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COVID-19 and tourism in Uganda

COVID-19 and Uganda’s tourism sector: Reviving the industry through the national budget

Project report 11 Mar 2021 Firms, Trade and COVID-19

Authors

Wilber Manyisa Ahebwa

Associate Professor, Makerere University

Philip English

International Trade Economist
  • Ahebwa-and-English-2021-Final-report.pdf Download

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This paper reiterates the considerable importance of tourism for the world economy and for Uganda in particular, summarising the devastating impact of COVID-19 on tourism in 2020 and the discouraging prospects for a quick recovery.

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