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    Uganda shilling performance

    March 5 – March 12, 2021: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021

    The Uganda shilling inched down towards the end of the week as interbank demand rebounded, trading at 3660/3670 compared to previous week’ s closing of 3655/3665 . In the fixed…

    February 19 – February 26, 2021: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021

    The Uganda Shilling held steady with supply side showing strong response against tepid demand. Trading was in the range of 3665/75. In other UGX peer currencies, the trend was similar…

    February 12 – February 19, 2021: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

    The local currency was broadly stronger, oscillating in a narrow range amid receding dollar demand. The supply side was active with flows offering support. While in other news the monetary…

    February 5 – February 12, 2021: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 2021

    The Uganda shilling inched up against the dollar, benefiting from subdued trading activity as market players held onto the local currency in preparation of mid-month tax payments. Trading was in…

    December 11 – December 18, 2020: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesDecember 18, 2020December 18, 2020

    The shilling powered to its firmest in the last full trading week of year, trading below 3650, building on its recent gains as market flows increased against subdued demand. In…

    November 27 – December 4, 2020: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesDecember 4, 2020December 4, 2020

    The local currency traded with a mild bullish bias, gaining slightly on heightened interbank and corporate activity that saw the unit trading within a narrow range of 3690/3700.In other domestic…

    November 20 – November 27, 2020: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesNovember 27, 2020November 27, 2020

    The Uganda shilling clawed back some ground in thin trade with the money markets awash with liquidity. The home unit held steady in the range of 3,680/3,700. In the fixed…

    November 13 – November 20, 2020: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesNovember 20, 2020November 20, 2020

    The local currency weakened, pausing an advance in the previous sessions that saw the currency on the gaining side. Markets players were seen earlier in the week reposition. The unit…

    October 30 – November 6, 2020: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesNovember 6, 2020November 6, 2020

    The home unit (Uganda Shilling) was kept on the edge, mildly dropping, knocked by sustained demand against lacklustre flows. Out turn was also in line with market expectation that the…

    October 23 – October 30, 2020: Weekly financial markets review and outlook with Stephen Kaboyo

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesOctober 30, 2020

    The Uganda shilling was on the back foot as demand mostly from merchandise importers surged mid-week and drove the local unit to test record lows of 3730/50. In the fixed…

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