Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top national economic statistics generating agencies have come together to form a single platform that would ensure accurate and more acceptable indicators. Apart from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the other major producers of national statistics are the Bank of Uganda (BOU) and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has reported substantial progress in preparatory work, ahead of the highly anticipated Population Census in 2024. According to Chris Mukiza, the UBOS Executive Director the bureau has achieved an impressive 86 percent completion rate in preparatory tasks. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s year-on-year average inflation rates have steadily decreased, with the reduced price increments of onions, maize flour, and sugar over the past 12 months, ending in October 2023. According to the latest report released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the average inflation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has given the green light to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics – UBOS to conduct the national population and housing census rescheduled for 10 May 2024. The Cabinet’s resolution comes a month after UBOS, last month postponed the exercise citing delays in procuring crucial …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), a body mandated to provide and maintain the National statistical system, asked for more time to prepare for the forthcoming National Housing and Population Census 2023. On addressing the press in Kampala at UBOS headquarters, Godfrey Nabongo the Deputy Executive …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Managment at the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has reassured the country that it continues with its preparation to conduct the 2023 National Population and Housing Census. UBOS urged the public to ignore social media claims that all was not well at the bureau that recently …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) trashed media reports claiming bad blood between the country’s statistics body and United States Embassy in Kampala over Uganda Demographic Health Survey funding. Earlier media reports suggested that Uganda’s Demographic Health Survey would be jeopardized over the withdrawal of …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s annual headline inflation decreased from 8.0% for the year ended April 2023 to 6.2% for the year ended May according to data released by Uganda Bureau of Statistics Executive Director Chris Mukiza on May 31. The slowdown in inflation is largely attributed to the …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics has concluded training of district and national supervisors ahead of the pilot census activities scheduled for June 2023. The two-weeks training is aimed at equipping and empowering the supervisors with knowledge and technical capacity on how to manage the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has allocated Shillings 399 billion for the upcoming population census scheduled for August this year. Chris Mukiza, the Executive Director of UBOS, revealed that the funds will be utilized over a period of two and a half years. Of …
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