Central Bank Rate Rises to 16%.

Ugandans intending to borrow and

those with loans will have to pay

higher interest rates going forward as

the Central Bank raises its bench

mark rate to 16% from 14.5%, a

second straight rise in just two

months.

The Central Bank’s move and its

economic impact is envisaged by

analysts as an attempt to dissuade

borrowing as BoU struggles to control

the general commodities price

increase driven by the huge fall in the

value of the shilling against the

dollar.