Over two million traders operate daily in the central business district, serving more than 7.5 million traders who travel from various parts of the country to engage in business. This activity has helped address the youth unemployment problem.

According to Edward Ntale, chairperson of the United Arcaders Traders Entrepreneur Association, more people will be affected if the government does not address their concerns. Ntale states that the private sector, which employs individuals between 16 and 50 years of age, accounts for 31 million people compared to 4 million in public service.

In a move to increase business management knowledge and reduce poverty among refugee communities, the government has trained 240 women refugees in a ten-day program.

The program, which concluded today at the Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Entrepreneurship Centre, was supported by the Ministry of Gender as part of the Women and Youth Enterprise Recovery Fund, also known as the "GROW" project.