Tag Archives: Ugandan Shilling

During its last trading session last week, the Ugandan shilling remained on the back foot, touching the technical levels of 3605/3615. The shilling received pressure from substantial demand for dollars from commercial banks, the energy and manufacturing sectors. There seemed to be a similarity between the local unit trend and its peers in the region. The Kenyan and Tanzanian currencies ...

Bank of Uganda (BoU) has made a decision to lower the cheque value amounts that can be written on a single cheque leaf. This will affect five currencies including the Ugandan Shilling. The central bank noted that their decision followed a ‘no objection’ received from the Ugandan Bankers Association. On Wednesday, the central bank issued a letter to all commercial ...