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By Ahmadou Moustapha Ndiaye Creating more productive jobs in sectors that employ more people will accelerate Uganda’s economic transformation Jobs are central to development, because they affect living conditions, determine the pace of economic transformation and foster social cohesion. This was the key message of the World Bank’s World Development …

By Joan Akello The World Bank says there is need for more and better jobs   as a prerequisite for transforming Uganda’s economy while launching Uganda’s economic update. While Uganda’s  economy has grown  rapidly over the  last decade and will continue  to do so into  the future,  a significant  proportion  of …

By Joan Akello Labour unions have observed that precarious work is taking over permanent employment especially in the private sector. Uganda Investment Authority has focused on generating new investments and creating employment through foreign, joint venture and local projects.   351,194  jobs were created from a total of  2, 226 licensed …

By John Njoroge The jury is still out on whether Uganda has been a success in terms of economic policies. A couple of features still stand out. Income inequality has been resilient to all the changes in economic policy.  Income inequality remains a significant problem. In terms of creating a …