IMF -- Resident Representative Office in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda

Kampala

Uganda Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Uganda

This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Uganda, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Uganda and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Uganda.

At a Glance : Uganda's Relations with the IMF

Current IMF membership: 186 countries
Uganda joined the Fund on September 27, 1963
Quota: SDR 180.50 million
Outstanding loans: Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF)/Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangements SDR 6.00 million
The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on January 07, 2009 (Country Report 09/79)
The Fund has maintained a resident representative in Uganda since July 1982

News — Highlights

IMF Builds Statistical Capacity in Africa

The IMF is helping 22 sub-Saharan African countries improve the quality, coverage, and dissemination of key statistics. The institution has been assisting countries that require greater attention and technical assistance in enhancing capacity building in macroeconomic and social statistics.

IMF Plans to Inject $250 Billion Into Global Economy

The International Monetary Fund plans to inject $250 billion into the global economy to bolster countries’ reserves as part of measures to combat the world economic crisis. The IMF’s Executive Board backed an allocation of Special Drawing Rights to provide liquidity to the global economic system.

IMF Pushes on Aid for Africa, Revival of World Trade Talks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), worried that economic gains in Africa will slip away because of the global downturn, is pressing advanced countries to honor, and even scale up, aid commitments and called for a revival of stalled world trade negotiations.

Uganda and the IMF

Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Uganda

October 28,2009

Uganda: Fifth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument and Request for Modification of Assessment Criteria - Staff Report; and Press Release

July 7,2009
Series: Country Report No. 09/202

Uganda -- Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding, May 13, 2009

June 30,2009
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Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument for Uganda

June 4,2009

Press Release: Statement by IMF Staff Mission to Uganda

April 9,2009

Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

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Sub-Saharan Africa has been hit hard by the global recession, but signs of resilience remain. While South Africa and some other middle-income countries were caught in the turbulence of international financial markets, and oil exporters saw government revenues plunge, some countries with wider commodity bases have so far escaped the worst of the crisis. Also, and reassuringly, with stronger initial fiscal and external positions than in past downturns, most countries in the region have been able to partially absorb external shocks by allowing fiscal deficits to rise and reducing interest rates. Exchange rates have generally been allowed to adjust. With many families affected by the crisis, however, progress toward the Millennium Development Goals has receded. Looking ahead, fiscal policy must balance support for the recovery with enhancing future growth prospects, debt sustainability, and poverty reduction.

Resident Representative for Uganda

Thomas Richardson
Senior Resident Representative in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
E-mail: TRichardson@imf.org
Tel: 256 (0) 414 233 955