*  *  *  The Guest of Honour, the Honorable Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development The Executive Directors of Uganda Investment Authority; The Executive Directors of Uganda Bureau of Statistic; Representative from MEFMI; The representatives of the various Private Sector Entities and Organizations in Uganda, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Let me take this opportunity to welcome you all to this workshop for the dissemination of the results of the 2008 Private Sector Investment Survey and to launch the cycle for the 2009 Survey.
Second, global financial safety nets are temporary instruments – and as we all know, temporary measures often risk becoming permanent. Measures aimed at addressing liquidity crises should not weaken policymakers and market participants’ incentives to address financial market malfunctioning in a more durable manner.