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Economy / Uganda

Softening Likely Transient

August 2007 | Currency Forecast

A bout of volatility has knocked the shilling off the appreciation path seen during H107, sending it as low as UGX1,801/US$ (at the time of writing) from the early July peak at UGX1,565/US$.

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