Bleak forecast from prolonged lockdown in Uganda

Business innovations such as Café Javas online orders for home deliveries taking shape in Uganda's capital Kampala. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Micro and small businesses in Uganda face a bleak future with a new report warning that should the current lockdown measures persist for six months, majority would close shop.

The report by Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) based at the Makerere University reveals that majority of businesses have already fallen below 50 per cent of operations while a number have ground to a virtual halt.