1. Financial Markets Development Plan (FMDP)
Uganda:
Financial Markets Development Plan (FMDP)
Bbira Bbosa
Loy Muhwezi
Dhamuzungu Peter
Charles Malinga Akol
Nakoko Masuba Patrick

2. SETTING DESCRIPTION
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3. INTERVENTION DESCRIPTION 1
Uganda has made some progress in the following areas;
Regulation and supervision of financial sector institutions
Stabilisation of fiscal and monetary policies
Infrastructure development
Human resource development/capacity building
As a result price stability and a sound financial system have been achieved
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4. INTERVENTION DESCRIPTION 2
However, financial markets have remained shallow and narrow
The FMDP was developed to address the shortcomings
The goals ;Financial Deepening, Regulatory Reforms, Capacity Building and Infrastructure Development, Efficient Intermediation, Increasing Investor Base and Financial Literacy.
Use impact evaluation techniques to evaluate impact of carrying out financial literacy in Tertiary Institutions and small scale industries.
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5. EVALUATION QUESTIONS Take-up? Impacts?
Applications received show a very high take-up.
This will enable us measure participation in the financial markets activities of treatment group
Impacts?
Increase in the accounts opened in banks
Insurance policies taken up
Increase in numbers of retail investors in the stock exchange
Increase in trading volumes in the financial markets
Improved savings and investor culture
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6. EVALUATION DESIGN
Applications from Tertiary Institutions (TIs) and Small Scale Industries (SSIs) in central region.
Randomization within institutions and small scale industries.
We will conduct stratified randomization, stratified by industry type and gender and education specialty.
50% of the participants within each institution/small scale industry assigned to treatment
Selection is made public with “control” group offered “guaranteed” training in 6 months time.
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7. Evaluate impact by conducting end line survey in 8 months.
SAMPLING AND DATA
Baseline survey on both treatment and control institutions before intervention.
Evaluate impact by conducting end line survey in 8 months.
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8. IMPACT EVALUATION PROJECT
THANK YOU
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