Policymakers urge investment in productive ventures to boost economy

The services sector, which contributes 42% of Uganda’s GDP according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, is still burdened by high levels of informality. However, as the government pursues its ambitious “tenfold strategy” to grow the economy to $500 billion, policymakers are urging the government to invest resources in productive ventures, such as expressways, that can generate steady income, compiled by Racheal Nabisubi.