Bank of Uganda
E203301
Bank of Uganda is the central bank of Uganda, responsible for issuing the national currency and formulating the country’s monetary policy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bank of Uganda canonical | 10 |
| Bank of Uganda headquarters | 1 |
| central bank of Uganda | 1 |
| monetary authority of Uganda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1827980 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank of Uganda Context triple: [Kampala, hasInstitution, Bank of Uganda]
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A.
Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana is the central bank of Botswana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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B.
Ugandan shilling
The Ugandan shilling is the official monetary unit of Uganda, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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C.
Central Bank of Sudan
The Central Bank of Sudan is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, regulating the banking sector, and implementing Sudan’s monetary policy.
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D.
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is the country's central bank, responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and regulating the financial system in Zimbabwe.
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E.
Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana is the central bank of Ghana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and regulating the country’s banking sector.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank of Uganda Target entity description: Bank of Uganda is the central bank of Uganda, responsible for issuing the national currency and formulating the country’s monetary policy.
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A.
Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana is the central bank of Botswana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and overseeing the country’s financial system.
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B.
Ugandan shilling
The Ugandan shilling is the official monetary unit of Uganda, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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C.
Central Bank of Sudan
The Central Bank of Sudan is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, regulating the banking sector, and implementing Sudan’s monetary policy.
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D.
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is the country's central bank, responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and regulating the financial system in Zimbabwe.
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E.
Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana is the central bank of Ghana, responsible for formulating monetary policy, issuing the national currency, and regulating the country’s banking sector.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central bank
ⓘ
public institution ⓘ |
| capitalCityOfCountryServed | Kampala ⓘ |
| continentOfCountryServed | Africa ⓘ |
| continentOfHeadquarters | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| countryOfHeadquarters | Uganda ⓘ |
| currencyIssued | Ugandan shilling ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Government of Uganda ⓘ |
| function |
act as banker and financial adviser to government
ⓘ
formulate and implement monetary policy ⓘ issue legal tender currency ⓘ manage foreign exchange reserves ⓘ manage public debt on behalf of government ⓘ supervise and regulate financial institutions ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BoU ⓘ |
| hasMainBuildingIn |
Kampala Central Business District
ⓘ
linked to:
Kampala
|
| headquartersLocation | Kampala ⓘ |
| industry |
banking
ⓘ
central banking ⓘ financial services ⓘ |
| ISO4217CurrencyCodeIssued |
UGX
ⓘ
linked to:
Ugandan shilling
|
| jurisdiction | Uganda ⓘ |
| legalForm | state-owned institution ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| mandate |
ensure financial system stability
ⓘ
maintain price stability ⓘ promote a sound financial system ⓘ support government’s economic policy ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfOperations | English ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Uganda ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of Uganda ⓘ |
| regionServed | Uganda ⓘ |
| regulates |
commercial banks in Uganda
ⓘ
foreign exchange bureaus in Uganda ⓘ microfinance deposit-taking institutions in Uganda ⓘ payment systems in Uganda ⓘ |
| role |
banker to government
ⓘ
bankers’ bank ⓘ financial sector regulator ⓘ issuer of national currency ⓘ lender of last resort ⓘ manager of foreign reserves ⓘ monetary policy authority ⓘ |
| supervises |
banking sector in Uganda
ⓘ
systemically important payment systems in Uganda ⓘ |
| timeZoneOffset | +3 ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | non-commercial public body ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bank of Uganda Description of subject: Bank of Uganda is the central bank of Uganda, responsible for issuing the national currency and formulating the country’s monetary policy.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bank of Uganda