KAMPALA, August 13, 2009: Uganda can harness its central location in the East African region to promote regional integration and development, and offer greater opportunities for its people, World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said on Thursday.
At the end of his three country visit to Africa, Zoellick said that though Uganda was landlocked, it was a critical player in regional integration and the Bank was going to support it in developing its access to the sea to ease trade and promote economic development.
– As a partner for the Government of Uganda, the Bank shall continue to support Uganda’s growth agenda, especially to improve infrastructure that will facilitate regional integration, ease trade and shore up economic development, Zoellick said, and added: If it has the right infrastructure, such as efficient roads and railways, then Uganda is well placed to overcome the hurdles of being landlocked and promote regional trade, especially through the northern and eastern corridors.
Zoellick arrived in Uganda on August 12 after visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
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