{"id":23929,"date":"2025-09-22T14:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/sb_speaker\/michael-atingi-ego\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T20:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:52:52","slug":"michael-atingi-ego-2","status":"publish","type":"sb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/sb_speaker\/michael-atingi-ego-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael ATINGI-EGO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Atingi-Ego is a Ugandan economist who was appointed Governor of the Bank of Uganda on 10 February 2025. Prior to this appointment, he served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda and as Executive Director of the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI), based in Harare, Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>He began his career at the Bank of Uganda, rising through the ranks to become Executive Director of Research. 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