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Contents<br />

Acknowledgments<br />

The World Bank greatly appreciates the close collaboration<br />

with the Government of Ug<strong>and</strong>a (the National CEM<br />

Task Force led by the Ministry of Finance, Planning <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Economic</strong> Development, in particular) in the preparation<br />

of this report, requested by senior government officials.<br />

The report was prepared by a team led by Jean-Pascal N.<br />

Nganou (Senior Country Economist <strong>and</strong> Lead Author,<br />

Macroeconomic <strong>and</strong> Fiscal Management, MFM). It draws<br />

upon a series of background papers commissioned for the<br />

study, including:<br />

1. Thorvaldur Gylfason <strong>and</strong> Jean-Pascal Nganou<br />

(2014): <strong>Diversification</strong>, Dutch Disease, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Economic</strong><br />

<strong>Growth</strong>: Options for Ug<strong>and</strong>a, Chapters 1 <strong>and</strong> 5.<br />

2. John Matovu <strong>and</strong> Jean-Pascal Nganou (2014): Fiscal<br />

Policy Stance <strong>and</strong> Oil Revenues, <strong>Growth</strong> <strong>and</strong> Social<br />

Outcomes for Ug<strong>and</strong>a, Chapter 4.<br />

3. Pierre-Richard Agenor <strong>and</strong> Jean-Pascal Nganou<br />

(2013): Expenditure Allocation <strong>and</strong> <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Growth</strong><br />

in Ug<strong>and</strong>a: An OLG Framework, Chapter 4.<br />

4. Jean-Pascal N. Nganou, Juste Some, <strong>and</strong> Guy<br />

Tchuente (2014): <strong>Growth</strong>, Institutions <strong>and</strong> Foreign<br />

Direct Investments in Developing Countries, Chapter<br />

4.<br />

5. Andreas Eberhard, Willy Rwamparagi Kagarura,<br />

<strong>and</strong> Jean-Pascal Nganou (2014): Ug<strong>and</strong>a:<br />

Transforming Natural Resources Wealth into Longterm<br />

Development-A Wealth Accounting Approach,<br />

Chapter 4.<br />

6. Jean-Pascal Nganou, Juste Some, <strong>and</strong> Guy Tchuente<br />

(2014): Government Spending Multipliers in Natural<br />

Resource-Rich Developing Countries, Chapter 4.<br />

7. Vincent Belinga, Maximillien Kaffo Melou, <strong>and</strong><br />

Jean-Pascal Nganou (2014): Analysis of the Oil<br />

<strong>and</strong> non-Oil Government Revenues Nexus: Policy<br />

Lessons for Ug<strong>and</strong>a, Chapters 2 <strong>and</strong> 4.<br />

8. Paulina Aguinaga, Charles Ncho-Oguie, <strong>and</strong><br />

Jean-Pascal Nganou (2014): Review of Oil-Price<br />

Subsidies: Lessons for Ug<strong>and</strong>a, Chapter 2.<br />

9. Alex<strong>and</strong>re Kopoin, Jean-Pascal Nganou, Fulbert<br />

T. Tchana, <strong>and</strong> Albert G. Zeufack (2014): Public<br />

Investment, Natural Resource inflows <strong>and</strong> Fiscal<br />

Responses: A DSGE Analysis with Evidence from<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a, Chapters 4 <strong>and</strong> 5.<br />

10. Sam Wills <strong>and</strong> Rick van der Ploeg (2014): Monetary<br />

Union <strong>and</strong> East Africa’s Resource Wealth, Chapter 7.<br />

11. Rick van der Ploeg <strong>and</strong> Sam Wills (2014): Genuine<br />

Saving in East Africa: Guidelines for exploiting<br />

Natural Resource Wealth, Chapter 7.<br />

12. Ch<strong>and</strong>ra V<strong>and</strong>ana, Ying Li, <strong>and</strong> Rachel Sebudde<br />

(2015): Ug<strong>and</strong>a’s <strong>Diversification</strong>: from farm-to-firm<br />

produced exports or farm-to-farm produced exports?,<br />

Chapters 1 <strong>and</strong> 7.<br />

13. Luc Désiré Omgba <strong>and</strong> Vanessa Mugabe (2015):<br />

Natural Resource Charter for an efficient use of oil<br />

resources in Ug<strong>and</strong>a: Building a bridge between the<br />

government <strong>and</strong> the population, Chapter 2 <strong>and</strong> 5.<br />

14. Kenneth Amaeshi <strong>and</strong> Jean-Pascal Nganou (2014):<br />

Sustainable Development of the Oil <strong>and</strong> Gas Sector in<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a: The role of Corporate Social Responsibility<br />

(CSR), Chapter 6.<br />

15. Youssouf Kiendrebeogo <strong>and</strong> Jean-Pascal Nganou<br />

(2014): Firm’s Export, Productivity <strong>and</strong> Investment<br />

Climate in Ug<strong>and</strong>a: Evidence from the Enterprise<br />

Survey, Chapter 6.<br />

16. Rachel Sebudde <strong>and</strong> Faizal Buyinza (2014): Export,<br />

Innovation <strong>and</strong> Firm level Productivity: Evidence<br />

from Manufacturing Firms in Ug<strong>and</strong>a, Chapter 6.<br />

17. Andreas Eberhard, Lawrence Kiiza, <strong>and</strong> Jean-Pascal<br />

Nganou (2014): Prospects of Oil Resources in<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a: A Macroeconometric Approach, Chapters 2<br />

<strong>and</strong> 4.<br />

Sincere appreciation goes to our peer reviewers Sebastien<br />

Dessus (Lead Economist <strong>and</strong> Program Leader, AFCW1),<br />

Dr. Jean-Louis Kasekende (Deputy Governor, Bank of<br />

Ug<strong>and</strong>a), An<strong>and</strong> Rajaram (Practice Leader, Governance<br />

Global Practice), Professors Van der Ploeg (Oxford<br />

University), <strong>and</strong> Thorvaldur Gylfason (University of<br />

Icel<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> University of Stockholm).<br />

The team would like to thank Mr. Lawrence Kiiza (Director<br />

of <strong>Economic</strong> Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Planning <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Economic</strong> Development) Chairperson of the National<br />

CEM Task Force for the helpful advice <strong>and</strong> Mr. Ernest<br />

Rubondo (Director, Petroleum Production <strong>and</strong> Exploration<br />

Department, Ministry of Energy <strong>and</strong> Mineral Development).<br />

More thanks go to the participants who responded to the<br />

event organized for the Ug<strong>and</strong>an Delegation during the<br />

2014 Spring Meetings where experts from within <strong>and</strong><br />

outside the Bank provided guidance on the overall storyline<br />

<strong>and</strong> the areas for deeper analysis.<br />

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Ug<strong>and</strong>a Country <strong>Economic</strong> Memor<strong>and</strong>um: <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Diversification</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Growth</strong> in the Era of Oil <strong>and</strong> Volatility

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