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The Government of the Republic of Uganda
has requested an update of the 2006 Diagnostic Trade
Integration Study (DTIS) and has asked the World Bank to
take the leading role in this exercise. The update's
objectives are: (a) to take stock of progress in the
mainstreaming of trade in the national development plan and
of the implementation of action matrix recommendations; (b)
to complement and deepen the analysis in selected areas; and
(c) to revise and update the action matrix to take account
of the evolving context since 2006. The aim of the analysis
is to assist the Government of Uganda in defining an overall
competitiveness strategy for inclusive, job creating
export-led growth, and to further mainstream trade, in
particular regional trade integration, into the general
policy orientation defined by Uganda's key policy
documents, including the 2010 National Development Plan
(NDP). Regional integration can be a key instrument to
realize these objectives, provided that commitments are
adhered to and that the regional agenda develops around the
goal of an open, competitive single market in goods and
services. Building on the Government of Uganda's
strategic documents and the results of missions on the
ground, the DTIS update provides practical, detailed
guidance to achieve these objectives through in-depth
analysis and an overall action matrix.
