Uganda central bank sells FX to defend shilling

Ugandas central bank has intervened in the foreign exchange market by selling foreign currency after a recent emergency interest rate hike failed to stop the shillings ongoing decline against the dollar.

A teller handles Ugandan shilling notes inside the cashier's booth at a forex exchange bureau as the dollar rate continues to escalate in Kampala, Uganda, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda's central bank stepped into foreign exchange markets on Thursday morning to sell an undisclosed amount of foreign currency. The intervention follows a failed attempt to support the local currency against the United States dollar through an emergency rate hike.

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