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The Lion King
• October - December 2016
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Country Focus
The Bahai Temple
The mother Temple of the Baha’i faith in
Africa, one of only seven in the World. Sitting
on 52 acres of land, the temple is a unique
architectural master piece.
A man transporting bananas
to the market on a bicycle in
Kisoro, Uganda. Agriculture
is the most important sector
of the economy, employing
over 80% of the workforce.
increased 4.6 percent year-on-year
in November of 2016, following 4.1
percent rise in October. The annual
core inflation rate edged up to 5.2
percent from 5.1 percent in October,
as cost rose for education and hospi-
tality industry services. Inflation Rate in
Uganda averaged 6.62 percent from
1998 until 2016, reaching an all time
high of 24.50 percent in November of
2011 and a record low of -5.36 per-
cent in November of 2001.
Uganda has substantial natural
resources, including fertile soils, regular
rainfall, small deposits of copper, gold,
and other minerals, and recently dis-
covered and untapped oil. Agriculture
is the most important sector of the
economy, employing over 80% of the
work force. Coffee accounts for the
bulk of export revenues. Oil revenues
and tax collections will become a
larger source of government funding
as oil production and export kicks off
in the near future.
