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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda on Monday said that the provisional data shows the country’s public debts as of end of April 2021 stood at 66.1 trillion shillings (18.9 billion U.S. dollars), up 15.1 percent from June 2020. The Bank of Uganda, in the state of economy …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new leadership at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives want the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, and the Bank of Uganda, to stay away from the management issues of the cooperative sector. The State Minister in Charge Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has given a mixed view on the economic performance in the short term, with a high likelihood of either a slowdown in economic growth or a decline in activities generally. This is largely due to the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was Uganda’s number one source of trade surplus in 2020 according to Bank of Uganda trade statistics, and road projects launched yesterday by President Museveni and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Antoine Tshisekedi will likely further boost Uganda’s trade …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Shilling continued to appreciate against some major currencies in the region as well as the US Dollar, on Monday, compared to last week.  The Bank of Uganda put the official exchange rate for the dollar at 3,529.39 buying and 3,539.39 selling by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates court has issued criminal summons to Augustine Ojobile, the secretary of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Electoral Commission to show up and receive judgment in the case where he is accused of being a common nuisance. Ojobile is jointly charged with Robert …

Appreciation was mainly driven by inflows from offshore investors, NGOs, coffee export receipts and non-financial institutions amidst demand from oil Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Shillings current strength against the United States Dollar is causing discomfort within the business community, considering how it might boost or affect their operations. The Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda’s economy has grown faster than was earlier projected two months ago, according to the Bank of Uganda’s Monetary Policy Committee.  The Uganda Bureau of Statistics, UBOS, in its updated GDP Quarterly GDP estimated the contraction in the economy at 1.1 % in 2020, compared …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions has withdrawn charges against three Bank of Uganda officials who have been facing trial for having allowed an authorized cargo onto a chartered plane about two years ago. The officials who have been facing charges of corruption and abuse of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has asked the High Court in Kampala to dismiss a case challenging the appointment of Bank of Uganda’s Executive Director for Supervision Dr Twinemanzi Tumubweine. The state wants the case filed by activist Arnold Anthony Mukose dismissed on grounds that it is …