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Covid-19 forces 300,000 Ugandans into poverty

Covid-19 forced at least 300,000 Ugandans into poverty, according to the Uganda National Household Survey, 2019/20.  The survey, conducted by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos), indicates that during the 2019/20 financial year income poverty, which also means living below the poverty line, worsened during Covid-19, increasing from 19 per cent to 22 per cent.  Covid-19 was first declared in Uganda in March 2020 and continues to ravage much of the country, causing loss of jobs and incomes.  The survey indicates that the number of poor Ugandans during the period increased from eight million to 8.3m people with majority of these living in Busoga, Bukedi and Acholi sub-region.

Govt seeks to double industrial capacity by 2030

Govt seeks to double industrial capacity by 2030 Friday May 07 2021 Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda signs on a dummy of National Industrial Policy as a sign of government’s commitment in Kampala early this week. PHOTO | courtesy Summary The policy is also expected to increase the share of manufactured exports from 22.5 per cent to 46.8 per cent as well as increase the share of jobs in the industrial subsector from 9.8 per cent in 2019 to 15 by 2030. Advertisement Government, under the National Industrial Policy, will seek to double the value of Uganda’s industrial capacity as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product from 8.3 per cent in 2019 to 16 per cent by 2030, according to Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde. 

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