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The first Ugandan shilling (UGS) replaced the East African shilling in 1966 at par. Following high inflation, a new shilling (UGX) was introduced in 1987 worth 100 old shillings. The shilling is usually a stable currency and predominates in most financial transactions in Uganda, which has a very efficient foreign exchange market with
Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar). In some places there is a thriving street trade by unlicensed street traders in US dollars or other stable currencies, which are seen as a hedge against local inflation. The exchange rate is ...
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Sources from within the government reveal that the main concern at present is the manner in which millions of dollars have been lost in the past decade, money that could allegedly have stayed in Uganda for investment in the public sector; a Global Financial Integrity report recently revealed that illicit money flows from Uganda between 2001 and ...
The board of directors of the Bank of Uganda is the bank's supreme policy making body. It is chaired by the governor or, in his or her absence, by the deputy governor. The duties and powers of the board are specified by the Bank of Uganda Act. This Act makes the board responsible for the general management of the affairs of the bank. The board formulates policy and ensures
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This is a list of commercial banks and other credit institutions in Uganda, as updated March 2023 by the Bank of Uganda [1] [2] and taking into account the more recent downgrading of three banks to other credit institutions.
The East African shilling was the sterling unit of account in British-controlled areas of East Africa from 1921 until 1969. [2] It was issued by the East African Currency Board. It is also the proposed name for a common currency that the East African Community plans to introduce. The shilling was divided into 100 cents, and twenty shillings ...