The Bank Scene Newsletter of the Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services
The Bank Scene Newsletter of the Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services February 2020 BANK OF UGANDA MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT Editorial FOR FEBRUARY 2020 On the domestic scene, constraints to agricul- tural production including uncertain weather Dear our esteemed readers, Bank of Uganda (BoU) has in the February patterns and the current invasion by desert 2020 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) locusts, could weigh on economic activity. The UIBFS February 2020 meeting maintained the Central Bank Rate In addition, although we assume that the eco- newsletter is here. nomic impact due to supply chain disruption Economic growth prospects remain positive resulting from coronavirus will be of a short We appreciate all Corporate Mem- with the real gross domestic product (GDP) duration, some sectors could be significantly bers that have shared with the Bank for FY 2019/20 still projected to grow in the affected. There is also a risk that the impact Scene, their developments, range of 5.5 - 6.0 percent and expected to could be larger than anticipated and more experiences and news during the accelerate to average 6.3 percent in the me- persistent. months of January and February dium term (2-3 years ahead). This economic and we are indeed indebted for your growth is supported by the accommodative As a result of the appropriate monetary poli- continued support in sending your monetary policy stance and the resultant cy stance undertaken by the BoU, the average staff to take up our training pro- growth in private sector credit, fiscal stimu- inflation rate for the last 3 years to January grams and pledge to always serve lus and multiplier effects of public infrastruc- 2020 was 3.7percent.
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