By Albert Byaruhanga Every crisis offers an opportunity to learn and innovate. The COVID-19 pandemic has been no different. One of the critical learnings from the pandemic has been the need to forge partnerships to build resilience and ultimately, sustainability. At the heart of partnerships which will stimulate growth and sustain the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector so critical to Africa’s economic fortunes, is the role of enterprise supplier development chains. According to recent economic forecasts, gross domestic product contracted by 1.9% across sub-Saharan Africa in 2020. Added to that, is the expectation that approximately 20 million jobs…
Supply Chain Development – the engine for growing Uganda’s MSME sector

Albert Byaruhanga, Business Banking Director at Absa Bank Uganda



