Economics

Uganda Cuts Key Interest Rate to New Low 

  • MPC reduces central bank rate to 7% from 8%, governor says
  • Risks to growth outlook extreme and tilted to downside
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Uganda’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for a second time this year to a new low as risks to inflation remain benign and the outlook for economic growth is tilted toward the downside.