Fourthly, rural finance can contribute to agricultural modernisation in Uganda, but only if it is accompanied by effective measures to encourage farmers to adopt good agricultural practises, improve access to markets, improve control of animal and plant diseases and strengthen land rights. 4  BIS central bankers’ speeches
A crucial question for the Bank now is whether the stronger economic data that we have been seeing are signalling increasing momentum. Some of the strength is coming from factors that are unlikely to continue at the same pace. For example, the very strong growth in consumption in the first quarter was supported by a temporary boost from the Canada Child Benefit.