Experts tell Museveni, Mutebile, Muhakanizi President Yoweri Museveni’s unchecked spending and the Ministry of Finance and Bank of Uganda efforts to clean have created a lope-sided economy that is hurting everyone. That is the view of several economists interviewed by The Independent. Dr. Lawrence Bategeka, formerly a researcher at the …
Read More »PEAS Schools Outperforming USE Schools – EPRC Study
By Ian Ortega and Elizabeth Birabwa A study conducted by Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has revealed that PEAS schools are outperforming those under the USE Programme. Promoting Equality in African Schools (PEAS) is a charity that builds and runs low cost-private secondary schools in Uganda and Zambia. According to …
Read More »EPRC Re-brands
By Patrick Kagenda The Makerere University based Economic Policy Research Centre is rebranding and re-developing its website to show who it is, what it stands for and where it is headed. The re-branding is aimed at re-positioning the EPRC as a Go-To Policy Think Tank within the East African region. …
Read More »Only shrewd investment of Uganda’s oil revenue will ensure intergenerational equity
By Ronald Musoke Investing wisely Uganda’s oil revenues in productive sectors of the economy will ensure future generations benefit from the country’s promising petroleum industry, a new paper released on Dec.10 by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution says. The researchers …
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