Can Tourism drive Uganda’s economic growth by 2040? | TALK OF THE NATION
As several countries from the international community continue to cut their aid to Uganda, the government has had to revise its budget funding sources. Tourism is now seen as one of the key lifelines of the economy, alongside agriculture and the oil sector. As Sudhir Byaruhanga reports, the tourism sector is expected to contribute $50 billion under the government’s tenfold growth target of $500 billion by 2040. Sudhir Byaruhanga spoke to Lilly Ajarova, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Tourism Board.
