The brief identifies market access opportunities for Uganda under the AfCFTA, assesses offers and Uganda’s capacities to supply products in the identified markets and estimates the jobs that are likely to be generated because of exploiting the expanded markets.

This policy brief examines the impact of public procurement on domestic firms in Uganda, conducting a survey of firms which have won procurement contracts to test different hypothesis for why firms fail to scale up production when they win a procurement contract.

This brief emphasizes the significance of trade facilitation reforms in the impact of the AfCFTA on Uganda’s export promotion agenda. Without these measures, exporters could suffer a decline in market share with the East African Community and liberalization could reduce border revenues by an estimated USD17 million yearly. It is therefore imperative to consider unilateral measures such as increasing investment in One-stop border posts and the electronic single window, to reduce trade costs.

The Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture through Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) (SCALA) Programme recognises the unique role of the private sector in spurring innovation and investment for transformative climate action in the agriculture and land use sectors.

 Private Sector Sentiment remained optimistic in Q2 FY2024/25, as reflected in the Business Tendency Index (BTI), which stayed above the 50-mark threshold. The BTI increased from 58.4 in Q1 FY2024/25 to 59.0 in Q2 FY2024/25, signaling growing confidence in business conditions. Similarly, the Composite Index of Economic Activity (CIEA) rose by 1.3%, from 165.4 in Q1 to 167.5 in Q2 FY2024/25, driven by growth in coffee exports and higher private sector credit, which supported economic activities during the quarter.

 Private Sector Sentiment remained optimistic in Q2 FY2024/25, as reflected in the Business Tendency Index (BTI), which stayed above the 50-mark threshold. The BTI increased from 58.4 in Q1 FY2024/25 to 59.0 in Q2 FY2024/25, signaling growing confidence in business conditions. Similarly, the Composite Index of Economic Activity (CIEA) rose by 1.3%, from 165.4 in Q1 to 167.5 in Q2 FY2024/25, driven by growth in coffee exports and higher private sector credit, which supported economic activities during the quarter.

Digital transformation is considered an umbrella term describing the process of moving an organisation or sector from paper-based and manual service delivery mode, towards one that is fully mediated by digital technologies. Technology and digitalization are reshaping the land administration undertaken by Government to manage land and cadastre registries and tenure rights for example the Uganda National Land Information System (UgNLIS).

Uganda is facing increasingly irregular climate changes comprising of heavier and more erratic rainfall causing flooding, high temperatures causing severe and longer-lasting droughts.

Several actions have been undertaken by Government to combat the escalating climate changes including development of the National Climate Change Policy and its implementation strategy. Government commits 30% of national resources and 70% expected from internal sources to respond to climate change by 2030.

The brief examines the current status of the WASH (Water and Sanitation) initiative in Africa, status of countries prioritizing this in their plans and discussing what relevant stakeholders can do going forward to close the financing gaps. It was prepared by the African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation (WASH) in Africa.  Investment in WASH is beneficial in achieving SDGs beyond water and sanitation to different sectors such as Health and Education.

Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) developed processes for operations, assessment and enforcement of standards to improve product quality. Uganda has 3,600 compulsory and voluntary standards that are prone to updating or withdrawal when new product developments arise. UNBS currently enforces three standards namely: National (Uganda Standards [US]); Regional (harmonized EAC standards [EAS]); and International Standards [ISO]).