The note describes Uganda's impressive track record as a fast reformer, which has been well documented and widely acclaimed. The country recorded robust economic growth averaging 6.8 percent in the period 1990-2003, thanks to political stability, and prudent macro economic reforms that have...

The objective of the First Initiative Project in Uganda is to expand the access of households to housing finance, especially modest and lower income households, by introducing new and innovative housing loan products, by introducing innovative loan products combined with affordable housing...

Uganda's economic growth since the late 1980s has resulted largely from restoring and rehabilitating the country's productive capacity. Going forward, growth will need to come increasingly from new investments or new activities. That will require more investment, more intensive acquisition of...