Louis A. Kasekende is a Ugandan
economist, who serves as the
executive director of the ''Macroeconomics and Financial Management, Institute of Eastern & Southern Africa'' (MEFMI), based in Harare, Zimbabwe, since 1 April 2021.
Before that, he served as the Deputy Governor of the
Bank of Uganda, the country's
central bank. He began his five-year term in this position on 18 January 2010. This marked the second time that he was appointed to this office, having served in the same capacity from 1999 until 2002.
Education
Kasekende holds the degree of
Bachelor of Arts (
BA) in
Economics from
Makerere University, Uganda's oldest
university. His
Master of Arts (
MA) degree and his
Doctor of Philosophy (
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) degree, both in Economics, were obtained from the
University of Manchester in the
United Kingdom.
Work History
From 1988 until 1994, Kasekende worked as a part-time
lecturer
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at
Makerere University. He joined the Bank of Uganda in 1986 and served in various capacities including Director of Research, Executive Director of Research and Policy and Deputy Governor. Between 2002 and 2004, Kasekende was seconded to the
World Bank by the
Uganda government
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to serve as the Executive Director to the World Bank, representing twenty-two
African
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countries, including
Uganda, on the bank’s executive board.
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, Kasekende was re-appointed Deputy Governor of the
Bank of Uganda, to serve for the next five years.
In January 2020, at the expiry of his second consecutive term as Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda, and without any indication that he would be re-appointed, Louis Kasekende handed over office to his boss at the time, the late
Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, and left the central bank.
Personal details
Kasekende is married to Edith Kasekende, and together are the parents of three children. He has written extensively on a wide range of economic subjects and his work has been widely published in
journals and
books.
See also
*
Bank of Uganda
*
African Development Bank
*
World Bank
*
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile (27 January 1949 – 23 January 2022) was a Ugandan economist and banker. He served as the governor of the Bank of Uganda, the central bank of Uganda from 2001 until his death on 23 January 2022.
Life and career
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List of banks in Uganda
References
External links
Biography At MEFMI Website
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Living people
1958 births
Ganda people
People from Wakiso District
Makerere University alumni
Alumni of the University of Manchester
Ugandan economists
Ugandan Roman Catholics