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Private sector activity in Uganda

Mulalo Madula, Economist at Standard Bank. She says the significant uptick in business activity may contribute to increased inflationary pressures alongside reported increases in staff, electricity, fuel, and construction material costs

Employment, new orders rise in expanded purchasing activity

Conditions in Uganda’s private sector continue to improve as the latest data for the monthly Stanbic Purchasing Managers Index (Stanbic Bank PMI) showed output, new orders and employment all increasing over the
December 6, 2022
Ronald Muyanja, the Head of Trading at Stanbic Bank Uganda. He says some firms reported that they had been able to secure new customers over the month, thereby leading to higher new orders

Persistent high fuel prices hike input cost in May – Stanbic report

The persistent high cost of fuel contributed to negative private sector activity in May with the Stanbic Headline Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) dropping to 51.5 from to 53.9 recorded in April—readings above
June 7, 2022
Ronald Muyanja, the Head of Trading at Stanbic Bank Uganda. He says some firms reported that they had been able to secure new customers over the month, thereby leading to higher new orders

October sees Economic activity up as employment remained stunted amid cost pressures- Stanbic Study

Uganda’s private sector recorded a third successive monthly increase in business activity during October thanks to a return to normal operating conditions and increase in new orders, but companies were not hiring
November 3, 2021
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