Uganda: Govt Borrows Shs477b to Refinance Maturing Debt

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Uganda: Govt Borrows Shs477b to Refinance Maturing Debt

[Monitor] Kampala -- Government issued Treasury Bills and Bonds during March as it sought to mobilise Shs407.5b to refinance maturity debt.

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