Uganda: Museveni - Uganda's Economy to Double to $150 Billion

Uganda: Museveni - Uganda's Economy to Double to $150 Billion

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- President Yoweri Museveni has assured Ugandans that the country is now unstoppable in terms of economic growth and socioeconomic transformation and will in the next five years be a 500 billion dollar economy.

SONA Speech: Museveni Outlines Vision to Grow Economy to $500bn by 2040

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has unveiled a bold vision to expand Uganda’s economy to USD 500 billion by the year 2040. In his State of the Nation Address delivered at Kololo Independence Grounds, the President said government has adopted a focused strategy anchored on four priority sectors: agro-industrialization, tourism development, mineral development (including oil and gas), and science, technology and innovation (STI). These, he emphas…