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Uganda’s Shilling Heads for First Weekly Gain in 7 on Inflows From Exports

Sunday, July 17, 2011 10:26 No Comments

Uganda’s Shilling Heads for First Weekly Gain in 7 on Inflows From Exports
Uganda’s shilling rallied, heading for the first weekly gain in seven against the dollar, inflows from exports and from the sale of the U.S. currency by local firms to meet domestic expenses.
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Kenya Shilling Weakens for Second Day as Businesses Pay Bills With Dollars

Sunday, February 20, 2011 10:16 No Comments

Kenya Shilling Weakens for Second Day as Businesses Pay Bills With Dollars
Kenya’s shilling weakened for the second day as energy and telecommunications companies in the East African nation bought dollars to pay bills in the foreign currency.
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Financial, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services

Thursday, January 29, 2009 3:33 No Comments

The sector’s performance was characterised by slowed growth in money supply, increased net foreign assets and a slump in the growth of domestic credit. Credit to Central Government dropped by 4 per cent while private sector received 9.1 per cent more credit in 2008.

The banking sub-sector, recorded a much slower growth and higher non-performing loan [...]

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