Michael Atingi-Ego

Roles in date order

1. Economist, rising to Executive Director, Research, Bank of Uganda Former

   Career central bank economist, ending as head of the research function.^{[1, 2, 3]}

2. 2008
   Deputy Director, African Department, International Monetary Fund Former

   Senior management post in the IMF department covering sub-Saharan Africa.^{[1, 2, 3]}

3. 2018-09
   Executive Director, Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI), Harare Former

   Head of the regional capacity-building institute, while on leave from the IMF.^{[1, 2, 3]}

4. 2020 to 2025-02
   Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda Former

   Deputy head of Uganda's central bank, appointed by President Yoweri Museveni to succeed Louis Kasekende.^{[2, 3]}

5. 2022-01 to 2025-02
   Acting head of the Bank (as Deputy Governor), Bank of Uganda Acting or interim

   Ran the central bank after the death of Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile in January 2022.^{[3, 4]}

6. 2025-02
   Governor, Bank of Uganda Current

   Head of Uganda's central bank; named as Governor announcing the August 2026 policy decision.^{[3, 5]}

Sources

1. Michael Atingi-Ego, Executive DirectorMEFMI, primary source
2. Museveni names Atingi-Ego BoU deputy governor to replace KasekendeDaily Monitor (Uganda), 2020-03-29, secondary source
3. Michael Atingi-Ego appointed new Bank of Uganda governor, Nuwagaba named deputyPulse Uganda, 2025-02-10, secondary source
4. Atingi-Ego receives Central Bank Governor of the Year awardDaily Monitor (Uganda), 2022-06, secondary source
5. Bank of Uganda holds benchmark rate at 9.75% as inflation edge prompts cautionDaily Monitor (Uganda), 2026-08-14, secondary source

Change history

• 2026-10-26 Record published.

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