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I'm Tim Hauffert.

In early June, the president of Uganda, you were in Moussevone,

made an announcement that raised some eyebrows.

He described some of the economic challenges that had faced

Uganda and economy in recent times,

but then struck a more upbeat tone.

Uganda would soon no longer be a low-income country.

The Ugandan economy, by the budget time in the next few days,

would be standing at US$45.7 billion.

This means that the GDP per capita is now $1,000 for the $6.

You remember, at the entrance point,

for the lower-middle-income status is US$1,36.

We have now passed that figure.

Congratulations.

President Moussevone didn't actually claim that Uganda had left low-income

and entered lower-middle-income status.

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