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Kenya’s financial markets remained stable as the shilling held firm, remittances rose, and equities gained, even as bond market activity slowed and global pressures from oil prices and geopolitics intensified.
Kenya’s financial markets remained stable as the shilling held firm, remittances rose, and equities gained, even as bond market activity slowed and global pressures from oil prices and geopolitics intensified.

Kenya Shilling Holds Firm as Remittances Rise and Markets Show Mixed Signals – Central Bank Report

Kenya’s financial markets displayed a mix of resilience and caution during the week ending March 12, with the Kenya Shilling holding steady against major currencies. Remittances continued to rise, and equities posted
March 14, 2026
Bank of Uganda Governor Michael Atingi-Ego, who now oversees the country’s banking supervision and resolution framework as the central bank confronts lingering questions about reforms following Parliament’s COSASE investigation.
Bank of Uganda Governor Michael Atingi-Ego, who now oversees the country’s banking supervision and resolution framework as the central bank confronts lingering questions about reforms following Parliament’s COSASE investigation.

Seven Years After Parliament’s Probe into Controversial Bank Closures and Two More Failures Later: Has Bank of Uganda Learnt Anything?

Seven years ago, in February 2019, Parliament launched one of the most consequential investigations ever conducted into Uganda’s financial sector. The probe by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises
March 6, 2026
Banks are lending more freely for now, but election uncertainty and rising credit risks are prompting lenders to prepare for tighter, more selective lending conditions as 2026 approaches.
Banks are lending more freely for now, but election uncertainty and rising credit risks are prompting lenders to prepare for tighter, more selective lending conditions as 2026 approaches.

Banks Ease Lending Now but Prepare to Tighten as Election Risks Rise

Banks are lending more freely for now, but are preparing to tighten the taps as election uncertainty builds, and borrowers show signs of strain. Lending conditions in the quarter ending December 2025
January 6, 2026
A photo collage of Mr. Andrew Berg (L) Deputy Director of IMF's Institute for Capacity Development who was a key moderator at a recent high level climate change panel with Africa's central bankers in Kampala, Uganda's capital. From the left centre to right: Dr Louis Kasekende- former Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor and current Executive Director of the Macroeconomics and Financial Management, Institute of Eastern & Southern Africa, based in Harare, Zimbabwe, Suzana Camacho Monteiro, Angola’s central bank Board Advisor, and current Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor, Micheal Atingi-Ego.

Climate change and monetary policy: A tough conversation with African central bankers

Travelling in rural Uganda and interacting with the population whose farming activities are imperiled by unprecedented rainfall patterns, one is likely to hear farmers who have worked the same land for decades
January 27, 2025
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Shilling rides tiger

By Patrick Kagenda The Uganda Shilling is forecast to strengthen further against the US Dollar in the coming week, helped by inflows from NGOs and from offshore investors participating in debt auctions.
February 14, 2014
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