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Uganda: One year without a central bank governor

By Musinguzi Blanshe

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Posted on January 23, 2023 13:05

© A general view shows a street in Kabuusu area of the Lubaga division, Uganda November 16, 2022. REUTERS — A general view shows a street in Kabuusu area of the Lubaga division, Uganda November 16, 2022. REUTERS

Monday, 23 January marks one year since the death of the Bank of Uganda’s governor Emmanuel Mutebile, who so far has not been officially succeeded by a new chief despite incessant calls to fill the top position.

Deputy governor Michael Atingi-Ego has been at the central bank’s helm over the past year following the death of Mutebile, a highly-acclaimed bullish intellectual who was the central bank governor for more than two decades.

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