Economic Policy Research Centre Archives

Manifesto Economics: Which Promises Survive Contact with Uganda’s Business Reality?

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryOctober 22, 2025October 22, 2025

Markets in downtown Kampala remain lively, yet many traders quietly admit sales are slowing and loan costs are biting harder. It is the classic squeeze: weak consumer demand meeting tighter…

Government Moves to Increase Credit Access for Small Agriculture-related Entrepreneurs

URNBanking & Financial ServicesDecember 9, 2020December 9, 2020

The government has hatched a plan through which micro and small enterprises involved in the agriculture value chain will have increased access to financing, irrespective of the size. The Agri-SMEs…