Africa
Uganda sees export earnings rising by at least 15% in 2014
By Elias Biryabarema
"We expect that our exports will grow much faster so our projection is that our exports earnings will grow by at least 15 percent," he said.
The government forecasts economic growth of 6.8 percent for the fiscal year ending in June 2015, up from a projected 6 percent expansion in the fiscal year that ended last month.
However, Ugandan exports took a hit when a conflict broke out in neighbouring South Sudan in December and trade ground to a halt. Uganda sells mainly food, beverages and construction materials to its northern neighbour, raking in $174 million last year from exports to South Sudan, according to UEPB.