Uganda Economic Update, July 2017 : Infrastructure Finance Deficit
As a result of a number of internal and external shocks, Uganda's economy is currently growing at the lowest rate recorded over the past two decades. Therefore, current policy is focused on the management of these impacts so that they do not e...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/786421501233090053/Infrastructure-finance-deficit-can-public-private-partnerships-fill-the-gap http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28267 |
| Summary: | As a result of a number of internal and
external shocks, Uganda's economy is currently growing
at the lowest rate recorded over the past two decades.
Therefore, current policy is focused on the management of
these impacts so that they do not exacerbate macroeconomic
instability and on measures to stimulate the economy to
increase growth. The Government's investment push is
intended to address binding constraints on growth, with the
most significant of these constraints being Uganda's
huge infrastructure deficit. The first part of this Ninth
Uganda Economic Update presents an assessment of the current
state of the economy, while the second part addresses a
specific theme related to Uganda's development
challenges and the manner in which these may be addressed.
This focusses on how the management of Public-Private
Partnerships (PPPs) can support Uganda's investment
push by facilitating access to private sector financing, by
managing the risks intrinsic in these arrangements, and by
maximizing the economic and social value of these
partnerships. This can only be achieved if the government is
committed to building the appropriate set of frameworks to
create a conducive environment for private investments and
to adopting robust project identification, screening,
procurement and contract management processes. |
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