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After Uganda enjoyed two decades of strong growth and poverty reduction in the 1990s and early 2000s, its economy … undermine progress and social and economic transformation in Uganda. The start-up of oil production and revenues has the … revenue chain. Several analytical and technical assistance programs have recommended specific reforms to help Uganda maximize …
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Uganda's progress in reducing poverty during the late 1990s and early 2000s was remarkable. This note documents the … trends in poverty and inequality in Uganda with a focus on the period 2012 to 2016. It first explores how various indicators … of monetary poverty have evolved over time and if these trends vary by urban and rural areas and by region. This is …
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on the twin goals, vulnerability to poverty in Uganda is high and the sparse social safety nets and limited access to …After a destructive civil war and extreme political instability, Uganda began its reconstruction process in 1987 … agricultural incomes. Poverty reduction among households primarily engaged in agriculture accounted for 53 percent of the reduction …
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The share of Uganda's population that lives below the poverty line has fluctuated over the last seven years, greatly …-20, which is comparable to the poverty rate of 30.7 percent in 2012-13. The pattern of fluctuating poverty rates is largely … driven by the experience of rural households. There was a surge in the poverty rate between 2012-13 and 2016-17, linked to …
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The share of Uganda's population that lives below the poverty line has fluctuated over the last seven years, greatly … drivers of Uganda's poverty changes persisted well into 2020 - shaped by low productivity and high vulnerability. Identified … into poverty. Inequality, which reflects the extent to which different population groups benefit from Gross Domestic …
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In the last three years, household debt has risen by a third as disposable income declined. Declining interest rates, ease of access to credit for consumers and poorly regulated microfinance lending practices led to fast growth in consumer debt. Consumer lending in the banking and microfinance...
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This report is based on a study of the costs of retail payments in Kosovo, using a methodology (A Practical Guide for Measuring Retail Payment Costs) developed by the World Bank's Payment System Development Group (PSDG), part of the Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Global Practice. The...
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This report is based on a study of the costs and savings of retail payments in Albania using a methodology (A Practical … instrument) and the resulting cost savings. It is designed based on four main principles: applicability, comparability …
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Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report...
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The objectives of a well-designed pension system are poverty reduction in old age and income smoothing throughout an …, access to savings and providing adequate income post retirement for individuals. The need to get this balancing act right is … pension savings on income adequacy after retirement. The report concludes with recommendations based on emerging best practice …
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