The headline Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posted 51.9 in March, down from 55.7 in February, but still signaling an improvement in business conditions as the health of Uganda’s private sector continues to strengthen during the last eight successive months. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Released today, the index …
Read More »Financial markets, exchange rates likely to remain stable
Stanbic Bank has just held its annual financial market event that brings together its clients and investors to share views on trends and outlook on financial markets, foreign exchange and interest rates. The media had an interaction with the Head of Trading at Stanbic Bank Ronald Muyanja and he shares …
Read More »Second lockdown reversing economic recovery gains – Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recovery of the economy has suffered a setback following the 42 days that the country was under a lockdown, this is according to economic analysts. The economy was recovering from the effects of the March-to-June 2020 lockdown, with both the Bank of Uganda and the …
Read More »Uganda’s economy has grown faster than earlier projected – BOU
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 …
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