Uganda - The economy

r g~ iT W OCT\E. D e oo" t 0.EA- 113b rT VI p ?\ 0 t I . * r 1 This report was prepared for use within the Bank. It may not be published nor may it be quoted as representing the Bank's views. The Bank accepts no | responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the contents of the report. INTERNATIONAL, BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT THE ECONOMY OF UGANDA March 21, 1961 DEpe2trnfrit of Oantioras Europe, Afri.ca and Australasia  CURRENCY EQUIVALENT 20 East African Shillings = L 1 Sterling East African Shilling 1 = U. S. $0. i4 U.S. $1 - EA Shilling 7. 15 Iml Sterling = U. S. $2. 80  TABTF. OF GOMjTTNTq Page No. BA.,S IG C t D.A A v n 'IT2hA - I II. STRTUCTTU OF THfT ECOINOW I ............--........... 6 Agriculture ...**@-@- -o*** ................ --*- 6 Cotton and Coffee *-*-w. .. o................... e.......- 7 Other Cash Crops ...................... 8 LJ_vestock ................ .......... 9 Fcoestry .--- 9 Fishing ...... . . . . ........ * .. .o. . . ..1 Mining ....* ..*.*.* * * *** .. * * .. . . .. 10 Industry .......... -*-- ........... O *.. 10 Power ... 0 .......... O................. @ 11 Coipmunications . .* ... .. so* * * 12 External Economynt..- .*. **.*. .. ..... - 12 Exports .. . .. . .. . . # * .. @ ......... 0 ... 12 Agriports ur * * o .. - . .* * .13 Interterritorial Trade ...7.............. 14 Balance of Payments .* .* * . ............ * * 14 Money and Banking ........... *****.*** *** * *.. 15 nublic Finance str... ... * .......... .* * * . 16 Capintal Development n . *- ***...-**.*-.. *..... . 20 III . PRE'SENT PROBLEIZ AND FUJTURE PRuOSPECTS *.-...*-.... o--- ---- 21 General Economic Development .....*............. 21 Governent Policy Towards Development .*.......* 23 Investment Forecasts Trade -- -- ...... 24 The Budgetary Problem *----..................... 25 IV. COMCLUSIONS AND RECOaEnNDATONS .... *...*. . 27 Tables in the Text: A pa Development of 2otton and offee Exorts 13 B. Uganda Goverment - Over-all Revenue and Tnvstrendt Freats.2 Tables i ~nrthe Tex it:- A NNEX I - Attemrpt to Estimate Balance of Payments for Uganda ANNEX II- Statistical Tables - Nos. 1 to 33, incl. MAFS - Uganda - rUjJuJ.lia.