Consumer and Market Study in Southwest and West Nile Refugee-Hosting Areas in Uganda

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) commissioned a consumer and market study to explore economic activities, employment trends, consumption levels, and consumer preferences of refugees and host communities in Uganda’s largest refugee-hostin...

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Main Author: International Finance Corporation
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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2022
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spelling okr-10986-378762022-08-11T05:10:48Z Consumer and Market Study in Southwest and West Nile Refugee-Hosting Areas in Uganda International Finance Corporation HOST COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS REFUGEE ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES EMPLOYMENT TRENDS OF DISPLACED PERSONS ACCESS TO SERVICES REFUGEES AS CONSUMERS REFUGEE CONSUMPTION DATA ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES The International Finance Corporation (IFC) commissioned a consumer and market study to explore economic activities, employment trends, consumption levels, and consumer preferences of refugees and host communities in Uganda’s largest refugee-hosting areas in the Southwest and West Nile regions. The study covers a gap in existing research on the economic situations of forced displacement, which is often conducted from a humanitarian perspective and rarely offers the private sector view. The study presents the refugees’ economic activities in their distinct roles as consumers, producers, suppliers, and salaried workers from the view of a private sector firm entering the market. It builds on earlier research conducted by the Uganda Investment Authority, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which produced investment profiles for refugee-hosting districts. The report is divided into eight chapters. Chapter one introduces the study. Chapter two outlines the study methodology. Chapter three provides socioeconomic baseline data, such as educational attainment, employment, and income, comparable by region and population group (refugees versus host communities). Chapter four explores access to telecommunication and financial services. Chapter five analyzes household consumption expenditure, the volume of economic activity, consumer preferences, and access to finance and telecommunication services. Chapter six discusses findings from the business survey. Chapter seven briefly looks at agricultural value chains in the Southwest and West Nile. Chapter eight presents investment opportunities in the refugee-hosting districts for the private sector. 2022-08-10T22:01:31Z 2022-08-10T22:01:31Z 2021-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099707008092214909/IDU09a86c06a09f8204f7c0989b01f4c1dd1a9ea http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37876 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation Washington, DC Publications & Research Economic and Sector Work (ESW) Studies :: Sector/Thematic Studies :: Other Financial Sector Study Uganda
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topic HOST COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS
REFUGEE ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS OF DISPLACED PERSONS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
REFUGEES AS CONSUMERS
REFUGEE CONSUMPTION DATA
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
spellingShingle HOST COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS
REFUGEE ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS OF DISPLACED PERSONS
ACCESS TO SERVICES
REFUGEES AS CONSUMERS
REFUGEE CONSUMPTION DATA
ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
International Finance Corporation
Consumer and Market Study in Southwest and West Nile Refugee-Hosting Areas in Uganda
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description The International Finance Corporation (IFC) commissioned a consumer and market study to explore economic activities, employment trends, consumption levels, and consumer preferences of refugees and host communities in Uganda’s largest refugee-hosting areas in the Southwest and West Nile regions. The study covers a gap in existing research on the economic situations of forced displacement, which is often conducted from a humanitarian perspective and rarely offers the private sector view. The study presents the refugees’ economic activities in their distinct roles as consumers, producers, suppliers, and salaried workers from the view of a private sector firm entering the market. It builds on earlier research conducted by the Uganda Investment Authority, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), which produced investment profiles for refugee-hosting districts. The report is divided into eight chapters. Chapter one introduces the study. Chapter two outlines the study methodology. Chapter three provides socioeconomic baseline data, such as educational attainment, employment, and income, comparable by region and population group (refugees versus host communities). Chapter four explores access to telecommunication and financial services. Chapter five analyzes household consumption expenditure, the volume of economic activity, consumer preferences, and access to finance and telecommunication services. Chapter six discusses findings from the business survey. Chapter seven briefly looks at agricultural value chains in the Southwest and West Nile. Chapter eight presents investment opportunities in the refugee-hosting districts for the private sector.
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title Consumer and Market Study in Southwest and West Nile Refugee-Hosting Areas in Uganda
title_short Consumer and Market Study in Southwest and West Nile Refugee-Hosting Areas in Uganda
title_full Consumer and Market Study in Southwest and West Nile Refugee-Hosting Areas in Uganda
title_fullStr Consumer and Market Study in Southwest and West Nile Refugee-Hosting Areas in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Consumer and Market Study in Southwest and West Nile Refugee-Hosting Areas in Uganda
title_sort consumer and market study in southwest and west nile refugee-hosting areas in uganda
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