From access to impact: a decade of shaping Uganda’s financial system In this report, we reflect on a defining moment for FSD Uganda. The year 2025 marks both the close of a decade of learning […]

Jinja, Uganda – March 30–31, 2026 Efforts to expand opportunities for young people in Uganda took centre stage at the Mastercard Foundation Partners Young Africa Works 2026 Dialogue in Jinja. Convened alongside Heifer International, the […]

Uganda’s Private Equity (PE) ecosystem is emerging to fill the access to capital gap, which has for a long time, affected innovation and growth stage enterprises. As such, the regulatory landscape is a strong pillar […]

The taxation of private-equity (PE) funds in Uganda has evolved significantly in recent years, shaped by targeted reforms that aim to attract investment, modernise capital markets, and plug revenue leakages associated with cross-border financing structures. […]

The 2025 Resilience and Survivability Survey is the second longitudinal assessment of how Uganda’s Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) have recovered and adapted following the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on the 2023 baseline, this survey evaluates […]

Read reflections from our team about the effects COVID-19 continues to have on financial inclusion and poverty, and potential pathways that can improve the inclusiveness of recovery efforts.