It will boost manufacturing and bridge the funding gap to the sector that holds great potential for Uganda’s growth Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s commercial banks are planning to provide Shs1trillion in export credit facility to help local manufacturers boost their access to the regional markets. Sarah Arapta, …
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Experts back the move but say, the poor will be hit hardest Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | On July 6, Bank of Uganda held an emergency monetary policy committee meeting and decided to increase the central bank rate (CBR) by one percentage point to 8.5%, the highest since the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda has decided to raise the Central Bank Rate by a percentage point to 8.5 percent as part of emergency measures against the spiraling inflation. This was decided at Tuesday’s emergency Monetary Policy Committee meeting called by the Central Bank Deputy Governor, Michael …
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The program is voluntary and is based on the informed assessment and judgement of the participating financial institutions Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen Ugandan banks have signed onto the TradeClear platform to ease and boost interbank trade within the country. TradeClear is an interbank trading platform managed by …
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The Central Bank Rate raised from 6.5 to 7.5% to tame inflation Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Bank of Uganda has for the first time in the last two years raised the central bank rate by 1% percentage point to 7.5% to tame inflation, setting the pace for commercial …
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BoU says 2022 economic outlook is more positive than earlier projected Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | There is good news from Bank of Uganda indicating a big rebound in economic growth in 2021, meaning Ugandans got more money in their pockets to buy goods and services. In its monetary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Bank of Uganda Governor Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego has been named among the high-level panelists to headline Stanbic Bank’s annual Economic Outlook Forum slated for tomorrow at Kampala Serena Hotel. Held annually, this year’s forum will run under the theme “Uganda- A Tale of resilience …
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