Research Article
Impact of Mobile Money Usage on Economic Growth in Uganda
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 3, June 2026
Pages:
60-74
Received:
2 March 2026
Accepted:
28 March 2026
Published:
29 June 2026
Abstract: The proliferation of mobile money services in Uganda since 2009 has transformed the financial landscape, though limited empirical research has examined their contribution to economic growth. This study investigated the impact of mobile money usage on economic growth in Uganda, focusing on transaction efficiency, financial inclusion, employment generation, and savings mobilization. Grounded in pragmatism as the guiding research philosophy, the study employed a survey, descriptive, and correlational designs across four selected districts. The target sample comprised 385 respondents, with 336 (87.3%) successfully reached, including mobile money agents, agent bankers, commercial bank staff, telecom company representatives, fintech entrepreneurs, regulators, and end-users selected through simple random, purposive, and convenience sampling. Data collection utilized structured questionnaires, key informant interviews, and documentary review of reports from the Bank of Uganda, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, and Uganda Communications Commission. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS version 30 through descriptive statistics, and Pearson correlation, while qualitative data underwent thematic analysis. Results revealed that mobile money usage significantly contributes to economic growth through multiple channels: 83.6% of respondents used mobile money as their primary digital finance platform, with 92.0% engaging in daily transactions. The findings showed that a unit change in mobile money usage would result in a 0.339 change in economic growth. The study concludes that mobile money significantly drives Uganda’s economic growth by enhancing financial inclusion, transactional efficiency, remittance flows, and employment generation with a regression model: Economic Growth = 3.105 + 0.339 (Mobile Money Usage. Recommendations include expanding digital infrastructure, strengthening consumer protection against fraud, integrating mobile money with formal taxation systems, and promoting digital financial literacy programs to maximize mobile money’s contribution to Uganda’s economic growth.
Abstract: The proliferation of mobile money services in Uganda since 2009 has transformed the financial landscape, though limited empirical research has examined their contribution to economic growth. This study investigated the impact of mobile money usage on economic growth in Uganda, focusing on transaction efficiency, financial inclusion, employment gene...
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Research Article
Debt Restructuring in Africa: A Case Study of Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, and Mozambique
Amos William Omolo*
Issue:
Volume 12, Issue 3, June 2026
Pages:
75-83
Received:
20 November 2025
Accepted:
16 June 2026
Published:
22 July 2026
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijfbr.20261203.12
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Abstract: This study discusses the problems and impacts of restructuring debt in Africa with a focus on Ghana, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Mozambique. The researcher analyzed the historical context, current challenges, and prospects of debt restructuring initiatives in these nations. Through its comparative orientation, it provided a nuanced understanding of the debt restructuring landscape in Africa. To determine the historical background, restructuring strategy, the role of international financial institutions (IFI) and the socioeconomic impacts of debt, the paper will use the theories of dependency, institutional economics and sovereign debt based on document analysis and a comparative case study approach. The restructuring of sovereign debts in Ghana and Zambia has been done using the G20 Common Framework (CF). In contrast, Kenya, Nigeria and Mozambique have utilized bilateral, multilateral and commercial models. The findings show that the dominance of the private commercial lenders as the largest creditors in Africa since 2010 has resulted in more difficult debt restructuring due to the inability to coordinate the efforts, stigma effect, and high costs to bondholders. The results also indicate that the debt situation in the five countries is marred by failures of existing debt resolution measures, culminating in the fact that reforms need to accelerate the drafting of effective debt management models among African nations. To these ends, they offer meaningful information to policymakers, economists, and scholars who are concerned with sustainable economic growth and financial stability in Africa.
Abstract: This study discusses the problems and impacts of restructuring debt in Africa with a focus on Ghana, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Mozambique. The researcher analyzed the historical context, current challenges, and prospects of debt restructuring initiatives in these nations. Through its comparative orientation, it provided a nuanced understanding of...
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