#Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi

The Ministry of Finance has opened the FY 2026/27 National Budget Month to enhance public accountability and citizen tracking of government programs. PSST Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi stated that the campaign will focus on implementing the newly approved budget while building on Uganda's improving global transparency scores.

Uganda's economy has defied conventional election-year anxieties, maintaining a stable macro-environment with GDP growth projected at 6.6 percent. According to a Finance Ministry update by PSST Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi, strong export performance, tourism, and foreign investment have kept the country on track to reach its long-term development targets.

The government has launched an UNCTAD-developed E-Accounting tool to help Uganda’s 1.8 million informal businesses digitize their records. Financed under the IMCORE program, the application aims to drive tax compliance, security, and growth among small enterprises.

Uganda's government aims to increase agro-industrial exports to $20 billion under the Tenfold Growth Strategy. PSST Ramathan Ggoobi says the plan focuses on value addition, grain processing, and subsidized loans for commercial farmers to boost the country's GDP contribution.

Uganda has moved to deepen ties with China EXIM Bank, with Finance Minister Matia Kasaija pushing for increased investment, flexible financing, and stronger partnerships to drive industrial growth and value addition.

Uganda has assumed a leadership role in the global climate finance arena, taking over as co-chair of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action at...