Uganda Investment Authrority boss, Dr. Maggie Kigozi

The Bank of Uganda, Uganda Investment Authority and Uganda Bureau of Statistics are initiating the Private Sector Investment Survey 2010 that is set to begin on July 30.

The aim of the survey is to collect data that will be used to compile Uganda’s foreign capital inflows and stock statistics.

According to a media statement, the coordinators say they hope this information if collected will help guide government and other policy makers to have a better understanding of the investment climate in Uganda such that they can be assisted to formulate strategic policies aimed at promoting the growth of the private sector.

The coordinators say the survey will be carried out by dispensing team interviewers that will be visiting private sector firms and requesting them to fill a questionnaire.

They have appealed to the private sector to cooperate with them to and provide the required that such that the survey can register relatively accurate results and have promised that the information provided by the private sector will remain purely confidential.

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act 1998, the Uganda Investment Authority code 2000 and the Foreign Exchange Act 2004 obligate the private sector to provide data for statistical purposes to one of the various institutions if needed by any of them.

By Tiberindwa Zakaria