Uganda : Background Paper on Issues in Financial Sector Reform, and Statistical Appendix.

This Background Paper examines issues in Uganda's financial sector reform. In Uganda, reforms in the financial sector have included the liberalization of interest rates, the development of instruments of indirect monetary control, the modernization of banking legislation, the restructuring of t...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1996/051
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This Background Paper examines issues in Uganda's financial sector reform. In Uganda, reforms in the financial sector have included the liberalization of interest rates, the development of instruments of indirect monetary control, the modernization of banking legislation, the restructuring of the central bank, and reforms in the commercial banking system. These reforms are aimed at improving monetary management, which would enhance the prospects for achieving stabilization. Ultimately, financial sector reforms will contribute to long-term sustainable growth by mobilizing domestic savings and channeling these resources to the most profitable investment projects.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (77 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1934-7685
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