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Louis A. Kasekende
Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda
Dr. Louis A. Kasekende is the Chief Economist of the African Development Bank. He worked as part-time lecturer at Makerere University from 1988 to 1994. Then, he served as the Executive Director of Research and Policy at the Bank of Uganda, where he became Deputy Governor from 1999 to 2002. He was seconded to the World Bank (2002-2004), where he served as Executive Director for 22 Africa Group 1 countries, mostly from Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa, before returning to the Bank of Uganda as Deputy Governor from November 2004 until April 2006. From May 2006 to 2009, he served at the offices of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in Tunis, Tunisia, as AfDB’s Chief Economist. During his tenure, he is credited for playing a leading role in the AfDB’s efforts to help African economies withstand the impact of the global economic crisis. In January 2010, Dr. Kasekende was re-appointed Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda, to serve for the next five (5) years. Dr. Kasekende holds a Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Manchester, U.K, and B.A. in Economics from Makekere University in Uganda.