1  3  The year-on-year rate of change in the consumer price index (CPI) for all items less fresh food, or the core CPI, has been at around 0 percent (Chart 6). That said, recent price developments are largely attributable to temporary factors both in terms of positive and negative changes.
This financial sector development plan represents a new approach to trying to address the current limitations in the Ugandan financial markets. The small size of the Ugandan financial sector is an obstacle to the development of financial systems, resulting in systems that are in place tending to be limited in scope, more expensive and of poor quality.