IMF releases $120m to Uganda to address post-Covid slump, inflation

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The International Monetary Fund logo. PHOTO | REUTERS

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) board has approved disbursement of $120 million to Uganda after the fifth review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme that will see Kampala receive up to $1 billion from the multilateral lender.

This is the fourth disbursement under the ECF arrangement which commenced in 2021, bringing the total support so far to $870 billion, coming about 8 months after the last disbursement of the same amount last June.