Uganda: Govt Registers Economic Growth but Few Jobs - PWC

11 February 2019

Kampala — International audit firm PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PWC) has, in its 2019 economic outlook report, criticised government for failing to create enough jobs despite the economy registering rapid growth.

"The Ugandan economy is now on a path of rapid and sustained growth. However, the number of new jobs arising from this growth has been disappointingly low. Sustained growth of the economy was expected to create jobs, drive poverty reduction and make growth more inclusive," the report reads in part.

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