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Atingi-Ego Appointed Governor Bank of Uganda

The Newly appointed Governor Bank of Uganda Dr.Micheal Atingo-Ego

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego Governor of the Bank of Uganda.

The hitherto Deputy Governor replaces the late Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile who died in January 2021, after a long illness.

Meanwhile, Economist Dr. Augustus Nuwagaba has been appointed the Deputy Governor, according to Sandor Walusimbi, the Senior Presidential Press Secretary.

An economist, Atingi-Ego served previously as Executive Director of the Macroeconomics and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI), based in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The deputy, Dr. Nuwagaba is an international consultant on Economic Transformation. He is a wealth creation expert in Africa. He is a qualified (MBA) in application of Central Bank Monetary Policy on commercial bank competitiveness.

By Our Reporter

10 February 2025

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