Resumption of World Bank funding, a new US financing line for the healthcare sector, challenges associated with Umeme’s exit from the power sector and failure to secure a fresh International Monetary Fund programme defined Uganda’s economic landscape in 2025, and are likely to affect investor confidence in 2026.
After three years of negotiations between World Bank and Uganda government officials, the global lender finally signed off a fresh Ush1.4 trillion ($386.3 million) credit financing package meant to fund various infrastructure projects in the transport, education, energy and healthcare sectors earlier this year.
