Bank of Uganda
Bank of Uganda takes rate hikes to 600bp in five meetings
Bank of Uganda raises rates for fifth consecutive time by 100bp to 17% in a move to curb inflation; sees earlier moves taking effect
Kenyan and Ugandan central banks act over troubled bank
Central Bank of Kenya places Imperial Bank under new management after being notified of ‘unsafe and unsound’ conditions; Bank of Uganda moves on local subsidiary
Uganda raises rates again to tackle inflation risks
Bank of Uganda hikes its policy rate to head off inflationary pressures but analyst warns the move will be ineffective unless overnight rates on the interbank market respond
Central banks face weight of expectations in sub-Saharan Africa
The art of central banking has changed dramatically in frontier markets. Monetary policy, financial regulation, capital flows and exchange rate are now centre stage, writes Louis Kasekende
Ugandan governor on road to recovery after falling ill
Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile treated in hospital after falling ill last week; now in South Africa for ‘medical review’ where central bank says he is ‘in good spirits’
People: Dallas Fed names interim president; Ukraine adds deputy governor
Helen Holcomb holds the fort at Dallas Fed after Richard Fisher retires; National Bank of Ukraine appoints another acting deputy governor; Cleveland Fed names new research head; and more
Bank of Uganda explains currency dynamics
Central bank attributes depreciation of the shilling against the dollar to both the strengthening of the US currency and the increase in demand for the greenback to fund imports and pay dividends
Uganda governor troubled by effect of low oil prices on public finances
Uganda must have a ‘far-sighted long-term fiscal policy’ that recognises the threat falling oil prices pose to the health of public finances, argues central bank governor
IMF: Uganda cut policy meetings to improve forecasts
Bank of Uganda now sets policy once every two months in an effort to base decisions on "firmer" data; the ECB will hold eight meetings in 2015 with the BoE set to follow suit in 2016
Uganda eyes short-term foreign liabilities as reserves measure
Deputy governor Louis Kasekende says Bank of Uganda has begun to track reserves levels against short-term foreign liabilities such as portfolio outflows; details how QE has hit reserves income
Bank of Uganda halves number of MPC meetings
Uganda’s central bank says ‘less frequent’ policy announcements will help businesses plan; MPC will now meet every other month
Mutebile says African central banks should adopt inflation targets
Bank of Uganda and International Monetary Fund encourage central banks in Sub-Saharan Africa to transition to more ‘modern’ monetary policy frameworks
Bank of Uganda warns loss of aid is ‘source of uncertainty’
Central bank says further exchange rate depreciation in the wake of the country's new anti-homosexuality law could create ‘stronger inflationary pressures'
IMF urges full recapitalisation of Ugandan central bank
The Bank of Uganda was recapitalised by the government in June 2013, but further capital injections will depend on the central bank's ability to ‘streamline’ operational costs
East African central banks take different approaches to rising inflation
Bank of Uganda hikes key rate by 100bp to 12% as food shortages push crop prices up by 16% in August; Central Bank of Kenya dismisses own inflationary pressures and holds rates
Ugandan governor rejects president’s growth target
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile says it is impossible for Uganda to become a middle-income country by 2017, as it will take two decades for the country to double its GNI per capita
Bank of Uganda annual report emphasises adaptation to tough times
Annual report for 2011/12 suggests move to ‘inflation targeting lite’ framework helped bring a spike in inflation under control
Uganda cuts rates to 12.5% in bid to spur domestic economy
Bank of Uganda cuts benchmark rate to 12.5% in bid to boost domestic growth as inflation falls within medium-term target
Bank of Uganda rejects legal challenge over NBC seizure
Ugandan central bank questions the legitimacy of court order blocking its takeover of a commercial bank and the subsequent sales of its assets
Ugandan deputy governor explains decision to nationalise NBC
Bank of Uganda takes over commercial bank after prolonged period of losses; Louis Kasekende says there was no other choice
Bank of Uganda deputy calls for more empirical research in Africa
Louis Kasekende says policy-making in Africa is frequently made more difficult by limited empirical evidence; sets out a number of steps to improve quality of econometric analysis
Bank of Uganda awaits confirmation of four board members
The terms of four out of six members of the Bank of Uganda’s Board expired in June; no word yet on replacements
NALM Africa 2011: Beware the risk 'numbers' say African central bankers
African central bank risk chiefs say reserves managers need to beware the numbers produced by complicated risk management software systems and rely more on their own qualitative judgement
Uganda defends monetary policy
Executive director of research at the Bank of Uganda releases a statement explaining the central bank’s monetary policy; outlines what policy can do and what it cannot