The rise in the levels of non-performing loans, weak private credit growth and the subsequent takeover of Crane Bank management by the Bank of Uganda shows that Uganda's banking industry has been hit hard over the last one year despite the macroeconomic stability.
Even when Bank of Uganda eased monetary policy, interest rates in financial institutions have stayed high, which in part has contributed to high levels of non-performing loans alongside delayed payment by government to suppliers.
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