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10th parliament closes with approval of 5 loans worth Shs 5 trillion
May 12, 2021 Minister for loans David Bahati (C) at parliament today
The 10th parliament has closed shop with the approval of five loans worth Shs 4.8 trillion in just two days.
Parliament s five-year term concluded today, Tuesday according to speaker Rebecca Kadaga. On Monday, parliament approved two loans worth Shs 2.3 trillion from the AFREXIM Bank and the Trade and Development Bank to finance the budget for FY 2021/2022.
Additionally, the MPs approved a loan request by government to borrow up to two Special Drawing Rights (SDR) worth Shs 97 billion from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank for COVID-19 response and Uganda Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health Improvement Project.