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Uganda's central bank has raised its benchmark lending rate to 16 per cent from 14.5 per cent, saying the weakening of its currency against the dollar had heightened inflationary risks.
Policymakers in the east African nation started tightening monetary policy in April after the shilling weakened sharply against the dollar - although prospects for economic growth remain strong.
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