Uganda, Jan. 9 -- The year 2023 simply ushered in many unfinished businesses into the New Year. In the eyes of sector players, regulators, economic analysts and researchers, the year 2024 is gearing up for a continuation of the good, the bad and the in-between that occurred over the previous 12 months in the economic arena.

It is no brainer that the year 2024 will be the time the economy comes to terms with the government years of overzealous borrowing. Already, the country's coffers are wobbling with public debt to the tune of about Shs90 trillion.

This huge public debt, will ultimately drain the country of the much needed resources to finance key sectors of the economy in the Financial Year 2024/25 as a huge pie of the budget will be ...