Uganda: Banks Raise Lending Rates

Three more commercial banks have raised their prime lending rates in response to the recent increase in Bank of Uganda's benchmark rate or CBR.

The central bank raised the CBR from 11 to 12 per cent for April 2015. The CBR is the benchmark inter-bank lending rate and determines onward lending by commercial banks.

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