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Uganda cuts lending rate for first time in 6 months

Uganda cut its key lending rate for the first time in six months yesterday, with the central bank citing easing inflationary pressures, weaker-than-thought household consumption and a stronger-than-expected local currency.

Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile said the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee was cutting the Central Bank Rate by 100 basis points to 11 per cent.

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