provide the resources to be used. That’s why Parliament (House
Read MoreIMF Boss: A Global Crisis Like No Other Needs A Global Response Like No Other
By Kristalina Georgieva I have been saying for a while that this is a “crisis like no other.” It is: More complex, with interlinked shocks to our health and our economies that have brought our way of life to an almost complete stop;More uncertain, as we are learning only gradually
Read MoreCOVID-19 Donations Amount To Public Resources, Should Be Handled Within The Law
The Centre for Budget and Tax Policy (CBTP) has said the money and relief items being collected amount to public resources and that being the case, the same can only be appropriated or expended in line with statutory requirements under the Public Finance Management Act. CBTP is an independent not-for-profit
Read MoreThe African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Senior Policy Seminar has placed a spotlight on fragility of growth in African economies, seeking to stimulate an informed policy dialogue and related policy-making aimed at reducing identified fragile contexts and building a more resilient African economic sector. However, social and economic issues that
Read MoreBy Ian Rumanyika "Lesson number one is that a responsible brand or organisation should have a documented Business Continuity and Crisis Management plan to enable the business survive during and after any crisis and these should be customised to the particular business." Fact: no matter how well things are moving
Read MoreBy Robert Wanok The COVID-19 pandemic has in a span of just months, changed the world in major ways that will continue to shape our lives (locally and globally) long after it has reached its end point. The psychological effects of being under quarantine and practicing social distancing will remain
Read MoreBy Evelyn Atim The world has suddenly woken up to the fact that our greatest strength - our interconnectedness is currently working against us. As of 15thApril 2020, the number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus worldwide was approaching the 2m mark and death toll tops 120,000. Worldwide, the
Read MoreThe global economy will contract by 3% this year as countries around the world shrink at the fastest pace in decades, the International Monetary Fund says. The IMF described the global decline as the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It said the pandemic had plunged the world
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